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THROUGH THE LENS OF HISTORY
ALL PHOTOS COURTESY U.S. ARMY RESERVE
TODAY’S ARMY RESERVE
LEFT: An Operation Provide Comfort coin given to Soldiers who served during that time.
Today’s Defense Support of Civil Authorities The Army Reserve is an essential partner of the Total Force in preventing conflict, shaping the strategic environment, and responding to operational contingencies globally and domestically, to include Theater Security Cooperation, Foreign Humanitarian Support, Homeland Defense, and Defense Support of Civil Authorities missions. The Army Reserve is expanding its ability to support the homeland through Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA). Army Reserve civilian-enhanced military skills and technical capabilities are present in over 1,100 communities across the nation and well postured to provide critical and complementary response capabilities to support civil authorities.
ABOVE MIDDLE: Lt. Col. John Abizaid speaking with Kurdish individuals in Northern Iraq during Operation Provide Comfort, 1991. BOTTOM: Lt. Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, commander, Combined Task Force, greets grateful Kurdish citizens at the Isikveren refugee camp in Turkey during Operation Provide Comfort.
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