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BANGOR Gouldsboro resident Robin Aston said Wednesday that she has been pretty much numb for the past year while her son Army Reserve Spc. David T. Aston II of Bangor has been serving in Iraq with the 94th Military Police Company. I was pretty much in neutral the whole time he was gone, she said Wednesday, the day after the 94th returned to Maine.
Introduction Managers in the United States Army Reserve (USAR) must exercise skill in acquisition planning as they support the global war on terrorism while they simultaneously restructure in function and relocate command elements.1 Increasing operational tempo,2 end strength caps,3 and public policy requirements4 act in concert to assure an unprecedented level of reliance on government contractors by the USAR. The DFARS requires formal, written acquisition plans only for acquisitions in the multi-million dollar range.13 Further, DFARS Part 207, Acquisition Planning, recently increased the dollar thresholds for required preparation of written acquisition plans.14 At the same time, the Secretary of the Army has called for increased acquisition planning for thousands of low-level acquisi...
Serving as lieutenant Colonel since 2003, he recently was promoted to Colonel [David Lee Brown Sr.]. "It has been a 31-year ride," said Brown during the recognition ceremony at his US Army Reserves Barracks in Farrell noting the foundation of his family and friends as a source of strength. "My parents have provided me good guidance and my wife tremendous support. Reflecting over his military years, Brown says the Army has been a good career for him and points out that a lot of today's Black leaders have a military background. "It's a big difference now than when I went in," he says. "Now careers are hi-tech and logistical but if you are looking to go to college, the military is a way to go." A graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a BS degree, Brown also has taken various cour...
Eighteen Army Reserve soldiers stood at attention during a community send-off ceremony in their honor Saturday at the Army Reserve Center in Saco. The soldiers, drill sergeants from Maine and Massachusetts, deploy Wednesday for Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, where they will be on active duty for one year, training army recruits to be soldiers.
Portland City Council today accepted the transfer of a 3.7-acre U.S. Department of Defense site in the Multnomah Village neighborhood. The site is currently being used as the Sgt. Jerome Sears U.S. Army Reserve Center, which is scheduled to shut down in September. The city plans to use the site as an emergency response center on the city's west side. And the best part: the city is getting the site for free.
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