773rd CST participates in a validation exercise alongside Belgium Fire Department

ZAVENTEM, Belgium – Cpl. Eric J. Song (left), from Seattle, Wash., a survey team member with the 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Civil Support Command, based in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and Staff Sgt. Windell M. Reeder (right), from Atlanta, Ga., a survey team leader with the 773rd CST, remove the self-contained breathing apparatus from Sgt. David Larkin, from Boston, Mass., a survey team member with the 773rd CST, as an Army North observer-controller/trainer observes, during a mock medical emergency during a validation exercise near Brussels International Airport as part of a joint training exercise alongside the Zaventem fire department and members of ARNORTH based at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, here June 5. (Photo by Spc. Glenn M. Anderson, 221st Public Affairs Detachment)

7th CSC Chaplain named LRMC Pastor

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany-–Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Daniel K. White, chaplain of the Kaiserslautern-based 7th Civil Support Command, was installed as the head pastor of the Landstuhl Regional Medical Clinic chapel during a ceremony on May 5. White, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, is the first U.S. Army Reserve chaplain honored with the assignment, which is normally filled by a chaplain from the active component.(Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta, 7th CSC PAO)

7th CSC CG honors WW II troops on Memorial Day

EPINAL, FRANCE – Brig. Gen. Paul M. Benenati, commanding general, 7th Civil Support Command, a native of Mechanicsburg, Va., salutes and prepares to accept a wreath from a French Soldier during the Memorial Day commemoration ceremony at the Epinal American Cemetery, May 26. Epinal American Cemetery is the final resting place of 5,255 of American military casualties, most of whom lost their lives in the campaigns across northeastern France to the Rhine River and beyond into Germany during World War II. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Samuel Horwitz, 7th CSC)

7th CSC Civil Affairs Soldiers compete in international patrolling competition

TENERATE, Italy – Left to right, Staff Sgt. Dorian Pekarcik, a native of Santa Fe, N.M., Staff Sgt. John Sorich, a native of Minneapolis, Minn., Sgt. Luis Estepa a native of Miami, Fla. and Sgt. Jacob Francis, from Fort Collins, Colo., all civil affairs noncommissioned officers with Company A, 457th CA Battalion, 361st CA Brigade, 7th Civil Support Command ruck-march out of a quarry that was used as a shooting range training lane during the “Lombardia 2013” international patrolling competition May 25. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta, 7th CSC PAO)

457th CA Soldier presented HSM Award

DAENNER KASERNE, Germany – Lt. Col. Efrem Z. Slaughter, of North Little Rock, Ark., executive officer of the 457th CA Bn., receives the Humanitarian Service Medal from Lt. Col. Lawrence L. Tubbs, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion Commander and native of Cypress, Calif., for Slaughter’s participation in the Montenegro Humanitarian Mission Feb. 19 – Mar. 2, 2012. Slaughter was joined by his wife, Monique, and two daughters during the ceremony. (Photo by Spc. Glenn M. Anderson, 221st Public Affairs Detachment, 7th CSC, 21st TSC PAO)

7th CSC hosts Bulgarians for partnership training event

RHINE ORDNANCE BARRACKS, Germany –Cpl. Eric J. Song, a survey team member with the 773rd Civil Support Team, 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 7th Civil Support Command, and a native of Seattle, assists Bulgarian Army Sgt. Peter Evgeniev Dzhongov with a self-contained breathing apparatus during partnership training, May 14-18. (Photo by Spc. Glenn M. Anderson, 221st Public Affairs Detachment, 7th CSC, 21st TSC)

196th MSU doctor assists with international training event

RHINE ORDNANCE BARRACKS, Germany – Maj. James Joubert, a physician with the 196th Medical Support Unit of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 7th Civil Support Command, and a native of New Orleans, poses with, from left, Bulgarian Army Sgt. Peter Evgeniev Dzhongov, Bulgarian Army Lt. Col. Georgi M. Malinov, and Bulgarian Army Sgt. Tsvetan I. Petrov, during a training event, May 17. (Photo by Spc. Glenn M. Anderson, 221st Public Affairs Detachment, 7th CSC, 21st TSC)

Army Materiel Command CG visits 7th Civil Support Command

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Left, Sgt. David Larkin, a native of Lowell, Mass.; Sgt. Brandon Taylor, a native of Downers Grove, Ill.; and Sgt. 1st Class Francis Difilippo, a native of East Stroudsburg, Pa., provide an equipment demonstration to General Dennis L. Via, commanding general of the Army Materiel Command. The Soldiers are assigned to the 773rd Civil Support Team of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 7th Civil Support Command. Via visited the 7th CSC during his European Theater tour to learn more about the role and mission of the command, May 4. (U.S. Army photo by 7th CSC PAO, 21st TSC)

406th Human Resources Company conducts training at Grafenwoehr

GRAFENWOEHR TRAINING AREA, Germany-- Pfc. Andrew J. Smith (center) and Spc.Douglas K. Piper (front), both from 1st Platoon, 406th Human Resources Company, 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 7th Civil Support Command, make elevation adjustments to the MK19 grenade launcher while Staff Sgt. Travis J. Helms (rear) ensures safe-range operations during qualification in a field exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, April 20. The exercise emphasized convoy operations, weapons qualification, unit cohesion and Soldier fitness. (Photo by Sgt. Daniel J. Friedberg, 221st PAD, 7th CSC, 21st TSC)

7th CSC hosts yellow ribbon event for Army Reserve Soldiers

GARMISCH, Germany – Spc. David Roberts, a movement control specialist with the 1177th Movement Control Team and a native of Raleigh, N.C., along with his wife Alicia Roberts, chat with Master Sgt. Johnnie Davis, the senior command career counselor for the 7th Civil Support Command, during a Yellow Ribbon event sponsored by the 7th CSC, April 27-29. (Photo by Spc. Glenn M. Anderson, 221st Public Affairs Detachment, 21st TSC)

7th CSC Celebrates USAR birthday at KMCC

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – Left to right Capt. Paul Barnett, a native of Everett, Wash. and operations officer with the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, 7th Civil Support Command, jokes with Las Vegas native Command Sgt. Maj. Ray Brown, senior enlisted leader, 457th CA Bn., 7th CSC and Maj. Rick Murphy, operations officer, 361st CA Brigade, 7th CSC, who is from Waltham, Mass. during the 7th CSC hosted USAR birthday event on April 23, 2013 at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center food court. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta, 7th CSC PAO)

7th CSC Commanding General gives remarks during USAR birthday at KMCC

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – Brig. Gen. Paul M. Benenati, commanding general, 7th Civil Support Command and Mechanicsville, Va. native gives remarks during the 7th CSC hosted USAR birthday event on April 23, 2013 at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center food court. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta, 7th CSC PAO)

361st Civil Affairs Brigade assumption of command

LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Germany – Col. Miguel A. Castellanos, receives the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade colors from Brig. Gen. Paul M. Benenati, the 7th Civil Support Command commanding general, during an assumption of command ceremony April 21 at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center gymnasium. (Photo by Sgt. Daniel J. Friedberg, 221st Public Affairs Detachment, 7th CSC, 21st TSC)

773rd CST training

Kaiserslautern, Germany - Staff Sgt. Windell Reeder (left) of the 773rd Civil Support Team directs Soldiers in protective suits from the 212th Combat Support Hospital on how to transport a casualty at Rhine Ordnance Barracks Apr. 11. The 773rd CST trained the 212th CSH Soldiers on how to evaluate and transport a casualty in a chemical and biological environment. The 212th CSH plans to integrate what they learned into their next training exercise in Miesau, Germany. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Randall Jackson)

773rd CST gives students glimpse into unique military mission

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Staff Sgt. Matthew Grande, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear survey team chief with the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Civil Support Command and a native of Lowell, Mass., helps a Kaiserslautern High School student put on a chemical protective suit during a mentorship event on the Vogelweh Military Complex, April 2. Soldiers used the opportunity to show students the unique mission of civil support Soldiers. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Warren W. Wright Jr., 21st TSC Public Affairs)

7th CSC CSM Change of Responsibility

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany –Staff Sgt. Carmen Oxendine, mobilization noncommissioned officer of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 7th Civil Support Command and native of Atlanta, and Senior Airman Dayna M. Green, readiness and emergency management journeyman, 886th Civil Engineer Squadron and native of Biloxi, Miss., lead the joint all female color guard as part of the ceremony at the 7th CSC Foreign Consequence Management Ball, March 9. Other color guard members are Staff Sgt. Carima Ohlemueller, supply NCO, 196th Medical Support Unit, 7th CSC and native of Boston.; Sgt. 1st Class Folayan M. Parks, operations NCO, 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th CSC, and native of Evanston, Ill.; Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Carmen W. Rabassa, Navy/Marine Corps/Coast Guard liaison at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and a native of Baltimore, Md.; Tech. Sgt. Karen D. Bennett, logistics NCOIC, 886th CES and native of Mobile, Ala.; and Staff Sgt. Jessica Searcy, human resources NCO, 773rd CST and native of Natchez, Miss. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Weber, 221st Public Affairs Detachment)

AT program manager earns award

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Diego Reynoso, 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 7th Civil Support Command’s anti-terrorism force protection manager conducts hands-on training on the barrier operation to a security guard providing security to Daenner Kaserne. Reynoso earned second place in the annual U.S. Army Reserve Command anti-terrorism competition that included 87 other competitors in February 2013. (Courtesy photo)

7th CSC CSM Change of Responsibility

RHINE ORDNANCE BARRACKS, Germany – Command Sgt. Maj. James Murrin, the command sergeant major of the 7th Civil Support Command receives the ceremonial noncommissioned officer sword from Brig. Gen. Paul M. Benenati, commander, 7th CSC, Mar. 4, 2013 during the 7th CSC’s change of responsibility ceremony. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta, 7th CSC, 21st TSC PAO)

7th CSC Soldiers return from Afghanistan

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany-7th Civil Support Command Soldiers from Company D, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, 361st CA Brigade return from deployment to Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2013. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta, 7th CSC PAO)

7th CSC Soldiers return from Afghanistan

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany-7th Civil Support Command Soldiers from Company D, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, 361st CA Brigade return from deployment to Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2013. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta, 7th CSC PAO)

7th CSC Soldiers return from Afghanistan

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany-7th Civil Support Command Soldiers from Company D, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, 361st CA Brigade return from deployment to Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2013. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta, 7th CSC PAO)

7th CSC’s 773rd CST goes ‘back to school’

VOGELWEH MILITARY COMPLEX, Germany –Left, Robert Brown, Kaiserslautern High School freshman; Maj. Melissa Frauendorfer, nurse practitioner, 773rd Civil Support Team of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 7th Civil Support Command; Sgt. Brandon Taylor, 773rd CST; Zarrian Fields, KHS freshman; and Abbi Charpentier, KHS freshman, test different elements [compounds] during a flame test at KHS during 773rd CST partnership/mentorship activity, Jan. 31, 2013. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta, 7th CSC PAO, 21st TSC)

Four 7th CSC units change command

RHINE ORDNANCE BARRACKS, Germany – Col. Jenifer J. Hug receives the 196th Medical Support Unit, 7th Civil Support Command, guidon from Brig. Gen. Paul M. Benenati, 7th CSC commander, Jan. 13, during the 196th MSU’s change of command ceremony. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta, 7th CSC PAO, 21st TSC)

7th CSC develops FCM playbook during exercise Saber Junction

GRAFENWOEHR TRAINING AREA, Germany – Lt. Col. Timothy Hughes, foreground, logistics officer with Joint Task Force-Consequence Management and 7th Civil Support Command, works in the joint operations center during exercise Saber Junction 13, Jan. 18. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta, 7th CSC PAO, 21st TSC)

7th CSC Soldiers redeploy from Afghanistan

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – Friends and Family members of Soldiers redeploying with the 793rd Movement Control Team of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 7th Civil Support Command wait patiently for their loved ones to exit the arrival terminal on Ramstein Air Base, Jan. 16. The 793rd returned from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force that began on April 27, 2012. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael J. Taylor, 21st TSC Public Affairs)

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