Staff Sgt. Angel Jimenez, Pfc. Stephanie Gonzalez and Sgt. Anibal Reyes, 402d Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, talk with the “mayor” of a small foreign village about conditions there June 12, 2016. Civil Affairs teams provide a liaison between locals and the military to negotiate problems and to improve their quality of life while sustaining Army presence in potentially hostile areas by lowering the threat level. The unit, headquartered at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, is supporting the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, during the Multi-echelon I
Staff Sgt. Angel Jimenez, Pfc. Stephanie Gonzalez and Sgt. Anibal Reyes, 402d Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, talk with the “mayor” of a small foreign village about conditions there June 12, 2016. Civil Affairs teams provide a liaison between locals and the military to negotiate problems and to improve their quality of life while sustaining Army presence in potentially hostile areas by lowering the threat level. The unit, headquartered at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, is supporting the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, during the Multi-echelon Integrated Brigade Training exercise at Fort Hood, Texas. Collectively, approximately 4,500 National Guard, active Army and Army Reserve are participating in the joint exercise. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Tynes, 102d Public Affairs Detachment/Released)
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