Lt. gen. Charles D lackey

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's 200th Engineer Company and 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery completed during their annual training at Camp Ripley, MN.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment conducted annual training June 7-21 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
Video by Staff Sgt. Kathryn Mazos-Vega
Alaska National Guard Public Affairs

S.D. National Guard on Twitter “ Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment conducted annual training June 7-21 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Video by Staff Sgt. Kathryn Mazos-Vega Alaska National Guard Public Affairs”

comissioned 7 new officers last week at a ceremony in Rapid City. Congratulations to all of our new leaders.

We were happy to host members Elevate Rapid City's Elevate Leadership Institute yesterday. The members completed our Leadership Reaction Course that tested their teamwork and problem solving skills. Everyone did an excellent job!

152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion hosted its first annual Best Squad Competition at Dakota Nature Park, bringing together soldiers from all of the battalion’s associated units for only the second time since the 152nd was established.

Training Center changed their battalion commander during a ceremony at Camp Rapid, Oct. 1. Lt. Col. Stuart Muzzy, of Rapid City, took command of Training Center from Lt. Col. Charles Hauk, of Brandon.

will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the Brig. Gen. Dean Mann Readiness Center in Sioux Falls at 4417 N. Bahnson Ave., Oct. 21, at 1 p.m. Local media are encouraged to attend the event.

Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command, visited .

troops participating in the Golden Coyote exercise in the Black Hills of South Dakota, June 17. (U.S. Army photos by Pfc Christopher Martin) .

Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, United States Army Reserve Command, will retire this summer from the Army after over 43 years of service to the nation.

Luckey assumed duty June 30, 2016 with the responsibility of leading a community-based force of more than 200,000 Soldiers and Civilians with a "footprint" that includes 50 states, five territories, and more than 30 countries.

“We are, today, the most capable, combat-ready and lethal federal reserve force in the history of the nation. When called to serve, we will fight – and we will win,” said Luckey, “It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve as the Quarterback of this team."

He was commissioned in the Army after graduating as a Distinguished Military Graduate from the University of Virginia in 1977. He began his military career as an Infantry Officer leading Soldiers in both mechanized and Special Forces units until separating from active duty in 1982 to attend law school. In 1985, he returned to active duty and served with the 82d Airborne, Ft. Bragg, NC. In 1991, he transferred to the Army Reserve and subsequently commanded units at the battalion, brigade, and group level, culminating with his assignment as the Commanding General of the 78th Division (TS).

He was recalled to active duty in 2008 and selected to serve as the Chief, Office of Security Cooperation in Baghdad, Iraq. Prior to his current assignment, he served as the Chief of Staff, North American Aerospace Defense Command and Northern Command and on the Joint Staff as Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Reserve Matters.

As a civilian, LTG Luckey is a litigation partner in the firm of Blanco Tackabery & Matamoros P.A., located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. As a partner of the firm, he concentrated his practice on a mixture of criminal, domestic and environmental matters in both State and Federal courts. He is admitted to practice law in an array of jurisdictions to include the Supreme Court of the United States.

commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve Command, gets fitted for a proper mask before a tour at University Hospital in Newark, N.J., April 21, 2020. U.S. Army Soldiers have been mobilized into civilian hospitals to help reinforce staff during the COVID-19 relief effort.

Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, United States Army Reserve Command, meets with personnel working in the TCF Center in Detroit, Mich. April 20, 2020. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, is providing military support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help communities in need.

U.S. Army Reserve Commanding General and Chief, Army Reserve, talks about the importance of families and how they support the readiness of Soldiers.