Veteran reservist maintains global view.Lt. Col. Edmund Edmund, 921–46, king of Wessex (939–46), half brother and successor of Athelstan. Immediately after his accession he had to face an invasion of Irish vikings led by Olaf Guthfrithson. Capas has no problem maintaining a global perspective. The veteran Individual Mobilization Augmentee An individual reservist attending drills who receives training and is preassigned to an Active Component organization, a Selective Service System, or a Federal Emergency Management Agency billet that must be filled on, or shortly after, mobilization. officer with the 598th Transportation Group is his own recruiting poster image of the U.S. Army deployed overseas. Capas, who completed his sixth tour with the group Dec. 13, has seen more of the Army's global missions than most soldiers. Consider. After four years in the Army, Capas has now had 35 tours of duty since 1981--including four Presidential Reserve call-ups. Those call-ups include Bayonne, N.J., in 1990 to support Operation Desert Storm Noun 1. Operation Desert Storm - the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991) Gulf War, Persian Gulf War - a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; and the Pentagon Pentagon Huge five-sided building (1941–43) in Arlington, Va., that is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense. Designed by George Edwin Bergstrom, it was, on its completion, the world's largest office building, covering 34 acres (14 hectares) and offering in 1995 to support Haiti humanitarian assistance. Later call-ups to the 598th were to support operations for Bosnia in 1999 and for Kosovo in 2000. Capas has been the Senior Reserve Affairs Advisor for the command. In this position he manages the group's 400 reservists. During a time of crisis, the reservists would assist in special operations Operations conducted in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments to achieve military, diplomatic, informational, and/or economic objectives employing military capabilities for which there is no broad conventional force requirement. where needed. "To get these Reserve individuals and units prepared is an intensive task," said Capas. "The main part of it is to make sure there is constant communication between them and the 598th Transportation Group. "This is important because of the constant changes in personnel." Constant preparation and organization are required, said Capas, to ensure success with any mission that is ordered. In his last three successive tours of duty at the command, Capas has managed approximately 55 individual reservists, mostly IMAs. He was also responsible for overseas training for two of the command's aligned Reserve units. "The Individual Mobilization Augmentee program is by far the best program that the U.S. Army Reserves has to offer for dedicated Reserve soldiers who need maximum flexibility in balancing their civilian and military careers," said Capas. As Capas returns to civilian duty, he will retain his global perspective. Capas has a multi-dimensional life. He teaches English at the University of Siauliai in Lithuania and maintains a home in Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. . Of Lithuanian heritage, Capas will go back to writing articles and philosophical commentaries about the centuries old culture and post Soviet lifestyle of present-day Lithuania. The articles will appear in several newspapers, both in Lithuania and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . But, most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , after six months of duty with the 598th Transportation Group, Capas is mostly looking forward to seeing his wife and two daughters. Martin Weteling Assistant Command Affairs Officer 598th Transportation Group |
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