The CSMR is Reaching Out to Local Age...

By Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rick de la Torre Photos by Staff Sgt. (CA) Richard Bergquist In its continuing search for new opportunities to provide quality training and assi [...]
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OFFICER PROFILE Warrant Officer Cand...

Age: 50 Lives in: Orange County Personal: Born in South-Central Los Angeles, reared in East LA and the San Gabriel Valley. Hobbies and interests include history buff and fur [...]
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The Shivering in the Sun Was a Sign: ...

By Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CA) Rick de la Torre Photos by Staff Sgt. (CA) Gene Arias Military training such as CPR classes and combat lifesaver courses can teach a Soldie [...]
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Chaplain’s Corner: Finding New Ways t...

There have been several important changes recently for the CSMR Regional Support South chaplain corps as it continues to stay busy while evolving in ways to meet the faith [...]
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Encourage and ensure discipline and m...

By Capt. (CA) Ronald Alexander Photograph by Staff Sgt. Gerald Berry Elements of the 1st Battalion State Military Police (SMP), Regional Support South (RSS), supported milit [...]
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Med News You Can Use: Allergy for All...

By Dr. William Goldsmith Allergies are usually only nuisances. We all have them—food reactions, (especially shellfish), hay fever, perfumes, animal dander, insect bites, in-l [...]
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Drill, Baby, Drill: Helping Cadets G...

by Capt. (CA) Ron Alexander and Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CA) Rick de la Torre They were looking for perfection and the youths were trying hard to provide it. The job of findi [...]
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Training so others may live: CSMR ass...

By Capt. Ronald Alexander (CA) Photographs by Staff Sgt. (CA) Richard Bergquist Most likely anyone who has lived in the United States has attended a school, a camp, on-the-jo [...]
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Stress. Don’t let it stress you...

Dr. William Goldsmith, a colonel in the California State Military Reserve, is not only a Soldier and a physician but also a bit of a poet. This is his take on the plague of [...]
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You’re ready; but are you fit e...

How many situps can you do? By Staff Sgt. (CA) Jim Tortolano First of two parts One of the missions of the California State Military Reserve to is augment and help train the [...]
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Soldiers are still asking where they can pick up a copy of the latest Warrior Words newsletter. Some are wondering how to get a back issue so they can find a story or keep a copy for their memoirs.

The newsletter, an official publication of the CSMR Regional Support Command – South, was absorbed here into the command’s CSMRsoldier.com website beginning in early 2012. The newsletter no longer exists as a print publication.

However, all 17 issues of the newsletter that were printed during its run from 2008 to 2011 can now be found online. The issues are conveniently archived as full-color, downloadable PDFs on the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS), a free global public affairs network that serves all U.S. military services. Click here to find your favorite issue or story: The Warrior Words Archives

Posts in category Profiles

OFFICER PROFILE Warrant Officer Cand...

Age: 50 Lives in: Orange County Personal: Born in South-Central Los Angeles, reared in East LA and the San Gabriel Valley. Hobbies and interests include history buff and furniture building. Warrant Officer Candidate Joseph A. Steinmetz Civilian Occupation: Risk manager and planning consultant for corporations and small businesses. Serves as [...]

NCO Profile: Sgt. 1st Class Ivan Cruz

NCO Profile: Sgt. 1st Class Ivan Cruz AGE: 53. LIVES IN: Riverside. CSMR DUTY: Training NCO for CSMR 1st Battalion, 1/85 Armor. Transfered to RSC—S for MEMS Academy (proctoring). VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: USO at Ontario Airport. FAMILY: Married to wife, Annette, for 32 years. Two sons, Ivan Michael and Theodore Cruz (Army Pfc. who served in Iraq [...]

Officer Profile: 1st Brenda E. Threatt Civilian Occupation: South Los Angeles area representative for Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. CSMR Duties: Chaplain assisting youth at the Sunburst Youth Academy at the Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos. Background: Born and raised in Los Angeles. Education: Majored in psychology at Calif [...]

Officer Profile: Capt. Anthony Colannino CIVILIAN OCCUPATION: Deputy district attorney for Los Angeles County. LEGAL EDUCATION: Juris doctorate degree from Loyola Law School in 1987. JOINED CSMR: July 2007 DUTY: Judge Advocate General. Capt. Colannino performs Capt. Anthony Colannino many duties and tasks including providing briefings to t [...]