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The Voice of the Reserve Component
in California and Nevada

We operate where other organizations cannot, serving as a trusted advocate for Reserve and National Guard service members--officers, enlisted, families--at every level of government. With its unequaled credibility on America’s Reserve Components, ROA is a powerful advocate in Congress, the Pentagon and VA, and policymaker offices throughout Washington. ROA leads the nation’s efforts to ensure the Reserve Components are strong and ready, and Reserve Component families re well cared for.

Has your child entered ROA's
America 250 Children's Writing Contest yet?!
All eligible military connected children between the ages of 10 and 14 can enter by writing an essay telling us in 500 words or less how your family's military service has helped to protect our nation.

Entries are being accepted now though June 15th, with prizes of up to $1000 for the winning essays.

Click here for official contest rules, eligibility criteria, and to submit your contest entry.

America’s Guard and Reserve at the Front Edge of Conflict
The first American deaths in the current conflict with Iran did not come from the active-duty force. They came from the Reserve Components. During Operation Epic Fury, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command were killed in an unmanned aircraft attack at the Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait while supporting joint operations in the region. These Soldiers were not waiting for mobilization after the war began. They were already forward, sustaining the joint force.

Soon after, tragedy struck again within the Reserve Components when a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Ohio Air National Guard crashed during a mission, killing six Airmen. At the same time, Air National Guard fighters have been flying combat sorties as part of the opening phase of the campaign. F-35As from the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing, diverted from other operational missions, moved into theater and joined the air campaign against Iranian targets.

Taken together, these events illustrate something many Americans, and even some policymakers, still fail to fully appreciate: the National Guard and Reserve are no longer a force waiting in reserve. They are an operational force integrated into the Joint Force and present wherever the nation requires military capability.
 
 
 

 
 
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 Vision 29 is Underway

Under this initiative, ROA will be focusing on four key areas:

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