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Around 7,000 reservists in the agency’s surge workforce have contracts expiring May 2.
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ABC News, 1 May 2026
More than 36,000 active duty troops were assigned to bases throughout Germany as of last December, along with nearly 1,500 reservists and 11,500 civilians, according to Defense Department figures.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Monday, a Marine Corps reservist, ran over, snatched the flag with his right hand, sprinted away and handed it to Dodgers pitcher Doug Rau in the dugout.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
In fact, Botanik’s entire unit of the 3rd Mountain Assault Battalion are former civilians or reservists who only made their way into the armed forces following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 1 May 2026
More than 36,000 active duty troops were assigned to bases throughout Germany as of last December, along with nearly 1,500 reservists and 11,500 civilians, according to Defense Department figures.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Monday, a Marine Corps reservist, ran over, snatched the flag with his right hand, sprinted away and handed it to Dodgers pitcher Doug Rau in the dugout.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
In fact, Botanik’s entire unit of the 3rd Mountain Assault Battalion are former civilians or reservists who only made their way into the armed forces following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Reservist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reservist. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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reservist
noun
re·serv·ist
ri-ˈzər-vəst 
: a member of a military reserve
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