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U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Lavasia Taylor, the training noncommissioned officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Mission Support Command salutes her commander, U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Jeff Cortez at her promotion ceremony, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, at Kleber Kaserne.
Taylor oversees the planning and coordination of unit training events and manages a schools program, ensuring the 7th MSC has trained and ready Soldiers.
The 7th Mission Support Command is America’s Army Reserve presence in Europe. Comprised of 26 units across Germany and Italy, the 7th MSC provides logistical and sustainment support for U.S. Army Europe-Africa missions across the theater. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Forester)
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Mrs. Porchea Taylor, pins sergeant 1st class rockers on her wife, U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Lavasia Taylor, the training noncommissioned officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Mission Support Command, during her promotion ceremony, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, at Kleber Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
The 7th Mission Support Command is America’s Army Reserve presence in Europe. Comprised of 26 units across Germany and Italy, the 7th MSC provides logistical and sustainment support for U.S. Army Europe-Africa missions across the theater. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Forester)
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U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Lavasia Taylor, training noncommissioned officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Mission Support Command stands at attention wearing her new rockers at her promotion ceremony Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, at Kleber Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Taylor enlisted in the North Carolina Army National Guard in 2007 and transitioned to America’s Army Reserve in 2016.
“I switched components to take advantage of the opportunities that existed outside my state…”
The 7th MSC is America’s Army Reserve presence in Europe. Comprised of 26 units across Germany and Italy, the 7th MSC provides logistical and sustainment support for U.S. Army Europe-Africa missions across the theater. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Forester)
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U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Jeff Cortez, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Mission Support Command (left,) presents newly promoted Sgt. 1st Class Lavasia Taylor, the training noncommissioned officer for the HHC with her certificate of promotion, during a ceremony Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, on Kleber Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Taylor is an Active Guard-Reserve program NCO, managing the training, operations, and school program for her unit.
The 7th MSC is America’s Army Reserve presence in Europe. Comprised of 26 units across Germany and Italy, the 7th MSC provides logistical and sustainment support for U.S. Army Europe-Africa missions across the theater. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Forester)
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Newly promoted U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Lavasia Taylor, the training noncommissioned officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Mission Support Command sings The Army Song with attendees at her promotion ceremony, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, at Kleber Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Sgt. 1st Class Taylor serves as an Active Guard-Reserve program Soldier, handling the day-to-day operations of America’s Army Reserve in Europe, where she’s been assigned since 2021. Taylor’s family and friends celebrated with her virtually and offered their congratulations.
The 7th MSC is America’s Army Reserve presence in Europe. Comprised of 26 units across Germany and Italy, the 7th MSC provides logistical and sustainment support for U.S. Army Europe-Africa missions across the theater. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Forester)
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Newly promoted Sgt. 1st Class Lavasia Taylor, the training noncommissioned officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Mission Support Command, poses for a photo following her promotion ceremony Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, on Kleber Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Assigned to the 7th MSC in 2021, Taylor oversees the planning, scheduling, and coordination of all unit training and operations, and manages the HHC schools program.
"Seeing Soldiers go to school and return knowing they are soon to promote, building their resume, or newly qualified for their current role to better help the unit is my favorite part of the job,” said Taylor. “I get to build great relationships with Soldiers. I’m here when they leave for training, and I get to congratulate them when they return.”
The 7th MSC is America’s Army Reserve presence in Europe. Comprised of 26 units across Germany and Italy, the 7th MSC provides logistical and sustainment support for U.S. Army Europe-Africa missions across the theater. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Forester)
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Newly promoted U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Lavasia Taylor, the training noncommissioned officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Mission Support Command, poses for a photo with her wife, Mrs. Porchea Taylor, following her promotion ceremony Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, on Kleber Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Sgt. 1st Class Taylor is married to Mrs. Porchea Taylor, a U.S. Army civilian working in the command’s Family Programs office.
The 7th MSC is America’s Army Reserve presence in Europe. Comprised of 26 units across Germany and Italy, the 7th MSC provides logistical and sustainment support for U.S. Army Europe-Africa missions across the theater. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Forester)
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KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Lavasia Taylor, the training and operations noncommissioned officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Mission Support Command, was promoted during a ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2024 at the Clock Tower Café, Kleber Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Taylor enlisted in the North Carolina Army National Guard in 2007 as an avenue to pay for college. She completed basic combat training and advanced individual training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Taylor balanced duties as a finance management specialist and her annual military training requirements with her undergraduate workload, achieving her Bachelor of Science in Economics from North Carolina A & T State University in 2013.
Following a professional opportunity to The Lone Star State, Taylor transitioned from the National Guard to the U.S. Army Reserve to continue pursing her passion and her purpose.
“I worked in a G8 with experienced Soldiers,” said Taylor. “It saved my military career.”
Encouraged by her team, then Sgt. Taylor applied for and was accepted into the Active Guard – Reserve program.
“It put me in a great position to explore more opportunities,” said Taylor. “I wanted to continue ‘all in’ and AGR was the best way to do that.”
Now an AGR training and operations NCO responsible for a schools program and a senior NCO responsible for mentoring and leading Soldiers, Taylor draws on her background as a college student and as an educator, encouraging her Soldiers to be lifelong learners.
“Higher education can be achieved, said Taylor.” “Every Soldier I interact with has doubts about finishing school. It’s an investment that will only yield greater opportunities.”
Professional military education is a requirement when pursuing roles with greater authority and responsibility.
“Seeing Soldiers go to school and return knowing they are soon to promote, building their resume, or newly qualified for their current role to better help the unit is my favorite part of the job,” said Taylor. “I get to build great relationships with Soldiers. I’m here when they leave for training and I get to congratulate them when they return.”
When asked why she continues to serve, Taylor said her work isn’t done yet.
“I want to make space for those in the Army who are overlooked or ignored,” said Taylor. “Soldiers who show up every day doing the best they can but keep hitting walls – Soldiers who need answers and guidance. I hope to reach that audience and leave the Army better than it was when I entered.”
Taylor is married to her wife, Mrs. Porchea Taylor. The family will transition from the 7th Mission Support Command this summer and Sgt. 1st Class Lavasia Taylor will join the 78th Training Division at Joint Base McGuire - Dix - Lakehurst, as a senior human resources NCO.
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