USV-JSC P.O. Box 15368 Long Beach CA 90815 Email: National.HQ@usv-jsc.org   USV-JSC National Headquarters Long Beach VA Medical Center

MISSION: To serve as a force multiplier for the Department of Defense by providing Final  Military Honors (Boots on Graves) to United States Armed Forces Veterans in a "seamless" uniformed solemn ceremony.  And to provide a trained, experienced, uniformed and disciplined manpower pool for the needs of each Service as determined by the Secretary of Defense.

MASTER SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (Click here for Full Schedule) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commanders Briefing May 14  at 9:00 a.m. Long Beach Veterans Hospital Riverside National Cemetery Arpil 9 at 8:30 a.m. National Day of Prayer, May 7th Shiloh Hilltop Inn - 8:30 a.m. EVENTS SCHEDULE 2009 Pre-Briefing First Saturday of the Month at 9:00 a.m. Long Beach VA Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs 5901 East 7th Street Long Beach, CA 90822 MHD Training  (0900Hrs) Every 1st Saturday of the month     MHD Training  (0900Hrs) Long Beach VA Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs 5901 East 7th Street Long Beach, CA 90822 Contact: CSM Aguilar National Trainer Email: ismael.Aguilar@usv-jsc.org         The MHD training takes place at Long Beach VA Medical Center regularly on the first Saturday of the month.   Members will learn how to fold the flag, how to shoot M1 rifle, and drill in a Military Honors Detail.  Plus, you'll get the inside scoop on what it takes to master the advanced techniques in  MHD performance and leadership. USV Offers Leadership and Management Training   For complete information about Veterans Affairs, click on the above image. MHD Mission (0900Hrs)     Riverside National Cemetery 22495 Van Buren Blvd Riverside, CA 92518-2740     The USV-JSC's Op Teams perform Military Honors at Riverside National Cemetery every 2nd Thursday, rain or shine.     ARCHIVED ARTICLES June 14, 2008 - Ch (CMDR) Michael McKinney to conduct the memorial service for Pearl Harbor Survivor James "Jim" Riley.   May 11, 2008 - Ch. (BG) Stephen Kirtley, Chief of Chaplains and Ch. (CMDR) Michael McKinney pay a courtesy call to the Honorable Richard Wannemacher Jr. at the Department of Veterans Affairs.   April 14, 2008 - LTC Allen Baumann's Article "Band Aid Buriel Honors" was published in the US Army Times (click)   Saturday, 15 December 2007, Chaplain Mike and Adelle McKinney, and 1LT Robert Harris coordinated the 2nd Wreaths Across America Ceremony at Riverside National Cemetery.  Ch (BG) Stephen Kirtley represented USV-JSC with the invocation.  (Pictures)   Saturday, 11OCTOBER2007, USV-JSC selected as the Military Honor Group to participate in the Memorial Service for Capt. Warren Robert Orr, Jr. whose remains were returned to the United States from Vietnam.  The Memorial service was held at the Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster with an attendance of about 200 people including (read more)  (Pictures)   Veterans Day 11NOV2006 in Georgia The Op Teams of the 4th Regional Command hold banner and flags while leading the  parade in Atlanta, GA.  Read more. YORBA LINDA, RIVERSIDE, CA.  11Nov2005 - - The Veterans Day Observance at the Riverside National Cemetery. Click here to read the abstract from Los Angeles Times Archives, "For the Dignity of Vets and the Love of Country" by Susannah Rosenblatt, Times Staff Writer. PHOENIX, AZ.  23Sep2005 -- Ms. Janet Napolitano, Governor of Arizooonaa expresses her warmest regards  to the  members of the Group 1, 92nd Brigade Coordinating Team in Arizona and guests attending the "Unit Presentation Ceremony".   BOSSIER CITY, LA.   June 30, 2005 -- Mr. Goerge Dement, Mayor of Bossier City isues a Certificate of Proclamation to Major General John Shaw, Commanding General, 6th Regional Command and Lt. Colonel Randy Harper, 61st Brigade Group Commander and his members of the USV-JSC.		NEWS  RELEASE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Memorial Service for Capt. Warren Orr, MIA Westminster, California] From MG John W. Shaw, Region 6t -  RC Awards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ During Thanksgiving weekend, MAJ Son Ngo (R/R Officer) organized a recruiting and food-for-the-homeless activity at a church in SanJose.  This has created a tremendous wave of USV-JSC  influence to the residents of SanJose and nearby communities.   Well done!          FR. FIRMO MANTOVANI C.S, PASTOR. FR. LEONANDO ROCHA  VICA. MRS.MARIA NG. MACIALEK         HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH 580 E. JACKSON ST SAN JOSE-CA 95112   Chaplain Stephen Kirtley has just been named Chief of Chaplains USV -JSC We thank Chaplain (Cmdr)  Lynn Anderson for the great work he did in organizing the Chaplain Service and providing training for new Chaplains.  Chaplain Anderson will serve as Chaplain Emeritus Chaplains Training I January 24, 31 and Feb. 7 To Register Contact Ch. (Col) S. Kirtley stephen.kirtley@usv-jsc.org REVEALING IRAQ Want to know about the war in Iraq and the men and women in uniform who have served the country, click on the following image to visit Lieutenant Colonel (U.S. Army, Retired) Michael Baumann .

DISCLAIMER - The United States Volunteers - Joint Services Command (USV-JSC) is not an official organization of the Department of Defense.  The USV-JSC is a certified organization in the Department of Defense AP3 Program. The USV-JSC has met the strict requirements as set forth by the CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES.  Links or references to individuals or companies do not constitute an endorsement of any information, product or service you may receive from such source. The United States Volunteers - Joint Services Command, Inc., was incorporated in the state of California in 2004. We have a 501(c)(3) classification from the Internal Revenue Service.  Our purpose is to provide a "seamless" military organization to perform Final Military Honors and provide a select pool of qualified manpower for utilization by the Secretary of Defense.