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FROM THE FIELD

US Army Financial Management Command

(USAFMCOM) Corner

DIAMOND SABER IS ALIVE AND WELL! Twenty years and going strong! The exercise
portion of the U.S. Army Reserve's Diamond Saber exercise kicked off at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-
Lakehurst, New Jersey, 8 June 2024.

While the challenge really begins for the Active and Reserve Component financial management
Soldiers and Marines tomorrow, the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserve Airmen were
already in the thick of things!

Established in 2004 and celebrating its 20th iteration, Diamond Saber is a U.S. Army Reserve-led
exercise that trains and evaluates Active and Reserve Component Soldiers and joint partners on
warfighting functions such as funding the force, payment support, disbursing operations,
accounting, fiscal stewardship, auditability, and data analytics.
TOP LEFT: New Jersey Army National Guard Sgt.
Parwinder Kaur, 250th Finance Company financial
management noncommissioned officer, trains
Army National Guard Spcs. Liz Parra, left, and
Justin Roman, 250th FICO FM specialists, during
exercise Diamond Saber at Joint Base McGuire-
Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 8, 2024.
Established in 2004 and celebrating its 20th
iteration, Diamond Saber is a U.S. Army Reserve-
led exercise that trains and evaluates Active and
Reserve Component Soldiers and joint partners on
warfighting functions such as funding the force,
payment support, disbursing operations,
accounting, fiscal stewardship, auditability and
data analytics.

BOTTOM LEFT: U.S. Air Force Air Force Reserve
Senior Airman Figueroa, 514th Air Mobility Wing
financial management specialist, counts currency
while helping a customer during exercise Diamond
Saber at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New
Jersey, June 8, 2024.

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