It sounds like a case from the television series “CSI.”

A woman was found murdered at her job on a Saturday. She had been the only person working at the time. What little evidence there was included a piece of candy in the wastepaper basket.

Lieutenant Colonel Paul Rosewitz of the U.S. Army Reserve is member of the CIOR Partnership for Peace (PfP) Committee.  He lives in Stuttgart, Germany, but is currently assigned and living in Camp Butmir, Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina.

Mobilization was the last thing Capt Roberto Rodriguez (USMC) expected when he entered the Individual Ready Reserve after leaving active duty. But his unique skill set filled a void, and he was activated to serve with the Marine Forces Europe Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) Detachment in 2006.

"I'm always ready for a challenge on the dance floor or in the committee with CIOR friends", says Capt-R Martin Lyngaa Simonsen, who was appointed chairman of the CIMIC committee during the Riga Congress this summer, and who is also an avid ballroom dancer.

In Latvia this summer, representing the US team in the CIOR Military Competition was Brigadier General Michael P. Fleming.  As an Assistant Adjutant General for the state of Florida in the Army National Guard, General Fleming never sits still.

A Belgian doctor, reserve Lieutenant-Colonel Filip Stragier has served as president of the CIOMR since 2006.

When US Navy Lt. William Brooks arrived at the Young Reserve Officer Workshop (YROW) in Riga, Latvia, held July 31 – August 5th, he was well prepared to address the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR) Summer Symposium’s theme of post-deployment care of reservists.  In his civilian role as the Director of Naval Services, he coordinates the US Reserve Officer Association’s legislative agenda related to military health care issues across all services.

LT Kara Marr’s met dozens of young reserve officers from NATO countries at the YRO workshop in Italy in summer of 2006. The CIOR experience gave her confidence working in the international arena, which came in handy just a few months later.

In Spanish "hola" means "hello", which put together with the common Spanish name "Juan", is somewhat indicative of a colleague who`s been representing Spain with the CIOR for more than 12 years.

Last year’s Young Reserve Officer’s Workshop has already paid dividends, with 1st Lt. Janis Vicups (Latvia) volunteering to organize the 2007 YROW program in Riga.