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Kurdish Iraqi Refugee Helps Shape Afghan Futures in America
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By Zohal Masodi in Reflection
Immigration Story That Starts in Kabul Leads to Resettling Others
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Father’s Day in the Grey
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In The Grey
Observing Independence Day in Service
From the top of Kilimanjaro to small-town Kansas, Greyshirts reflect on unique 4th of July celebrations.
History and Culture
Life, Liberty, and the Freedom to Serve
For the 4th of July, six veterans and Team Rubicon volunteers reflect on military experience, service-to-country, and the meaning of independence in 2020.
CHFP
Clay Hunt Fellows Program Announces Base Camp 10
Meet the 12 veterans joining Team Rubicon’s Clay Hunt Fellows Program second cohort of 2022
Current Operations
Kurdish Iraqi Refugee Helps Shape Afghan Futures in America
A Special Immigrant Visa brought her safely to the U.S. in 2016. Now, a refugee from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is putting her unique skills and experiences to use helping resettle Afghan refugees.
Reflection
Immigration Story That Starts in Kabul Leads to Resettling Others
A year ago, she was working for the State Department in Afghanistan. Today, she’s helping other Afghan refugees make their homes in the U.S.
In The Grey
Father’s Day in the Grey
Meet some of this year’s dads and kids spending their time doing disaster relief.
Reflection
The Stories We Tell Ourselves Matter
Clay Hunt Fellow and U.S. Marine Atiya L. Corbett reflects on being a veteran, and a Clay Hunt Fellow, and growing and learning along the way.
CHFP
Fellowship Leads Veteran Out of the Desert and Onto the Mountain Top
A U.S. Marine reflects on how the Clay Hunt Fellows Program changed—and maybe even saved—his life.
Reflections
Reflection
Immigration Story That Starts in Kabul Leads to Resettling Others
A year ago, she was working for the State Department in Afghanistan. Today, she’s helping other Afghan refugees make their homes in the U.S.
Reflection
The Stories We Tell Ourselves Matter
Clay Hunt Fellow and U.S. Marine Atiya L. Corbett reflects on being a veteran, and a Clay Hunt Fellow, and growing and learning along the way.
CHFP
Fellowship Leads Veteran Out of the Desert and Onto the Mountain Top
A U.S. Marine reflects on how the Clay Hunt Fellows Program changed—and maybe even saved—his life.
History and Culture
During Disaster Relief, Change Your Socks
What does “change your socks” mean? Greyshirt and veteran Pat Ross reveals what’s behind the Team Rubicon adage, and how a military term took on new meaning.
Reflection
As Waters Rise, So Does a Community
A Greyshirt reflects on serving a small town faced with historic flooding in Northern Minnesota.
Reflection
After Losing My Father, a Greyshirt Steps In
A Team Rubicon staffer and volunteer reflects on losing her father to a massive heart attack in 2019, and the Greyshirt who stepped in.
The 91-Day Greyshirt
How I went from sign-up to the Navajo Nation’s longest-serving volunteer in just three months. We all have our own Team Rubicon journey. Mine goes from thinking I didn’t belong to becoming a comms lead in a matter of months. I grew up wanting to serve in the military. My father was a Marine, … Read More
A Vietnam Veteran Reflects On Service, Then and Now
Team Rubicon Greyshirt John Ruehle reveals why he joined the Marines, being injured in battle, and how and why he serves his country in 2020.
The Stories We Tell Ourselves Matter
Applying for the Clay Hunt Fellowship Program (CHFP) was something I felt that I needed to do. As a black woman and a U.S. Marine, I am always conscious of the systemic racism my fellow Americans and I have experienced, even after fighting for and serving our country. But, I also needed help transitioning from … Read More
Care during COVID-19: A Physician’s Greyshirt Experience
It was late in the evening after another busy shift in the emergency department. I grabbed my bag, a now-cold cup of coffee, and headed towards my car. I was physically and emotionally drained, but as I flipped through news articles, all centered on the COVID crisis, I wished I could do more. The week … Read More
Finding Father Figures in Grey—and Man Glitter
On her first operation as a sawyer, one Greyshirt planned to sit back, be a spotter, and let the guys make the chips fly. Two Greyshirts ruined that plan. Lucy Loftus reflects on finding father figures in Team Rubicon.
After Losing My Father, a Greyshirt Steps In
When I saw a job posting in July of 2019 for a major gifts officer based out of Atlanta, GA for an unnamed nonprofit that “serves communities by mobilizing veterans to continue their service, leveraging their skills and experience to help people prepare, respond, and recover from disasters and humanitarian crises,” I was very intrigued. … Read More
History & Culture
History and Culture
During Disaster Relief, Change Your Socks
What does “change your socks” mean? Greyshirt and veteran Pat Ross reveals what’s behind the Team Rubicon adage, and how a military term took on new meaning.
History and Culture
What Memorial Day Means to Me
U.S. Navy Veteran, Greyshirt, and Team Rubicon CEO Greyshirt Art delaCruz reflects on celebration, mourning, and honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
History and Culture
A “Swiss Army Knife in the Field” Named Volunteer Leader of Year
A disaster response volunteer who served everywhere from the Navajo Nation to Haiti took home Team Rubicon’s 2022 Leader of the Year award.
History and Culture
Disaster Responders Earn Leadership Awards
Volunteers known for GSD were recognized at Team Rubicon’s annual leadership conference.
History and Culture
The Birth of Team Rubicon’s Grey Shirt
Team Rubicon’s co-founder reveals the inspiration and meaning behind Team Rubicon’s modest grey uniform.
History and Culture
With Pride, Selma Soldiers On
The city instrumental to civil rights in America continues to fight for its legacy and its future.
Stories of Service
Reflection
Soot, Sawing, and the Chance to Serve One Who Served
For National Volunteer Week, three volunteers reflect on time spent helping a Midwest community recover from a rare and deadly wildfire.
History and Culture
The Birth of Team Rubicon’s Grey Shirt
Team Rubicon’s co-founder reveals the inspiration and meaning behind Team Rubicon’s modest grey uniform.
In The Grey
A Midwest Deployment, and an Extreme Double Date
Two married couples and one engaged couple serve on the same Team Rubicon strike team together during Operation Heartlander, in Nebraska.
In The Grey
To Volunteer on Thanksgiving, It’s Chainsaws Over Forks
Nine Team Rubicon volunteers on why they spend their holidays doing disaster relief—and how they give thanks while in the grey.
Reflection
Finding Hope on Church Street
A Greyshirt who responded to Hurricanes Laura and Delta in Lake Charles, LA, reflects on the homeowner who gave him the gift of a lifetime.
From The Field
Above and Beyond: Veteran Volunteers Go From Sawyers to First Responders
While doing disaster relief in Texas, a Greyshirt saw team takes on a tarping job and ends up saving a life.
COVID-19
COVID-19
Volunteer Returns to Home and Service at the Navajo Nation
A member of the Big Water Clan finds community and the chance to serve within the four sacred mountains.
COVID-19
To End Vaccine Hesitancy, Rely on America’s Most Reliable
In America, veterans hold the key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19
Vaccination Volunteer Gets Needled by a Friend
While helping stand up a mass vaccination clinic in Portland, one Greyshirt gets vaccinated by another.
COVID-19
Here Come the Reinforcements
Vaccinated and free to serve again, formerly at-risk disaster relief volunteers get back to heavy lifting.
COVID-19
Mid-Deployment, Responding to a Different Type of Disaster
When two Team Rubicon volunteers assisting with Hurricane Sally relief stop to assist a motorist in need, a life is saved.
COVID-19
What to Expect When Volunteering at a Vaccination Clinic
Ever wonder what really happens at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic? Team Rubicon volunteers tell all and explain what to expect when volunteering.
Partner News
Partner News
Beyond the Veterans Day Discounts, Corporations Find Ways to Engage Veterans
From talent software that translates military experience to paid time off for volunteer service, these five companies offer unique programs for veterans.
Education
Corporate Volunteers Heed the Call of Disaster Relief
From rebuilding hurricane-damaged homes to building resilient cities, how individuals and groups can use service to improve communities and corporate social responsibility.
COVID-19
Vaccines, Veterans, and the Chance to Serve Again
Six veteran organizations on how, and why, they united to help vaccinate America.
Partner News
Team Rubicon and PXG Announce “Two Million Dollar Challenge” for Hurricane Laura Relief
Los Angeles, CA (September 4, 2020) – Team Rubicon, a veteran-led disaster relief organization, announced today a “Two-Million Dollar Challenge” for its Hurricane Laura relief effort. The challenge was issued by PXG founder and CEO Bob Parsons, a U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War Veteran. Through PXG, a company dedicated to developing high-performance golf equipment and … Read More
COVID-19
“Trust” and the Incredible Impact it Drives
How unrestricted funding helps Team Rubicon meet dynamic needs.
Partner News
New Partnership Drives Disaster and Coronavirus Relief Efforts
With help from Hertz, volunteers travel thousands of miles to deliver meals and COVID-19 medical aid during the first six months of 2020.
From the Field
Reflection
Immigration Story That Starts in Kabul Leads to Resettling Others
A year ago, she was working for the State Department in Afghanistan. Today, she’s helping other Afghan refugees make their homes in the U.S.
Reflection
The Stories We Tell Ourselves Matter
Clay Hunt Fellow and U.S. Marine Atiya L. Corbett reflects on being a veteran, and a Clay Hunt Fellow, and growing and learning along the way.
CHFP
Fellowship Leads Veteran Out of the Desert and Onto the Mountain Top
A U.S. Marine reflects on how the Clay Hunt Fellows Program changed—and maybe even saved—his life.
Reflection
As Waters Rise, So Does a Community
A Greyshirt reflects on serving a small town faced with historic flooding in Northern Minnesota.
Reflection
After Losing My Father, a Greyshirt Steps In
A Team Rubicon staffer and volunteer reflects on losing her father to a massive heart attack in 2019, and the Greyshirt who stepped in.
From The Field
Rescuer Reunites with TOPGUN Instructor He Plucked from Desert
26 years after a crash, a search and rescue corpsman reconnects with the F-14 pilot he rescued.
CHFP
CHFP
Clay Hunt Fellows Program Announces Base Camp 10
Meet the 12 veterans joining Team Rubicon’s Clay Hunt Fellows Program second cohort of 2022
CHFP
Fellowship Leads Veteran Out of the Desert and Onto the Mountain Top
A U.S. Marine reflects on how the Clay Hunt Fellows Program changed—and maybe even saved—his life.
CHFP
Meet the First Cadre of 2022 Clay Hunt Fellows
Team Rubicon inducts 12 U.S. military veterans into Base Camp 9
CHFP
The Journey has Begun for Fellows of the CHFP Base Camp 8
Fellows of the Base Camp 8 cohort of Team Rubicon’s fellowship program for military veterans are stepping off on a professional development and self discovery journey. Meet the veteran fellows.
CHFP
Introducing the New Clay Hunt Fellows Program Logo
In 2011, Team Rubicon decided to honor how early-Greyshirt and Marine Corps veteran Clay Hunt committed his life to serving others by creating the Clay Hunt Fellows Program. Since then, the Program has evolved and grown in countless ways, including to more than 150 Fellows graduated. After a decade of service, and as the Program … Read More
CHFP
Clay Hunt Fellows Program Announces Base Camp Seven
Team Rubicon selects 14 veterans for fellowships.
In the Grey
In The Grey
Father’s Day in the Grey
Meet some of this year’s dads and kids spending their time doing disaster relief.
In The Grey
From Volunteering for Wildfire Cleanup to Until Death Do Us Part
A lucky second chance, a discovery of shared core values, and one incident commander in a kilt unites a pair of Greyshirts.
In The Grey
Their Meet Cute? A Flood
For two Team Rubicon volunteers, stepping into the arena turns into a lifetime commitment.
In The Grey
Love in the Disaster Relief Air
For Valentine’s Day, Team Rubicon looks back on some of our favorite love stories—conventional and not.
In The Grey
A Midwest Deployment, and an Extreme Double Date
Two married couples and one engaged couple serve on the same Team Rubicon strike team together during Operation Heartlander, in Nebraska.
In The Grey
To Volunteer on Thanksgiving, It’s Chainsaws Over Forks
Nine Team Rubicon volunteers on why they spend their holidays doing disaster relief—and how they give thanks while in the grey.
Education
Education
10 Easy Disaster Prep Steps to Take Today
How individuals may be able to reduce their own risk in the event of a disaster and make recovering from one more manageable.
Education
A Legacy of Courage Under Fire
In honor of Black History Month, Team Rubicon recognizes America’s Black firefighters who overcame prejudice and systemic racism to protect their communities.
Education
Hispanic Americans Leave Legacy of Service to Military
From the legendary Rough Riders to a woman who dressed as a man to fight in the Civil War, LatinX citizens made sizeable contributions to U.S. defense.
Education
Five Hispanic Leaders Who Made an Impact on US Military and Humanitarianism
Meet five Hispanic Americans whose legendary service has shaped the military and humanitarian relief.
Education
After a Hurricane, Learning to Recover and Move On
A Houston man talks about surviving Harvey. Plus, five tips for hurricane preparedness.
Education
I Survived a Flood, This is What I Wish I Had Known
Seven tips for preparing for and surviving a flood.