News & Stories
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Reflection
February 13, 2026
For Valentine’s Day, one Greyshirt reflects the lifelong bond of twin sisters volunteering together.
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Reflection
Online Disaster Relief Trainings, Real Life Love
February 13, 2026
A COVID-era connection made by Greyshirts virtually volunteering turns to happily ever after in the real world.
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Reflection
Holiday Volunteering Brings Me More Than Just Good Cheer
December 10, 2025
As he heads out to respond to Hurricane Helene, a Navy veteran reflects on holiday volunteering and service.
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Reflection
In Jamaica, Bearing Witness and Feeling Gratitude
November 26, 2025
A nurse reflects on spending her second Thanksgiving on a humanitarian aid mission with Team Rubicon, and on witnessing the endurance, tenacity, and humanity that arises in the wake of many disasters.
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Greyshirt Always
From Algorithms to Action: How I Became a Disaster Response Volunteer
September 17, 2025
A Greyshirt reflects on his first operation, serving survivors of the Eaton wildfires, and finding a place in the TRibe.
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Reflection
Out of the Ashes of 9/11 and Into a Flood
September 11, 2025
A veteran and Greyshirt reflects on spending the anniversary of the September 11 attacks serving a first responder who served America that day.
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Feature Story
September 9, 2025
Art delaCruz was aboard the USS Enterprise, exiting the Persian Gulf, when a series of four attacks changed the world. Team Rubicon's former CEO reflects on that day and the 9/11 attacks.
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Reflection
Responding to Hurricane Beryl Taught Me That I’m Built to Serve
August 20, 2025
While deployed on his sixth op in a year, a Greyshirt reflected on why he serves, and the cultural principles that increasingly guide him.
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Reflection
A Gristmill House, the Long Island Floods, and a Homecoming
August 15, 2025
Two decades after a family gave him shelter in their historic home, a disaster relief volunteer returns the favor.
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Feature Story
What Texas Taught Me: Reflections From the Field
July 30, 2025
Team Rubicon’s new CEO reflects on his first weeks on the job, and his deployment as a Greyshirt after the July 4 floods.
