Vietnam Veterans Day
The 88th Readiness Division Historian Ward Zischke talks about Vietnam Veterans Day which is celebrated on March 29. You may not think about the Army Reserve in connection with the Vietnam War. However, three Army Reserve units were mobilized to support the Vietnam War by the 88th Army Reserve Command, Minneapolis. (Army video by Cheryl Phillips)
88th Readiness Division, Who We Are
A promotional video highlighting the goods and services provided by the 88th Readiness Division.
88th RD Band Recruitment Video
Army Reserve Soldier/musicians from the 88th Readiness Division highlight the value and benefit of being a member of an Army Reserve Band. (U.S. Army Reserve video by Zach Mott, 88th Readiness Division)
88th RD MILTECH PSA
Military Technicians Play a Vital Role in the day-to-day operations of the 88th Readiness Division.
Wanted: Technical Experts
Chief Warrant Officers from across the 88th Readiness Division's area of responsibility talk about the importance of the Warrant Officer Corps, what it means to be a Warrant Officer and put out an open call to all who want to be the technical experts of their field. (U.S. Army Reserve video filmed by SFC John Freese, edited by Zach Mott)
Army Reserve Soldiers Prep for EFMB
Soldiers from across the Army Reserve used Fort McCoy, Wis., as training grounds for the upcoming Expert Field Medical Badge testing during November 2022. (U.S. Army Reserve video by Zach Mott)
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Chicago Polish Constitution Day parade honors U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers
U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Matthew Wisniewski, left, and Master Sgt. Brad Tomasheski, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, participate in Chicago’s 133rd Polish Constitution Day Parade as honored guests, May 4, 2024. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Capt. Michael Ariola)
May 13, 2024 - U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Matthew Wisniewski and Master Sgt. Brad Tomasheski, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, along with the 85th USARSC color guard team, participated in Chicago’s 133rd Polish Constitution Day Parade,...
Chicago White Sox honors Army Reserve Soldier as Hero of the Game
U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Christina House waves to the crowd, April 26, 2024, at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. House was the Chicago White Sox’ Hero of the Game honoree, recognizing her for her service in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Erika Whitaker)
May 6, 2024 - The Chicago White Sox honored Staff Sgt. Christina House, Senior Human Resource Noncommissioned Officer, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, as Hero of the Game during the White Sox vs Tampa Rays game, April 26, 2024...
Fort McCoy celebrates Army Reserve’s 116th birthday
Fort McCoy Senior Commander Maj. Gen. Matthew Baker, commanding general of the 88th Readiness Division, prepares to cut the birthday cake with the oldest and youngest Soldiers at the event before hundreds of Fort McCoy community members April 23, 2024, at McCoy’s Community Center during the Army Reserve’s 116th Birthday Celebration at Fort McCoy, Wis. The birthday celebration was combined with Fort McCoy’s monthly Triad Nights event and had hundreds attend. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)
May 3, 2024 - Fort McCoy celebrated the Army Reserve’s 116th birthday April 23 with a special celebration at McCoy’s Community Center in combination with the installation’s April Triad Nights event...
Unity beyond the diamond: Army participates at White Sox game opener
Steven Herman, civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army, Illinois (left), U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Gen. Matthew Baker, commanding general, 88th Readiness Division, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Antoinette Gant, chief, Army Enterprise Marketing Office, U.S. Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, adjutant general Illinois National Guard, and James Bland, civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army, Illinois (far right), pose for a photo during the Chicago White Sox home opener game at Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, March 28, 2024. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Maj. Shamika Hill)
April 10, 2024 - In the heart of baseball season’s opening day, where fans eagerly filled the stadium, another significant presence was there — the proud representation of the Army. Leaders from all three components of the Army, Army...
Country singer and Army Reserve Soldier Craig Morgan performs at opening day for Chicago White Sox
Country music star and Army Reserve Warrant Officer Craig Morgan Greer is cheered by baseball fans as the ‘Hero of the Game’ during the Chicago White Sox home opener versus the Detroit Tigers at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago on March 28, 2024. Morgan first joined the Army in 1985. Morgan is a combat veteran who served in Operation Just Cause, in Panama, and served with the 82nd Airborne Division, 101st Airborne Division and the 3rd Ranger Battalion, 75th Regiment. He re-enlisted in the Army Reserve in 2023. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. David Lietz)
April 1, 2024 - Warrant Officer Craig Morgan Greer, a combat veteran who served in some of the Army’s most elite units, sang the National Anthem at the Chicago White Sox home opener versus the Detroit Tigers at Guaranteed Rate Field in...
Fort McCoy Garrison Soldiers hold simulations training effort at Engagement Skills Trainer
A Fort McCoy Garrison Soldier completes a training scenario on the Engagement Skills Trainer II simulator March 15, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis. According to the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center’s description of an Engagement Skills Trainer, the trainer is designed to simulate live-weapon training events that directly support individual and crew-served weapons qualification, including individual marksmanship, small unit collective and judgmental escalation-of-force exercises in a controlled environment. Every year more than 11,000 troops train on the Engagement Skills Trainer at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)
March 27, 2024 - Fort McCoy Garrison Soldiers completed training scenarios on the Engagement Skills Trainer (EST) II simulator March 15 at Fort McCoy...
Soldiers gain unit armorer skills in unique course at Fort McCoy’s RTS-Maintenance
Soldiers who are students in the Regional Training Site-Maintenance Unit Armorer Course learn about how the different weapon systems work, about assembly and disassembly of those weapons, how to correct malfunctions, inspection, and more on March 6, 2024, at the facility at Fort McCoy, Wis. The course, taught by instructors Sgts. 1st Class Carlos Vazquez and Shane Bender, provides performance-oriented training on administrative and technical tasks required of a unit armorer in the Army. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)
March 21, 2024 - Fifteen Soldiers who were students in the Regional Training Site (RTS)-Maintenance Unit Armorer Course in early March learned about how the different weapon systems work, about assembly and disassembly of those weapons, how...
Army Reserve Soldiers praise Fort McCoy Central Issue Facility exchange process; tests facility’s capabilities
Soldiers with the Army Reserve’s 204th Army Band completed an equipment exchange and turn-in March 5, 2024, at the Fort McCoy Central Issue Facility at Fort McCoy, Wis. The current Fort McCoy Central Issue Facility was originally built at a cost of more than $9 million and began operations at the building on Sept. 14, 2015. Operating out of a 62,548-square-foot facility in building 780, CIF personnel have plenty of space to store equipment and support customers. The facility is part of the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)
March 21, 2024 - Numerous Soldiers with the Army Reserve’s 204th Army Band of Fort Snelling, Minnesota, were at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, on March 5 to exchange and turn in thousands of dollars worth of equipment to the Fort McCoy Central Issue...
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Maj. Gen. Matthew Baker
Commanding General, 88th Readiness Division
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Command Sgt. Maj. Douglas D. Dieckman
Command Sergeant Major, 88th Readiness Division
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