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Category: World War I, WWI

The 80th Training Command: Celebrating a centennial legacy
September 16, 2017
Burt Marsh, a World War II Veteran assigned to Company M, 319th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division, was one of five WWII Veterans that attended the 80th Training Command (TASS) and the 80th Division Veterans Association centennial anniversary dinner in Richmond, Va., September 16, 2017. He was drafted into the Amy in 1944. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Emily D. Anderson, 80th Training Command)

80th Division Veterans Association Marks 100 Years of Service
September 16, 2017
80th Division Veterans Association Marks 100 Years of Service

88th Regional Support Command celebrates 100 years
August 22, 2017
The ground rumbled, the glass shook, and the air became thick with smoke as cannons fired a 21-gun salute to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 88th Regional Support Command, here, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.

88th RSC Historian Conducts World War I Presentation for Local Community
August 22, 2017
The 88th RSC is the legacy unit of the 88th Division which was constituted on August 5, 1917 for service in World War I.

Celebrating a Centennial Separately, Together
August 10, 2017
88th Regional Support Command

Army Reserve command celebrates a century of history
July 13, 2017
Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Walter Rodgers, Human Resources Sergeant, 85th Support Command, holds the American flag during the centennial anniversary of the 85th Support Command on June 9, 2017 at Arlington Heights, Illinois. The 85th SPT CMD color guard team wore World War I era uniforms in representation of the era the 85th Support Command’s lineage was first formed.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aaron Berogan/Released)

Army Reserve commander bids farewell during unit’s centennial
July 12, 2017
A salute battery assigned to Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, fires 105mm blank howitzer rounds at the 85th Support Command headquarters in Arlington Heights, Ill., July 9, 2017. Brig. Gen. Frederick R. Maiocco Jr., 85th Support Command commanding general, relinquished the command colors to Maj. Gen. Tracy A. Thompson, Deputy Commanding General for Support, U.S. Army Reserve. The Army Reserve’s 85th Support Command, partnered with First Army, is made up of 46 Army Reserve battalions, nine brigade support elements, and nearly 4,300 Soldiers and Civilians spanning the continental United States and Puerto Rico. The units generate combat-ready units and Soldiers for the Army that are trained, equipped and lethal to win the nation’s wars. 
(U.S. Army photo illustration by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor)

77th Sustainment Brigade Commemorates 100 Years of Unit History
June 20, 2017
New York City - The U.S. Army Reserve 77th Sustainment Brigade solemnly celebrated 100 years since its founding in a ceremony in Central Park on June 10.  Originally the 77th Infantry Division, the unit stood up in World War I and saw action in the Baccarat, Oise-Aisne, Aisne-Marne, and Meuse-Argonne campaigns.

7 ways WWI still impacts today's Army
June 13, 2017
During World War I, American Soldiers used a small number of British and French caterpillar tracks armed with cannon and machine guns.  During World War I, American Soldiers used a small number of British and French caterpillar tracks armed with cannon and machine guns.

88TH RSC dedicates plaque in honor of Blue Devil’s 100 years of serving
May 31, 2017
Members of the Iowa National Guard fold the U.S. flag while conducting Retreat as the 88th Regional Support Command dedicates a plaque at Camp Dodge, Iowa on May 25, in honor of the 88th Infantry Division's beginning there in 1917. During the Command Retreat, Airmen, Soldiers, and Civilians are recognized by Maj. Gen. Timothy Orr, Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard, for their contributions to the Guard and their communities, state and nation.