ABOUT US 

More Than A Century of Serving

From the 88th Division in 1917 to the 88th Readiness Division

 


              

"We are BLUE DEVILS!"

MISSION:

The 88th Readiness Division delivers predictable best-in-class programs and services through deliberate planning and prioritization of requirements and resources to enable the highest state of mobilization and deployable readiness.

VISION:

Build ready and resilience of Soldiers, their Families, and Civilians providing predictable, high-quality services through deliberate planning and execution.

WHO WE ARE:  

The 88th Readiness Division, headquartered at Fort Snelling, Minn., and Fort McCoy, Wis., is a two-star command which provides facilities, direct support services, and BASOPS to more than 53,000 Army Reserve Soldiers, 3,945 Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) Soldiers and 3,733 Civilians serving in 641 units at 277 sites with 579 facilities totaling 10,341,955 square feet of facility space on 18,113 acres of land throughout 19 states in the northwestern U.S. from the Ohio River Valley to the Pacific Coast.  In addition, the 88th RD Commanding General is the senior commander of Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.

The 88th RD manages 14 Local Training Area’s (LTA) across eleven states covering 7,795 acres. LTAs provide Soldiers opportunities to perform in their jobs, train close to home, and make the most out of Battle Assemblies (BAs) by offering units the use of facilities, grounds, and training venues to include convoy operations, organizational maintenance, engineer equipment dig sites, as well as Field Training Exercises.

The 88th RD continues to innovate and improve readiness by providing services to the Major Subordinate Commands (MSC).  As a prime example of distinctive service and support, the 88th RD provides the Fort McCoy Draw Yard. The Draw Yard is a set of common military equipment (mostly vehicles and generators), available at Fort McCoy for Exercise and Transient Training unit use. The goal is to reduce transportation costs and Reception, Staging, Onward movement, and Integration (RSOI) time for Exercise and Transient Training units during their rotation.

The 88th RD’s C2 is comprised of 60 AGR Soldiers, 1,083 Military Technicians (MILTECs), 278 Department of the Army Civilians (DACs) and 683 Troop Program Unit (TPU) Soldiers as well as Contractors assigned throughout the northwest region.

The 88th RD provides Mission Command to assigned units in the region as follows:

  • Mission Command Support Group (MCSG), Ft. Snelling, Minnesota.
  • 1st Headquarters Company Main Command Post – Operational Detachment (MCP-OD), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
  • 7th Infantry Division (Army Reserve Element), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
  • 11 Public Affairs units stationed throughout the region.
  • 6 Military History units stationed throughout the region.
  • 9 Chaplain Detachments stationed throughout the region.
  • 4 Bands in the region.

The 88th RD also provides the Commanding Officer for the Mobilization Force Generation Installation (MFGI) and assumes mission command in support of Large-Scale Mobilization Operations (LSMO). Upon activation of designated MFGI’s, an Army Reserve Brigadier General, referred to as Deputy Commanding General - Mobilization (DCG MOB) is attached to First Army (1A) to serve as the central coordinating authority between the Senior Mission Commander, the 1A Training Brigade, Garrison, Logistics Readiness Center (LRC), DENTAC and MEDDAC.

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW:

Priorities

1. Invest in our People

2. Build Readiness within Functional Commands

3. Align Requirements, Resources, Risks, and Authorities

4. Operationalize data and technology

Strategic Lines of Effort (S-LOE)

1.  Provide Soldier, Civilian, and Family Services: Develop and sustain human capital capable of providing superior services supporting Soldier, Civilian and Family readiness through unity of effort, innovative solutions and integrated systems to create a resilient and ready force.

2. Infrastructure Management and Resources: Provide versatile non-deployable infrastructure which is resilient, sustainable, and capable of supporting readiness for mobilization and deployment.

3.  Synchronized and Integrated Operations: Exercise mission command and senior geographic command to integrate capabilities with Reserve Commands to enhance readiness, mobilization and deployment of Army Reserve forces.

4. Logistics  Support and Services: Provide standardized logistics support to enable Army Reserve stakeholders to attain the highest state of readiness through collaboration resulting in operationally ready tactical equipment, comprehensive property accountability and efficient support to training and mobilization requirements.