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Category: 88th Readiness Division

88th Readiness Division mechanics gain in-depth knowledge during course
August 12, 2022 — Mechanics from Equipment Concentration Site 67 here are attending a week-long field level maintenance certification course to learn more about the family of medium tactical vehicles, Aug. 10, 2022... MORE

Soldier is honored in front of thousands at Chicago White Sox home game
August 10, 2022 — Major League Baseball’s Chicago White Sox honored U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Andrew Raynor, a religious affairs specialist assigned to the 85th U.S Army Reserve Support Command, as the ‘Hero of the Game’ during the third inning of their home game versus the Kansas City Royals, August 2, 2022... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Andrew Raynor, with his son, Jacob, and wife Stacy, are cheered on a jumbotron during a ‘Hero of the Game’ honor at a Chicago White Sox versus Kansas City Royals game in Chicago, August 2, 2022.

Pershing Strike tests total Army mobilization capabilities
August 9, 2022 — Pershing Strike kicked off in July as the most sizable, large scale mobilization exercise to date at the historic Camp Shelby in Mississippi... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, assigned to the 344th Engineer Company based in Tallahassee, Florida, take cover behind a blast blanket while detonating a linear det charge placed on a door hinge to create an entry point during the Pershing Strike mobilization exercise.

Casualty operations branch adapts to mission needs
August 9, 2022 — The role of a casualty notification or assistance officer is a solemn duty performed by the men and women of the armed services. For the 88th Readiness Division, that mission flows through the casualty operations branch and requires participation by all Soldiers sergeant first class, captain, chief warrant officer 2 and above to be trained and ready to assume those duties... MORE

New commander takes charge of 88th Readiness Division
August 3, 2022 — Maj. Gen. Matthew V. Baker became the new commander of the 88th Readiness Division during a time-honored change of command ceremony on July 30, 2022, at Veterans Memorial Plaza here... MORE

Leaving a legacy: Maj. Gen. Guthrie retires after 37 years of service
August 3, 2022 — What began for him with a commissioning ceremony as the distinguished military graduate from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1985 culminated in a sun-soaked afternoon ceremony here July 30, 2022... MORE

Dubuque Army Reserve Center memorialized
August 3, 2022 — The public outpouring of support is not unique in this Mississippi River town, which boasts robust veterans organizations and agencies. The attendees came for the memorialization of the Dubuque Army Reserve Center, which is now named after Spc. Ronald D. Rennison. The ceremony was held July 10, 2022, just a week after what would have been Ronald’s 53rd birthday... MORE

FEMA, 88th RD work together to assist Minnesota residents
August 1, 2022 — After successive spring storms ravaged parts of west, central and northern Minnesota, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. approved two separate disaster declarations in mid-July to help with the cleanup from the flooding. Once those declarations were approved, members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were called into action. One question stood out: where would the team be located for the initial set up and response?... MORE

88th Readiness Division Draw Yard offers forklift maintenance class for first time
July 29, 2022 — For the first time, the 88th Readiness Division Draw Yard here hosted a Field Maintenance Level Course for the 5K Light Capability Rough Terrain Forklift July 25-28, 2022. The LCRTF is a C-130 and CH-47 sling load transportable, 5,000-pound capacity, variable-reach, rough-terrain forklift with fork tine oscillation and side-shift cab controls... MORE

Fort McCoy Central Issue Facility supports Soldier training
July 28, 2022 — Thomas Lovgren, a retired sergeant first class in the U.S. Army and current Central Issue Facility (CIF) property book officer, takes pride in providing U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with current, well-maintained equipment for their training at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, and beyond... MORE

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