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Category: 88th Readiness Division

Promotion in a pandemic
October 8, 2020 — Army Reserve Maj. Eugene Nash and his family have overcome many challenges during the global pandemic. Their latest problem was how to allow his parents to safely participate in his promotion since his father is battling serious health issues... MORE

Army Reserve Chicago-based command acquires new mission
September 16, 2020 — News stories reporting on military units preparing for overseas deployments or returning back home have been a fairly common story throughout the last two decades... MORE

Lt. Col. Brian Wojtasiak, Commander of “Viper 9” and the CONUS Replacement Center, receives the Colors during a Transfer of Authority ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas, September 11, 2020.

The storyteller’s story: An afternoon with an Army Reserve public affairs officer
August 28, 2020 — Annual training (AT) is a special part of an Army Reserve Soldier’s career. They perform their monthly battle training assemblies (BTA) then culminate their efforts during AT. This opportunity usually affords the Soldier some field experience, where they execute their required tasks and maintain overall readiness and lethality. Behind the scenes, the public affairs officer or unit public affairs representative captures those efforts in a variety of products... MORE

Operation Ready Warrior teaches Soldiers adaptability, leadership
August 27, 2020 — Army Reserve Soldiers are learning how to adapt when integrating COVID-19 safety guidelines into training during Operation Ready Warrior underway here... MORE

Army multi-component effort pushes through training exercise in the face of COVID-19
August 25, 2020 — In approaching the entrance gates of Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Soldiers are quickly refocused to COVID-19 as they drive by the posted mitigation efforts required to enter the installation. A continuation of reminders surrounds the post with mobile hand-wash stations that are placed alongside buildings and busy streets, temperature checks are conducted, and training units are broken down into smaller groups called “Cohorts”... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Eric Monson, observer coach/trainer assigned to the 1st Battalion, 383rd Regiment in Des Moines, Iowa, conducts a demonstration during Table 3 of the new Army Individual Weapons Qualification standards that will take effect on October 1, 2020.

Army Reserve officer credits Army training with his success in aerospace
August 4, 2020 — If a job posting read “experience wanted in Aerospace industry” Lieutenant Colonel Pat Lis, officer-in-charge of the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command’s surgeon office, would be the one to call... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Pat Lis pauses for a photo at the entrance to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.

The Army Reserve’s 85th Support Command conducts second round of back-to-back virtual change in leadership ceremonies
July 17, 2020 — Last month, the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command held a virtual change of command ceremony for their commanding general; last weekend, their headquarters and headquarters company conducted a virtual change of responsibility receiving a new first sergeant, July 10, 2020... MORE

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command held a pre-recorded virtual change of responsibility ceremony, July 10, 2020, during their Soldier Virtual Battle Assembly, where 1st Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor relinquished responsibility to 1st Sgt. Karen Fittanto.

Civil Affairs Soldiers Prep for Mobilization at Fort McCoy
July 15, 2020 — The work of the Army Reserve does not stop, even in the midst of a global pandemic. Civil Affairs Soldiers from the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion used Fort McCoy as the backdrop for their cumulative training exercise July 14, as they prepare for an overseas deployment later this year... MORE

Soldiers from the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion work at a civil military operations center as part of the cumulative training exercise July 14, 2020, in preparation for an upcoming overseas deployment. These Soldiers are some of the first to begin in-person training following the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and the Department of Defense.

Huntsville Center REMs exceed energy savings goals for the Army Reserve
June 26, 2020 — The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s Resource Efficiency Manager Program not only continued to deliver the program, but exceeded energy savings goals for the 88th Readiness Division throughout the COVID-19 crisis... MORE

Army historians document actionable history during COVID-19 operations
June 11, 2020 — In 245 years, the U.S. Army has fought wars and conducted stability and support operations overseas and on home soil, often while fighting deadly diseases at the same time. Continental soldiers faced smallpox outbreaks during the Revolutionary War; their descendants had to contend with a massive influenza pandemic during World War I. Now, as U.S. forces continue to carry out their various missions worldwide, U.S. Army historians are documenting stories from the front line of the COVID-19 battle across the United States, in an effort to preserve the lessons of current events for future generations... MORE

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