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Category: 88th Readiness Division

Brig. Gen. Hafley selected as 88th Readiness Division DCG-Support
June 4, 2020 — Brig. Gen. James C. Hafley was appointed the Deputy Commanding General-Support for the 88th Readiness Division in March. “I am honored and excited to be selected for this new role and I look forward to working with unit leaders in the 88th Readiness Divisions’ 19-state region to support their readiness efforts,” said Hafley, a St. Louis native, upon taking over the newly established position... MORE

Chicago-based Army Reserve command conducts virtual Change of Command amid COVID 19
June 3, 2020 — In the world of COVID-19, delays, restrictions and inconvenience are but a few words to describe everyday living across the globe. In the world of the U.S. Army, Soldiers are trained to overcome and push forward with solutions... MORE

The 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command conducted a virtual Change of Command ceremony, June 1, 2020, bidding farewell to Brig. Gen. Kris A. Belanger and welcoming Brig. Gen. Ernest Litynski as their new commander.

Retired Soldier, current Army Reserve Ambassador volunteers for COVID-19 response
May 18, 2020 — As reports of COVID-19 cases spread and it was approaching pandemic levels, retired Army Col. Dawn Flynn figured it was only a matter of time before select retirees were called back to service... MORE

History detachments called into action during Army Reserve COVID-19 response
May 11, 2020 — The Army Reserve is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in unprecedented ways. In order to capture the uniqueness of this response, military history detachments from the 88th Readiness Division have been dispatched to compile historic data as it is happening... MORE

Army Reserve medical equipment facility responds to COVID-19
April 30, 2020 — Soldiers and civilians don face masks, in accordance with Department of Defense recommendation, and begin work each day inspecting and servicing countless types of medical equipment belonging to Army Reserve at the Medical Equipment Concentration Site, 88th Readiness Division in Ogden, Utah. Those Soldiers and civilians at the MECS 88 have volunteered to work long hours, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, April 17, 2020... MORE

Former Army chaplain who inspired famed SNL character role continues service providing religious support to local Army Reserve Soldiers
April 1, 2020 — Long time viewers of NBC’s Saturday Night Live show may recall a sketch about a motivational speaker named Matt Foley who lived “in a van down by the river”, played by the late comedian Chris Farley... MORE

Father Matt Foley, fourth from the left, parish pastor for St. James Catholic Church, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, pauses for a photo with local Soldiers, assigned to the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, during the unit’s battle assembly weekend training, February 9, 2020.

MILTECHs keep 88th Readiness Division running
March 24, 2020 — The saying goes, “an Army marches on its stomach.” For the U.S. Army Reserve’s 88th Readiness Division, it could not function (or march) without the roles filled through the dual status military technician program... MORE

Chicagoland Soldiers and veterans rally around all-female Honor Flight announcement
February 26, 2020 — “What we have found is that there are not a lot of women on the (Honor) Flights and the reason is because they are like my mom. They relinquish their seat for a man,” said Ginny Narsete, U.S. Air Force veteran and the founder of Operation HerStory. “The second (reason) is that a lot of them didn’t know that they were veterans because they didn’t get the same accolades as the men did.”... MORE

Amelia Cunningham, U.S. Air Force veteran, receives a hug from an Army Reserve Master Sgt. Lawanda Nelson during the Operation HerStory all-female Honor Flight news conference at Pritzker Military Library, in Chicago, February 25, 2020.

Soldier with unique Army Reserve career shares his story of service
February 24, 2020 — In the Army Reserve’s Active Guard and Reserve program, there are currently only two Soldiers that hold the primary military occupational specialty of 88 Uniform (railway adviser). One of them is Sgt. 1st Class James Jacobs who currently serves as the training noncommissioned officer for the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command headquarters and headquarters company. The other Soldier is Sgt. 1st Class Becky Cox at the 757th Expeditionary Railway Center, explained Jacobs... MORE

Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class James Jacobs, Training NCO, Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, pauses for a photo at his desk. Jacobs is an 88 Uniform (Railway Specialist) with more than 20 years of experience in Army rail operations.

81st Readiness Division hosts Effects Coordination Board to maximize collaboration, increase efficiencies among readiness divisions
February 14, 2020 — The 81st Readiness Division Commanding General Maj. Gen. Kenneth D. Jones hosted an Effects Coordination Board for senior U.S. Army Reserve leadership across the four readiness divisions nationwide at the 81st RD Headquarters, Feb. 7-8, 2020... MORE

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