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Category: 88th Readiness Division

Minuteman Scholarship helps students pay for college
May 5, 2022 — With the cost of a four-year degree at a university or college continually rising, now might be a good time to consider applying for a Minuteman Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty scholarship. Five different scholarships of various lengths are offered, from two-year to four-year options... MORE

Safety specialists ensure facilities, occupants remain ready
April 28, 2022 — A studying eye glances around the room, taking account of each tile and every cord, looking for anything that might cause harm to the occupants or the facility itself. The role of a safety and occupational health specialist with the 88th Readiness Division is one that requires a keen eye and an almost encyclopedic amount of knowledge of safety regulations. There are currently three safety specialists assigned to the 88th RD and they are tasked with inspecting the more than 300 facilities across the 19-state region... MORE

88th RD hosts Yellow Ribbon event to prepare deploying Soldiers and their Families
April 28, 2022 — When Soldiers deploy, they must prepare. They conduct health assessments, deployment specific training, briefs, equipment inventories, as well as other various training unique to the unit’s mission and area of operation. But it is the training of the Families that plays an equally if not more important role to the readiness of the individual Soldiers... MORE

88th RD civilian earns Civilian Safety Officer of Year honors
April 28, 2022 — Earning awards is not what motivates Brian Russell to do his job. As a safety and occupational health specialist with the 88th Readiness Division, he enjoys doing his job and ensuring the safety and wellness of the Soldiers, civilians and facilities spread across the 19-state region... MORE

88th Readiness Division energy program contributes to unit readiness
April 28, 2022 — It may not be evident, but the 88th Readiness Division’s energy program contributes to unit readiness. The Energy Office within the Engineer Department, Directorate of Public Works here does this through numerous projects. In Fiscal Year 2021, the 88th RD had 15 Energy and Water Conservation and Resilience projects at 15 locations throughout the 19-state region worth $3.6 million... MORE

Chicago area Army Reserve Soldiers donate blood to combat supply shortage
April 25, 2022 — “Our MRAPs (mine resistant ambush protected vehicles) were hit with an IED (improvised explosive device),” said Sgt.1st Class Lonnie Cavitt, G3 Operations Sergeant, 85th Support Command. “We had a Soldier that got injured really bad.”... MORE

Army Reserve suicide prevention community continues to evolve Stand for Life program
April 19, 2022 — From dancing to skits, role plays, podcasts and games, the last thing one would think is happening is a suicide prevention training event... MORE

Transportation Soldiers qualify with .50 caliber machine guns
April 14, 2022 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from several companies in the 470th Movement Control Battalion, 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, 79th Theater Sustainment Command, Elwood, Illinois, trained on something not every Soldier is able to do at a range here April 9, 2022. They were able to engage targets from as far away as 1,300 yards behind the new Browning M2A1 50-caliber machine gun. Enhancements to the M2 include, a quick-change barrel, a fixed headspace and timing configuration, and flash hider... MORE

88th RD conducts Regional Soldier and Family Readiness Group training to support Soldiers and their Families
April 12, 2022 — The conference room buzzed with chatter as groups of Soldiers, Family members and volunteers from the 88th Readiness Division region brainstormed ways to welcome new Families to their respective units. The exercise was a part of the Regional Soldier and Family Readiness Training held here... MORE

Wisconsin-based Army Reserve medical unit prepares for mobilization
April 6, 2022 — The bang of the firing pin igniting the round through the barrel of the M-4, the echo of which caroms off the surrounding hills and trees, draws the attention of all ears in the area. The ranges at Fort McCoy are once again hot as Army Reserve Soldiers are conducting training in preparation for an upcoming mobilization to the Central Command area of responsibility... MORE

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