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Category: 99th Readiness Division

Army Reserve Participates in Solid Waste Pilot Programs
October 25, 2023 — Two Army Reserve-funded installations have been selected to participate in piloting innovative solid waste technologies to more efficiently and effectively divert waste from landfills throughout the Army. The pilots are spearheaded by the Army’s Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9 Installations and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Engineer Research and Development Center (specifically the Construction Engineer Research Lab). Devens Reserve Forces Training Area, Massachusetts will implement composting and dumpster sensors, while Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico will implement composting and a Waste-to-Energy system... MORE

Devens Reserve Forces Training Area (RFTA), Massachusetts will implement composting and dumpster sensors, while Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico will implement composting and a Waste-to-Energy (WTE) system. U.S. Army Reserve photo of compost courtesy of Sgt. Khylee Woodford.

Army Reserve highlights Soldier skills at manufacturers’ summit
October 23, 2023 — The U.S. Army Reserve took part in The Manufacturing Institute’s annual Workforce Summit Oct. 17 at the Grand Hyatt here. Maj. Gen. Kris A. Belanger, commanding general of the 99th Readiness Division, served as keynote speaker and panelist for a discussion entitled, “Bringing the Military and Manufacturing Together.”... MORE

Army Reserve, FDNY partner to remember 9/11 victims
September 13, 2023 — The U.S. Army Reserve partnered with the Fire Department of New York Sept. 11 at Fort Totten to remember those lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States. ... MORE

Two military generals discover shared upbringing in tiny Midwestern town
September 8, 2023 — Search the Internet for images of military generals from Athens and you’ll see statues and paintings of ancient Greeks in Bronze Age armor leading phalanxes of spear-wielding warriors into battle... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers join ranks of time-honored NCO Corps
August 21, 2023 — The U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division conducted a Noncommissioned Officer Induction Ceremony Aug. 13 at the Fort Dix Noncommissioned Officer Academy here... MORE

Army Reserve Purple Heart recipient recounts IED attack, aftermath
August 18, 2023 — Lt. Col. Christopher Carbone is a dedicated Soldier – the type of leader who genuinely cares about his troops and isn’t afraid to go to bat for them. He’s also a North Jersey guy – retired from the Wayne Police Department – who would be right at home at a Springsteen concert, backyard barbecue, or weekend at the Jersey Shore. But what many people may not know is that Carbone is a Purple Heart recipient who almost made the ultimate sacrifice during his second of three tours to Iraq. ... MORE

New Jersey native takes command of 2-star Army Reserve division
August 15, 2023 — The U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division welcomed a new commanding general Aug. 11 during a change-of-command ceremony at division headquarters on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Maj. Gen. Kris A. Belanger, a native of Wantage Township in Sussex County, is now responsible for providing logistic and administrative support for nearly 45,000 Army Reserve Soldiers living and serving throughout the Northeastern United States... MORE

Army Reserve division ramps up mobilization-support training
August 10, 2023 — The U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division strengthened its ability to support mass mobilizations and deployments during its Staff Exercise this summer. The 99th RD’s mission during this year’s exercise was to assess and validate the staff’s ability to support the Mobilization Force Generation Installation operations within the division’s area of responsibility, deploy ready forces and equipment into theatre, and support Large Scale Mobilization Operations... MORE

Armed Forces Reserve Center houses FEMA team in Vermont
July 28, 2023 — Rain continued to fall outside the Armed Forces Reserve Center here on July 16, 2023. The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) trucks parked outside of the quintessentially Vermont US Armed Forces Reserve Center were a testament to the amount of rain the state had seen over the previous week. The FEMA Incident Support Team (IST) – now occupying the assembly hall – was activated on July 10 after historic rainfall in Vermont. Within 36 hours the first elements were in White River Junction setting up their command post at the reserve center to assist state and local search and rescue operations... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers succeed in unfamiliar territory
July 25, 2023 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from different units including the 198th Army Band and the 301st Quartermaster Company conducted situational training exercise lanes that included a variety of scenarios, which utilized their tactical field training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on July 22, 2023... MORE

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