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Tag: 88th Readiness Division

Army Reserve firefighters add skills to toolbelts
May 25, 2022 — Firefighters from across the Army Reserve used Fort McCoy, Wis., as the backdrop for a 10-day airport rescue firefighting apparatus driver/operator training course detailing the ins and outs of various firefighting vehicles, May 15 to 27, 2022... MORE

Army Reserve leaders attend DSCA training
May 24, 2022 — More than 30 U.S. Army Reserve commanders, senior enlisted advisors and full-time staff members attended a three-day training event about the Defense Support of Civil Authorities process here May 18 to 22, 2022... MORE

JLTV like no other vehicle
May 24, 2022 — The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is gradually being added to the Army Reserve’s inventory of vehicles. To get ready, 88th Readiness Division mechanics are learning the intricacies of the JLTV’s suspension and electronics... MORE

Fort McCoy holds ribbon-cutting for completed FY 2019-funded barracks project
May 19, 2022 — Fort McCoy’s senior leadership, state and federal representatives and staffers, and dozens of installation community members as well as several local media representatives celebrated the opening of the first new multi-million dollar transient troop training barracks at Fort McCoy during a special ribbon-cutting ceremony on post May 18... MORE

Students study JLTV electrical systems
May 10, 2022 — Troubleshooting was the name of the game for the students in the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Phase One course which dealt with the vehicle’s electrical systems at the 88th Readiness Division-operated Draw Yard here May 2-5, 2022. The Phase Two four-day course which covered the mechanical parts, including the engine and transmissions, will be held next week... MORE

88th Readiness Division hosts open house at Roeder Circle
May 5, 2022 — The 88th Readiness Division celebrated the Army Reserve’s 114th birthday combined with an open house at the division headquarters here April 29, 2022. Roeder Circle named in honor of the 88th Infantry Division’s Capt. Robert E. Roeder, who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic defense of Mount Battaglia, Italy in World War II, also was rededicated. The circle encircles the U.S. Army Reserve Center or Building 506, which was built in 1982 and dedicated Aug. 27, 1983... MORE

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

Weather wreaks havoc for 652nd Multi-Role Bridge Company
April 28, 2022 — Anyone who has been in the U.S. Army for a while knows that any plan laid out will abruptly change as soon as that plan is put into motion. For the U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers of the 652nd Multi-Role Bridge Company based at Ellsworth, Wis., the weather brought its training here in January 2022, to an abrupt end... MORE

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