IN THE NEWS

Tag: 88th Readiness Division

Leaders among us
June 22, 2021 — Leadership is the foundation on which our strong country and strong Army stands. The Army uses an acronym from it to echo its core values. Shortly after arriving at Army Basic Training, Soldiers learn LDRSHIP - Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage. So what does it look like to be a leader in uniform?... MORE

WAREX 86-21-02 Prepares and Validates Army Reserve Soldiers
June 17, 2021 — Smoke swirled around Potter and his squad, as the sounds of falling artillery echoed through the clearing his team was driving through. He heard yells of pain, directives being shouted to provide security, and team leaders identifying the positions of the ambushers. Potter followed his training, working with his team to identify and eliminate those wishing harm on his unit. He dismounted from his vehicle, and moved through gas bombs and injured comrades to protect the rest of the Soldiers around him. He looked down the sights of his weapon, and prepared to take another shot when he heard, “end exercise, end exercise, end exercise!”... MORE

The Army Reserve Has Boats
May 25, 2021 — Possibly a little-known fact to most people is that the Army Reserve has boats. Actually, the Army, Army Reserve and Army National Guard together have about two dozen boat units, the most found in the Reserve Components... MORE

Missouri man in seventh decade of service to Army Reserve
May 19, 2021 — A legacy of service that began “so long ago I don’t remember what I did,” continues today for Leslie Hobbs as he works as the digital training facility manager at the Sgt. Charles R. Long Army Reserve Center here... MORE

Missouri man continues in seventh decade of service to Army Reserve

Arlington Heights park honoring the service and sacrifice of veterans and their families
May 17, 2021 — On a rainy Armed Forces Day, Walt Sterrenberg stands in silence honoring his father, World War II veteran William P. Sterrenberg, at the recently renovated park built to commemorate Arlington Heights fallen war veterans. Memorial Park is the only park in Arlington Heights solely devoted to the area’s veterans... MORE

Chemical Soldiers Build Readiness Through Gunnery
May 12, 2021 — Working in teams of three, Soldiers from within the 468th Chemical Battalion umbrella attacked the ranges here to complete crew-served weapon gunner Table VI, May 11, 2021. Soldiers from the Army Reserve’s 354th, 379th and 392nd Chemical Companies fired .50-caliber and M-240B machine guns aiming for a score of at least 700 points in 10 separate engagements. The table was broken up into day and night fire at both stationary and moving targets to reach the qualification standards... MORE

Soldier “blessed, honored and proud” to serve country as Pacific Islander
May 11, 2021 — An Army Reserve Soldier assigned to the 88th Readiness Division continues his rich family legacy of service to the nation as an Asian American Pacific Islander... MORE

Driver’s training adds seasoning to transportation company
May 6, 2021 — Preparing for war is a serious business. For the Soldiers of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 459th Transportation Company, that business brought them to the hills of the driver’s training course here, April 30, 2021... MORE

Army Reserve Soldier provides career day motivation
April 30, 2021 — A strong desire to be a good example to not only his children, but those around him as well, is what compelled Sgt. 1st Class James Williams to accept his cousin’s request to participate in a virtual career day for an elementary school in New Jersey... MORE

Fort McCoy community tackles serious issues with April awareness months
April 29, 2021 — Fort McCoy organizations launched their observations of several awareness months with a virtual kick-off event April 1. Garrison and tenant leadership filmed the signing of several proclamations March 18 so the video would be ready to air April 1. The proclamations ware to promote awareness and demonstrate support for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, Alcohol Awareness Month, Child Abuse Prevention Month, and National Autism Awareness Month. ... MORE

Keyword:

Type:

Sort:

Year

2024 (257)
2023 (460)
2022 (532)
2021 (574)
2020 (548)
2019 (496)
2018 (432)
2015 (2)
2000 (1)

IN THE NEWS

973rd Quartermaster Company shines in Caribbean Thunder 2024

Medical Training Brings New Opportunities to Blackfeet Tribe

Fort McCoy NCO Academy welcomes new commandant with June 2024 ceremony