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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

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

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

Ordnance company trains at ammunition supply point
April 4, 2022 — A U.S. Army Reserve Ordnance Company chose the Ammunition Supply Point here as the site for part of its Annual Training’s collective training March 29 through April 1, 2022. This platoon training guided the Soldiers assigned to the 395th Ordnance Company, 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, 377th Sustainment Command, Neenah, Wis., on several Mission Essential Tasks. They included, establish an ammunition storage area, employ general ammunition and explosives safety, challenge persons entering your area, perform surveillance without the aid of electronic devices, evaluate a casualty and react to indirect fire... MORE

Honoring women who served
March 31, 2022 — The stories of two Army Reserve women who served the nation with honor were presented during a Brown Bag by the 88th Readiness Division Historian Ward Zischke for Women's History Month... MORE

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