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2023 Army Reserve Mission Resilience and Sustainability Training
May 18, 2023 — More than 200 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, civilian employees, and contractors gathered at Fort Snelling, Minn. from May 9-11 to discuss and improve the Army Reserve’s resilience and sustainability. Directorate of Public Works personnel from across the force attended Army Reserve Mission Resilience and Sustainability (ARMRS) Training hosted by the Army Reserve Installation Management Directorate, Office of the Chief of the Army Reserve, at the 88th Readiness Division’s facilities on Fort Snelling... MORE

People First as Fort Hunter Liggett Repaired Water Main Break
October 19, 2022 — People first is a top priority of the Army Reserve. In the face of an installation-wide water emergency, the leadership and personnel at Fort Hunter Liggett, California kept the care and safety of their community at the forefront while resolving the issue and maintaining the mission. Through swift actions coupled with transparent and frequent communication, the installation ensured a supply of safe water to Soldiers, Civilian employees, tenant organizations, and Families while remaining operational... MORE

1st Sgt. Andy Neal (left) and Maj. Christopher Layton (right) help deliver water buffalos for the Fort Hunter Liggett community during water main repairs in August 2022.

Investing in Our Youth: Army Develops Future Soldier Preparatory Course
August 1, 2022 — In response to the most challenging recruiting environment since the start of the all-volunteer force in 1973, the Army is implementing an innovative new program to prepare recruits who are en-route to initial military training to meet or exceed our rigorous standards... 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

Addressing Climate Change Through Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
February 8, 2022 — The threat of climate change has been a hot topic for many years now and scientific data continues to validate that it requires action on all levels – whether it be federal, state, privately-owned businesses, and even through personal choices. The U.S. military takes this threat seriously as Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has stated, “We face all kinds of threats in our line of work, but few of them truly deserve to be called existential. The climate crisis does…Climate change is making the world more unsafe and we need to act.” The Army Reserve Installation Management Directorate has laid the groundwork over the past ten years in anticipation of a climate strategy, and with the newly released Army Climate Strategy, sustainable and resilient infrastructure projects will remain a priority to ensure Soldier and Mission readiness... MORE

Microgrid to Generate Net Zero for Fort Hunter Liggett
June 1, 2021 — Fort Hunter Liggett conducted a groundbreaking ceremony May 27, 2021 to build a $21.6 million electrical microgrid, which will make it the first Army installation to achieve Net Zero for critical operations. That means it will be capable of generating and distributing electricity for 14-days of energy resiliency. It is an important first step in scaling this type of energy self-sufficiency throughout the Department of Defense... MORE

Area environmental protection specialists at heart of 88th RD compliance mission
April 16, 2021 — With a mission that spans more than 250 facilities and 12 training areas across 19 states, the 88th Readiness Division’s Environmental Division’s environmental responsibility is large and robust... MORE

Devens Reserve Forces Training Area (RFTA) develops program to divert food waste into energy through anaerobic digestion
October 2, 2020 — Devens Reserve Forces Training Area (RFTA), Massachusetts, has been hard at work to find innovative ways to increase recycling and divert waste from the local landfill. One of the newest initiatives added to their Directorate of Public Works (DPW) environmental services portfolio is a food waste collection program (provided through their local hauler) that will not only divert waste, but turn that waste into energy through a process known as anaerobic digestion (AD). ... MORE

Huntsville Center REMs exceed energy savings goals for the Army Reserve
June 26, 2020 — The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s Resource Efficiency Manager Program not only continued to deliver the program, but exceeded energy savings goals for the 88th Readiness Division throughout the COVID-19 crisis... MORE

Fort Hunter Liggett microgrid project prioritizes Army Reserve energy resilience
May 12, 2020 — In February 2020, the personnel at FHL, California, got to experience firsthand a demonstration of a microgrid similar to what is being installed at the AR-funded Installation. So what is a microgrid and how does it work?... MORE

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