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U.S. Army Reserve celebrates 117th birthday at historic birthplace of the American Revolution

This year, as the Army Reserve marks its 117th birthday, it is honoring its ties to the Army and a legacy of service and sacrifice...

Honoring 250 years, one mile at a time: Fort Hunter Liggett celebrates the Army’s birthday with a...

In honor of the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday and its official theme, “This We’ll Defend,” Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) is leading a...

Army establishes new fitness test of record to strengthen readiness and lethality

The U.S. Army announced today the establishment of the Army Fitness Test (AFT) as the official physical fitness test of record for...

Tag: Minnesota

FEMA, 88th RD work together to assist Minnesota residents
August 1, 2022 — After successive spring storms ravaged parts of west, central and northern Minnesota, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. approved two separate disaster declarations in mid-July to help with the cleanup from the flooding. Once those declarations were approved, members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were called into action. One question stood out: where would the team be located for the initial set up and response?... MORE

Engineers conduct floating bridge operations at Camp Ripley
July 21, 2022 — “Tanks can’t swim,” said 1st Lt. Justin Kiel, executive officer for the Army Reserve 652nd Engineer Company, 397th Engineer Battalion. That’s where Kiel and his Soldiers come into play. They are bridge builder crewmembers who construct bridges and rafts to carry Soldiers and vehicles across bodies of water, rough terrain, and other barriers they may encounter in the field... MORE

88th Readiness Division historian duties come full circle
July 21, 2022 — When Ward Zischke assumed duties as the 88th Readiness Division historian in 2009, the unit's headquarters was moving from Fort Snelling, Minnesota, to Building 60 at Fort McCoy. This relocation meant Zischke had to move items from the Blue Devil Museum at Fort Snelling to a smaller area in Buildings 60 and 1101 on Fort McCoy. In 2018, the headquarters moved back to Fort Snelling... 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

372nd Engineer Brigade studies basic Army Warrior tasks
April 28, 2022 — Keeping up on the basics in the Army, whether you are in the active Army or in the Army Reserve, can be challenging. For many Soldiers the first and only time they have learned how to do hand and arm signals or how to triage an "injured" Soldier was in basic training. For the U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 372nd Engineer Brigade, 416th Theater Engineer Command, Fort Snelling, Minn., they spent some of their time in January, 2022 between training events here brushing up on the often-forgotten minor details of being in the Army... 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

Medics form teams in chaotic situations
December 20, 2021 — A patient strapped to a wheeled litter carrier is rolled into an emergency room at Rochester Mayo Clinic’s Mayo Multidisciplinary Simulation Center here. The patient’s blood spurting from a simulated roadside bomb with a catastrophic leg injury. Soldiers begin the task of stopping the bleeding and saving his life... MORE

Combined efforts and thousands of Soldiers: V Corps’ commitment to Europe
August 12, 2021 — V Corps conducted their third command post exercise at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and Camp Ripley, Minnesota, Aug. 1-6, in preparation for the upcoming warfighter culminating training event in Grafenwoehr, Germany, that once successfully completed, will certify the corps headquarters’ ability to take responsibility of subordinate commands for future operations... MORE

88th RD hosts IPPS-A training course: One record for one Soldier in one system
July 30, 2021 — Human resources professionals from across the 88th Readiness Division’s 19-state region gathered here to learn about the new Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army in a train-the-trainer course from July 19 to 30, 2021... MORE

Mission Command Support Group welcomes new commander
November 25, 2020 — Col. Adam Dietrich assumed command of the Mission Command Support Group from Col. Jeffrey D. Pugh during a change of command ceremony Nov. 21, 2020, on Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Maj. Gen. Darrell J. Guthrie, commanding General of the 88th Readiness Division, officiated the event. The ceremony was held in a small but very intimate conference room with friends and family... MORE

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