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Archive: 2017

Devoted 108th chaplain supports trainees
August 28, 2017 — U.S. Army Reserve Chaplain (Maj.) Christopher Laughlin, a 108th Training Command chaplain, understands the influence chaplains have on Soldiers... MORE

CSTX moves Soldiers out of FOBs and back to basic Soldier skills
August 25, 2017 — Thousands of Army Reserve Soldiers joined service members from each U.S. branch of service, and military service personnel from foreign partner nations to train during the Army Reserve’s Combat Support Training Exercise 86-17-02 from August 5 – 25, 2017... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 693rd Quartermaster Company, Bell, California, treat a casualty after an ambush during Combat Support Training Exercise 86-17-02 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, from August 5 – 25, 2017.

Family of Korean War Soldier Presented Medals
August 25, 2017 — Private first class George Guy Damico was a tank crewman with Company A, 6th Medium Tank Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division during the Korean War. He was killed in action on September 27, 1950 and his remains were never found. As his brother, his brother’s wife, his niece and grand-niece gathered in a home just far enough from the center of town in Cumberland, Wisconsin, U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Christopher Spencer from the 88th Regional Support Command presented the surviving family members with the awards Pfc. Damico earned for his service... MORE

Major Christopher Spencer, 88th Regional Support Command retirement services officer, speaks with Joe Damico and his wife during a presentation of awards earned by Joe's brother, Pfc. George G. Damico, for his service during the Korean War in Cumberland, Wisconsin August 22. Pfc. Damico was killed in action in Korea on September 27, 1950 and his remains were never found.

Building bridges and moving dirt
August 23, 2017 — “It’s a lot of dealing with dirt,” says Staff Sgt. Andrew Warner. From the 361st Bridge Company in Warner-Robbins, GA, but attached to the 712th Horizontal Engineering Company for Resolute Castle 17, Warner is the non-commissioned officer in charge of constructing a moving armored target for a tank live-fire range in Cincu, Romania... MORE

Building Bridges and Moving Dirt with Resolute Castle 17

Resolute Castle: A different kind of grading for a local school
August 23, 2017 — Resolute Castle 17 Soldiers of the Romanian 10th Engineer Brigade have been regrading a soccer field at Cincu Primary School at the request of the mayor of Cincu... MORE

Engineers make the final push at the JNTC, Romania
August 23, 2017 — In the final weeks of Resolute Castle 17, engineers have been diligently exercising their skills at the Joint National Training Center (JNTC) in an effort to develop a premier training area, where multi-national, multi-component Soldiers will hone their skills for years to come... MORE

D7 Dozers build moving armored targets at the JNTC

88th Regional Support Command celebrates 100 years
August 22, 2017 — The 88th RSC was first stood up during World War I as part of the National Army. Then named, the 88th Division was constituted on Aug. 5, 1917 and organized at Camp Dodge, Iowa on Aug. 25, 1917. Less than a year later, the 88th Division deployed to France from July 1918 to September 1918. From there the division participated in the Alsace Campaign and received their first streamer. The division returned home to Camp Dodge and was demobilized on June 10, 1919 and reconstituted in the Organized Reserve on June 24, 1921. The 88th Division remained there until 1942... MORE

The ground rumbled, the glass shook, and the air became thick with smoke as cannons fired a 21-gun salute to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 88th Regional Support Command, here, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.

88th RSC Hosts Army Reserve Ambassador Workshop
August 22, 2017 — The U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador Program allows for private citizens to promote awareness of America’s Army Reserve and promote the goals and objectives of the Army Reserve, according to the group’s mission statement... MORE

Ambassadors from across the 88th Regional Support Command as well as some from other RSCs, gathered at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin for a two-day workshop designed to help them better assist Soldiers and their families, August 18 and 19.

88th RSC Historian Conducts World War I Presentation for Local Community
August 22, 2017 — American involvement in the “war to end all wars” began a century ago. Remembering that time period and the sacrifices that went along with it was the focus for a gathering at the Tomah, Wisconsin Museum August 15... MORE

The 88th RSC is the legacy unit of the 88th Division which was constituted on August 5, 1917 for service in World War I.

MP train to perfect their function, becoming more prepared for combat
August 21, 2017 — FORT McCOY, Wis. – More than 600 military police Soldiers trained together this August during one of the largest combat support training exercises of the year run by the U.S. Army Reserve... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldier Pfc. Shawn Beesley, 800th Military Police Company, role plays as a detainee during Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-17-02 at Fort McCoy, Wis., August 18, 2017. CSTX includes more than 12,000 service members from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps as well as from six countries. CSTX is a large-scale training event where units experience tactical training scenarios specifically designed to replicate real-world missions. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. John Russell)

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