99th Regional Support Command
Where the Army Reserve begins‌...
“DAUNTLESS” WARRIORS The 99th Division was constituted in Camp Wheeler, Georgia, on July 23, 1918. It was reconstituted as the 99th (Checkerboard) Division and assigned to the Organized Reserve on June 24, 1921. On April 1, 1942, it was reorganized as the 99th Infantry Division. Following distinguished service in the Second World War, the 99th conducted occupational duties until returning to America and inactivating on Sept. 27, 1945. Reactivated as the 99th U.S. Army Reserve Command on Dec 22, 1967, the 99th has since remained in the Army Reserve. 1975, the 99th ARCOM moved its headquarters to Oak-dale, Pa. After Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990, 22 99th RSC units deployed to Saudi Arabia, Europe and other locations. After the Gulf War, the 99th ARCOM became the 99th Regional Support Command (RSC). The 99th RSC‟s mission was to provide command and control and full service support for assigned units and facility management. On Dec. 23, 1996, the 99th RSC mobilized the first of six units for deployment to Operation Joint Endeavor in support of peacekeeping missions in Bosnia. The 99th RSC continued to support operations in the Balkan Republics while providing refuge to those fleeing Kosovo as they sought temporary recovery in the United States. Following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the 99th mobilized large numbers of Army Reserve Soldiers. While the 99th was fully involved in this large mobilization, the headquarters moved to Coraopolis, Pa. In January 2003, the 99th RSC started mobilizing units for projected operations in Iraq. On July 16, 2003, the Command was redesignated as the 99th Regional Readiness Command (RRC), placing additional emphasis on training, readiness and mobilization. The 99th RRC continued to provide command and control for assigned units and support for the ongoing deployments. In 2005, the Army Reserve began its latest transformation under the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) directive and “lessons learned” from eight years of deployments in support of the Global War on Terrorism. The 10 geographically-based RRCs, including the 99th, were to be inactivated. In their place would be four regional base operations commands. The 99th was selected as one of these new regional support commands. In September 2007, in preparation for the transition to Fort Dix and establishment of the new 99th RSC, the 99th RRC assumed administrative responsibility for the former regions of the 77th and 94th RRCs, which had inactivated. On September 17, 2008, the 99th Regional Support Command was activated at Fort Dix, N.J. The 99th RSC‟s mission is to provide base operations functions for the assigned 13-state Northeast Region.
History of the 99th Regional Support Command
99th RSC Activation Ceremony Sept. 20, 2008
99th RRC Deactivation Ceremony April 19, 2009
History of the 99th Regional Support Command
Maj. Gen. James Snyder Retirement Ceremony June 2008
99th RSC Headquarters Ribbon Cutting Feb. 28, 2009
Ribbon Cutting /Ground Breaking Ceremonies Medical Storage and Maintenance Facility Equipment Concentration Site 99 Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
Under BRAC 2005, the 99th RSC:
Closed 47 Old Reserve Centers Opened 28 New Reserve Centers worth more than $736 million
Moved 13,636 Soldiers into 2.7-million square feet of new training space
Scranton Armed Forces Reserve Center Scranton, Pa.
Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Alyn-Michael Macleod/Mr. Shawn Morris
Ribbon Cutting /Ground Breaking Ceremonies Niagara Falls Armed Forces Reserve Center Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y.
Middletown Armed Forces Reserve Center Middletown, Conn.
Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Alyn-Michael Macleod/Mr. Shawn Morris
Memorializations
Maj. John P. Pryor M.D. Joint Base MDL, N.J. Sept. 27, 2009
U.S. Congressman John Patrick Murtha Johnstown, Pa. July 6, 2011.
Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Alyn-Michael Macleod/Mr. Shawn Morris
Memorializations
Sgt. Michael F. Paranzino Naval Station Newport, R.I. Nov. 5, 2011
Maj. David S. Connolly Ayer, Mass. Nov. 6, 2011
Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Alyn-Michael Macleod/Mr. Shawn Morris
Memorializations
Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose Middletown, Conn. Dec. 10, 2011
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Change of Command
Brig. Gen. William D. Razz Waff took command of the 99th RSC from Maj. Gen. William Monk III during a formal ceremony at Doughboy Field on Joint Base MDL Oct. 3, 2010.
Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Alyn-Michael Macleod/Mr. Shawn Morris
Soldiers of the 99th Regional Support Command
The 99th RSC holds its annual training exercise "Operation Checkerboard" at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Alyn-Michael Macleod/Mr. Shawn Morris
Soldiers of the 99th Regional Support Command
During “Operation Checkerboard,� Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company were joined by Soldiers of the 78th Army Band also from JB MDL; the 319th Army Band from Fort Totten, N.Y.; the 94th Army Band from East Windsor, Conn.; the 198th Army Band from Rochester, N.Y.; and the 380th Army Band from Richmond, Va. Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Alyn-Michael Macleod/Mr. Shawn Morris
Army Strong Community Center
Grand Opening of the First-Ever Army Strong Community Center Rochester, N.Y. Sept. 15, 2009.
Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Alyn-Michael Macleod/Mr. Shawn Morris
Army Strong Community Center
Bristol ASCC Bristol City Hall, Conn. May 11, 2012 "Every community needs to be a virtual installation. I want every military family living in small-town America to have the same support as if they were living on a military installation." - Laura Stultz
Coraopolis ASCC Tech. Sgt. McGarity U. S. Army Reserve Center, Pa. Sept. 18, 2010 Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Alyn-Michael Macleod/Mr. Shawn Morris
Army Communities of Excellence
The 99th Regional Support Command was named the overall Army Reserve winner in the 2012 Army Communities of Excellence competition. Members of the 99th RSC Command Group and ACOE Team attended an awards ceremony at The Pentagon May 1, 2012.
Presidential Wreath Laying Ceremonies President Grover Cleveland is honored annually on March 18 with a wreathlaying ceremony at his gravesite in Princeton Cemetery, N.J.
Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Alyn-Michael Macleod/Mr. Shawn Morris
Senior Leadership in Action
Armed Forces Day Celebration Harrisburg, Pa. June 19, 2012
Mr. Steve Austin Visit Joint Base MDL, N.J. May 7-8, 2012
Foreign Military Attache Event Joint Base MDL, N.J. May 14, 2012
Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Alyn-Michael Macleod/Mr. Shawn Morris
Senior Leadership in Action
Maj. Gen. Keith Thurgood Visit Joint Base MDL, N.J. Feb. 7, 2012
U.S. Congressman Jon Runyan Visit Joint Base MDL, N.J. Aug. 18, 2011 Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Alyn-Michael Macleod/Mr. Shawn Morris
Senior Leadership in Action
U.S. Army Reserve Ambassadors 99th RSC Customer Service Symposium April 14-15, 2012
Veterans’ Day Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, N.Y. Nov. 11 Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Alyn-Michael Macleod/Mr. Shawn Morris
Senior Leadership in Action
Mr. William M. Staub 99th RRC/RSC Deputy for Management and Chief of Staff July 2005—January 2011
99th RSC Soldiers in Action Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Alyn-Michael Macleod/Mr. Shawn Morris
Onward to the future “Army Reserve Soldiers, with strong support from Department of Army Civilians, Families, and Employers, will continue to remain a vital part of the enduring operation force, provide strength to the Total Army, and remain a positive investment for America.�
Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Alyn-Michael Macleod/Mr. Shawn Morris