88th RSC Resource Guide - United States Army Reserve

1 army Reserve . 88 TH RSC. 88th REGIONAL SUPPORT COMMAND. Resource Guide 2015. of Services and Base Operations Support in the Northern United States from the Ohio River to the Pacific Coast Resource Guide CONTENTS The 88th RSC Resource Guide CONTENTS. Resource Guide Click on page numbers to jump to corresponding sections ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORT HONORING OUR FALLEN. 12 | Enlisted Promotions 62 | army Reserve Cemeteries Bringing to you the very best in class Services and Base Operations Support 14 | Official Mail Operations 64 | Casualty Operations 16 | 66 | Memorializations in the Northern from the Ohio River Valley to the Pacific Coast. 18 |. Finance Support and Pay Workshops Reserve Personnel Action Centers MEDICAL PROGRAMS / HEALTH SERVICES. COMMUNITY OUTREACH SUPPORT 70 | Health Services: LODs, MAR2s and INCAPs To all army Reserve Soldiers, Civilians and Family Members in the Northwest Region, 22 | army Bands 72 | HIV Assistance This Resource Guide is designed to give Equipment Support and Services; Facility ter with an overview of the 88th RSC to 24 | army Reserve Ambassadors 74 | Psychological Health you - our customers - an easy to use Guide Management; Functional Training; Honor- provide you our organization's guiding 26 | Legislative Liaison 76 | Recovery Care Coordinator to the vast array of class services and base ing our Fallen; Medical Programs; Safety principles.

2 ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH. operations support which the 88th Re- and Occupational Health; and Special Pro- All of this has been done to fulfill our ob- 30 | Environmental Compliance 80 | Facility Safety Inspections gional Support Command provides in our grams and Services. ligation to those we serve and honor our 32 | Environmental Conservation 82 | Motorcycle Safety Program 19 State Region. In an effort to make these resources social obligations as stewards of sacred 34 | Environmental Protection 84 | Sleeping in Facilities In the following pages you will find more accessible, we have included all resources. 36 | Environmental Training SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. key resources categorized into 10 chap- proper points-of-contact, e-mail address- Sincerely, Charles C. Hudson EQUIPMENT SUPPORT AND SERVICES 88 | Alcohol and Drug Control ters: Administrative Services; Community es, phone numbers, and web sites. 88th RSC Chief-of-Staff 40 | Maintenance and Storage 90 | Education Services Outreach; Environmental Responsibility; Additionally, we have included a chap- 92 |.

3 42 | Non-Tactical Vehicles Family Programs 44 | New Equipment Issue and Training 94 | Historian Become a fan and follow us on Facebook: 88th RSC OVERVIEW FACILITY MANAGEMENT 96 | Inspector General 4 | Organizational Overview 48 | Energy Conservation 98 | Legal Support and Services 5 | Mission and Strategic Objectives 50 | Maintenance, Repair and Services 100 | Retirement Services 6 | Customer Focus 52 | Physical Security 102 | Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Digital Users: The 88th RSC Resource Guide has been fully hyper- linked for your convenience. Just point and click page numbers, 7 | Intent and Guiding Principles FUNCTIONAL TRAINING SUPPORT 104 | Strong Bonds 8 | army Community of Excellence 56 | Hands-on-Training 106 | Suicide Prevention website links and e-mail addresses for instant access. 9 | Customer Surveys 58 | Local Training Areas 108 | Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program 2 88th RSC 2015 Resource Guide 3. 88th RSC 19. RETURN TO CONTENTS. ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW 88th RSC Mission and Vision Organizational Overview Mission: A regionally aligned organization focused on providing seamless, efficient and timely human Resource Vision: The 88th RSC, as a fully committed readiness partner, continually State Region 345.

4 Services, medical administrative support, funding, provides best in class services and Providing world- ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW. physical security, facilities, environmental compliance, BASOPS support for the Soldiers, training areas, safety, legal, religious support, force Families, Civilians and units class services and management, equipment maintenance and storage, operating within the 88th RSC Area base operations new equipment fielding, strategic outreach and other of operations. army Reserve services to primarily army Reserve Soldiers, Civilians, support to army Family members and units operating in our region. Training Facilities {. Reserve Soldiers, Families and Civilians in Strategic Objectives the northern from the Ohio River to the Pacific Coast . The 88th RSC. has identified six Optimize army Reserve land and facility functional capa- bilities to tenant activities in the 88th RSC AOR. Provide efficient and quality maintenance and storage 633. Units Supported services to supported units.}

5 Strategic objectives within the Region T. he 88th Regional Support Command, and logistical services. These services are storage, new equipment fielding, and stra- Provide human Resource life-cycle management func- headquartered on Fort McCoy, Wis., is typically beyond the capabilities of com- tegic outreach. which provide tions to supported Soldiers/units/Families and to OFTS. Commands' readiness requirements. a two-star command which provides mands and are most comparable to the Accomplishing the 88th RSC's mission is our organization 55,000. services and base operations support to services expected by units on active duty a total force of more than 15,000 army Re- Provide effective mission command to subordinate units. more than 55,000 army Reserve Soldiers, Families and Civilians serving in 633 units at installations. Examples include human Resource ser- serve Soldiers, Military Technicians, Depart- ment of the army Civilians and Contractors direction from Foster a culture of cost management in the 88th RSC that ensures operational effectiveness and statutory/regula- 278 sites in 345 training facilities dispersed vices, medical administrative support, assigned throughout the northwest region.

6 The mission to tory compliance while achieving business efficiencies and across 19 States in the northern from funding, physical security, facilities, en- Additionally, the 88th RSC coordinates Soldiers, Civilians the Ohio River Valley to the Pacific Coast. vironmental compliance, training areas, army Music support to the 19-state-region achieving the audit readiness. Serve as a synchronizing agent for strategic messaging and Family Members Base Operations Support, or BASOPS, is defined as the provision of administrative safety, legal, religious support, force man- agement, equipment maintenance and with the command and control of six army Bands in seven different locations. vision resources to be used for interactions with elected officials Supported by OFTS Commands operating within the 88th RSC AOR. 4 88th RSC 2015 Resource Guide 5. Organizational RETURN TO CONTENTS. Customer Focused 88th RSC Commander's Intent We provide the facilities, programs and services required to enable army Reserve readiness, sustain the Force, and provide the Guideposts Superior customer focus to Best Support You!

7 Infrastructure for current and future mission requirements. Continuous CUSTOMER FOCUS. We will gather and share best practices with We will remain committed to being a cus- ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW. other organizations to bring to bear the tomer-centric organization that seeks and improvement To all army Reserve Soldiers, Civilians and Family Members in the Northwest Region, best solutions for delivering services, imple- applies customer feedback to evaluate and menting programs, and sustaining facilities. improve the delivery and receipt of pro- High performance The 88th RSC, as a fully committed readiness partner, con- We will use every opportunity to listen to and communi- tinually provides best in class services and Base Operations cate effectively with our customers and our workforce. We We will inculcate sustainable Baldrige and grams and services. workforce army Communities of Excellence principles We will be good stewards of the environ- support for the Soldiers, Families, Civilians and units operat- will remain committed to being a customer-centric organi- ing within the 88th RSC Area of Responsibility.

8 Zation that seeks and applies customer feedback to evaluate throughout our business processes and ment and the resources entrusted to us. 'No' is never the first procedures. We will target our resources to meet high As a regionally aligned organization our mission focus is and improve the delivery and receipt of programs and ser- We will use every opportunity to listen to priority needs of our customers while elimi- response to provide seamless, efficient and timely human Resource vices and provide a safe workplace. We will be good stew- and communicate effectively with our cus- nating redundancies, identifying and miti- services, medical administrative support, funding, physical ards of the environment and the resources entrusted to us. tomers and our workforce. gating risk, and optimizing return on invest- Find a way to make it security, facilities, environmental, training areas, safety, force We will target our resources to meet high priority needs of management, equipment maintenance and storage, and our customers while eliminating redundancies, identifying We will provide a safe workplace.

9 Ments. happen other services to primarily army Reserve Soldiers, Civilians, and mitigating risk, and optimizing return on investments. Family members and units operating in our region. It is our intent to provide the world class facilities, pro- The 88th RSC is committed to supporting your unit's readi- ness requirements. Your units are a great asset to our army . 88th RSC Planning Guidance and Principles grams, and services required to support army Reserve readi- Please let us know how we can better serve you. The 88th RSC is a supporting command the Baldrige Criteria framework for its perfor- The disciplined approach to continuous ness, sustain the All-Volunteer Force, and provide the infra- of the army Reserve , America's dedicat- mance excellence program model. This struc- improvement provides a valuable framework structure for current and future mission requirements. We ed operational federal Reserve of the army . ture is used to clarify strategy and enable that assists in planning, performing, building inculcate sustainable Malcolm Baldridge/ army Communi- The army Reserve is the premier provider of the organization to focus on performance effective processes, aligning resources and ties of Excellence principles throughout our business pro- ready, trained, and equipped Soldiers and against the vision, mission, commander's in- producing results.

10 Cesses and procedures. We gather and share best practices units to the Total army and the Joint Force. tent, strategic objectives, and strategic goals. The 88th RSC fully recognizes that long- KAREN E. LeDOUX. with other organizations to bring to bear the best solutions As an essential part of the Operational Baldrige criteria is applied to build, achieve term sustainability, enabling supported unit for delivering services, implementing programs, and sustain- Major General, USAR Force, we are adapting to the challenges of and sustain a proactive, high-performing, readiness, implementing audit readiness, ing facilities. Commanding shrinking budgets. high-integrity organization achieving mea- and maintaining high standards requires en- To help accomplish this, the 88th RSC uses surable and sustainable results. gagement and continuous improvement. 6 88th RSC 2015 Resource Guide 7. 2015 ACOE Winner RETURN TO CONTENTS. Customer Surveys Your Input army Community of Excellence This is a journey, it is not a destination.