Updated: 14 Jan 2003
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Memorandum: No. 155-M
July 11, 1996
MEMORANDUM FOR CORRESPONDENTS
Joint Endeavor #21
The first of approximately 4,200 Army Reservists and
National Guard soldiers called to active duty in December for
Operation Joint Endeavor are coming home. Flights carrying
almost 500 reservists are expected to arrive in the U.S. Sunday,
July 28, 1996 at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. and Fort Benning,
Georgia's Lawson Army Airfield to begin demobilization, and a
return to civilian life.
These reservists were the first to be mobilized under the
Presidential Selective Reserve Call up ordered by President
Clinton December 8, 1995. Part of the largest call up since
Desert Shield, they have completed their active duty tour. Most
of the units will be replaced by other reserve units which began
mobilizing last month.
The July 28 return is the first of several increments of
homecomings which will occur through September. Those returning
this summer were in the first wave to deploy and have been in the
Balkans and Germany supporting NATO's Peace Implementation Force,
or IFOR, since early this year. The following units are
scheduled to be the first to return:
UNIT COMPONENT HOME DEMOBILIZATION SITE
715th Public Affairs Det. National Guard Washington,D.C. Fort Dix, N.J.
114th Public Affairs Det. National Guard Manchester,N.H. Fort Dix, N.J.
29th Public Affairs Det. National Guard Baltimore, Md. Fort Dix, N.J.
49th Military History Det. Army Reserve Forest Park,Il. Fort Dix, N.J.
34th Transportation Team Army Reserve Camp Dodge, Iowa Fort Dix, N.J.
3rd Corps Support Command Army Reserve Des Moines, Iowa Fort Dix, N.J.
19th Materiel Management Ctr. Army Reserve Ft.Snelling, Minn. Fort Dix, N.J.
21st Theater Army Area Cmd. Army Reserve Indianapolis, Ind. Fort Dix, N.J.
113th Public Affairs Det. National Guard San Juan, PR Fort Benning, Ga.
102nd Military History Det. National Guard Topeka, Kan Fort Benning, Ga.
130th Military History Det. National Guard Raleigh, N.C Fort Benning, Ga.
90th Military History Det. Army Reserve San Antonio,Texas Fort Benning, Ga.
203th Public Affairs Det. Army Reserve Wichita, Kan Fort Benning, Ga.
209th Broadcast PA Det. Army Reserve Rome, Ga. Fort Benning, Ga.
358th Public Affairs Det. Army Reserve Ft. Douglas, Utah Fort Benning, Ga.
57th Transportation Team Army Reserve Brookings, S.D. Fort Benning, Ga.
300th Transportation Co. Army Reserve Tacoma, Wash. Fort Benning, Ga.
The rotation of reserve units is just the latest aspect of
the changing size and focus of the U.S. contingent of IFOR to
meet the changing environment. The Secretary of Defense announced
last week the deployment of two Regular Army military police
battalions to Operation Joint Endeavor in support of the IFOR.
These units will replace two armored battalions in Task Force
Eagle. Commanded by Maj. Gen. William Nash, of the U.S. Army's
1st Armored Division, Task Force Eagle deployed to Bosnia in
December immediately after the signing of the Dayton Peace
Accords.
For more information about Army support to Operation Joint
Endeavor, contact Army Public Affairs at 703-697-7589.
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