Full Text of HR0334 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the United States Army | 4 | | Reserve on the occasion of its 110th birthday; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The United States Army Reserve is the United | 6 | | States Army's sole dedicated Federal Reserve force, providing | 7 | | operational capability and strategic depth to the total Army | 8 | | and the Joint Force in support of U.S. national security | 9 | | interests and Army commitments worldwide; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, America's Army Reserve is a capable, ready, and | 11 | | lethal team of technically and highly-skilled soldiers, | 12 | | providing critical capabilities to Army Service Component | 13 | | Commands and all Combatant Commands; as it has since its | 14 | | founding in 1908 as the Medical Reserve Corps, today's Army | 15 | | Reserve, anchored in civilian employment and local communities | 16 | | across the nation and highly trained and educated in 148 | 17 | | different military career fields, stands ready to serve the | 18 | | nation at home and abroad; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Operating as an Army component and | 20 | | force-providing command, the Army Reserve has a | 21 | | congressionally authorized strength of 199,000 soldiers, more | 22 | | than 11,000 civilians, and 2,075 units, residing and operating |
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| 1 | | in every state, five U.S. territories, and 30 countries; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Army Reserve accounts for 20 percent of the | 3 | | Army's organized units, provides nearly half of the Army's | 4 | | total maneuver support, and makes up a quarter of the Army's | 5 | | mobilization base expansion capability; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Army Reserve's critical capabilities include | 7 | | early opening and set-the-theater units required to rapidly | 8 | | deploy forces, build expeditionary combat power, and sustain a | 9 | | campaign-capable force; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Command authority of the Army Reserve rests under | 11 | | a single individual who is both the Chief of the Army Reserve | 12 | | and the Commanding General of the United States Army Reserve | 13 | | Command; this streamlined command structure ensures unity of | 14 | | command and unity of effort in the resourcing, training, and | 15 | | accessing of the Army Reserve; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, This enables support of every Army Service | 17 | | Component Command and worldwide Combatant Command with an Army | 18 | | Reserve footprint in all 50 states, five territories, and more | 19 | | than 30 countries, as the Army Reserve is uniquely designed | 20 | | from the ground up to meet the needs of the Joint Force under | 21 | | this single unified command authority; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Chief of Army Reserve is the principal advisor | 2 | | on Army Reserve matters to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of | 3 | | the Army; the Office of the Chief of Army Reserve plans, | 4 | | prepares resources, and manages the force and is responsible | 5 | | for the justification, defense, and execution of the Personnel, | 6 | | Operations and Maintenance, and Construction budgets; | 7 | | therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we congratulate the United States Army Reserve on the occasion | 11 | | of its 110th birthday in service to the United States Army and | 12 | | this nation; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the United States Army Reserve as a symbol of our | 15 | | esteem and respect.
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