Commander named for the new 63rd Regional Readiness Sustainment Command.
Atlanta, Georgia (21 April 2006)- The Chief of Staff of the Army today announced the selection of a commander for the newly created 63rd Regional Readiness Sustainment Command (RRSC) within the Army Reserve.
Major General Bruce A. Casella was named as Commander (Troop Program Unit) 63d Regional Readiness Sustainment Command (Provisional) Moffett Field, California
The 63rd RRSC along with three other RRSC's will take the place of the ten Regional Readiness Command headquarters that currently provide command and control, training and readiness oversight to most of the Army Reserve units within their regions.
These actions are part of the overall transformation plan that will better align the Army Reserve with the Army Campaign Plan, modularity transformation initiatives and the long list of actions specified by the Base Realigment and Closure Act of 2005. This and other initiatives underway now in the Army Reserve are designed to provide the capabilities needed for this century. They will accomplish the following:
* Ensure more focused and efficient managment, increasing units' and Soldiers' readiness.
* Increase the number of Army Reserve Soldiers in deployable units.
* Provide improved facilities and more effective training to Army Reserve Soldiers.
* Streamline the command and control of Army Reserve forces.
* Increase the number of Soldiers in specialties needed to support the Global War on Terrorism.
* Improve Army Reserve business, resource and acquisition processes.
The more streamlined structure will better support a rotational expeditionary force.
The four RRSCs will take their names and lineages from four of the RRCs that are being closed. RRSCs will provide base operations support to the Army Reserve units in their geographical area. The training and readiness oversight functions currently performed by RRCs will be done by the following functional or operational commands: Army Reserve Medical Command, Military Intelligence Readiness Command, Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, 11th Theater Aviation Command, 335th Theater Signal Command, 200th Theater Military Police Command, 377th Theater Sustainment Command and the 412th and 416th Joint Theater Engineer Commands.
The 63d RRSC will be organized at Moffett Field, California, taking its name from the former 63rd RRC, Los Alamitos, California. Its geographical area will include California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
The new RRSCs will be in a provisional status in FY07 and fully operational in FY 08.
Each new RRSC will be comprised of approximately 266 people, including 217 civilian employees , with the remaining positions split about evenly between drilling Army Reserve Soldiers and Active Guard and Reserve Soldiers. This is a decrease in the current RRC staffing levels in which each has an average of 180 full-time employees and an average of 296 drilling reservist positions. |
