The role of the Organized Reserves in the history of the US Army has taken many twists and turns since the nations founding. The organization and missions of the Armys reserves, both the National Guard and the Army Reserve, are once again undergoing fundamental change to meet the needs of the 21st century. In Iroquois Warriors in Iraq, Mr. Steve Clay analyzes the role played by the Iroquois Warriors of the US Army Reserves 98th Division (Institutional Training). In an unprecedented move, the soldiers of the 98th were called ...
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The role of the Organized Reserves in the history of the US Army has taken many twists and turns since the nations founding. The organization and missions of the Armys reserves, both the National Guard and the Army Reserve, are once again undergoing fundamental change to meet the needs of the 21st century. In Iroquois Warriors in Iraq, Mr. Steve Clay analyzes the role played by the Iroquois Warriors of the US Army Reserves 98th Division (Institutional Training). In an unprecedented move, the soldiers of the 98th were called on in mid-2004 to deploy to Iraq and to fulfill a critical role in the building, training, and advising of the new Iraqi Army. Prior to 2004, a US Army Reserve institutional training division had never deployed overseas to a theater of operations, nor were they designed to function as unit trainers and combat advisors. The author highlights the challenges faced by the 98th Division as it trained for and deployed to Iraq for this unusual missio
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