This week the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard announced a decrease in activated reservists, while the Navy announced an increase. The net collective result is 1,782 fewer reservists activated than last week.

At any given time, services may activate some units and individuals while deactivating others, making it possible for these figures to either increase or decrease.  The total number currently on active duty from the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 88,668; Navy Reserve, 6,391; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 16,181; Marine Corps Reserve, 4,853; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 784.  This brings the total National Guard and Reserve personnel who have been activated to 116,877, including both units and individual augmentees.

A cumulative roster of all National Guard and Reserve personnel who are currently activated may be found on line at: http://www.defense.gov/news/d20100720ngr.pdf.

The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for June 2010:

                      Active Component.

                      Recruiting.  All four active services met or exceeded their accession goals for June 2010. 

• Army – 7,438 accessions with a goal of 7,328; 102 percent
• Navy – 3,209 accessions with a goal of 3,209; 100 percent
• Marine Corps – 4,048 accessions with a goal of 4,046; 100 percent
• Air Force – 1,935 accessions with a goal of 1,931; 100 percent

                     Retention.  Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force retention are at or above the fiscal year-to-date goals for the first nine months of the year.

                   Reserve Component.

                   Recruiting.  Four of the six reserve components exceeded their accession goals for June 2010.  Both the Army and Air National Guard intentionally slowed June accessions because they are exceeding their fiscal year-to-date recruiting goal. 

• Army National Guard – 4,544 accessions with a goal of 4,825; 94 percent
• Army Reserve – 1,865 accessions with a goal of 1,690; 110 percent
• Navy Reserve – 694 accessions with a goal of 694; 100 percent
• Marine Corps Reserve – 1,296 accessions with a goal of 1,183; 110 percent
• Air National Guard – 501 accessions with a goal of 507; 99 percent
• Air Force Reserve – 778 accessions with a goal of 754; 103 percent

                    Attrition.  Losses in all reserve components are within acceptable limits.

This week the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard announced a decrease in activated reservists, while the Navy announced an increase. The net collective result is 1,725 fewer reservists activated than last week.

At any given time, services may activate some units and individuals while deactivating others, making it possible for these figures to either increase or decrease.  The total number currently on active duty from the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 91,586; Navy Reserve, 6,384; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 17,071; Marine Corps Reserve, 5,280; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 824.  This brings the total National Guard and Reserve personnel who have been activated to 121,145, including both units and individual augmentees.

A cumulative roster of all National Guard and Reserve personnel who are currently activated may be found on line at: http://www.defense.gov/news/d20100629ngr.pdf

The Navy will christen the missile range instrumentation ship USNS Howard O. Lorenzen on Saturday, June 26, 2010, during a 1 p.m. CDT ceremony at VT Halter Marine in Pascagoula, Miss.  The ship honors the late Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) electrical engineer who was instrumental in the creation of our nation’s electronic intelligence capabilities. 

Vice Adm. David J. Dorsett, deputy chief of naval operations for information dominance, willdeliver the ceremony’s principal address.  Susan Lorenzen Black, daughter of the ship’s namesake, is the sponsor, and in accordance with Navy tradition, will break a bottle of champagne across the bow to formally christen the ship.

Considered by many to be the ‘Father of Electronic Warfare,’ Lorenzen’s accomplishments include developments in radar, electronic countermeasures systems and intelligence satellite designs.  Lorenzen led the Galactic Radiation and Background (GRAB) program, the earliest successful reconnaissance satellite program and the first electronic intelligence satellite.  NRL began the classified GRAB program shortly after the U-2 incident of 1960 to obtain information on Soviet air defense radars that could not be observed by military aircraft.

Designated T-AGM 25, Howard O. Lorenzen will provide a platform for monitoring missile launches and collecting data that can be used to improve missile efficiency and accuracy.  Like the Navy’s two current missile range instrumentation ships – USNS Observation Island and USNS Invincible – T-AGM 25 will be operated by Military Sealift Command (MSC) and conduct missions sponsored by the Air Force.

Built by VT Halter Marine Inc., in Pascagoula, the 12,575-ton ship is 534 feet in length, with a beam of 89 feet.  As part of MSC’s special mission program, Howard O. Lorenzen is designated as a United States Naval Ship (USNS) and will have a combined crew of civilian mariners who will operate and navigate the ship, and military and civilian technicians from other government agencies who will operate shipboard monitoring equipment.

This week the Army, Marine Corps and Air Force and Coast Guard announced a decrease in activated reservists, while the Navy announced an increase. The net collective result is 1,847 fewer reservists activated than last week.

At any given time, services may activate some units and individuals while deactivating others, making it possible for these figures to either increase or decrease.  The total number currently on active duty from the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 92,730; Navy Reserve, 6,261; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 17,309; Marine Corps Reserve, 6,125; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 822.  This brings the total National Guard and Reserve personnel who have been activated to 123,247, including both units and individual augmentees.

A cumulative roster of all National Guard and Reserve personnel who are currently activated may be found on line at: http://www.defense.gov/news/d20100615ngr.pdf.

The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for May 2010.

              • Active Component.

                  • Recruiting.  All four active services met or exceeded their accession goals for May 2010. 

                    o Army – 6,296 accessions with a goal of 6,056; 104 percent
                    o Navy – 2,534 accessions with a goal of 2,534; 100 percent
                    o Marine Corps – 912 accessions with a goal of 910; 100 percent
                    o Air Force – 2,227 accessions with a goal of 2,227; 100 percent

                  • Retention.  Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force retention is at or above the fiscal year-to-date goals for the first eight months of the year. 

              • Reserve Component.  

                  • Recruiting.  Five of the six reserve components exceeded their accession goals for May 2010.  The Army National Guard intentionally slowed accessions for May because it is exceeding its fiscal year-to-date recruiting program.

                     o Army National Guard – 4,429 accessions with a goal of 5,102; 87 percent
                     o Army Reserve – 1,957 accessions with a goal of 1,785; 110 percent
                     o Navy Reserve – 468 accessions with a goal of 434; 108 percent
                     o Marine Corps Reserve – 920 accessions with a goal of 754; 122 percent
                     o Air National Guard – 546 accessions with a goal of 475; 115 percent
                     o Air Force Reserve – 774 accessions with a goal of 695; 111 percent
 
                  • Attrition.  Losses in all reserve components are within acceptable limits.

This week the Army, Navy, and Air Force announced a decrease in activated reservists, while the Marine Corps and Coast Guard announced an increase.  The net collective result is 3,303 fewer reservists activated than last week.

At any given time, services may activate some units and individuals while deactivating others, making it possible for these figures to either increase or decrease.  The total number currently on active duty from the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 93,698; Navy Reserve, 6,152; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 18,387; Marine Corps Reserve, 6,685; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 836.  This brings the total National Guard and Reserve personnel who have been activated to 125,758, including both units and individual augmentees.

A cumulative roster of all National Guard and Reserve personnel who are currently activated may be found online at: http://www.defense.gov/news/d20100601ngr.pdf.