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JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Maj. Gen. Mark Palzer, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division, has confirmed the appointment by Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels, Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command, of R. James Steiner as a United States Army Reserve Ambassador for New Hampshire.
Steiner is a partner in the Steiner Law Office, PLLC. He holds a juris-doctorate (cum laude) from Suffolk University Law School. He previously served as a member of the New Hampshire State Board of Education (gubernatorial appointment), and currently serves, or is a member of, the American Bar Association’s Military Pro Bono Committee of New Hampshire, Special Forces Association, U.S. Army Ranger Association, American Bar Association, American Legion and the Association of Graduates, U.S. Military Academy. He is also the immediate past chair of the Board of Trustees, Leadership New Hampshire and serves as President of the Daniel Webster Council, Boy Scouts of America.
Steiner left the Army in 1996 as a major. He is a 1978 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and attended the 2001 National Security Seminar at the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA. His service spanned many Special Forces and infantry units throughout the nation. His military deployments took him to Central America, Scandinavia, Europe and the Middle East. As a former Green Beret, he has parachuted into drop zones in the middle of the night in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Alaska, North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.
The Army Reserve Ambassador Program was established in 1998 to promote awareness of the Army Reserve, its goals and objectives, and to serve as a vital bridge in our states/communities to further educate and garner support for the Army Reserve. Army Regulation 140.1, Chapter 9 outlines the role, function and operational level of the USAR Ambassador. Ambassadors are a powerful means of message delivery to the American people.
The function of the Ambassador is similar to that of Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army, and carries a protocol status equivalent of a Major General. Ambassadors are Special Government Employees who represent the Chief of the Army Reserve.
Ambassadors provides Community Outreach assistance to Army Reserve members/families, other military personnel/families as needed, and provide feedback on plans, programs and needs to the Commander of the Army Reserve, the Regional Support Commander and to local USAR
Commanders.
Additionally, Ambassadors build relationships and strive to improve the understanding and knowledge of the Army Reserve within the business and social sectors of communities across America. They help to educate the public, community leaders, and congressional staff offices about the capabilities and values of the Army Reserve and the soldiers who live and work in their communities. They establish open lines of communication with the local communities; and they work to support recruiting efforts by assisting community and business leaders in recognizing that the Army Reserve strengthens the soldiers, the community, and the nation.
While not all ARAs have military experience, many are retired officers who wish to remain engaged in military affairs. Each state and territory has at least one ARA.
For more information, visit http://www.usar.army.mil/Featured/Ambassador-Program/
| Date Taken: | 04.29.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 04.29.2021 10:24 |
| Story ID: | 395120 |
| Location: | NEW HAMPSHIRE, US |
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