The 63rd Readiness Division celebrates its Birthday with an Open House, at the Sgt. James T. Witkowski Armed Forces Reserve Center, Mountain View, Calif., June 9, 2023. The 63rd RD was activated under Maj. Gen. Louis Hibbs during WWII as the 63rd Infantry Division on June 15, 1943 due to the Army’s urgent need for combat power. (U.S. Army Reserve video by SFC Walter Talens, 222 BOD, Bell, Calif.)
The video describes why it is important for soldiers to know their unit history and the public to know the contributions of the U.S. Army Reserve.
Featured appearances (in order):
1) Maj. Gen. Miles A. Davis, Commanding General, 63rd Readiness Division
2) Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Robert B. Ostenberg, former Commanding General, 63rd Readiness Division
3) Col. Michell R. Pascua-Gordon, Commander, 63rd Mission Command Support Group (MCSG)
Hometown: Waipahu, Hawaii
4) Staff Sgt. Mark Castillo, Human Resources NCO, 63rd Mission Command Support Group (MCSG)
Live performance by:
300th Army Band (Bell, Calif.) & 395th Army Band (Mustang, Oklahoma)
Additional music by:
U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band
| Date Taken: | 06.09.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 06.14.2023 16:55 |
| Category: | Video Productions |
| Video ID: | 887018 |
| VIRIN: | 230609-A-GT718-1002 |
| Filename: | DOD_109707265 |
| Length: | 00:01:43 |
| Location: | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | BELL, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | WAIPAHU, HAWAII, US |
| Downloads: | 7 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 7 |
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