Premier Army Reserve Command gets new name

76th Operational Response Command
Story by Capt. Addie Leonhardt

Date: 02.06.2013
Posted: 02.22.2013 18:55
News ID: 102423
Premier Army Reserve Command gets new name

SALT LAKE CITY – Effective Feb. 1, 2013, the United States Army Reserve Joint and Special Troops Support Command headquartered at Fort Douglas, Utah, has been redesignated as the 76th United States Army Reserve Operational Response Command.

USARJSTC was activated back in June 2009 and was initially commanded by Maj. Gen. Mari k. Eder, who has since retired after more than 30 years in service.

The 76th USARORC is currently commanded by Maj. Gen. Daniel L. York. The 76th traces its lineage from the 76th Infantry Division.

Our updated mission is to provide operational engagement packages and joint enabling capabilities for homeland response, cyber defense, legal support, information operations, and global force space enhancement requirements to combatant, unified, Joint and Department of Defense Agency Commanders.

While headquartered here at Fort Douglas, the 76th USARORC is made up of more than 4,300 soldiers located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Island. Included are:

United States Army Reserve Legal Command
1st Information Operations Command
USAR Element 1st Space Brigade
3rd Army Augmentation Unit
151st Theater Information Operations Group
152nd Theater Information Operations Group
USAR Information Operations Command
USAR Element U.S. Central Command
USAR Element Defense Information Systems Agency
USAR Element Defense Logistics Agency
Emergency Preparedness Liaison Office Program
USAR Element U.S. European Command
FORSCOM Augmentation Unit
USAR Element U.S. Joint Staff and Joint Enabling Capabilities Command
USAR Element Northern Command and Northern American Aerospace Defense Command
USAR Element U.S. Southern Command
USAR Element U.S. Strategic Command
USAR U.S. Strategic Command Troops Program Unit
USAR Element U.S. Transportation Command