Editor From the Editor I cannot believe it’s been almost a year since I’ve been with the Reservist. If you don’t know, the magazine has been staffed with just two civilians. With the addition of myself as the Assistant Editor, we now have a team of three, but I am their padawan! Chris Rose, the Creative Director, has been with the magazine for 25 years. He’s our resident historian of the publication. Our Editor, Anastasia Devlin, has been telling the story of the Reserve since 2017 — skillfully weaving together stories to share with our readers. This issue is focused on mobilization. There are many terms and acronyms thrown around that you have likely heard and maybe not quite understood on how it relates to reservists (e.g., activation, mobilization, deployment, contingency, ADOS, USERRA, and TAMP). I think that’s one of the things we, as a Service need to get back to— knowing the basics; but lately there’s one Commandant Instruction that’s stood out to me. And I know this is such a chief thing to say—I read the instruction (in this case, the Activation of the Reserve Component instruction). The ARC, as we call it, was released last year, and it combines and condenses a lot of information. It gives definitions of terms, breaks down roles and responsibilities of stakeholders to the Component, and defines the elements of readiness and what reservists are required to maintain. I highly recommend reading it—it answers a lot of questions I see asked on online forums and also gives the references needed to research further. In the dynamic workforce we serve in, policies are updated, techniques change, and we expect our leaders (and the fleet) to stay ahead of it. I hope this issue gives you some reference points on where to start. From the initiatives that are taking shape at headquarters to the operations being conducted out in the fleet, we want to know what’s happening in our Component! To our contributors who submit content to the magazine, THANK YOU! We truly appreciate your support. Happy reading! Heather Scheer, Assistant Editor of the Reservist, and her family at her husband’s recent advancement at Coast Guard Station Emerald Isle in North Carolina. Volume LXXI . Issue 2 • Spring 2024 reserve.uscg.mil/magazine [email protected] CONTACT INFORMATION [email protected] Commandant (CG-R55) Attn: Editor, Reservist 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., SE (Stop-7721) Washington, DC 20593-7721 http://reserve.uscg.mil Facebook: @uscoastguardreserve Instagram: @uscg_reserve Twitter: @uscgreserve #uscgr MAGAZINE STAFF Anastasia M. Devlin Editor Heather R. Scheer Assistant Editor Chris S. Rose Creative Director COMMAND Adm. Linda L. Fagan Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Susana E. Lee Chief, Office of Reserve Policy and Requirements Integration Rear Adm. Miriam L. Lafferty Assistant Commandant for Reserve Cmdr. Kiley A. Tindol Acting Chief, Reserve Policy and Strategic Communications Division Lt. Cmdr. Samantha M. Block Chief, Reserve Strategic Communications RESERVIST (COMDTPUB 1001.29) is published by the Assistant Commandant for Reserve, U.S. Coast Guard. It is intended for information only and is not authority for official action. Views and opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Department of Homeland Security or Coast Guard. The editor reserves the right to select and edit all materials for publication. We continue to strive for perfection, yet unattained.
