HOUSTON (AP) - The Army Reserve has mobilized a training division for active duty to prepare other
reservists who are about to deploy overseas as military forces continue gearing up for possible war
with Iraq.
A ceremony was scheduled for 7 a.m. Wednesday at the Sgt. Maj. Macario Garcia U.S. Army Center,
before the first troops board buses to their new assignments. Others will ship out in coming weeks.
Military officials said that it was the first time since World War II the entire 75th Division has been
called up to active duty. The division normally trains Reserve and National Guard units during their
monthly or annual training sessions.
The division, which also includes four brigades with more than 1,000 additional soldiers in a
seven-state area, will ship out to Army forts in the central United States to train combat service and
support units.
About 1,000 soldiers from the Houston area are being called up for one year of full-time service in the
75th Division (Training Support), said spokesman Maj. Wayne Marotto.
He said the 75th consists mostly of senior officers with prior active-duty Army experience, including
those who served in the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars. It was put on alert last month.
