88th Readiness Division Army Reserve Ambassador Workshop 2024
Maj. Gen. Joseph Ricciardi, 88th RD Commanding General, awards the Public Service Commendation Medal to Christie Nixon, the former Army Reserve Ambassador for Minnesota, in recognition of her service as an Ambassador. The Army Reserve Ambassador Program is one of the ways the 88th RD builds connections to our many communities. ARAs are recommended and vetted through the division, and then appointed by the Chief of the Army Reserve. They hold an honorary rank equivalent to that of a Major (two-star) General. And they do all of this on a volunteer basis, for no pay. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Bob Yarbrough)