{"id":372160,"date":"2022-07-12T06:06:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T20:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=372160"},"modified":"2022-07-12T06:06:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T20:06:12","slug":"siekman-apatang-talk-about-future-of-army-reserve-on-saipan-cnmi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/siekman-apatang-talk-about-future-of-army-reserve-on-saipan-cnmi\/","title":{"rendered":"Siekman, Apatang talk about future of Army Reserve on Saipan, CNMI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brig. Gen. Mark Siekman, left, the commanding general for the 9th Mission Support Command, Fort Shafter Flats, Hawaii, has talks with Saipan Mayor David Apatang, center, in a conference room at the mayor\u2019s office in San Jose, Saipan, July 5, 2022. (CAPT. PHILIP REGINA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brig. Gen. Mark Siekman, the commanding general for the 9th Mission Support Command of the U.S. Pacific U.S. Army Reserve and his team met with Saipan Mayor David M. Apatang in the mayor\u2019s office conference a day after the 2022 Fourth of July Liberation Day parade, which drew hundreds of residents and visitors to line up along Beach Road to enjoy the parade.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you, mayor, for inviting us to be a part of your annual celebration, an important moment in the history of the CNMI,\u201d said Siekman. \u201cThe Reserve wants to increase its presence and capacity in the CNMI, and I am here to hear from you what you think the Reserve can add to its presence here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Apatang said he was pleased and happy that the Reserve participated in this year\u2019s parade, along with other military units. He said this was the first time the Reserve joined the parade since he became the mayor of Saipan.<\/p>\n

He said the Reserve\u2019s \u201cexcellent job of keeping the Reserve [on] Saipan ready and engaged in the community needs to be highlighted. For example, the Reserves quickly responded to the CNMI\u2019s effort to get the island of Saipan back on its feet immediately after Super Typhoon Yutu struck the island,\u201d said the mayor. \u201cRecruiting is important and I want to encourage the Reserve to continue its successful recruiting program here in the CNMI.\u201d<\/p>\n

Siekman emphasized the Reserve program of offering recruits scholarships to take college courses and career programs that will help them to be successful in their chosen career paths. He indicated that he wants to boost the local capacity of the CNMI in other fields such as engineering.<\/p>\n

Apatang assured Siekman that he would continue to coordinate and work alongside the Reserve in Saipan and support all active reservists living on the island. (PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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