Dell Salutes U.S. National Guard and Reserve Employees; Michael Dell Signs Statement of Support with Pentagon, Army Reserve and National Guard Officials.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2001 Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) today reaffirmed its commitment to the U.S. armed forces by becoming the first major high-tech employer to sign a Department of Defense Statement of Support. The statement, signed by Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Michael Dell Michael Saul Dell (born February 23, 1965, in Houston, Texas) is the founder and CEO of Dell, Inc. Biography Early life and education The son of an orthodontist, Dell was born in to an upper-class Jewish family and attended Herod Elementary School in Houston, , shows the company's support of employees who are part-time Guard and Reservists by continuing to provide them with fair access to career opportunities at Dell. The statement also guarantees that employees will be granted leaves of absence for military training, consistent with existing laws, without being required to use personal or vacation time. "As the U.S. armed forces decrease in size, strong, mutual support between the Department of Defense and private industry employers is more critical than ever," said Mr. Dell. "Dell supports our Guard and Reserve employees as they serve at home and in worldwide military missions." Officials from the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, National Guard, Army Reserve and the Office of the Secretary of Defense The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is part of the United States Department of Defense and includes the entire staff of the Secretary of Defense. It is the principal staff element of the Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource attended a ceremony today at Dell's facilities in Round Rock, Texas. "In addition to its commitment in meeting our information technology needs as one of our suppliers, Dell is also playing a substantial role in our nation's defense by supporting their Guard and Reserve employees' service to our great country," said James A. Lundell, command executive officer of the U.S. Army Reserve 88th Regional Support Command (RSC RSC Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) RSC Royal Shakespeare Company RSC Responsabilidad Social Corporativa (Spanish: corporate social responsibility) RSC Royal Society of Canada ). "We are pleased by Dell's support and commitment to our Guard and Reserve soldiers." A Dell customer since 1999, the 88th RSC of the Army Reserve is the command/control and support headquarters for states in the upper Midwest The Upper Midwest is a region of the United States with no universally agreed-upon boundary, but it almost always lies within the US Census Bureau's definition of the Midwest and includes the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as at least the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. , including Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. , Indiana Indiana, state, United States Indiana, midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Lake Michigan and the state of Michigan (N), Ohio (E), Kentucky, across the Ohio R. (S), and Illinois (W). , Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. The 88th RSC estimates that it saves approximately $120,000 annually using Dell's Deployment Services to rapidly deliver and install information systems, each pre-loaded with the command's required software applications, to its Reserve units in the six-state region. "Guard and Reservists are being called upon during significant military operations This is a list of missions, operations, and projects. Missions in support of other missions are not listed independently. World War I ''See also List of military engagements of World War I
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