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<DIV id=date><FONT SIZE=2>Edition: Tue, May 16, 2006<BR><A
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<H2>TODAY'S FOCUS</H2>
<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Active Component / Reserve Component Rebalance</B><BR><BR><B>What is it?
</B>The active component/reserve component (AC/RC) rebalance initiative is an
incremental process that has evolved over time to hasten the transformation of a
post cold war Army into a force capable of efficiently and effectively
addressing the war fighting requirements of the new strategic environment. The
major efforts supporting this initiative are an increase in capabilities to
relieve stress on High Demand / Low Density (HD/LD) units; the rebalance of
capabilities across the Army to eliminate demand for RC units during the initial
phase of an operational deployment; and force management decisions to improve
readiness and unit deployment availability. With the increased emphasis by the
Secretary of Defense to reduce the impact on RC structure, the direction given
by the Chief of Staff, Army in the Focus Areas and modular force transformation
initiatives, and the impact of recent operational demands on force management
processes, AC/RC rebalance has become an integral part of force management in
aligning resources across the Active duty, Army National Guard (ARNG) and U.S.
Army Reserve. The Army is also addressing the imbalance of its key force
multiplier capabilities by creating a balanced AC/RC structure in organizations
that deploy and sustain the force. This includes the ability to expand certain
activities through commercial contracting to ease over reliance on RC assets,
provide surge ability for contingency operations, and maintain routine peacetime
operations at strategic nodes and Power Generation Platforms.<BR><BR><B>What has
the Army done? </B>The Army began addressing AC/RC balance in Program Objective
Memorandum (POM) 2004-2009 with adjustments of approximately 25,000 to
restructure the force in a post September 11, 2001 security posture (Phase 1).
Following the Secretary of Defense guidance in July 2003, the Army rebalanced
almost 10,000 of structure to reduce RC mobilization and eliminate demand for RC
units in the initial phase of deployment <B><A
href="http://www.army.mil/aps/06/maindocument/infopapers/17.html"
target=_blank>Continue</A></B> <BR><BR><B><A
href="http://www.army.mil/aps/06/15_addendums.html" target=_blank>For more
information on this and other topics see Addendum J in the Army Posture
Statement.</A></B><BR><BR></FONT></P>
<H2>INFORMATION YOU CAN USE</H2>
<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>LIVE WEB CAST: May 17, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.</B> <B>Transforming National
Preparedness</B> - featuring <B><A
href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/townsend-bio.html"
target=_blank>Frances Fragos Townsend</A></B>, Assistant to the President for
Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. This event is co-sponsored by the Army's
<B><A href="http://www.eisenhowerseries.com/" target=blank>Eisenhower National
Security Series</A></B>, the <B><A href="http://www.wilsoncenter.org/"
target=_blank>Woodrow Wilson International Centerfor Scholars</A></B> and the
<B><A href="http://www.rand.org/ard/index.html" target=_blank>RAND
Corporation.</A></B> For more information and link to the web cast:<B><A
href="http://www.eisenhowerseries.com/"
target=_blank>www.eisenhowerseries.com.</A></B> <BR></FONT></P></DIV>
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<H2>NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY</H2>
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<LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Army Warns HBO's 'Baghdad ER's' Graphic Scenes </B>May Disturb Soldiers
(<A href="http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12806353/" target=_blank>MSNBC</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>12th Cav. Regt. The First </B>To Fire Tank-Mounted CROWS (<A
href="http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=9008"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Army Building Giant Shoot-House</B> At Grafenwöhr (<A
href="http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?article=37207&section=104"
target=_blank>SAS</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Army To Award Campaign Participation Credit </B>and Streamers for
Global War On Terror (<A
href="http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=9003"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)</FONT></LI></UL>
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<H2>WAR ON TERROR NEWS</H2>
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<LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>25 Insurgents Killed in Battle South of Baghdad, </B>U.S. Says (<A
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/world/16iraq.html?_r=1&oref=slogin"
target=_blank>NYT</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Preliability Of Iraqi Police Force </B>Is Troubling To U.S. (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20060516434839.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A
href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060515/news_1n15police.html"
target=_blank>SD</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Unfit To Fight</B> In Iraq? (<A
href="http://www.christiansciencemonitor.com/2006/0515/dailyUpdate.html"
target=_blank>CSM</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Roadside Bomb Kills </B>U.S. Soldier In Iraq (<A
href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Iraq.html?hp&ex=1147838400&en=b87224f3cecbcd4e&ei=5094&partner=homepage"
target=_blank>NYT</A>)</FONT></LI></UL>
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<H2>OF INTEREST</H2>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>
</FONT><UL>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>On Immigration, </B>Bush Seeks 'Middle Ground' (<A
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/15/AR2006051500618.html"
target=_blank>WP</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Father of Montgomery G.I. Bill </B>Dies at 85 (<A
href="http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=9002"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Health Chief </B>Responds (<A
href="http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-mentalreact.artmay16,0,3716301.story?coll=hc-headlines-local"
target=_blank>CRT</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Army's Dave Magarity To Appear </B>On Cable 6 Sportswire Show (<A
href="http://goarmysports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/051506aaa.html"
target=_blank>GAS</A>)</FONT></LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WORLD VIEW</H2>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>
</FONT><UL>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Chavez Proclaims End </B>of U.S. Empire (<A
href="http://www.aljazeera.com" target=_blank>ALJ</A> | <A
href="http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=11213"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>U.S. Asks Pak to Abandon </B>Gas Project With Iran (<A
href="http://www.tehrantimes.com" target=_blank>TT</A> | <A
href="http://www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=5/16/2006&Cat=9&Num=5"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Rove Says Iraq War </B>Feeds U.S. Public's 'Sour' Mood (<A
href="http://thestar.com.my/news" target=_blank>STR</A> | <A
href="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/5/16/worldupdates/2006-05-16T010254Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-249408-1&sec=worldupdates"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>US to Renew Full Ties </B>With Libya (<A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk"
target=_blank>BBC</A> | <A
href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4773617.stm"
target=_blank>Story</A>)</FONT></LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS</H2>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>
</FONT><UL>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Midrace Troubles Drop Nemechek </B>To A 16th-Place Finish (<A
href="http://www.nascarnewsblog.com/index.php?title=midrace_troubles_drop_nemechek_to_a_16th&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1"
target=_blank>NNB</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Those Wacky Iraqis</B> (<A href="http://thosewackyiraqis.blogspot.com/"
target=_blank>BS</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>How Do We Treat </B>Our Wounded? (<A
href="http://somesoldiersmom.blogspot.com/2006/05/how-do-we-treat-our-wounded.html"
target=_blank>BS</A>)</FONT></LI></UL>
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