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<H2>SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING</H2>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>"I think it's very important that we not let the success here in Afghanistan
slip away from us and that we keep the initiative. There is no reason for us to
sit back and let the Taliban regroup and threaten the progress that has been
made here." -<B>Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates</B> said during a news
conference aboard an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III on his trip to Afghanistan,
January 17. <BR></FONT></P>
<H2>TODAY'S FOCUS</H2>
<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Global Force Posture</B><BR><BR><B>What is it?</B> Global Force Posture
encompasses more than simply forward bases and personnel. It includes a
cross-section of relationships, activities, facilities, legal arrangements, and
global sourcing and surge. Taken together, these five elements of global force
posture support our security cooperation efforts and, when needed, enable prompt
global military action.<BR><BR><B>What has the Army done?</B> As part of the
Global Force Posture Realignment the Army has started repositioning ground
forces to meet the needs of Combatant Commanders. In Phase I, Integrated Global
Presence and Basing Strategy (IGPBS), the Army capitalized on operational
deployments in our effort to re-posture Army capabilities to support the
expeditionary force. This allowed us to divest Cold War era infrastructure and
create the infrastructure required for the foreseeable future. As we enter Phase
II of IGPBS - now known as Global Defense Posture and Realignment (GDPR) - we
are enhancing key enabling and deployed logistics capabilities to quickly
respond to unforeseen contingencies. We are consolidating activities by
leveraging information technology and advances in supply chain management. We
are also reengineering our business processes to eliminate waste.<BR><BR><B>What
efforts does the Army have planned for the future?</B> Global posture actions
are balanced and continuously adjusted against requirements to support the
warfight. In conjunction with the other services, the Army is in the process of
transforming its posture abroad into a network of three types of locations: main
operating bases (MOB), which will be enduring, large sites with permanently
stationed service members and their families; forward operating sites (FOS),
which will be smaller but expandable sites that can support rotational forces;
and cooperative security locations (CSL), which will be small rapidly expandable
sites with little or no permanent U.S. presence. <BR><BR><B>Why is this
important to the Army?</B> The new overseas posture is intended to position U.S.
forces to better conduct the Global War on Terrorism, ease the burden of the
post 9/11 operational tempo on members of the armed forces and their families,
and improve the U.S. ability to meet its alliance commitments while making these
alliances more affordable and sustainable. Our comprehensive changes to global
posture will yield significant gains in military effectiveness and efficiency in
future conflicts and crises. <BR></FONT></P></DIV>
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<H2>NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY</H2>
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<LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Army Plans to Arraign Medic</B> who went AWOL (<A
href="http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=42888"
target=_blank>SAS</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>11th Engineers</B> Reactivated (<A
href="http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/local/16494293.htm"
target=_blank>LE</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Bragg Paratroopers, Iraqi Police</B> Safeguard Siniyah (<A
href="http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=252120" target=_blank>FO</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Second GI Plans to Plead Guilty</B> in Rape Case (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070119482152.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/4481864.html"
target=_blank>HC</A>)</FONT></LI></UL>
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<H2>WAR ON TERROR NEWS</H2>
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<LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Iraq War Cost to Hit $8.4 Billion</B> a Month (<A
href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-cost19jan19,1,7780716.story"
target=_blank>LAT</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Ambush Kills an American</B> Teaching Democracy to Iraqis (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070119482118.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/19/world/middleeast/19iraq.html?_r=1&oref=slogin"
target=_blank>NYT</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>New Iraqi Soldiers</B> Conquering Bootcamp (<A
href="http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9250&Itemid=128"
target=_blank>MNF</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Military Planners in Iraq May Soon</B> be Seeing 'Red' (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070119482203.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A
href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-fg-redteam19jan19,1,809798.story"
target=_blank>LAT</A>)</FONT></LI></UL>
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<H2>OF INTEREST</H2>
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<LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>U.S. Army Commends Work</B> of Intelligence Students (<A
href="http://www.mercyhurst.edu/ne/college_news_detail.php?id=1008&m=1&y=2007"
target=_blank>MH</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Sergeant Dives Right Back</B> in for 2nd Stint (<A
href="http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/1169201814205580.xml&coll=1"
target=_blank>AL</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>15 Fallen Soldiers Honored</B> at Service (<A
href="http://www.kdhnews.com/docs/stories/story.aspx?cid=3&sid=13892"
target=_blank>KDN</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Assistant Principal Heads to Iraq</B> for New Mission (<A
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2007/01/18/assistant_principal_heads_to_iraq_for_new_mission/"
target=_blank>BST</A>)</FONT></LI></UL>
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<H2>WORLD VIEW</H2>
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<LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Quick-Reaction Force</B> Faces Possible
Problem: Full Deployment (<A href="http://www.iht.com/" target=_blank>IHT</A>
| <A
href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/19/america/NA-GEN-US-Army-Readiness.php"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>U.S. Seizes Sadr Aide</B> as Gates Arrives in Iraq (<A
href="http://thestar.com.my/" target=_blank>STR</A> | <A
href="http://thestar.com.my/news/nastory.asp?file=/2007/1/19/worldupdates/2007-01-19T145747Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-284257-3&sec=Worldupdates"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Japan Provides Data</B> to U.S. Army (<A
href="http://www.cctv.com/english" target=_blank>CCTV</A> | <A
href="http://www.cctv.com/english/20070118/104411.shtml"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>U.S. Considers More Troops</B> for Afghanistan (<A
href="http://www.aljazeera.com" target=_blank>ALJ</A> | <A
href="http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=13266"
target=_blank>Story</A>)</FONT></LI></UL>
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<H2>WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS</H2>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>
</FONT><UL>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Conversations</B> in our Living Room (<A
href="http://gazingattheflag.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>GAF</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Iraq Pictures</B> - 19 January 2007 (<A
href="http://iraqpictures.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>IP</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Dog Eat Dog </B>(or Suicide Bomber) Country (<A
href="http://www.bouhammer.com/nucleus/AfghanBlog.php" target=_blank>BH</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Back</B> in Iraq (<A href="http://billroggio.com/"
target=_blank>BR</A>)</FONT></LI></UL>
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