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<DIV id=date>Edition: Thu, August 02, 2007<BR><A
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<H2>SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING</H2>
<P>“Just as we are very deliberate and methodical going to war -- and the United
States does that very well -- we also need to be very deliberate and methodical
coming out,” <B>Army Lt. Gen. R. Steven Whitcomb,</B> commander of 3rd U.S.
Army, told reporters Aug 1. </P>
<H2>TODAY'S FOCUS</H2>
<P><B>Army Reserve: Army Reserve Employer Relations</B><BR><BR><B>What is
it?</B> Army Reserve Employer Relations is a Department of Defense-mandated
commanders program which is managed at the Army Reserve Command level. The basic
tenet of the Employer Relations Program is to build positive and enduring
relationships with civilian employers of Army Reserve Soldiers in order to
enhance Soldier readiness and positively impact retention. Advocating good
employer relations promotes a continuum of viable economic support that sustains
a vital facet of the Soldier's well-being during periods of continuous military
service.<BR><BR><B>What has the Army Reserve done?</B> The Army Reserve
established the Employer Relations Program in command policy in August 2005 and
embedded it in the Well-Being Directorate of the Army Reserve G-1 (Personnel).
Specific Army Reserve employer relations vision and mission statements were
developed in concert with the Department of Defense and Department of the Army's
mission objectives. Army Reserve's mission statement and established goals and
objectives help ensure that all Department of Defense directives and
instructions have been satisfied.<BR><BR><B>What efforts does the Army Reserve
plan to continue in the future?</B> The Army Reserve Employer Relations Program
was codified in the command's strategic plan and identified by the Chief, Army
Reserve as a Soldier priority for 2006. The Army Reserve will focus on enhancing
employer support through a systemic blending of four major objectives. These
objectives, which include mitigation, mediation, employer outreach and
awareness, and Soldier-employer relations, will further solidify the employer as
a vital link in the national defense strategy and the important part each
employer has in establishing a strong homeland defense in support of the
Warrior-Citizen.<BR><BR>In addition, a series of major training events are being
planned to focus attention on this important Soldier well-being initiative. All
employer relations military liaisons and major subordinate command points of
contact will participate in these events in order to participate in the
inculcation of the program at the grassroots level and share in the development
of a comprehensive command-wide strategy.<BR><BR>• This topic was taken directly
from the <A href="http://www.army.mil/aps/07" target=_blank>2007 Army Posture
Statement.</A> To continue reading this topic in its entirety, <A
href="http://www.army.mil/aps/07/infopapers/23.html" target=_blank>click
here.</A><BR><BR></P>
<H2>INFORMATION YOU CAN USE</H2>
<P>• <A href="https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/409993" target=_blank><B>2007
Strategic Communication Guide</B></A> - Be Army Strong, and Army Smart. Read the
2007 Army Strategic Communication Guide.</P></DIV>
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<H2>NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>No cover-up in Tillman case,</B> Rumsfeld tells house panel (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070802534025.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/01/AR2007080100201.html"
target=_blank>WP</A>)
<LI><B>Baumholder brigade’s Iraq deployment</B> delayed (<A
href="http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=47809"
target=_blank>SAS</A>)
<LI><B>Army’s medical hotline continues</B> to help Soldiers, Families (<A
href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46907"
target=_blank>AFIS</A>)
<LI><B>Army wants to get message out to spouses:</B> Help is available (<A
href="http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=47811"
target=_blank>SAS</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WAR ON TERROR NEWS</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Sunnis quit cabinet posts;</B> Bombs kill 75 in Baghdad (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070802534200.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/01/AR2007080100319.html"
target=_blank>WP</A>)
<LI><B>Coalition continues to target</B> al Qaeda leaders in Iraq (<A
href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46901"
target=_blank>AFIS</A>)
<LI><B>Iraq snapshots</B> give 2 views (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070802534043.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/02/washington/02assess.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1186054189-8c3VQ/rkMd8K2c1XRW0MOw"
target=_blank>NYT</A>)
<LI><B>Military, economic progress continues,</B> officials say (<A
href="http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13143&Itemid=1"
target=_blank>MNF</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>OF INTEREST</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>PTSD, Mild TBI chain teaching</B> begins at Pentagon (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/08/01/4249-ptsd-mild-tbi-chain-teaching-begins-at-pentagon/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>Daughter accepts Silver Star</B> her World War I nurse mother earned
(<A href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46909"
target=_blank>AFIS</A>)
<LI><B>200,000 weapons</B> unaccounted for (<A
href="http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=47803"
target=_blank>SAS</A>)
<LI><B>Arkansas Soldier receives Bronze Star</B> for Iraq heroism (<A
href="http://www.gxonline.com/gxintelnews?id=50449"
target=_blank>GXO</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WORLD VIEW</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>U.S. sending 1,700 troops</B> to train Afghan forces (<A
href="http://www.alertnet.org/" target=_blank>RT</A> | <A
href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N01345826.htm"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>President Bush tells Al Maliki</B> to try for unity (<A
href="http://www.gulfnews.com/" target=_blank>GN</A> | <A
href="http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Iraq/10143673.html"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>U.S. military has a lose-lose dilemma</B> in Iraq (<A
href="http://www.atimes.com/" target=_blank>AT</A> | <A
href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IH03Ak04.html"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>U.S. launches broad strategy</B> in Middle East (<A
href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/" target=_blank>BBC</A> | <A
href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6925643.stm"
target=_blank>Story</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>What kind</B> of person (<A
href="http://soldiersangelsgermany.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>SAG</A>)
<LI><B>Simplifying</B> the process (<A href="http://andisworld.typepad.com/"
target=_blank>AW</A>)
<LI><B>No grey</B> area (<A href="http://westcoastnotorious.typepad.com/"
target=_blank>WCN</A>)
<LI><B>Good news</B> is so hard to listen to (<A
href="http://mikegulf.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>MG</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P></DIV>
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