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<DIV id=date>Edition: Mon, August 13, 2007<BR><A
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<H2>TODAY'S FOCUS</H2>
<P><B>Composite Risk Management</B><BR><BR><B>What is it?</B> We recognize that
our Soldiers and civilians are vital Army assets whether engaging the enemy,
resetting at home station, or visiting family in their hometown. Composite Risk
Management (CRM) is the Army’s primary risk management process for identifying
and controlling risks across the full spectrum of Army missions, functions,
operations, and activities. <BR><BR>RM supplements a focus on the main operation
with consideration of other risks to give a complete picture of exposure. There
is no separation of tactical or accidental, deployed or garrison, field or work
area, on duty or off duty risks—it is risk management 24/7. The enemy, materiel,
the environment, and human factors—during a mission or outside of it—all
interact. Commanders, leaders, and individual Soldiers and civilians apply CRM
through the identification of all hazards then determining and applying
appropriate control measures to mitigate those hazards.<BR><BR><B>What has the
Army done?</B> The primary premise of CRM is that it does not matter where or
how the loss occurs, the result is the same—decreased combat power or mission
effectiveness. The guiding principles of CRM are:<BR><BR>• Integrate CRM into
all phases of missions and operations, to include planning, preparation,
execution, and recovery.<BR><BR>• Make risk decisions at the appropriate level.
As a decision-making tool, CRM is only effective when the information is passed
to the appropriate level of command for decision. Commanders are required to
establish and publish approval authority for decision-making. This may be a
separate policy, specifically addressed in regulatory guidance, or addressed in
the commander’s training guidance. Approval authority for risk decision-making
is usually based on guidance from higher headquarters.<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/53.html" target=_blank>click
here.</A><BR><BR>• For additional information on <A
href="https://crc.army.mil/RiskManagement/default.asp?iChannel=25&nChannel=RiskManagement"
target=_blank>Composite Risk Management.</A></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>
<H2>WEEKEND SPORTS WRAP-UP</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Army defense looking</B> to make plays (<A
href="http://www.goarmysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11100&ATCLID=1149944"
target=_blank>GAS</A>)
<LI><B>Watkins Glen: Regan Smith</B> NASCAR Nextel Cup race recap (<A
href="http://www.paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=63031"
target=_blank>PT</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P></DIV>
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<H2>NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Army recruiting rebounds in July</B> to exceed goals (<A
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/10/AR2007081002012.html?hpid=moreheadlines"
target=_blank>WP</A>)
<LI><B>When a U.S. Soldier in Iraq</B> won't Soldier (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070813536130.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0813/p20s01-usmi.html"
target=_blank>CSM</A>)
<LI><B>82nd Field Artillery Regiment</B> stays true to job (<A
href="http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=48061"
target=_blank>SAS</A>)
<LI><B>Iraqi war game suggests chaos</B> after troops leave (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070813536285.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A href="http://www.kentucky.com/433/story/147886.html"
target=_blank>KY</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WAR ON TERROR NEWS</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Major attacks decline</B> in Iraq (<A
href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2007-08-12-lede13_N.htm"
target=_blank>USAT</A>)
<LI><B>Al Qaeda in Iraq</B> blamed for ambush (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070813536222.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A
href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-iraq13aug13,1,1168422.story?ctrack=2&cset=true"
target=_blank>LAT</A>)
<LI><B>Troops shelter an unlikely survivor</B> in Baghdad (<A
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/13/world/middleeast/13baby.html?_r=1&oref=slogin"
target=_blank>NYT</A>)
<LI><B>A general call for 'strategic patience' in Iraq,</B> plus discomforting
specifics (<A href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070813536175.html"
target=_blank>EB</A> | <A
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/12/AR2007081201032.html"
target=_blank>WP</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>OF INTEREST</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Cash-strapped Guard</B> cuts re-up, enlistment bonuses (<A
href="http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/08/af_reservebonuses_070811/"
target=_blank>AT</A>)
<LI><B>Update: Walter Reed care unit</B> named for Army medic (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070813536186.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/12/AR2007081201083.html"
target=_blank>WP</A>)
<LI><B>After Iraq: Guardsman finds it hard</B> to put horrors behind him (<A
href="http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10105585"
target=_blank>OMH</A>)
<LI><B>Army inspects</B> Ready Reservists (<A
href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/131176.html"
target=_blank>NT</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WORLD VIEW</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Army to teach Soldiers, Families</B> to spot psychiatric injuries (<A
href="http://www.hindu.com/" target=_blank>HND</A> | <A
href="http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200708111221.htm"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>Ethiopia: U.S. to set up</B> African command (<A
href="http://allafrica.com/" target=_blank>AA</A> | <A
href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200708120006.html" target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>Fatigue cripples U.S. Army</B> in Iraq (<A
href="http://observer.guardian.co.uk/" target=_blank>GRD</A> | <A
href="http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2147052,00.html"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>Return to conscription</B> should be considered (<A
href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/" target=_blank>TG</A> | <A
href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/11/wdraft111.xml"
target=_blank>Story</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>“Joe Average” dedicating himself</B> to Wounded Warriors (<A
href="http://soldiersmind.com/" target=_blank>SM</A>)
<LI><B>History is our stories</B> - Army code talkers (<A
href="http://gazingattheflag.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>GAF</A>)
<LI><B>The art of survival</B> - part III of the Butler’s Bums story (<A
href="http://mikegulf.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>MG</A>)
<LI><B>Child abuse rates</B> and deployment (<A
href="http://kneedeepinthehooah.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>KDH</A>)</LI></UL>
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