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<DIV id=date>Edition: Tue, August 28, 2007<BR><A
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<H2>SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING</H2>
<P>"Success in Iraq will be a major blow to the extremists and radicals who
would like to attack America again and that's why the United States will
continue to support Iraq's leaders and all the Iraqi people in their efforts to
overcome the forces of terror that seek to overthrow a nascent democracy."
<B>President George Bush</B> said during a stop at Kirtland Air Force Base in
Albuquerque, N.M., Aug. 27. </P>
<H2>TODAY'S FOCUS</H2>
<P><B>Concept Development and Experimentation</B><BR><BR><B>What is it?</B>
Concept Development and Experimentation (CDE) is a campaign of learning
supporting current and future force development through a two-path approach
nested within U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Concept Development and
Experimentation Campaign Plan. Concepts, developed and refined through wargames
and experiments, are the basis for determining the capabilities required for the
Future Combat Force.<BR><BR><B>What has the Army done?</B><BR><BR>• Developed
and refined the Army Concept Development and Experimentation Campaign Plan<BR>•
Published The Army Operating Concept for Operational Maneuver 2015-2024 (TP
525-3-1)<BR>• Published The Army Concept for Tactical Maneuver 2015-2024 (TP
525-3-2)<BR>• Established a standing company-sized experimental force (EXFOR) at
Fort Benning Ga. to support live, small-unit experimentation<BR>• Fully
supported Joint CDE, including joint concept development and participation in
major joint and sister service experiments. Used the Capability Needs Analysis
process to derive Army Warfighter Challenges to U.S. Joint Forces Command based
on approved Joint concepts.<BR>• Developed the Integrated Questions List, a
repository of learning demands to support future and current force development,
to shape the Army’s campaign of learning and optimize constrained resources for
studies and experimentation<BR>• Conducted annual Unified Quest wargames,
co-sponsored with U.S. Joint Forces Command and the United States Special
Operations Command<BR>• Conducted concept development and prototyping
experiments addressing critical issues for the Future Combat Systems equipped
BCT and the Future Modular Force <BR><BR>•<B>To continue reading this topic in
its entirety, <A href="http://www.army.mil/aps/07/infopapers/54.html"
target=_blank>click here.</A></B><BR><BR>• This topic was taken directly from
the <A href="http://www.army.mil/aps/07" target=_blank>2007 Army Posture
Statement.</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>101 critical days of summer safety campaign</B> draws to a close (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/08/27/4592-101-critical-days-of-summer-safety-campaign-draws-to-a-close/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>Jury deliberates</B> over Abu Ghraib officer (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070828539677.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A
href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070828/METRO/108280054/1004"
target=_blank>WT</A>)
<LI><B>Math counts</B> when troops fire howitzers (<A
href="http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=48381"
target=_blank>SAS</A>)
<LI><B>MNC-I exceeds</B> retention goal (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/08/27/4597-mnc-i-exceeds-retention-goal/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WAR ON TERROR NEWS</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Iraq weapons are a focus</B> of criminal investigations (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070828539640.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/28/world/middleeast/28military.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin"
target=_blank>NYT</A>)
<LI><B>Iraq operations net 36 terrorists,</B> kill nine (<A
href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47192"
target=_blank>AFIS</A>)
<LI><B>10 die in mosque bombing</B> in Iraq (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070828539735.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A
href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq28aug28,1,2931044.story?ctrack=1&cset=true"
target=_blank>LAT</A>)
<LI><B>Sporadic raids south of Baghdad</B> yield little (<A
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/27/AR2007082701903.html"
target=_blank>WP</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>OF INTEREST</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>1st Inf. Div. spouse</B> pens book on Army wives (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/08/27/4599-1st-inf-div-spouse-pens-book-on-army-wives/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>America supports you:</B> group helps Tennessee troops (<A
href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47189"
target=_blank>AFIS</A>)
<LI><B>BAMC steps up care for Warriors in transition,</B> Families (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/08/27/4555-bamc-steps-up-care-for-warriors-in-transition-families/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>Soldier at Bliss missing,</B> may have walked away (<A
href="http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/08/ap_missingsoldier_070827/"
target=_blank>AT</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WORLD VIEW</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>U.S. Army's top general concerned about strain of wars</B> on National
Guard and their families (<A href="http://www.iht.com/" target=_blank>IHT</A>
| <A
href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/27/america/LA-GEN-Puerto-Rico-National-Guard.php"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>U.S., Iraq troops kill 33</B> in airborne assault, strikes (<A
href="http://thestaronline.com/" target=_blank>STR</A> | <A
href="http://thestaronline.com/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/28/worldupdates/2007-08-28T135323Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-291886-1&sec=Worldupdates"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>The money surge</B> in Iraq (<A href="http://www.aljazeera.com/"
target=_blank>ALJ</A> | <A
href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/newsfull.php?newid=29559"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>Four U.S. troops killed</B> in Iraq (<A
href="http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/news/world.html;jsessionid=962EF94C0EADA3470364FAF9E6CFECBA"
target=_blank>FR24</A> | <A
href="http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=070827103951.n0dsc2dy&cat=null"
target=_blank>Story</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>The Army's</B> generation gap (<A
href="http://armchairgeneralist.typepad.com/" target=_blank>ACG</A>)
<LI><B>Their voices</B> should be heard (<A href="http://soldiersmind.com/"
target=_blank>SM</A>)
<LI><B>Combat camera:</B> Hunting IEDs (<A
href="http://thetension.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>TN</A>)
<LI><B>My deployment</B> letter (<A
href="http://armymomtimesthree.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>AMTT</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P></DIV>
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