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<DIV id=date>Edition: Tue, October 09, 2007<BR><A
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<H2>SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING</H2>
<P>"Sustainability is a national security imperative in a world of decreasing
natural resources and increasing demand. The Army is building green, buying
green, and going green in order to ensure that Soldiers have the resources they
need to accomplish their mission in the United States and globally." -
<B>Secretary of the U.S. Army, Mr. Pete Geren.</B><BR></P>
<H2>TODAY'S FOCUS</H2>
<P><B>Army Sustainability</B><BR><BR><B>What is it?</B> Army Sustainability
accelerates our movement from a traditional, compliance-based approach to
environmental stewardship to an innovative, mission-oriented, systems-based
approach. This approach leverages the interdependence among mission,
environment, and community in all of our operations in order to ensure that the
Army will have the capabilities it needs to transform to meet the challenges of
the future. Sustainable practices will improve our ability to organize, equip,
train, and deploy our Soldiers as part of the Joint Force.<BR><BR><I>The Army
Strategy for the Environment – Sustain the Mission, Secure the Future</I>
states: "a sustainable Army simultaneously meets current as well as future
mission requirements worldwide, safeguards human health, improves quality of
life and enhances the natural environment." The goals outlined in this strategic
document guide how we are integrating environmental considerations into each of
the Army's four overarching strategies.<BR><BR><B>What has the Army done?</B> We
are working to establish and sustain the land, water, air and energy resources
required to support our transformation from the current to the future force. In
doing so, we are applying the principles of our business transformation effort,
now well under way. Sustainable practices directly support our business
transformation, because they seek to eliminate waste, drive innovation, and
promote collaboration across the Army enterprise.<BR><BR>A number of initiatives
have already demonstrated our commitment to transform our processes to ensure
sustainability, including:<BR><BR>• 13 Army installations currently have set
25-year sustainability goals with participation from their surrounding
communities. Six more have begun the sustainability planning process. <B>To
continue reading this topic in its entirety, <A
href="http://www.army.mil/aps/07/infopapers/37.html" target=_blank>click
here.</A></B><BR><BR><B><FONT size=4>• This topic was taken directly from the
</FONT><A href="http://www.army.mil/aps/07/addendum/q.html" target=_blank><FONT
size=4>2007 Army Posture Statement.</FONT></A></B><BR></P>
<H2>INFORMATION YOU CAN USE</H2>
<P>• <A href="https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/409993" target=_blank>2007
Strategic Communication Guide</A> - Read the 2007 Army Strategic Communication
Guide for key messages and updates.<BR>• <A
href="https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/303879" target=_blank>Strategic
Communication Coordination Group (SCCG) Workspace</A> <BR>• <A
href="https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/216363" target=_blank>Army Public
Affairs Portal</A></P></DIV>
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<H2>NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>U.S. weighed</B> radioactive poisons (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071009551245.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/08/AR2007100801432.html"
target=_blank>WP</A>)
<LI><B>AUSA opens with pledge</B> to Army Families (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/10/08/5493-ausa-opens-with-pledge-to-army-families/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>Most-deployed brigade</B> coming home from Iraq (<A
href="http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/10/ap_mountaindivision_home_071005/"
target=_blank>AT</A>)
<LI><B>Is U.S. Army resisting</B> irregular war focus? (<A
href="http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=3090743&C=america"
target=_blank>DN</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WAR ON TERROR NEWS</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Blasts, other violence</B> kill 37 Iraqis (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071009551407.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A
href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq9oct09,1,4543032.story?ctrack=1&cset=true"
target=_blank>LAT</A>)
<LI><B>Pentagon is pressed</B> on killings of Iraqis (<A
href="http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2007/10/09/pentagon_is_pressed_on_killings_of_iraqis/"
target=_blank>BST</A>)
<LI><B>Soldiers bring aid</B> to Afghan village (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071009551492.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A href="http://www.thestate.com/sc-at-war/story/194512.html"
target=_blank>ST</A>)
<LI><B>Top Iraqis pull back</B> from key U.S. goal (<A
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/07/AR2007100701448.html"
target=_blank>WP</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>OF INTEREST</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Home-front connection:</B> A blessing or a burden? (<A
href="http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=49364"
target=_blank>SAS</A>)
<LI><B>Gen. Casey calls strong Families</B> the key to a strong force (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/10/08/5492-gen-casey-calls-strong-families-the-key-to-a-strong-force/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>Blinded in Iraq,</B> Soldier running toward new goal (<A
href="http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=49352"
target=_blank>SAS</A>)
<LI><B>IED horrors</B> strike close to home (<A
href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/suffolk/ny-lisold075405227oct07,0,6672133.story"
target=_blank>ND</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WORLD VIEW</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>U.S. Army eyes longer</B> weapons contracts (<A
href="http://reuters.co.uk/" target=_blank>RT</A> | <A
href="http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=allBreakingNews&storyID=2007-10-08T231352Z_01_N08357242_RTRIDST_0_ARMY-USA-MULTIYEAR.XML"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>U.S. Army: Raid in Baghdad</B> kills 5 gunmen; 3 detained (<A
href="http://www.jpost.com/" target=_blank>JP</A> | <A
href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1191257251183&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>Soldiers struggle to tell friend</B> from foe in Iraq (<A
href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/" target=_blank>TT</A> | <A
href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2007/10/09/2003382378"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>Gen. Petraeus links</B> Iran envoy to terror (<A
href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/" target=_blank>AUS</A> | <A
href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22552612-601,00.html?from=mostpop"
target=_blank>Story</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Iraqi firefighters save the day</B> at combat outpost Callahan (<A
href="http://soldiersmind.com/" target=_blank>SM</A>)
<LI><B>Losing the war on drugs</B> again in Afghanistan (<A
href="http://blackfive.blogs.com/" target=_blank>BF</A>)
<LI><B>Flashback</B> (<A href="http://www.americanranger.blogspot.com/"
target=_blank>AR</A>)
<LI><B>The story of a HET and two hercs</B> - Part I (<A
href="http://badgersforward.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>BF</A>)</LI></UL>
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