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<DIV id=date>Edition: Tue, October 23, 2007<BR><A
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<H2>TODAY'S FOCUS</H2>
<P><B>Red Team Education and Training</B><BR><BR><B>What is it?</B> Red teaming
provides commanders an independent capability to fully explore alternatives in
plans, operations, concepts, organizations, and capabilities in the context of
the operational environment and from the perspectives of our partners,
adversaries, and others. It is a function executed by trained and educated
officers, senior warrant officers, senior non-commissioned officers, and
civilians to enhance staff planning and improve decision making in today's
dynamic and uncertain environment.<BR><BR><B>What has the Army done?</B> U.S.
Army’s Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) established the University of
Foreign Military and Cultural Studies (UFMCS) at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to
provide the educational and training foundation to support the fielding of a
force-wide red team capability. The curriculum is designed to enable Red Teams
to support decision making during planning and operations, anticipate cultural
perceptions of partners, adversaries and others, and conduct independent and
unbiased critical reviews and analysis of such items as concepts and experiments
in order to identify potential weaknesses and vulnerabilities. <BR><BR><B>What
efforts does the Army plan to continue in the future?</B> Yearly, two sessions
of the 18-week Red Team leader course, taught at the graduate level, will be
conducted for the Army, other service and joint organizations. To meet the needs
of deploying units, UFMCS will offer a quarterly stop gap course for lieutenant
colonels and majors in deploying units. Additionally, a 6-week Red Team Member
course has been added in 2007. Each course will be subject to an assessment -
during and after the course - to evaluate and drive modifications to the
curriculum. In 2008, UFMCS is expected to reach full operational capability to
meet the education and training requirements to fill requirements for the Army's
operating force. Simultaneously, UFMCS will continue to develop and refine best
practices, techniques and procedures and build a reachback framework. This
reachback capability will provide access to subject matter experts, databases,
and a means to exchange lessons and information among red teams. <B>To continue
reading this topic in its entirety, <A
href="http://www.army.mil/aps/07/infopapers/126.html" target=_blank>click
here.</A></B><BR><BR><B><FONT size=5>• This topic was taken directly from the
</FONT><A href="http://www.army.mil/aps/07/addendum/q.html" target=_blank><FONT
size=5>2007 Army Posture Statement.</FONT></A></B></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>Army astronaut to deliver node</B> to space station (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/10/22/5688-army-astronaut-to-deliver-node-to-space-station/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>Army Engineers work to improve</B> Maysan’s electrical system (<A
href="http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14780&Itemid=1"
target=_blank>MNF</A>)
<LI><B>Army evaluates</B> medical action plan progress (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/10/22/5679-army-evaluates-medical-action-plan-progress/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>U.S. Army wants heavy-lift</B> helo prototypes earlier (<A
href="http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=3113281&C=landwar"
target=_blank>DN</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WAR ON TERROR NEWS</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>‘Civilian surge’ key</B> to securing self-sufficient Iraq (<A
href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47877"
target=_blank>AFIS</A>)
<LI><B>Iraqis weigh limits</B> on U.S. military (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071023555414.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A
href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq23oct23,1,3062115.story?ctrack=1&cset=true"
target=_blank>LAT</A>)
<LI><B>Attacks southwest of Baghdad</B> at lowest level since last year (<A
href="http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=49706"
target=_blank>SAS</A>)
<LI><B>U.S. troops arrest a voice</B> of the Sunni insurgency (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071023555139.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A
href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/printedition/monday/chi-iraq_22_janegaoct22,0,2911467.story"
target=_blank>CT</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>OF INTEREST</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Army marks 50 years</B> since first Vietnam casualty (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/10/22/5692-army-marks-50-years-since-first-vietnam-casualty/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>Family, friends gather</B> as Dagger Brigade returns from war zone (<A
href="http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=49710"
target=_blank>SAS</A>)
<LI><B>Drum Soldiers to appear</B> in recruiting ads (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/10/22/5702-drum-soldiers-to-appear-in-recruiting-ads/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>Former U.S. Army major sentenced</B> for getting kickbacks (<A
href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/422187/former_us_army_major_sentenced_for.html"
target=_blank>AC</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WORLD VIEW</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>U.S. Army chief: Iraq war has sapped ability</B> to fight Iran (<A
href="http://www.haaretz.com/" target=_blank>HTZ</A> | <A
href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/915742.html"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>President Bush asks</B> for extra military budget (<A
href="http://www.presstv.ir/" target=_blank>PTV</A> | <A
href="http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=28197&sectionid=3510203"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>Hizbullah threatens U.S. troops</B> on Lebanese soil (<A
href="http://web.naharnet.com/default.asp" target=_blank>NH</A> | <A
href="http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/0/397D4F9D43AED1AEC225737C005ECD17?OpenDocument"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>U.S. troops kill 13</B> in Sadr city raid (<A
href="http://www.eveningecho.ie/" target=_blank>EE</A> | <A
href="http://www.eveningecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=15324302&p=y53z4348&n=15324390"
target=_blank>Story</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Am I worth</B> dying for? (<A href="http://mikegulf.blogspot.com/"
target=_blank>MG</A>)
<LI><B>Paying tribute … depicting what was</B> and what still is (<A
href="http://soldiersmind.com/" target=_blank>SM</A>)
<LI><B>Actually,</B> I do take it very personally (<A
href="http://kneedeepinthehooah.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>KDH</A>)
<LI><B>Why I don't like</B> MRAPs (<A
href="http://armchairgeneralist.typepad.com/my_weblog/"
target=_blank>ACG</A>)</LI></UL>
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