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<DIV id=date>Edition: Wed, December 12, 2007<BR><A
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<H2>TODAY'S FOCUS</H2>
<P><B>TRADOC Project Office - Gaming</B><BR><BR><B>What is it?</B> Gen. Wallace,
CG, TRADOC, established a TRADOC Project Office (TPO) for gaming in June. TPO
Gaming, as the user representative for gaming, will employ games in order to
rapidly deliver relevant training capabilities to Soldiers, and leaders, in
support of individual and collective training, and mission planning and
rehearsals. <BR><BR>TPO Gaming will leverage the use of gaming to improve the
realism of the training environment. Gaming will provide Army units the
capability to rapidly introduce lessons learned from combat into a realistic
environment to develop TTPs, and to help improve leader decision
making.<BR><BR><B>What has the Army done?</B> TPO Gaming’s focus is on ensuring
the gamines used by Soldiers and leaders adhere to Army training standards, and
elimination of duplication of effort for Army Gaming
initiatives.<BR><BR>Recently, TPO Gaming used commercial game to create an
animated Snap Traffic Control Point (TCP) scenario. The scenario demonstrated
the correct employment of a Snap TCP in an urban environment. This scenario
which was embedded into the Center for Army Lesson’s Learned (CALL) publication,
Escalation of Force Handbook, 07-21 Jul 07, is available to Army forces
worldwide. Additionally, TPO gaming has developed a prototype Commander’s
Immersive Training Environment (CITE). CITE integrates a constructive simulation
with a commercial game and Army Battle Command Systems to produce a capability
for enhancing leader decision making in the Contemporary Operational Environment
(COE). TPO Gaming distributed CITE to the three Battle Command Training Center
in order to obtain user feedback to determine gaming requirements for Army
programs. <BR><BR><B>What continued efforts does the Army have planned for the
future?</B> TPO Gaming is developing gaming into a formal acquisition program.
This initiative provides the Army with the ability to purchase gaming
technologies that address training capability gaps, with the goal of rapidly
procuring gaming solutions that provide Go-To-War training value.
<BR><BR>Additionally, TPO Gaming will continue to explore gaming technology’s
potential to train operational tasks. The intent is to continue leveraging the
gaming industry, and use the best gaming technology to train our Soldiers and
Leaders. <BR><BR><B>Why is this important to the Army?</B> Gaming technology is
readily available and facilitates our ability to fill capability gaps required
to train Army forces. Games provides units with the capability to rapidly
introduce lessons learned from combat into a realistic environment, allowing
Soldiers and Leaders to conduct repetitive training on TTPS for training and
mission rehearsal. </P>
<H2>INFORMATION YOU CAN USE</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><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.
<LI><A href="https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/303879"
target=_blank>Strategic Communication Coordination Group (SCCG) Workspace</A>
<LI><A href="https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/216363" target=_blank>Army
Public Affairs Portal</A>
<LI><A href="http://www.army.mil/valor" target=_blank>Stories of
Valor</A></LI></UL>
<P></P></DIV>
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<H2>NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Soldier testifies</B> Army sergeant shot unarmed Iraqi (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071212567107.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/5370477.html"
target=_blank>HC</A>)
<LI><B>Human Terrain Team helps Soldiers in Iraq</B> understand cultural
landscape (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/12/11/6531-human-terrain-team-helps-soldiers-in-iraq-understand-cultural-landscape/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>National Guard to help</B> Afghan agriculture (<A
href="http://www.ngb.army.mil/news/archives/2007/12/121107-NG_afghan.aspx"
target=_blank>NGB</A>)
<LI><B>Ambush plan fails</B> to net quarry (<A
href="http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=50910"
target=_blank>SAS</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WAR ON TERROR NEWS</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Iraqi leaders commit to unity</B> during summit (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/12/11/6530-iraqi-leaders-commit-to-unity-during-summit/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>New wave of violence</B> hits Iraq (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071212567076.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A href="http://www.kansascity.com/news/world/story/399857.html"
target=_blank>KC</A>)
<LI><B>U.S. military in command changes</B> in Iraq (<A
href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5idE3W_TRDtg5M8laq-aVKS5mVMJAD8TFF5NO0"
target=_blank>AP</A>)
<LI><B>Military chief:</B> Iraq top U.S. priority (<A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071212567072.html" target=_blank>EB</A>
| <A href="http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/12409066.html"
target=_blank>PI</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>OF INTEREST</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Giving the gift of raw for Christmas:</B> Wrestling superstars visit
troops (<A
href="http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15747&Itemid=1"
target=_blank>MNF</A>)
<LI><B>Soldiers in Iraq hear sons</B> win state football championship (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/12/11/6525-soldiers-in-iraq-hear-sons-win-state-football-championship/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>USAREUR CSM shares views</B> on selfless service (<A
href="http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2007/12/12/usareur-csm-shares-views-on-selfless-service-"
target=_blank>PCM</A>)
<LI><B>Defense Department notifies Congress</B> of furlough moves (<A
href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48387"
target=_blank>AFIS</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WORLD VIEW</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Iraqi Kurds for long term U.S. presence</B> in Iraq (<A
href="http://www.africasia.com/" target=_blank>AFA</A> | <A
href="http://www.africasia.com/services/news/newsitem.php?area=mideast&item=071211174015.peuwexz7.php"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>Iraq press</B> roundup (<A href="http://www.metimes.com/"
target=_blank>MET</A> | <A
href="http://www.metimes.com/Security/2007/12/11/iraq_press_roundup/2f76/"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>U.S. to provide details</B> on ammunition to be sold to Korea (<A
href="http://www.kois.go.kr/" target=_blank>KOIS</A> | <A
href="http://www.kois.go.kr/news/news/newsView.asp?serial_no=20071212021&part=103&SearchDay=&page=1"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>After a bomb strikes a young Iraqi boy,</B> U.S. troops work to save
his limbs (<A href="http://www.iht.com/" target=_blank>IHT</A> | <A
href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/12/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Saving-Abdul.php"
target=_blank>Story</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Army blocking access</B> to heroic narratives? (<A
href="http://blackfive.blogs.com/" target=_blank>BF</A>)
<LI><B>Combat camera:</B> Patrolling Bakariya, Iraq (<A
href="http://thetension.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>TN</A>)
<LI><B>The Mahdi Army</B> - Iran's surrogate in Iraq (<A
href="http://www.americanranger.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>AR</A>)
<LI><B>Someone</B> pinch me (<A
href="http://www.bouhammer.com/nucleus/AfghanBlog.php"
target=_blank>BH</A>)</LI></UL>
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