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<DIV id=date>Edition: Thu, February 14, 2008<BR><A
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<H2>SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING</H2>
<P>"By providing VA support to Soldiers, this agreement formalizes a resource
that will help them get the health care and benefits they earned with their
service. We must look at our policies through the eyes of our Soldiers and their
Families, as we have done in developing this agreement."<BR><BR>-Secretary of
the Army Pete Geren, regarding a mutual support agreement outlining continued
assistance to servicemembers and their Families transitioning through the
military Disability Evaluation System.<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2008/02/13/7421-army-va-sign-mutual-support-agreement/index.html"><B>Army,
VA Sign Mutual Support Agreement</B></A></P>
<H2>TODAY'S FOCUS</H2>
<P><B>Military OneSource</B><BR><BR><B>What is it?</B><BR>Military OneSource is
a Department of Defense (DOD)-funded service that supplements existing Family
programs. It provides 24-hour, seven-days-a-week access to information through
telephone and the Internet. Web-based service includes up to six face-to-face
counseling sessions available to active component, Army National Guard, and Army
Reserve Soldiers; deployed DOD civilians; and Family members worldwide. Military
OneSource provides information ranging from everyday concerns to deployment and
reunion issues. Additionally, if there is a need for face-to-face counseling,
Military OneSource will provide referrals to professional civilian counselors in
the Continental United States (CONUS), Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands. In Outside-CONUS (OCONUS), face-to-face counseling is provided
via existing medical treatment facility services. Military OneSource also
provides short-term, solution-focused telephonic consultation to Military
OneSource users worldwide for individuals unable to attend non-medical
face-to-face counseling sessions available through the service. The Military
OneSource consultants explain the counseling options when Soldiers and Family
members call the service.<BR><BR><B>What has the Army done?</B><BR>Army use
continues to show strong gains in FY07. Since the service was first provided to
the Army in August 2003, there have been 253,217 calls to the daily 24-hour call
center, 513,551 visits to the Web site, and 50,505 referrals for non-medical
counseling (as of Oct. 26, 2007). Current use in FY07 has already reached
286,477 instances. Additionally, there have been 20,206 Army referrals for
non-medical counseling, an increase of 36 percent over FY06. About 58 percent of
the users are Soldiers, and 8 percent are repeat users. Military OneSource
continues to provide cost-effective support for local marketing efforts by
providing train-the-trainer or program assistance support to 776 Army events
reaching over 157,000 individuals.<BR><BR><B>What continued efforts does the
Army have planned for the future?</B><BR>Military OneSource program managers are
working with installation, state, and regional helping agencies as well as unit
leaders to support marketing efforts to Soldiers and Families. Efforts include
providing information regarding the About Military OneSource and Service
Provider Tools links on the Military OneSource homepage at
http://www.militaryonesource.com, as well as information to the field on new
features and offerings. Military OneSource will continue to support local
deployment and reunion events subject to approval by the Office of the Secretary
of Defense and the availability of travel funds.<BR><BR><B>Why is this important
to the Army?</B><BR>In FY07, Military OneSource identified 396 new cases of
domestic violence, child abuse, and threats of harm to oneself or others among
Soldiers and Army Family members. By providing a private service where Soldiers
and Family members in need can call or go online and get help, the Army is using
effective risk communication strategies to mitigate the negative effects of the
deployment cycle and improving well-being and readiness.<BR><BR><B>For more
information:</B><BR></B><A href="http://www.myarmylifetoo.com/"
target='_blank"'>My Army Life Too</A><BR><BR></B><A
href="http://www.militaryonesource.com/" target='_blank"'>Military
OneSource</A></P>
<H2>INFORMATION YOU CAN USE</H2>
<P>• <A
href="https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/409993?c=ZGF2aWQudmVyZ3VuMg==">2007
Strategic Communication Guide </A>- Read the 2007 Army Strategic Communication
Guide for key messages and updates<BR><BR>• <A
href="https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/303879">Strategic Communication
Coordination Group (SCCG) Workspace </A><BR><BR>• <A
href="https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/216363">Army Public Affairs Portal
</A><BR><BR>• <A href="http://www.army.mil/valor">Stories of Valor </A></P>
<H2>CALENDAR</H2>
<P><B>Putting six years of combat experience in context and on paper...for the
current fight ... and the next one ... and the next one...and the...FM 3-0.
Coming Feb. 28. </B></P></DIV>
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<H2>NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Senator questions</B> injured Soldier deployments (<A
href="http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_8255255" target=_blank>DP</A>)
<LI><B>Army demonstrates</B> training tools to Congress (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2008/02/13/7434-army-demonstrates-training-tools-to-congress/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>War College previews</B> future robotics (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2008/02/13/7436-war-college-previews-future-robotics/"
target=_blank>CPD</A>)
<LI><B>Army testing 'Advantage Fund'</B> recruiting incentives (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2008/02/12/7405-army-testing-advantage-fund-recruiting-incentives/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WAR ON TERROR NEWS</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>U.S. learns</B> from Israel-Hezbollah war (<A
href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-02-13-hezbollah_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip"
target=_blank>USA</A>)
<LI><B>Commandos capture</B> key Taliban leader (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2008/02/13/7432-commandos-capture-key-taliban-leader/"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>Former Iraq corps commander</B> leads IED Defeat effort (<A
href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48962"
target=_blank>AFIS</A>)
<LI><B>‘Fight for intelligence’</B> is key to Mosul campaign, general says (<A
href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48959"
target=_blank>AFIS</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>OF INTEREST</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>All-Army soccer team</B> wins silver medal (<A
href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2008/02/12/7402-all-army-soccer-team-wins-silver-medal/index.html"
target=_blank>ARNews</A>)
<LI><B>Family-leave law</B> to cover military needs (<A
href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120295794163767441.html"
target=_blank>WSJ</A>)
<LI><B>Defendants' lawyers fear loss</B> of potential evidence at Guantanamo
Bay (<A
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/13/AR2008021303164.html"
target=_blank>WP</A>)
<LI><B>Warning on cuts</B> in veterans' health care (<A
href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/351170_veterans14.html"
target=_blank>SPI</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WORLD VIEW</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>U.S. troops to stay</B> in Iraq beyond 2008 (<A
href="http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/" target=_blank>ME</A> | <A
href="http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=24319"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>It’s mistake</B> to recognize Kosovo’s independence – Lavrov (<A
href="http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/" target=_blank>IT</A> | <A
href="http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12367893&PageNum=0"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>Miliband 'concerned'</B> by Guantanamo trial (<A
href="http://www.independent.co.uk/" target=_blank>IW</A> | <A
href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/miliband-concerned-by-guantanamo-trial-781525.html"
target=_blank>Story</A>)
<LI><B>War and U.S. elections</B> (<A
href="http://www.alarabiya.net/english.html" target=_blank>AA</A> | <A
href="http://www.alarabiya.net/views/2008/02/13/45575.html"
target=_blank>Story</A>)</LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS</H2>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><B>Accept only the best</B> (<A
href="http://blog.notes2grow.com/2008/02/12/accept-only-the-best.aspx"
target=_blank>NTG</A>)
<LI><B>Inaugural meeting</B> held by Hawr Rajab Women’s Committee (<A
href="http://soldiersmind.com/2008/02/13/inaugural-meeting-held-by-hawr-rajab-womens-committee/"
target=_blank>SM</A>)
<LI><B>Badgers Forward gets results!! </B>AAFES lowers camera price in the AOR
(<A
href="http://badgersforward.blogspot.com/2008/02/badgers-forward-gets-results-aafes.html"
target=_blank>BF</A>)
<LI><B>Mugniyah dead</B> (<A href="http://soldiersangelsgermany.blogspot.com/"
target=_blank>SAG</A>)</LI></UL>
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