[Stand-To!] 2006 Army Reserve Posture Statement - March 31, 2006

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Edition: Fri, March 31, 2006
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SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING
"America has come to rely much more on the Army’s Reserve Components  
than before. In keeping with these new requirements, the Army, over  
the past two years, has initiated a series of changes to the way its  
Reserve Components are arranged, manned and operated -- changes that  
arguably should have started a decade ago."

Donald H. Rumsfeld
Secretary of Defense
TODAY'S FOCUS
2006 Army Reserve Posture Statement

Yesterday afternoon Lt. Gen. James R. Helmly, the Chief, Army  
Reserve, testified before Congress on personnel issues and the  
posture of the Army Reserve.

The written testimony, 2006 Army Reserve Posture Statement, reveals a  
host of initiatives within the Army Reserve resulting in deep,  
profound change in an institution adapting to meet the challenges of  
this century.
Helmly described structural changes that are streamlining the command  
and control, moving more Army Reserve Soldiers to deployable units,  
and increasing the number of Soldiers for civil affairs and  
psychological operations units. Reducing units that are in less  
demand to improve the readiness of high-demand units is cited as  
another initiative that is improving the Army Reserve’s readiness.

Title 10 of the U.S. Code calls for the Army Reserve to “provide  
trained units and qualified persons available for active duty in the  
armed forces, in time of war or national emergency, and at such other  
times as the national security may require.”

To date, more than 149,000 Army Reserve Soldiers have deployed in  
support of the Global War on Terrorism; 37,000 are still mobilized.  
The Army Reserve also supported relief operations to hurricanes Rita  
and Katrina and the earthquake in Pakistan in the past year.

Described as “the foundation for Army Reserve support to future  
contingencies,” the Army Reserve Expeditionary Force model – a  
developing cyclic management system – “will add rotational depth to  
the force, spread the operational tempo more evenly throughout the  
Army Reserve, and add predictability to the processes that support  
combatant commanders, Soldiers, families and employers,” states the  
testimony.

For more information and to read the entire Posture Statement, follow  
this link to the Army Reserve Web site.
INFORMATION YOU CAN USE
The 2006 Army Modernization Plan provides a report on the Army's  
efforts to support our Soldiers and maintain current readiness, while  
developing and fielding improved capabilities for tomorrow. The 2006  
Army Modernization Plan updates this course to include the urgent  
demands of today's missions and opportunities for applying  
significanttechnological improvements. It describes the flexible  
modernization and investment strategies that place a priority on  
providing the best capabilities to the Army today, while also  
supporting a sustained transformation process.

View and read the entire 2006 Army Modernization Plan.
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