Stand-To!- Composite Risk Management - August 13, 2007

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TODAY'S FOCUS


Composite Risk Management

What is it? We recognize that our Soldiers and civilians are vital Army
assets whether engaging the enemy, resetting at home station, or visiting
family in their hometown. Composite Risk Management (CRM) is the Army's
primary risk management process for identifying and controlling risks across
the full spectrum of Army missions, functions, operations, and activities. 

RM supplements a focus on the main operation with consideration of other
risks to give a complete picture of exposure. There is no separation of
tactical or accidental, deployed or garrison, field or work area, on duty or
off duty risks-it is risk management 24/7. The enemy, materiel, the
environment, and human factors-during a mission or outside of it-all
interact. Commanders, leaders, and individual Soldiers and civilians apply
CRM through the identification of all hazards then determining and applying
appropriate control measures to mitigate those hazards.

What has the Army done? The primary premise of CRM is that it does not
matter where or how the loss occurs, the result is the same-decreased combat
power or mission effectiveness. The guiding principles of CRM are:

* Integrate CRM into all phases of missions and operations, to include
planning, preparation, execution, and recovery.

* Make risk decisions at the appropriate level. As a decision-making tool,
CRM is only effective when the information is passed to the appropriate
level of command for decision. Commanders are required to establish and
publish approval authority for decision-making. This may be a separate
policy, specifically addressed in regulatory guidance, or addressed in the
commander's training guidance. Approval authority for risk decision-making
is usually based on guidance from higher headquarters.

* This topic was taken directly from the 2007 Army Posture Statement.
<http://www.army.mil/aps/07>  To continue reading this topic in its
entirety, click here. <http://www.army.mil/aps/07/infopapers/53.html> 

* For additional information on Composite Risk Management.
<https://crc.army.mil/RiskManagement/default.asp?iChannel=25&nChannel=RiskMa
nagement> 


INFORMATION YOU CAN USE


* 2007 Strategic Communication Guide
<https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/409993>  - Be Army Strong, and Army
Smart. Read the 2007 Army Strategic Communication Guide.


WEEKEND SPORTS WRAP-UP


*	Army defense looking to make plays (GAS
<http://www.goarmysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11100&ATCLID=1149944
> ) 
*	Watkins Glen: Regan Smith NASCAR Nextel Cup race recap (PT
<http://www.paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=
article&sid=63031> )


NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY


*	Army recruiting rebounds in July to exceed goals (WP
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/10/AR200708100
2012.html?hpid=moreheadlines> ) 
*	When a U.S. Soldier in Iraq won't Soldier (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070813536130.html>  | CSM
<http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0813/p20s01-usmi.html> ) 
*	82nd Field Artillery Regiment stays true to job (SAS
<http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=48061> ) 
*	Iraqi war game suggests chaos after troops leave (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070813536285.html>  | KY
<http://www.kentucky.com/433/story/147886.html> )


WAR ON TERROR NEWS


*	Major attacks decline in Iraq (USAT
<http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2007-08-12-lede13_N.htm> ) 
*	Al Qaeda in Iraq blamed for ambush (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070813536222.html>  | LAT
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-iraq13aug13,1,1168
422.story?ctrack=2&cset=true> ) 
*	Troops shelter an unlikely survivor in Baghdad (NYT
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/13/world/middleeast/13baby.html?_r=1&oref=sl
ogin> ) 
*	A general call for 'strategic patience' in Iraq, plus discomforting
specifics (EB <http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070813536175.html>  | WP
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/12/AR200708120
1032.html> )


OF INTEREST


*	Cash-strapped Guard cuts re-up, enlistment bonuses (AT
<http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/08/af_reservebonuses_070811/> ) 
*	Update: Walter Reed care unit named for Army medic (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070813536186.html>  | WP
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/12/AR200708120
1083.html> ) 
*	After Iraq: Guardsman finds it hard to put horrors behind him (OMH
<http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10105585> ) 
*	Army inspects Ready Reservists (NT
<http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/131176.html> )


WORLD VIEW


*	Army to teach Soldiers, Families to spot psychiatric injuries (HND
<http://www.hindu.com/>  | Story
<http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200708111221.htm> ) 
*	Ethiopia: U.S. to set up African command (AA <http://allafrica.com/>
| Story <http://allafrica.com/stories/200708120006.html> ) 
*	Fatigue cripples U.S. Army in Iraq (GRD
<http://observer.guardian.co.uk/>  | Story
<http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2147052,00.html> ) 
*	Return to conscription should be considered (TG
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/>  | Story
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/11/wdraft111.x
ml> )


WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS


*	"Joe Average" dedicating himself to Wounded Warriors (SM
<http://soldiersmind.com/> ) 
*	History is our stories - Army code talkers (GAF
<http://gazingattheflag.blogspot.com/> ) 
*	The art of survival - part III of the Butler's Bums story (MG
<http://mikegulf.blogspot.com/> ) 
*	Child abuse rates and deployment (KDH
<http://kneedeepinthehooah.blogspot.com/> )

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