Stand-To!- Concept Development and Experimentation - August 28, 2007

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SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING


"Success in Iraq will be a major blow to the extremists and radicals who
would like to attack America again and that's why the United States will
continue to support Iraq's leaders and all the Iraqi people in their efforts
to overcome the forces of terror that seek to overthrow a nascent
democracy." President George Bush said during a stop at Kirtland Air Force
Base in Albuquerque, N.M., Aug. 27. 


TODAY'S FOCUS


Concept Development and Experimentation

What is it? Concept Development and Experimentation (CDE) is a campaign of
learning supporting current and future force development through a two-path
approach nested within U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Concept Development
and Experimentation Campaign Plan. Concepts, developed and refined through
wargames and experiments, are the basis for determining the capabilities
required for the Future Combat Force.

What has the Army done?

* Developed and refined the Army Concept Development and Experimentation
Campaign Plan
* Published The Army Operating Concept for Operational Maneuver 2015-2024
(TP 525-3-1)
* Published The Army Concept for Tactical Maneuver 2015-2024 (TP 525-3-2)
* Established a standing company-sized experimental force (EXFOR) at Fort
Benning Ga. to support live, small-unit experimentation
* Fully supported Joint CDE, including joint concept development and
participation in major joint and sister service experiments. Used the
Capability Needs Analysis process to derive Army Warfighter Challenges to
U.S. Joint Forces Command based on approved Joint concepts.
* Developed the Integrated Questions List, a repository of learning demands
to support future and current force development, to shape the Army's
campaign of learning and optimize constrained resources for studies and
experimentation
* Conducted annual Unified Quest wargames, co-sponsored with U.S. Joint
Forces Command and the United States Special Operations Command
* Conducted concept development and prototyping experiments addressing
critical issues for the Future Combat Systems equipped BCT and the Future
Modular Force 

*To continue reading this topic in its entirety, click here.
<http://www.army.mil/aps/07/infopapers/54.html> 

* This topic was taken directly from the 2007 Army Posture Statement.
<http://www.army.mil/aps/07> 




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.


NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY


*	101 critical days of summer safety campaign draws to a close (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/08/27/4592-101-critical-days-of-summer-safet
y-campaign-draws-to-a-close/> ) 
*	Jury deliberates over Abu Ghraib officer (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070828539677.html>  | WT
<http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070828/METRO/10
8280054/1004> ) 
*	Math counts when troops fire howitzers (SAS
<http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=48381> ) 
*	MNC-I exceeds retention goal (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/08/27/4597-mnc-i-exceeds-retention-goal/> )


WAR ON TERROR NEWS


*	Iraq weapons are a focus of criminal investigations (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070828539640.html>  | NYT
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/28/world/middleeast/28military.html?_r=1&hp&
oref=slogin> ) 
*	Iraq operations net 36 terrorists, kill nine (AFIS
<http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47192> ) 
*	10 die in mosque bombing in Iraq (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070828539735.html>  | LAT
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq28aug28,1,2931044.s
tory?ctrack=1&cset=true> ) 
*	Sporadic raids south of Baghdad yield little (WP
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/27/AR200708270
1903.html> )


OF INTEREST


*	1st Inf. Div. spouse pens book on Army wives (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/08/27/4599-1st-inf-div-spouse-pens-book-on-a
rmy-wives/> ) 
*	America supports you: group helps Tennessee troops (AFIS
<http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47189> ) 
*	BAMC steps up care for Warriors in transition, Families (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/08/27/4555-bamc-steps-up-care-for-warriors-i
n-transition-families/> ) 
*	Soldier at Bliss missing, may have walked away (AT
<http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/08/ap_missingsoldier_070827/> )


WORLD VIEW


*	U.S. Army's top general concerned about strain of wars on National
Guard and their families (IHT <http://www.iht.com/>  | Story
<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/27/america/LA-GEN-Puerto-Rico-Nation
al-Guard.php> ) 
*	U.S., Iraq troops kill 33 in airborne assault, strikes (STR
<http://thestaronline.com/>  | Story
<http://thestaronline.com/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/28/worldupdates/2007-0
8-28T135323Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-291886-1&sec=Worldupdates> ) 
*	The money surge in Iraq (ALJ <http://www.aljazeera.com/>  | Story
<http://www.aljazeera.com/news/newsfull.php?newid=29559> ) 
*	Four U.S. troops killed in Iraq (FR24
<http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/news/world.html;jsessionid=962EF9
4C0EADA3470364FAF9E6CFECBA>  | Story
<http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=0
70827103951.n0dsc2dy&cat=null> )


WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS


*	The Army's generation gap (ACG
<http://armchairgeneralist.typepad.com/> ) 
*	Their voices should be heard (SM <http://soldiersmind.com/> ) 
*	Combat camera: Hunting IEDs (TN <http://thetension.blogspot.com/> ) 
*	My deployment letter (AMTT <http://armymomtimesthree.blogspot.com/>
)

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