Stand-To!- Global Force Posture - January 19, 2007 (UNCLASSIFIED)

Fri Jan 19 10:08:53 EST 2007

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SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING

"I think it's very important that we not let the success here in Afghanistan
slip away from us and that we keep the initiative. There is no reason for us
to sit back and let the Taliban regroup and threaten the progress that has
been made here." -Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said during a news
conference aboard an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III on his trip to
Afghanistan, January 17. 

TODAY'S FOCUS

Global Force Posture

What is it? Global Force Posture encompasses more than simply forward bases
and personnel. It includes a cross-section of relationships, activities,
facilities, legal arrangements, and global sourcing and surge. Taken
together, these five elements of global force posture support our security
cooperation efforts and, when needed, enable prompt global military action.

What has the Army done? As part of the Global Force Posture Realignment the
Army has started repositioning ground forces to meet the needs of Combatant
Commanders. In Phase I, Integrated Global Presence and Basing Strategy
(IGPBS), the Army capitalized on operational deployments in our effort to
re-posture Army capabilities to support the expeditionary force. This
allowed us to divest Cold War era infrastructure and create the
infrastructure required for the foreseeable future. As we enter Phase II of
IGPBS - now known as Global Defense Posture and Realignment (GDPR) - we are
enhancing key enabling and deployed logistics capabilities to quickly
respond to unforeseen contingencies. We are consolidating activities by
leveraging information technology and advances in supply chain management.
We are also reengineering our business processes to eliminate waste.

What efforts does the Army have planned for the future? Global posture
actions are balanced and continuously adjusted against requirements to
support the warfight. In conjunction with the other services, the Army is in
the process of transforming its posture abroad into a network of three types
of locations: main operating bases (MOB), which will be enduring, large
sites with permanently stationed service members and their families; forward
operating sites (FOS), which will be smaller but expandable sites that can
support rotational forces; and cooperative security locations (CSL), which
will be small rapidly expandable sites with little or no permanent U.S.
presence. 

Why is this important to the Army? The new overseas posture is intended to
position U.S. forces to better conduct the Global War on Terrorism, ease the
burden of the post 9/11 operational tempo on members of the armed forces and
their families, and improve the U.S. ability to meet its alliance
commitments while making these alliances more affordable and sustainable.
Our comprehensive changes to global posture will yield significant gains in
military effectiveness and efficiency in future conflicts and crises. 

NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY

*	Army Plans to Arraign Medic who went AWOL (SAS
<http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=42888> ) 

*	11th Engineers Reactivated (LE
<http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/local/16494293.htm>
) 

*	Bragg Paratroopers, Iraqi Police Safeguard Siniyah (FO
<http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=252120> ) 

*	Second GI Plans to Plead Guilty in Rape Case (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070119482152.html>  | HC
<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/4481864.html> )

WAR ON TERROR NEWS

*	Iraq War Cost to Hit $8.4 Billion a Month (LAT
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-cost19jan19,1,7780716.s
tory> ) 

*	Ambush Kills an American Teaching Democracy to Iraqis (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070119482118.html>  | NYT
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/19/world/middleeast/19iraq.html?_r=1&oref=sl
ogin> ) 

*	New Iraqi Soldiers Conquering Bootcamp (MNF
<http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9250&Item
id=128> ) 

*	Military Planners in Iraq May Soon be Seeing 'Red' (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070119482203.html>  | LAT
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-fg-redteam19jan19,1
,809798.story> )

OF INTEREST

*	U.S. Army Commends Work of Intelligence Students (MH
<http://www.mercyhurst.edu/ne/college_news_detail.php?id=1008&m=1&y=2007> ) 

*	Sergeant Dives Right Back in for 2nd Stint (AL
<http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/116920181420558
0.xml&coll=1> ) 

*	15 Fallen Soldiers Honored at Service (KDN
<http://www.kdhnews.com/docs/stories/story.aspx?cid=3&sid=13892> ) 

*	Assistant Principal Heads to Iraq for New Mission (BST
<http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2007/01/18/assistant_
principal_heads_to_iraq_for_new_mission/> )

WORLD VIEW

*	U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Quick-Reaction Force Faces Possible
Problem: Full Deployment (IHT <http://www.iht.com/>  | Story
<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/19/america/NA-GEN-US-Army-Readiness.
php> ) 

*	U.S. Seizes Sadr Aide as Gates Arrives in Iraq (STR
<http://thestar.com.my/>  | Story
<http://thestar.com.my/news/nastory.asp?file=/2007/1/19/worldupdates/2007-01
-19T145747Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-284257-3&sec=Worldupdates> ) 

*	Japan Provides Data to U.S. Army (CCTV <http://www.cctv.com/english>
| Story <http://www.cctv.com/english/20070118/104411.shtml> ) 

*	U.S. Considers More Troops for Afghanistan (ALJ
<http://www.aljazeera.com>  | Story
<http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=13266> )

WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS

*	Conversations in our Living Room (GAF
<http://gazingattheflag.blogspot.com/> ) 

*	Iraq Pictures - 19 January 2007 (IP
<http://iraqpictures.blogspot.com/> ) 

*	Dog Eat Dog (or Suicide Bomber) Country (BH
<http://www.bouhammer.com/nucleus/AfghanBlog.php> ) 

*	Back in Iraq (BR <http://billroggio.com/> )

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