Stand-To!- Battle Command-Part One - January 23, 2007 (UNCLASSIFIED)

Tue Jan 23 09:32:33 EST 2007

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SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING

"I just hope that Americans won't forget each one of these [Soldiers] and
their loved ones back home, and the ones back home trying to get the kids to
school, get the lawn mowed, get the snow shoveled.-Defense Secretary Robert
M. Gates, while visiting Soldiers in Ur, Iraq, Jan. 19.

TODAY'S FOCUS

Battle Command-Part One

What is it? Battle Command is the art and science of applying leadership and
decision making to achieve mission success. Battle Command leverages
technology to achieve information and decision superiority. Battle Command
systems enable leaders to gain knowledge to enhance the speed and accuracy
of decision making. Battle Command provides Commanders and Leaders with the
ability to see first, understand first, act first, and finish decisively.

What has the Army done? Recent combat operations highlight the criticality
of beyond line of sight mobile communications, enhanced situation awareness,
and synchronization of force application. Battle Command provides improved
information systems to make visible actionable information and reduce the
cycle time on key commander decisions. The Army has created a better common
operational picture with enhancements made to Blue Force Tracking and Force
XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2). With Joint Intelligence
Operations Capability - Iraq (JIOC-I) the Army has integrated and fused
intelligence that is relevant and timely within a specific geospatial area
of operation for Commander's and Leaders. Also, the Army has integrated
unmanned Aerial Systems and their imagery feeds, and we have added Biometric
enhancements to our Human Intelligence (HUMIT) data collection. The Army's
Joint Battle Command network has increased connectivity with JNN, putting
more soldiers on the network with higher throughput, so that they are able
to push more Command & Control information to Battalion. The Army also has
experimented with collaboration tools such as Information Dissemination
Management - Tactical (IDM-T) and Command Post of the Future (CPoF), and
information systems similar to Combined Information Network Data Exchange
(CIDNE) and FusionNet, which provide valuable information to Commanders. The
Army has accelerated the fielding of critical Battle Command systems to
standardize capabilities, ensuring interoperability of operational and
tactical organizations. These capabilities improve joint interdependency as
well as horizontal and vertical situational awareness to the platoon level.
The Army continues to work with DOD agencies to bring the Joint community
closer to a shared common operational picture. 

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NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY

*	Thousands in Germany, Italy are Told They will be Deploying in
Mid-2007 (SAS <http://stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=42982> ) 

*	AWOL Soldier Found in Mojave Desert Unhurt (LCT
<http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2007/01/23/wi/03winews0123.txt> ) 

*	Perry Wants More Troops on Border (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070123483212.html>  | HC
<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/special/immigration/4490510.html> ) 

*	Medic's AWOL Hearing Delayed (SAS
<http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=42984> )

WAR ON TERROR NEWS

*	88 Killed as Car Bombs Devastate Busy Baghdad Market (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070123483166.html>  | NYT
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/23/world/middleeast/23iraq.html?_r=1&oref=sl
ogin> ) 

*	Sunni Sheik Declares War on the Insurgency (LAT
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-sheik23jan23,1,448732.s
tory?ctrack=1&cset=true> ) 

*	General May See Early Success in Iraq (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070123483116.html>  | WP
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/22/AR200701220
1443.html> ) 

*	In the Vortex of Baghdad, Staying Put This Time (NYT
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/23/world/middleeast/23baghdad.html> )

OF INTEREST

*	Answering a Call to Serve (TDP
<http://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/homepage/local_story_022120242.html?keyw
ord=leadpicturestory> ) 

*	Taji Troops Enjoy Pizza from Home (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/01/22/1451-taji-troops-enjoy-pizza-from-home
/> ) 

*	Why I Serve : Radio Operator Effective Communicator for his Platoon
(BA
<http://www.blackanthem.com/News/U_S_Military_19/Why_I_Serve_Radio_Operator_
Effective_Communicator_for_his_Platoon3759.shtml> ) 

*	Couple Dedicated to Assisting in Reconstruction of Iraq (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/01/22/1449-couple-dedicated-to-assisting-in-
reconstruction-of-iraq/> )

WORLD VIEW

*	Evidence Shows U.S. Army Helicopter that Crashed in Iraq May Have
Been Shot Down (IHT <http://www.iht.com/>  | Story
<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/22/america/NA-GEN-US-Iraq-Helicopter
-Crash.php> ) 

*	U.S Forces Capture more than 600 Sadr Fighters (KT
<http://www.khaleejtimes.com>  | Story
<http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/20
07/January/focusoniraq_January163.xml&section=focusoniraq> ) 

*	U.S. Army Learns Iraqi Arabic with Alelo's Videogame (DMA
<http://www.digitalmediaasia.com>  | Story
<http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=21377> ) 

*	108 Iraqis, One U.S. Soldier Killed on Monday, 2 U.S. Soldiers
Killed on Sunday (ALJ <http://www.aljazeerah.info/>  | Story
<http://www.aljazeerah.info/News%20archives/2007%20News%20Archives/January/2
2%20n/108%20Iraqis,%20One%20US%20Soldier%20Killed%20on%20Monday,%202%20US%20
Soldiers%20Killed%20on%20Sunday.htm> )

WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS

*	MG Rick Lynch's Email (BM <http://bostonmaggie.blogspot.com/> ) 

*	No Average Joe (SAG <http://www.soldiersangelsgermany.org/> ) 

*	Service Crosses - Awards of Honor and Heroism (GAF
<http://gazingattheflag.blogspot.com/> ) 

*	New Resource Available to Help Military Families (SM
<http://blog.soldiersmind.com/> )

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