Stand-To!- Joint National Training Capability Activities - July 3, 2007

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TODAY'S FOCUS


Joint National Training Capability Activities

What is it? The Joint National Training Capability (JNTC) is a Department of
Defense program that adds joint context to existing Service and Combatant
Command (COCOM) training programs. It is accomplished through an integrated
live, virtual, and constructive training environment and prepares units,
staffs, and commanders for operations in a joint environment. The JNTC can
be used to train against a general threat; conduct mission rehearsals
against a specific threat; or to test new doctrine, tactics, techniques,
procedures, Joint Operational Concepts, and equipment. As the integrating
environment, JNTC will provide training to the full complement of defense
audiences. Active and Reserve forces from individual Services will be able
to train in a realistic joint context with other Services and joint battle
staffs. Battle staffs from joint, component, and tactical headquarters will
train and rehearse using real-world command and control systems, with
tactical forces represented through simulation support.

What has the Army done? 
* Conditionally accredited and certified the four Army Combat Training
Centers - the Battle Command Training Program at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas;
the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California; the Joint Readiness
Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana; and the Joint Multinational
Readiness Center at Hohenfels, Germany. 
* Partnered with the US Joint Forces Command Joint Warfighting Center at
Suffolk, Virginia to conduct mission readiness exercises for senior-level
headquarters in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.
* Established Joint Training and Experimentation Network (JTEN) connectivity
at nine installations. 

What efforts does the Army have planned for the future? In FY 07, the Army
will focus its efforts towards mitigation of joint training deficiencies
identified in the initial accreditation and certification of its JNTC
programs at Army Training Centers. Additionally, JNTC will: 

* Explore opportunities to increase the numbers of tasks trained at its JNTC
accredited programs.
* Extend to a larger training audience, including allies and coalition
partners; local, state, and federal agencies; and international, regional,
and nongovernmental organizations. 
* Enhance training opportunities by incorporating air and missile defense
units into existing joint and other Service training programs and exercises.
.

* This topic was taken directly from the 2007  <http://www.army.mil/aps/07>
Army Posture Statement. To continue reading this topic in its entirety,
click  <http://www.army.mil/aps/07/infopapers/81.html> here.



INFORMATION YOU CAN USE


*  <https://akocomm.us.army.mil/2007scg/> 2007 Strategic Communication Guide
- Be Army Strong, and Army Smart. Read the 2007 Army Strategic Communication
Guide.


NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY



*	Army rejects Arlington burial for ex-chaplain (AT
<http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/07/ap_arlingtonburial_070703/> ) 

*	U.S. Army to combine SATCOM programs (ISRJ
<http://www.isrjournal.com/story.php?F=2873167> ) 

*	28 Servicemembers become U.S. citizens (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/07/03/3884-28-servicemembers-become-us-citiz
ens/> )


WAR ON TERROR NEWS



*	U.S. says Iran helped Iraqis kill five G.I.'s (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070703526681.html>  | NYT
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/03/world/middleeast/03iraq.html?_r=1&hp&oref
=slogin> ) 

*	Iran's elite force is said to use Hezbollah as 'proxy' in Iraq (WP
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/02/AR200707020
0174.html> ) 

*	Colonel: Iraqi forces still need help from U.S. troops (CNN
<http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/01/pleitgen.surge/index.html> ) 

*	Troops kill five insurgents, capture 36; weapons caches found,
destroyed (AFIS <http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46609>
)


OF INTEREST



*	Fifteen Soldiers selected to participate in 'black jack idol' (AFIS
<http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46614> ) 

*	Regan Smith finishes 32nd at Nextel Cup race (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/07/02/3882-regan-smith-finishes-32nd-at-next
el-cup-race/> ) 

*	Name of Soldier pulled from Chena Lake released (NM
<http://newsminer.com/2007/07/03/7750> ) 

*	U.S., Iraqi leaders reflect, give thanks (MNF
<http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12650&Ite
mid=1> )


WORLD VIEW



*	Iraq: Debate on the Baghdad surge (BBC <http://news.bbc.co.uk/>  |
Story <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6262292.stm> ) 

*	Canadian was shot in back, U.S. Army confirms (GAM
<http://www.theglobeandmail.com>  | Story
<http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070703.wfriendly03/BNS
tory/National/home> ) 

*	U.S. forces find Iraq mass grave (TT <http://www.tehrantimes.com/>
| Story
<http://www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=7/2/2007&Cat=4&Num=005> ) 

*	An open letter to America: "Now is the time for us to stand up and
stand together" (ALJ <http://www.aljazeera.com/>  | Story
<http://www.aljazeera.com/news/newsfull.php?newid=16936> )


WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS



*	The weekly fishwrap (BF
<http://www.blackfive.net/main/2007/07/the-weekly-fish.html#more> ) 

*	Off is not really off (SSM
<http://www.somesoldiersmom.blogspot.com/> ) 

*	Contemplating failure in Iraq (RFS
<http://www.rofasix.blogspot.com/> ) 

*	(BCT) Basic compassion training 101 (KDH
<http://kneedeepinthehooah.blogspot.com/> )

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