Stand-To!- Family Readiness Programs - July 27, 2007

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SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING


"Well, I believe the cause is worth it. I wouldn't ask a mother's child to
go into combat if I didn't think it was necessary to protect the American
people to stay on the offense. And I do believe we can succeed if we don't
lose our nerve." -President George Bush told members of the American
Legislative Exchange Council, July 26.


TODAY'S FOCUS


Family Readiness Programs

What is it? The Army National Guard (ARNG) values the support and dedication
of our families across the country. Family Readiness Programs on the
national, state, local, and unit level benefit service members and their
families and have a positive impact on Soldier and Family morale and
readiness. One of the many ways that Family Readiness Groups help families
is to make sure that they learn about the many events, services, and
programs available to them. Unlike earlier decades, when families were
structured more traditionally, the concept of family has been expanded and
redefined to include friends, stepfamilies, employers, communities, and
basically anyone who cares about a Soldier.

What has the Army done? Recent activities that affect ARNG families include:

* The Army has provided support in the establishment of National Guard
operated Family Assistance Centers. These Centers provide Information,
Referral and Outreach to families of geographically dispersed members from
all Services whether Active or Reserve Component. (See Forces Command
Regulation 500-3-1).

* The National Guard Bureau Family Program Office provides training to
families through its Guard Family Team Building Program via Computer Based
Training Modules, Centralized Classes, and local training provided. These
training courses educate and help make families self reliant throughout the
deployment process.

* The Army-Well Being program established the Army Families Online website,
a portal for information of interest to families of National Guard Soldiers.

* The Department of Defense (DOD) Military OneSource program provides
benefits to all military families (for example, counseling services,
resources for parents, assistance with consumer credit, and free access to
TurboTax for online tax return preparation).

* The DOD MilitaryHOMEFRONT web portal is a central up-to-date source for
Service members and their families to obtain information about Quality of
Life programs and services such as childcare, elder care, and programs for
resolving domestic abuse or domestic violence problems.

* 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/110.html> 


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


*	Army-Va. deal cuts jobs headed for Fort Belvoir (WP
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/26/AR200707260
1894.html?hpid=topnews> ) 
*	Soldier in cheating probe pulls tests, answers from website (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070727532439.html>  | BST
<http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/07/27/soldier_in
_cheating_probe_pulls_tests_answers_from_website/> ) 
*	General in Tillman case could be demoted (LAT
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-tillman27jul27,1
,3487605.story?ctrack=1&cset=true> ) 
*	Army private discloses he is new republic's Baghdad diarist (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070727532364.html>  | WP
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/27/AR200707270
0037.html> )


WAR ON TERROR NEWS


*	Operation Fardh al-Qanoon achieving good results (MNF
<http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13046&Ite
mid=1> ) 
*	Homemade explosives, deep-buried bombs latest trouble for U.S. in
Iraq (SAS <http://stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=47661> ) 
*	Blast kills at least 25 in favored Baghdad neighborhood (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070727532308.html>  | WP
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/26/AR200707260
0349.html> ) 
*	U.S., Iraqi generals chart security progress in Baghdad (AFIS
<http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46843> )


OF INTEREST


*	Soldier secures Olympic berth at Pan Am games (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/07/26/4172-soldier-secures-olympic-berth-at-
pan-am-games/> ) 
*	Stryker brigade likely will remain in Hawaii (HA
<http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070726/NEWS0
1/707260338/1001/NEWS01> ) 
*	TV show recounts military subsistence history (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/07/26/4167-tv-show-recounts-military-subsist
ence-history/> ) 
*	Staff sergeant jailed for scamming Army relief program in South
Korea (SAS <http://stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=47675> )


WORLD VIEW


*	Five U.S. troops killed in Iraq battles (GRD
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/>  | Story
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2135645,00.html> ) 
*	Sister of indicted U.S. Army officer arrested in bribery case (TP
<http://www.turkishpress.com/>  | Story
<http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=187137&s=&i=&t=Sister_of_indicted_U
S_army_officer_arrested_in_bribery_case> ) 
*	U.S. may keep troops in Europe (SPG
<http://www.spiegel.de/international/>  | Story
<http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,496654,00.html> ) 
*	Senator Reid confesses Levin-Reed Amendment leaves troops in Iraq
indefinitely (ALJ <http://www.aljazeera.com/>  | Story
<http://www.aljazeera.com/news/newsfull.php?newid=23418> )


WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS


*	Improvements urged in military & veteran healthcare systems (SM
<http://soldiersmind.com/> ) 
*	Friends to the end (IP <http://iraqpictures.blogspot.com/> ) 
*	Tactical tailoring for a great Soldier (BF
<http://badgersforward.blogspot.com/2007/07/tactical-tailoring-for-great-sol
dier.html> ) 
*	Iraq war news (IWN <http://www.iraqwarnews.net/> )

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