Stand-To!- Army Sustainability - October 9, 2007

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SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING


"Sustainability is a national security imperative in a world of decreasing
natural resources and increasing demand. The Army is building green, buying
green, and going green in order to ensure that Soldiers have the resources
they need to accomplish their mission in the United States and globally." -
Secretary of the U.S. Army, Mr. Pete Geren.



TODAY'S FOCUS


Army Sustainability

What is it? Army Sustainability accelerates our movement from a traditional,
compliance-based approach to environmental stewardship to an innovative,
mission-oriented, systems-based approach. This approach leverages the
interdependence among mission, environment, and community in all of our
operations in order to ensure that the Army will have the capabilities it
needs to transform to meet the challenges of the future. Sustainable
practices will improve our ability to organize, equip, train, and deploy our
Soldiers as part of the Joint Force.

The Army Strategy for the Environment - Sustain the Mission, Secure the
Future states: "a sustainable Army simultaneously meets current as well as
future mission requirements worldwide, safeguards human health, improves
quality of life and enhances the natural environment." The goals outlined in
this strategic document guide how we are integrating environmental
considerations into each of the Army's four overarching strategies.

What has the Army done? We are working to establish and sustain the land,
water, air and energy resources required to support our transformation from
the current to the future force. In doing so, we are applying the principles
of our business transformation effort, now well under way. Sustainable
practices directly support our business transformation, because they seek to
eliminate waste, drive innovation, and promote collaboration across the Army
enterprise.

A number of initiatives have already demonstrated our commitment to
transform our processes to ensure sustainability, including:

* 13 Army installations currently have set 25-year sustainability goals with
participation from their surrounding communities. Six more have begun the
sustainability planning process. To continue reading this topic in its
entirety, click here. <http://www.army.mil/aps/07/infopapers/37.html> 

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



INFORMATION YOU CAN USE


* 2007 Strategic Communication Guide
<https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/409993>  - Read the 2007 Army Strategic
Communication Guide for key messages and updates.
* Strategic Communication Coordination Group (SCCG) Workspace
<https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/303879>  
* Army Public Affairs Portal <https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/216363> 


NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY


*	U.S. weighed radioactive poisons (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071009551245.html>  | WP
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/08/AR200710080
1432.html> ) 
*	AUSA opens with pledge to Army Families (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/10/08/5493-ausa-opens-with-pledge-to-army-fa
milies/> ) 
*	Most-deployed brigade coming home from Iraq (AT
<http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/10/ap_mountaindivision_home_071005/> ) 
*	Is U.S. Army resisting irregular war focus? (DN
<http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=3090743&C=america> )


WAR ON TERROR NEWS


*	Blasts, other violence kill 37 Iraqis (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071009551407.html>  | LAT
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq9oct09,1,4543032.st
ory?ctrack=1&cset=true> ) 
*	Pentagon is pressed on killings of Iraqis (BST
<http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2007/10/09/pentagon_is_pressed_on
_killings_of_iraqis/> ) 
*	Soldiers bring aid to Afghan village (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071009551492.html>  | ST
<http://www.thestate.com/sc-at-war/story/194512.html> ) 
*	Top Iraqis pull back from key U.S. goal (WP
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/07/AR200710070
1448.html> )


OF INTEREST


*	Home-front connection: A blessing or a burden? (SAS
<http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=49364> ) 
*	Gen. Casey calls strong Families the key to a strong force (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/10/08/5492-gen-casey-calls-strong-families-t
he-key-to-a-strong-force/> ) 
*	Blinded in Iraq, Soldier running toward new goal (SAS
<http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=49352> ) 
*	IED horrors strike close to home (ND
<http://www.newsday.com/news/local/suffolk/ny-lisold075405227oct07,0,6672133
.story> )


WORLD VIEW


*	U.S. Army eyes longer weapons contracts (RT <http://reuters.co.uk/>
| Story
<http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=allBreakingN
ews&storyID=2007-10-08T231352Z_01_N08357242_RTRIDST_0_ARMY-USA-MULTIYEAR.XML
> ) 
*	U.S. Army: Raid in Baghdad kills 5 gunmen; 3 detained (JP
<http://www.jpost.com/>  | Story
<http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1191257251183&pagename=JPost%2FJ
PArticle%2FShowFull> ) 
*	Soldiers struggle to tell friend from foe in Iraq (TT
<http://www.taipeitimes.com/>  | Story
<http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2007/10/09/2003382378> ) 
*	Gen. Petraeus links Iran envoy to terror (AUS
<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/>  | Story
<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22552612-601,00.html?fro
m=mostpop> )


WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS


*	Iraqi firefighters save the day at combat outpost Callahan (SM
<http://soldiersmind.com/> ) 
*	Losing the war on drugs again in Afghanistan (BF
<http://blackfive.blogs.com/> ) 
*	Flashback (AR <http://www.americanranger.blogspot.com/> ) 
*	The story of a HET and two hercs - Part I (BF
<http://badgersforward.blogspot.com/> )

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