Stand-To!- Central Technical Support Facility - October 22, 2007

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SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING


The Soldier's job is to heal. That means they're going to their
appointments, taking their therapies, doing their treatments as prescribed,
taking their medications as prescribed. It's their job. The cadre's job is
to ensure they set the conditions for the Soldier to do their job and we
hold them accountable." -Brig. Gen. Mike Tucker, director of the Army
Medical Action Plan team, told reporters on Oct. 19. 


TODAY'S FOCUS


Central Technical Support Facility

What is it? The Central Technical Support Facility (CTSF), Fort Hood, Texas,
has been established as the U.S. Army's strategic and central testing
facility responsible for Intra-Army Interoperability Certification (IAIC)
testing of Army systems, applications, and hardware that provide net-enabled
capabilities to warfighters. The CTSF will focus on providing validated test
data to the Department of the Army and Joint Agencies to validate
interoperability certifications. It is one of the Army's testing centers of
excellence for ensuring system compliance with DOD net-centric concepts and
directives.

What has the Army done? The Army is institutionalizing the methodology by
which its Chief Information Officer/G 6 certifies systems. The CTSF, as a
test center of excellence, will enable the Army to gain greater efficiency,
effectiveness and security.

What efforts does the Army plan to continue in the future? The CTSF will
conduct the testing for the Headquarters Department of the Army Chief
Information Officer/G-6 certification of all systems and components
requiring IAIC before insertion into the Operating Force.

Why is this important to the Army? The CTSF's efforts as a testing center of
excellence will facilitate the achievement of interoperability of all Army
information systems requiring IAIC across all Mission Areas and associated
Domains. This will improve the Army's IAIC testing, configuration management
and cross collaboration and coordination capabilities to ensure
interoperability of net-centric capabilities required by warfighters. 


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> 


WEEKEND SPORTS WRAP-UP


*	Georgia Tech takes 34-10 decision in Atlanta GAS
<http://www.goarmysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11100&ATCLID=1284481
> 


NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY


*	Rallying for Soldier's family (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071022554966.html>  | DN
<http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-soldi
erfamily_21met.ART0.North.Edition1.42af1c8.html> ) 
*	U.S. Army seeks multiyear deals for 4 programs (DN
<http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=3120659&C=america> ) 
*	Father finishing book by son killed in Iraq (LAT
<http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-iraqdad22oct22,1,3286030.story?ctra
ck=2&cset=true> ) 
*	After 15 months in Iraq, Schweinfurt Soldiers return (SAS
<http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=49690> )


WAR ON TERROR NEWS


*	U.S. planners see Shiite militias as rising threat (WP
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/21/AR200710210
1577.html> ) 
*	Military steps up war-zone airstrikes (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071022554986.html>  | USAT
<http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2007-10-21-airstrikes_N.htm?loc=int
erstitialskip> ) 
*	Confusion on deaths after fighting in Sadr City (NYT
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/world/middleeast/22iraq.html?_r=1&oref=sl
ogin> ) 
*	Coalition, Iraqi forces kill, capture insurgents in Iraq (AFIS
<http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47861> )


OF INTEREST


*	With Iraq tour ahead, unit drops title of 'Conqueror' (SAS
<http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=49694> ) 
*	Wounded troops overwhelm care (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071022554857.html>  | CSM
<http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1022/p01s06-usmi.html> ) 
*	Cav squadron helps give Iraqi boy new chance (SAS
<http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/10/ap_iraqsurgery_071021/> ) 
*	$45,000 is latest Army sweetener for recruits (LAT
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-recruit21oct21,1,68328
1.story?coll=la-headlines-nation&ctrack=3&cset=true> )


WORLD VIEW


*	U.S. Soldier guilty in secret papers case (AUN
<http://www.news.com.au/>  | Story
<http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22616832-1702,00.html> ) 
*	U.S. Army raid kills 49 militants in Iraq (DSP
<http://www.dispatch.co.za/>  | Story
<http://www.dispatch.co.za/2007/10/22/Foreign/abomb.html> ) 
*	Iraqis rejecting violence, says U.S. Army general (KT
<http://www.khaleejtimes.com/>  | Story
<http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2007/Octob
er/theuae_October515.xml&section=theuae> ) 
*	The 160,000 American troops in occupied Iraq today are 160,000 too
many (IN <http://www.thenews.com.pk/>  | Story
<http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=76544> )


WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS


*	As 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division prepares to return home, 2
members remain MIA (SM <http://soldiersmind.com/> ) 
*	Remembering my journey to Kurdistan (AR
<http://www.americanranger.blogspot.com/> ) 
*	Very disappointed (SH <http://sgthook.com/> ) 
*	The world sport (WI <http://thosewackyiraqis.blogspot.com/> )

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