Stand-To!- Red Team Education and Training - October 23, 2007

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TODAY'S FOCUS


Red Team Education and Training

What is it? Red teaming provides commanders an independent capability to
fully explore alternatives in plans, operations, concepts, organizations,
and capabilities in the context of the operational environment and from the
perspectives of our partners, adversaries, and others. It is a function
executed by trained and educated officers, senior warrant officers, senior
non-commissioned officers, and civilians to enhance staff planning and
improve decision making in today's dynamic and uncertain environment.

What has the Army done? U.S. Army's Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
established the University of Foreign Military and Cultural Studies (UFMCS)
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to provide the educational and training
foundation to support the fielding of a force-wide red team capability. The
curriculum is designed to enable Red Teams to support decision making during
planning and operations, anticipate cultural perceptions of partners,
adversaries and others, and conduct independent and unbiased critical
reviews and analysis of such items as concepts and experiments in order to
identify potential weaknesses and vulnerabilities. 

What efforts does the Army plan to continue in the future? Yearly, two
sessions of the 18-week Red Team leader course, taught at the graduate
level, will be conducted for the Army, other service and joint
organizations. To meet the needs of deploying units, UFMCS will offer a
quarterly stop gap course for lieutenant colonels and majors in deploying
units. Additionally, a 6-week Red Team Member course has been added in 2007.
Each course will be subject to an assessment - during and after the course -
to evaluate and drive modifications to the curriculum. In 2008, UFMCS is
expected to reach full operational capability to meet the education and
training requirements to fill requirements for the Army's operating force.
Simultaneously, UFMCS will continue to develop and refine best practices,
techniques and procedures and build a reachback framework. This reachback
capability will provide access to subject matter experts, databases, and a
means to exchange lessons and information among red teams. To continue
reading this topic in its entirety, click here.
<http://www.army.mil/aps/07/infopapers/126.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


*	Army astronaut to deliver node to space station (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/10/22/5688-army-astronaut-to-deliver-node-to
-space-station/> ) 
*	Army Engineers work to improve Maysan's electrical system (MNF
<http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14780&Ite
mid=1> ) 
*	Army evaluates medical action plan progress (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/10/22/5679-army-evaluates-medical-action-pla
n-progress/> ) 
*	U.S. Army wants heavy-lift helo prototypes earlier (DN
<http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=3113281&C=landwar> )


WAR ON TERROR NEWS


*	'Civilian surge' key to securing self-sufficient Iraq (AFIS
<http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47877> ) 
*	Iraqis weigh limits on U.S. military (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071023555414.html>  | LAT
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq23oct23,1,3062115.s
tory?ctrack=1&cset=true> ) 
*	Attacks southwest of Baghdad at lowest level since last year (SAS
<http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=49706> ) 
*	U.S. troops arrest a voice of the Sunni insurgency (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20071023555139.html>  | CT
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/printedition/monday/chi-ir
aq_22_janegaoct22,0,2911467.story> )


OF INTEREST


*	Army marks 50 years since first Vietnam casualty (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/10/22/5692-army-marks-50-years-since-first-v
ietnam-casualty/> ) 
*	Family, friends gather as Dagger Brigade returns from war zone (SAS
<http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=49710> ) 
*	Drum Soldiers to appear in recruiting ads (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/10/22/5702-drum-soldiers-to-appear-in-recrui
ting-ads/> ) 
*	Former U.S. Army major sentenced for getting kickbacks (AC
<http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/422187/former_us_army_major_senten
ced_for.html> )


WORLD VIEW


*	U.S. Army chief: Iraq war has sapped ability to fight Iran (HTZ
<http://www.haaretz.com/>  | Story
<http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/915742.html> ) 
*	President Bush asks for extra military budget (PTV
<http://www.presstv.ir/>  | Story
<http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=28197&sectionid=3510203> ) 
*	Hizbullah threatens U.S. troops on Lebanese soil (NH
<http://web.naharnet.com/default.asp>  | Story
<http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/0/397D4F9D43AED1AEC225737C00
5ECD17?OpenDocument> ) 
*	U.S. troops kill 13 in Sadr city raid (EE
<http://www.eveningecho.ie/>  | Story
<http://www.eveningecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=15324302&p=y53z4348&n=15324390>
)


WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS


*	Am I worth dying for? (MG <http://mikegulf.blogspot.com/> ) 
*	Paying tribute ... depicting what was and what still is (SM
<http://soldiersmind.com/> ) 
*	Actually, I do take it very personally (KDH
<http://kneedeepinthehooah.blogspot.com/> ) 
*	Why I don't like MRAPs (ACG
<http://armchairgeneralist.typepad.com/my_weblog/> )

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