Stand-To!- Lucky Warrior commences, transforms U.S. Army Central- Sept. 16, 2008

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SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING
“Hispanic service men and women have shown their love for the United  
States by answering the call to serve, and we owe them and their  
families a tremendous debt of gratitude.”

- President George W. Bush

National Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation, 2008
TODAY'S FOCUS
Lucky Warrior commences, transforms U.S. Army Central

What is it?

Lucky Warrior is a computer-generated command post exercise conducted  
by U.S. Army Central (USARCENT ) that tests the staff’s ability to  
receive, interpret, disseminate and respond to information. The Lucky  
Warrior exercise replicates campaign joint force situations that test  
USARCENT’s operational joint force land component command  
capabilities and lead it towards full spectrum operations certification.

As part of its mission to provide U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM)  
with an expeditionary, warfighting headquarters capable of conducting  
simultaneous offensive, defensive and stability operations, USARCENT  
has increased the capability of its deployable command post. Lucky  
Warrior exercises USARCENT’s ability to quickly deploy its  
operational command post to the USCENTCOM area of responsibility to  
command and control full spectrum operations.

Lucky Warrior is conducted with support from units and agencies at  
Ft. Bragg, N.C., Ft. McPherson, Ga., McDill Air Force Base, Fl., U.S.  
Army Europe, and Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

What has the Army done?

In 2006, the Department of the Army initiated USARCENT’s  
transformation by designating it the Army Service Component Command  
(ASCC) to USCENTCOM with Title 10 responsibilities and authorities,  
reporting directly to Department of the Army. A significant aspect of  
this transformation was the Army’s assignment of subordinate units to  
USARCENT, in various command relationships, whose dedicated focus to  
the region enables this headquarters to shift its efforts towards  
becoming the Army’s first fully transformed and only ASCC committed  
to the current fight. In December 2007, the Army chief of staff  
directed USARCENT to reach full spectrum capability by mid-2008.  
Since that time USARCENT has been moving at a rapid pace towards this  
end. Lucky Warrior is a critical milestone in achieving this goal and  
attaining full spectrum operations certification.

Why is this important to the Army?

U.S. Army Central is the only forward-deployed ASCC, “standing in the  
door” to provide the Army and Central Command with strategic  
flexibility as a viable option to respond to any contingency across  
the region. The Lucky Warrior exercise provides the platform for full  
spectrum operations certification. Once certified, USARCENT provides  
the combatant commander with an expeditionary warfighting  
headquarters capable of conducting simultaneous offensive, defensive  
and stability operations.

Resources:

U.S. Army Central Web site

INFORMATION YOU CAN USE
• 2008 Strategic Communication Guide - Read the 2008 Army Strategic  
Communication Guide for key messages and updates

• Strategic Communication Coordination Group (SCCG) Workspace

• Army Public Affairs Portal

• Stories of Valor

• Speaker's Toolkit

• Information Papers with " 2008 Army Posture Statement"

A CULTURE OF ENGAGEMENT
The Army Community Relations Calendar

Bloggers Roundtable

CALENDAR
September 2008
: National Preparedness Month

Sept. 15 - Oct. 15, 2008
: National Hispanic Heritage Month (Go to Web site)

Sept. 18, 2008
: National Preparedness Awareness Day
Sept. 19, 2008
: POW/MIA Recognition Day

SOCIAL NETWORKING
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Twitter: Army updates
del.icio.us: Army links
NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY
Soldier earns Silver Star for actions in Iraq (ARNews)
'An absolute go-getter' (S&S)
Related to Today’s Focus: Army Central trains for multiple roles (S&S)
Consequence Management Response Force to join Army Northern Command  
(ARNews)
Guard hauls nearly 2,500 to safe havens (ARNews)
Army Child and Youth Services name now includes 'school' (ARNews)
WAR ON TERROR NEWS
Petraeus: `Progress still fragile' (MH)
U.S. officials warn against leaving Iraq forces on their own too soon  
(LAT)
Al-Qaida’s violence may be backfiring (AJC)
Iraq's Nouri Maliki breaking free of U.S. (LAT)
Iraq bombings leave 30 dead (WP)
Pentagon to expand intel ops at U.S. prison in Afghanistan (USA)
Pakistan allegedly repulses U.S. raid (WP)
OF INTEREST
Video: Gen. Petraeus ceremony (ARNews)
Gates notes shift in mission as Iraq command changes hands (ARNews)
Gates praises Petraeus on eve of duty transfer (NYT)
Video: 3 years later, Iraqi parents grieve (NYT)
U.S. envoy says conflicts with enclaves shouldn't keep Georgia out of  
NATO (NYT)
Wounded soldier recounts his ground zero experience (KDH)
WORLD VIEW
General David Petraeus takes on Afghanistan (TOI | Story)
Odierno warning on Iraq security (BBC | Story)
Female bomber kills many in Iraq (AJC | Story)
Nuclear agency says Iran has improved enrichment (IHT | Story)
U.S. experts in Germany to search for missing WW2 GIs (LDT | Story)
Opinion: This is not a cold war (GRD | Story)
WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS
The U.S. Army wants more robot Soldiers fast (SM)
Lower recruitment standards contributing to military suicide rates (SP)
Readjusting to life following deployment (SM)
Ex-general defends army, blames Musharraf (PL)
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