AUSA’s Institute of Land Warfare has released a new publication – "Third Army: Empowering Theater Responsiveness by Synchronizing Operational Maneuver" (Torchbearer Issue Paper, March 2012) – which discusses the operational drawdown from Iraq and the implications for the future Army logistics and sustainment environment.The United States’ ability to move personnel and equipment around the world is the foundation of strategic flexibility and allows the U.S. Army to fulfill its Title 10 responsibilities.As the Army transitions from Iraq and Afghanistan, it must build on the lessons learned from...
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 35th Armor, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, are heavily involved in the Network Integration Evaluation 12.2, or NIE 12.2.They have trained on the Company Command Post, which is the cell from which they control combat scenarios for the exercise. During this NIE, the brigade will change its location twice, so it is extremely important that soldiers working in the Company CP know their jobs and can perform them without hesitation.During training at Brigade Modernization Command’s Mission Command Center, soldiers received instruction on several software systems...
The flashy systems may attract a lot of attention, but it is the soldiers who get the final say when it comes to evaluating new network technologies.As the Army prepares for the Network Integration Evaluation 12.2, or NIE 12.2, – an event that will finalize the first advanced tactical communications technologies that will be fielded starting this fall – a major responsibility rests on the shoulders of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, or 2/1 AD.The 3,800-person strong operational brigade combat team is dedicated to evaluating new network technologies from government and industry through...
Soldiers recovering from Traumatic Brain Injury had the chance to see if they were ready to get "back to the fight" during simulated combat skills training held recently at the Warrior Skills Training Center, Fort Hood, Texas.They were the first Traumatic Brain Injury, known as TBI, patients to go through simulation training as part of the Warrior Readiness Assessment program at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center’s Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic.Using a virtual environment, the soldiers practiced warrior tasks such as conducting a convoy, clearing a room and weapons qualification."This type of...
During a tour of the European theater, the Army chief of staff, Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, sat down for a podcast with U.S. Army Europe, and spoke at a town hall meeting at the Wiesbaden Army Airfield, Germany, where he discussed Army values and sexual assault and harassment prevention.Odierno said sexual assault and sexual harassment, "are inconsistent with our values. It’s not consistent with the trust we expect to have between soldiers."Adding, "As part of the Army profession, it really is about our values, our moral and ethical values. It is also about what I consider to be the basic...
In November 2011, the Army concluded its second Network Integration Evaluation (NIE.)The NIE consists of a series of semi-annual field exercises to evaluate, integrate, and mature the Army’s tactical network.During the evaluations the Army integrates and assesses network and non-network capabilities to determine implications across doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel and facilities.NIE 12.1 concentrated efforts to extend network connectivity to the soldier and advance mission command on the move.The evaluation continued to establish the integrated...
As a member-based organization, AUSA annually solicits proposed resolutions from its membership.Throughout the spring and summer months, individual members and chapters are invited to submit proposed resolutions aimed at enhancing the Army – its equipment, capabilities, and the quality of life of its soldiers and their families.Standing AUSA advisory committees are asked for input as well.The Council of Trustees appoints a resolutions committee at its spring quarterly meeting.Resolutions committee members are appointed from nominations received from throughout the Association. Every effort is...
In advance of the major field exercise for the Army’s new tactical communications network, engineers are putting systems through their paces.
The NIE Project Manager Current "Trail Boss" teams have loaded and verified equipment for more than 40 different networked systems.
The Army announced plans April 11 for a "Green Warrior Convoy" to demonstrate and educate the value of science and technology in Army vehicles.Katherine Hammack, the assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment, made the announcement during the opening of the Army’s new Ground Systems Power and Energy Laboratory, or GSPEL, at the Detroit Arsenal, Warren, Mich.Hammack said one year from that date the Army will launch a "Green Warrior Convoy" of vehicles from Detroit to Washington as part of the road testing of technologies and systems developed at the Tank...
Col. Barry Huggins, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, commander, told an audience assembled at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, his "Lancer Brigade" will defend America far from her shores and return with honor in remarks at Watkins Field.His speech highlighted a morning colors-casing ceremony for approximately 4,000 Lancer Brigade soldiers who will deploy to Afghanistan.Troops from 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, will join approximately 4,000 fellow JBLM troops in Afghanistan, most from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.The 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, redeployed from Afghanistan...
AUSA chapters and members are encouraged to submit proposed resolutions to the 2012 AUSA Resolutions Committee for consideration.Prior to the Association’s Annual Meeting, Oct. 22-24, committee members will review the resolutions that will become the Association’s objectives for 2013.Proposed resolutions may be submitted on line – www.ausa.org – "Legislative Agenda" – "Submit a Resolution."We encourage you to use this format.A guide to resolutions’ submission may also be obtained from AUSA chapters.Submissions not in compliance with the guide will be returned to the originator.Also...
AUSA’s Institute of Land Warfare has recently released a new publication."First Army: Training for Today’s Requirements and Tomorrow’s Contingencies" (Torchbearer Issue Paper, April 2012) explores the Army’s three-star command whose core competency is sustaining the operational readiness of the reserve component (RC) in conjunction with the Army National Guard and Army Reserve.The Army has come to rely upon its reserve component as an operational reserve to preserve hard-earned expertise gained over a decade of war and to be able to expand capabilities rapidly if demand suddenly rises.First...
The battle’s won. The war continues. AUSA scored a huge victory when the House Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee rejected the Defense Department plan to raise/implement TRICARE fees.The members’ markup of the Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Authorization Bill expressed a "sense of Congress that career members of the uniformed services and their families endure unique and extraordinary sacrifices of the course of a military career and those decades of sacrifice constitute a significant pre-paid premium for health care during a career member’s retirement that is over and above what the member pays...
As the summer moving season rapidly approaches, soldiers, civilians and families need to plan ahead to mitigate the stress of relocating.