ROC Drill works out difficult DOL issues

DAVENPORT, Iowa--you can get a better idea of the complexity of the Directorate Logistics transformation Setup Manager Command-welcome to Lieutenant-Colonel of the army Command, Danny Tilzey Commander "Mighty" 407th Brigade of the army field support, Fort Hood, Texas, and in doing so, a deck of cards, the cards out of his pocket.

He ruffled cards in front of the two people, Tilzey requested they tell him they saw which card They chose a variety of cards. [1] [2].

"Say four Spades and hearts he says nine and has the same cards in the deck," he said. "This is my DOL. "

"You can see the problem," he said as he began providing information concerning his DOL guidance and concept.

Command structure and many other issues became a clearer concept of Drill, Exercise that took place on 24-26 the development of the Radisson Quad City Plaza Davenport, Iowa, period.

Lively discussion took place during the Conference on a variety of topics, for example, the requirements of the critical information to commanders (CCIRs), a Contracting Party, transportation, food service, and transfer of personal property.

Army Materiel command enables DOL Utility Manager on the first day of October, the .ASC, take responsibility for the new AFSBs through logistics operation. Target date, fill in all DOLs, worldwide, resources and personnel, including the transfer is October 1, 2011.

More than 160 people main commands and organizations throughout the army took part in the ROC drill.

An ambitious action plan will concentrate on the regional logistics problems AFSB and IMCOM, said Kathy Acree, ASC will lead to the DOL enterprise transformation.

"The focus contains all stakeholders on how we intend to act with effect from 1 October," Acree said.

Greg Kuhr, IMCOM G4, logistics, the Director had certain expectations of the Conference.

"Number One to assess where we are on our existing, and then identify the DOLs when we can, as the case may be, has some issues, and then finally, you can map out the way," he said."What we need to do to prepare for the relationship, which is considered to be of use TO THE FY11, and then what we need to redefine our official DOLs FY12 prepare for?"

On the first day of a three-day workshop featured general meetings of representatives of IMCOM and ASC, guidance and AFSB leaders and transportation issues in the discussion of the concepts.

Tilzey was not the only AFSB Commander short his guidance and the concept of the group. Column Johnny Johnston, 406th AFSB Commander, Fort Bragg, N.C., and column George Akin, 404th AFSB, McChord-joint Base Lewis, also set out in the Wash, the penalties laid down with regard to concepts.

Tilzey and Johnston took in July they attached to the command.

"I think that we got the best of all, it is a way of C2 structure we plan to make C2, we plan to" Johnston said DOL converter AFSB guidance and meaning refers to.

During the rest of the participants of the Conference worked through vinjeteistä specified in the organisation of the responsibilities of the various scenarios. logistics and other experts shall take part in the group leaders to identify issues that need to be resolved before the ASC operational control DOLs. Breakout multiple sessions is also committed to discuss the difficult issues, such as the resource management and personnel.

ROC drill is now one more step on an ongoing basis, a series of meetings, make sure TO go as smoothly as possible.

"This is an iterative process," said Kuhr. "This is one of a number of meetings that we have. ASC staff is on the way to San Antonio next week, and we talk about several questions-resourcing issues, staff problems. in those circumstances, it is only one of a series of meetings in this process, and I think that we are on schedule, I think things are going. well, and we make it happen. "

The management of Community programmes to labour mobility JBLM Soldiers

COMMON BASE LEWIS, MCCHORD-.-whether the return to Wash or from gaining access to the civilian workforce, the service members have a lot of decisions.

Dozens of organizations Is a common Base Lewis, McChord is intended to help transition to service members and assistance does not stop there.

"Hometowns, Heroes" or "H2H," was created in 2005 to assist the Department of Defense military returning from Iraq with the communities to develop and programs that support the Afghan veterans. H2H is today the American Legion, which is the largest veterans service organization of the nation. It covers now all those exported veterans with emphasis on those who were injured.

One of the local army retiree get with the program was one way to give the soldier, who gave so much to him back.

"I need two things: (I) the necessary instructions and an opportunity to" said Patrick Steel. "The army gave me as well. "

Steel started his career at Fort Lewis as a private in 1953. His service took him around the world, and brought him back to Washington, where the retirement as Colonel in 1980, He is currently a member of the local. H2H chapter, which serves as a basis for veterans, Kitsap, Pierce Thurston, South King and Snohomish counties.

Steel said his job as Deputy Commander of the part of the post was knowing and networking community with users, so when it came to pass in the natural retirement, with him, he was serving as a rotary. Military Affairs Chairman, when a friend asked him to help the H2H.

"We have called the first veterans employment Service, but since the Heroes Hometowns" Steel said. "This allowed us taking national support. "

The program is conglomeration, whose role is to support the forces groups.Local H2H figure was almost 90 dozen take less than five years.Steel said, how much people want their service members and their families, gains or losses in respect of the will is.

"There have been a memory organisations throughout the United States of America at the local level, which provide support to the troops," he said, "and the H2H is only one example. There are many other posts so much Xantrex 1500 things around the country for the Soldiers.They are only active in other words, "I am Heroes as part of the Hometowns.""

An active participant within the Washington State H2H Department of Veterans Affairs, the army wounded Warrior Program and there must Meet there.Dozens of representatives of the groups gathered on a monthly basis, to increase its support for the networking of Tacoma, Washington to discuss with each other in the same way. several members are Steel other than the one that they have direct links with the armed forces. Some military spouses or have a loved one, a veteran of the injury; others simply want to show their support.A member of his or her family, the request is too large or too small to run them.

"If someone says" I need diapers, "or" where to stay in the evening, there is no "these groups are there to help," Steel said. "We are you supporting companies and we are you handing money referred to in. ..We're here sets and their families. "

Steel to compensation for the job, he makes a H2H duel finishes with, but he is hardly one regret. family history volunteers, from Steel to him to believe that the Foundation for the requirement to help other. He credits his late Uncle serving other dedicated to his life.

"I knew if (my uncle) was going to lunch or dinner, I had to start thinking about what I was made to help my you are interested in the fight against trafficking in human beings in the last 24 hours," said Steel. "(H2H) gives me the opportunity to work with people who care and who make wonderful things. "

Development, which is around the nation to make catches by its own means.

"The Government supports the troops far better than they did previously, and you have improved significantly since 2001," Steel said. "The country is very concerned about its future, and they see this as an opportunity to do something really good for us young people. "

Even if they meet only once a month, Steel said H2H members of the armed forces and the communication are constantly on a daily basis.

New members are always welcome and encourage monthly meetings.

"We are here to help," Steel said, and I will do this until I fall. "

For more information about H2H call 800 562-2308 or go to: dva.wa.gov.

Laura m. Levering is a journalist with a common Base Lewis, McChord's weekly newspaper, the North Guardian.

The victim innoittaa Half Ironman competition from Soldiers

COMMON BASE LEWIS, MCCHORD Wash-.-Special Forces Soldiers is to use the gruelling physical training. Reside in a Member State and is ready to take specific actions in support of the global fit.

Although some special operators may, however, arc do Triathlon during the idea is off.

Special Forces major-General Scott Morley and the current group and ex-Soldiers were in competition with the Patriots Half Ironman competition in Williamsburg, Va, Saturday.

"We are you doing, the four men who lost their lives 2007" Morley said. "All four of the men have children. "

The loss for the organisation of this group have inspired, he said.

March to October 2007, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) lost four of the Green Berets.

Brad Conner, Sergeant Major General Sgt. 1st Class in three-point belt, Sgt. Nate 1st Mike Tully and Sgt. 1st Class Adrian Elizalde all gave their lives during operation Iraqi freedom to serve their country.

"It performs in mind a lot of us," Morley said. "How better to honor Special Forces members who committed demanding training and physical condition? "

Your money helps scholarships and assistance for the children of fallen special operators, Special Operations Warrior Foundation, he said.

Morley, in accordance with the Foundation provides for the full scholarships and educational and family counseling of the surviving children of Special Operations personnel who seriously operational or financial assistance in the training tasks, as well as the immediate staff and was wounded in the special die of their family.

Morley and the other members, who knew, worked and fought alongside the dead Soldiers to help these children training for tovereiden is a way to honor them on.

"Two families of studying race," Morley said. "Support means so much to us. "

Half Ironman consists of a 1.2 mile swim, a 56-mile mountain bike ride and 13.1-mile run.

"It is going to be a continuous workout seven hours," Morley said.

Team members trained more than 4 hours a day since April, preparing the competition, he said.

"We have been training our asset locations separately," Morley said. "All team members are geographically spread out over time. "

The team is motivated to each other and documented its education Facebook group page through, he said. "None of the peer pressure to get to the door in the morning, such as "

The Working Group aims to bring reunaehtoon set 20 000

"It has been great," Morley said. "Has been paid from supporters of outpouring. "

So far, the team has raised more than $ 27,000.

"It speaks to how much the people to assume the reason, the" Morley said.

Do not stop there, however, fundraising, he said.

"This number-$ 20 000, that at least our aim was to" Morley said.

The Group wants to increase even more, he said.

Rick wood is a journalist with a common Base Lewis, McChord's weekly newspaper, the North

Thurman Patriot Day speech honors victims of 9/11 and to show the nation's resolve Soldiers

FORT McPHERSON, GA. (Sept 9, 2010)--all Americans remember where they were when News broke of the terrorist attacks of 11. Sept 2001.

"But we remember sadness that we all felt our countrymen that grief is hardened to resolve" declared Gen James d. Thurman, Commander of u.s. Army Forces Command, here on the solemn ceremony during his Patriot Day keynote address.

He stressed that the war in the following nine years, in spite of these attacks, the nation and the army remains resolute purpose and focus for the remainder of the pledge of President George w. Bush was in line with the stability of the "We will not tire of. We falter. we will not succeed."

"This day we honor not only as victims who perished in nine years ago, but we can identify our Soldiers, which indicates this people resolve," he told the audience outside of the building at the headquarters of the FORSCOM collected.

The Army Commander stated maximum command also that many u.s. service men and women with courage and selflessly to respond to the call, many are set out in the freedom of the country on their lives.

"Let me assure you that there are currently hundreds of Triangle Instrument thousands of American Soldiers to settle for a single cause of freedom worldwide," Thurman said."Our Soldiers, our sailors, Airmen and Marines, equivalent to meet our our promise.And be sure we are preferred.People who live in freedom of the patient always prevail over those who reside in the territory of oppression. "

Looking, he pointed out that one should always expect the unexpected and assume that some unexpected event, require the United States military response is carried out.

"While we cannot predict the exact nature of the next crisis, we must be prepared to respond to our people, by the heads of State or Government," he said. ", Our army still the world's best trained, most equipped and best led forces in the field of this course is unknown. None of us know exactly which may be a male,. but what is a particular result. we are winning!"

His speech after General Thurman assist Sgt. 1st class Shawn McCloskey place wreath family of dead heroes in honor of the nation. McCloskey was killed in Afghanistan while serving in company b, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces group.

FORSCOM representing more than 832,000 active and reserve component Soldiers, to quickly match whenever the u.s. friends or associates are at risk of fighting wars and support civil society in the nation to the authorities of all at the same time, the conversion of the armed forces.

U.s. Army Forces Command (forward) and the United States Army Reserve Command (forward) in update, August 23 31, 2010

The highlight of the jobs, Fort Bragg, N.C. to prepare for the headquarters of the United States Army Forces Command and U.s. Army Reserve Command, Fort McPherson, GA. HOTELS ON BRAC 2005 aimed at moving pictures composite

2010 U.S. Army Combatives Championship Tournament registration ongoing

FORT BENNING, GA.-registration is in progress on the 2010 US Army Combatives tournament Championship. Competition is carried out for the Paul r. Smith Fitness Center October 1-3, 2010 and is hosting Excellence otettasi Center and the u. S. Army Combatives School. Competition presents a high level of professionalism and US Soldier talent sharpens the Warrior skills, attitudes, specifies Warrior army most travellers and the mindset of the whole army Warrior additional conditions.

Competition keeps track of the flasks in the Group of rules and open basic rules enter into force on the first day and bouts October sophisticated rules bouts for championship round October 3.

The tournament is open to all Soldiers Combatives experiences any level, no levels certification is necessary.Other services can compete if they are attached to Army-Air Force Combat unit, such as domain controllers Pink Car Seat Covers associated with the Army unit. establishments or regions it is recommended that you send one 16 Soldiers, two per weight category consists of.Individual competitors are invited also to compete.

Soldiers are interested in or participate in a competition should contact their local Combatives Master Trainer or by visiting the US Army Combatives School website at: https://www.benning.army.mil/combatives/index.htm. Competitors increase their completed the last 360 days from the date of the registration to be able to compete for a copy of the PHA. Weigh-ins and late registrations will be carried out shall be adopted in accordance with the clock 8 Sept 30 Briant Wells Gym post at.

For more information about the tournament or registration in 706-545-2811.

USF-I visit to Command sergeant major general forces shall be paid by the final

A lot of buses with his team, such as Command Sergeant Major-General Lawrence k. Wilson, United States Forces-Iraq command sergeant major, pulled his personal security experts into huddle members. Clad body armor sweating at the Sun, they each other weapons for hunting or for target shooting around them, and bowed their heads, such as experts from the Member of the Cpl. Roy Gallup prayer recited (91) of the Soldiers. Is a ritual that you have completed before the start of each task, but today was the finality of air.
Development in the twenty-third day of Wilson entitled out of the Camp Victory to his last tactical ground movement by MRAP käyttövarantoja operating system site, visit 3rd Soldiers en route to Kalsu Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Light Infantry Division.

Operation Iraqi freedom and his tour coming to an end sun setting of this journey was the last chances for wire outside and spend time with Wilson.

His normal missions is to investigate the battlefield circulations, "pulse and heartbeat on the basis of those units ' General Ray t. Odierno, advance sale USF General I Wilson,. But he and t. Odierno and to prepare to leave is Sept 1-command the future after the change, Wilson said that it is important to visit the territory of the United States and to Advise and Assist brigades thank you for a job well done.

"We are where we are on the other hand, what you have done so," Wilson said. "My battle Buddy (t. Odierno) could come out lately, so I come to say goodbye to both of us. "

Wilson's Members say his trips around the HEAD of the country to visit the Soldiers he refers to his "Hooahs", has always been the rule than the exception.

"He really cares about his Soldiers" said Gallup, sergeant major MRAP driver works and has served on the PSD staff for six months. "He loves it around them."

COS Kalsu Wilson, such as at the end of its mission, the Soldiers are nearing completion and prepare. He meets with the Brigade Soldiers, Leka, it appears that his driver is estimated to have been the trade mark.

Wilson discussions with his warriors, because he doeth it as the corresponding.He is a bantering with Soldiers in her personal data or trading barbs are their allegiances in certain college sports teams, he shows he has enlisted Soldiers, which he credits to help them with, if he or she is older than non-aliupseerin officer in Iraq.

Wilson, native Austin, Texas, has led to the size of the forces to combat some of the most historic moments of freedom in Iraq.Command sergeant major 1st "Raider" Brigade, 4th Utin issues as he saw his forces capture of Saddam Hussein in December 2003.

And-USF top NCO-I, he has seen his warriors with partner countries and Japonesque Eyelash Curler train Iraqi Security forces the self-sufficient, separate the cities and the end of the withdrawal of forces and redeployment of the device from the schedule.

Wilson also share their experiences 29 years of marriage and four children in 33 years.He gives them the challenges which are forward to return to their country of origin, and report with his family and will remind you, that they should be proud of what they do here.

"What did you Tell your stories here," he said unto them, that Iraq's 12 million people were able to vote on who they wanted to let us know the forces of the country's efforts to remind you of the author.

Wilson also reminded them how important it is to be careful with each other and to their becoming complacent, as they get closer to the home of running. his message is simple: "the enemy is still out," he said. "If you like leadership standards and you do not have to stay focused on what happens, you don't lose anything you should have been paying attention, of course remain. stay together. "you can do fine.

He takes the fact that his "Hooahs" miss most when he returns to Fort Hood case is not a secret.

Instead, he leaves the 21 months after the senior noncommissioned officer legacy in Iraq to talk about Wilson steers instead of how much is marked him as his "Hooahs" to serve the conversation, they enlisted Soldiers, sailors, Airmen, and he credits which have been requested to carry out tactical load that has helped Us armed forces Iraq Marines make significant strategic achievements in the transition from combat operations to stability.

"Have the honour to be Vice President, law," Wilson said. "It is not certain, it is not mandatory. no permissions and honour to be able to stand for 70,000 or 175 or five and say, I am a command sergeant major. Come with me, I take care of you."Before he leaves Iraq Sept 1, Wilson shows his" to the end of the fever Hooahs "official functions, such as the operation of a new Dawn begins.

"I do not know legacy data," he said, "no matter who you are, I think, if you do what you want in a managerial capacity, you can leave a legacy caring and respected leader. is it not I want more than that."

After Iraq, Wilson plans to leave his family and to spend time visiting before his move to the next task.

What street pedestrian-friendly JBLM

COMMON BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash-primary avenue of a common Base Lewis-McChord Lewis Main becomes boulevard in 2012.

Design is in progress, the Directorate, public works Pendleton Avenue, to expand the "multiway boulevard", Nathan Harber, the designer community.

Lewis Main East-West-spine than Pendleton is planned to eventually extend to DuPont Gate just Madigan Army Medical Center. Boulevard property two lane through the streets of faster-moving traffic on the road to the East, and West, median, reduce the width of the local access nelikaistainen slower traffic, on either side of which is also one of the main streets are medians.In order to allow the safe Nelikaistainen bicycle transit and provide parking stalls for convenient access to facilities.

Phase 1 construction is forecast to 2011, during the spring and autumn 2012. in the initial stage of the maker of the 11th Street extends the Pendleton Division-drive.

"Multiway Puget Sound to the district – are unique, and the United States to find rare," said Harber.-they are designed for local transport and traffic through a special tree lined pedestrian ways supermarketteja grand streets. "

The aim is to allow any move easily through JBLM Lewis at the same time, the complete Main, kernel required for the parking facilities near the street, and creating a safe, convenient paths for pedestrians near Pendleton.

Medians are all landscaped, enhance the primary for the inhabitants and visitors thoroughfare, with the exception of the convenience, provided for in the contract.

"There are a lot of trees, that are going to be planted in conjunction Harber boulevard," said.

All medians are lined wood focused on designers continue a theme to supplement the current building of the village, as well as the center of the proposed lifestyle, Harber said.

Potential of beauty and utility of the boulevard will not be detrimental to the Course with a.. DPW post with the details of the plan on its website, phasing and the construction and the alternative to avoid.

"The current program will be half of the street is open at the same time as they are constructing the other half," Harber said. "In some places, it may look the same in the street, which had been driving, and they are in the construction of two nelikaistainen just next to the on-the Open, in some cases Microsoft. otherwise, they are going to close the full segment and route traffic around the Liggett and Nevada. "

At the same time, the underground utility lines will be installed below the new boulevard.

"There will be a lot of moving parts in this project, but it is going, it should also be," said Harber. "Definitely is a pride for installation. "

Don Kramer is a journalist with a common Base Lewis, McChord's weekly newspaper, the North Guardian.