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The article discusses the challenges and opportunities associated with the Armed Forces' sustainment formations in the U.S. Discussion of the concept and processes involved in the Army sustainment formations which offer shared commitment to unity of effort and adherence to the mission command is offered. The advantage of the framework which allows the Army to leverage and optimize limited sustainment structure in the battlefield is emphasized.

The article provides the author's message as the commanding general of the U.S. Army Pacific. He highlights the commitment of the Army Pacific to further U.S. Pacific Command strategic objectives while building and sustaining Army's military readiness. He also discusses the establishment of Theater Joint Force Land Component Command.

The article provides the author's message as the chief of staff of the U.S. Army. He highlights the U.S. Army's courage, commitment, unparalleled competence and agility in responding to regional challenges, providing humanitarian support and responding to terrorist threats. He also discusses the Army's training and combat readiness.

The article provides the author's message as the seargent major of the U.S. Army. He highlights the significant role played by non-commissioned officers (NCO) in leading, mentoring, and training soldiers while enforcing standards in the Army. He also discusses the need of NCOs to compete and be prepared to operate and lead in an ever-changing and multifaceted environment.

The article focuses on U.S. military joint operational access and the deployable forcible-entry program the Global Response Force (GRF). The authors discuss the importance of strategic imperatives and concepts in the 21st century, examine the GRF mission of noncombatant evacuation operations (NEOs), and explore the trends in U.S. military access, including anti-access technology.

The article discusses the importance of realistic immersion training for U.S. military forces that replicates close-combat conditions. The need for the ground services to create an attributable, measurable service-wide system for training small units during a protracted period of peace is addressed. The use of virtual simulation technologies such as the VIRTSIM technology from Raytheon Co. and Motion Reality Inc. at small-unit combat training centers (CTC) is also described.

The article offers information on source, maintenance, and recoverability (SMR) codes used by the U.S. Armed Forces. It is reported that, the SMR codes are very useful for the U.S. Army as it helps in smooth functioning of the army by giving information about items that can be correctly and universally decoded at every level. It is reported that, in the codes, both the first and second positions refer to an item's source.

The article offers the author's insights regarding the defense acquisition community in the U.S. Air Force in relation to movies. The author describes the excellence of defense acquisition as the delivery of affordable systems that are effective when used and available when needed. He relates on the 2010 Acquisition Transformation and Leadership Awards which honors airborne projects and organizations. He also commented on operational goals which warfighters should care about.

The article focuses on the effectiveness of the Army's combat training centers (CTC) designed to enhance and build combat readiness among military personnel in the U.S. Overview of the mission and training procedures involved in the CTC in which every soldier is required to execute individual and collective training in the field is offered. The advantage of the CTC which can help build relationship among soldiers is emphasized.

The article looks at the progress of the non-commissioned officer (NCO) corps of the U.S. military. The focus on training NCOs in warfighting skills is discussed. The author compares the 2009 NCO corps to that of 1989, noting that the force has become more flexible due to their combat training, strategic abilities, and medical education.

The article focuses on the weaknesses and shortcomings of the military cultural training and education in meeting the Armed Forces' operational requirements in the U.S. It discusses the need to have a comprehensive change in the military cultural training and intelligence analysis, by applying the long-term knowledge and cultural terrain analysis program. It mentions the request of the Human Terrain System (HTS) for an immediate solution through direct application of external academic support.

The article discusses the need for the U.S. Armed Forces to have a competent information operations (IO). It provides social and psychological insight on the benefits of an integrated military operational design planning, and discusses the role of psychological operations (PSYOP) and military deception (MILDEC) in every military operations. It stresses the significance of reorganizing the IO capabilities for staff that share common functional purposes and art-and-science-based competencies.

The article provides the author's message as the assistant secretary of the U.S. Army's Manpower and Reserve Affairs. She highlights the Army's policies, plans, and programs for personnel, force structure, and manpower management as well as training, military and civilian personnel readiness, reserve affairs and Army protection. She also discusses total force policy civilian morale, and job satisfaction.

Discusses the challenges and the role of the United States (U.S.) Armed Forces as peacekeeping forces. Discussion on assertive multilateralism; Rule of three in military combat readiness; Failure of U.S. Congress to act on misguided policy on assertive multilateralism and peace operations; Factors to consider in designing the direction for national defense; Ground rules for peacekeeping. INSET: PEACEKEEPING AS SOCIAL WORK.

The article looks at several key technologies that could by used by U.S. military forces to preserve its combat competitiveness according to the "National Defense Magazine." Topics mentioned include advancements in creating fully autonomous weapons through the use of cognitive systems, the use of holographic technology for military training, and efforts of research organizations to create super soldiers with improved performance, strength and survival abilities.

The article focuses on the command maintenance program on military vehicles and equipment of the United States Army. The program focuses on various battlefield operating systems, reports on the combat readiness of unit equipment, and gives Soldiers confidence on their vehicles. weapons, and personal equipment. The Eight-Step Training Model that helps develop a comprehensive command maintenance program is presented.

Focuses on the advantages of the United States Armed Forces' adoption of a single standard for combat readiness. Complementary capabilities of the military services; Need for interchangeability of the military's components; Practice of a single training standard for the services; Need for the establishment of a Total Force integration.

The article reports on the efforts of the U.S. Air Force in optimizing ways in employing force and advocate processes in improving the effectiveness of personnel in combat. The Air Force Reserve Command is planning to develop a resource allocation strategy for the reorganization of the reserve unit of the Air Force.

The article reports on the implication of the plan of the U.S. Air Force in eliminating thousands of military and civilians positions. Some displaced personnel might consider a dual-status job as an air reserve technician in an Air Force Reserve Command unit. Furthermore, air reserve technician are essential for the operational readiness of their Air Force Reserve units.

The article reports on the selection of Fort Bliss, Texas, as the place where the Evaluation Brigade Combat Team will evaluate and test Future Combat Systems (FCS) program. The FCS program is the center of the Army's modernization and is designed to enhance soldiers' capabilities. According to the officials of the U.S. Armed Forces, Fort Bliss has been selected because through it armies can have access to White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

Focuses on the capability of the U.S. Armed Forces. Fallacy of a post-Cold war peace dividend; Reductions in strategic intelligence capabilities; Increase in technical capabilities within the Navy.

The article reports on the graduation of the pilot class of young officers of the U.S. Armed Forces from the Basic Officer Leadership Course, Phase II (BOLC II), at Fort Benning, Georgia on August 25, 2005. BOLC II is a course in small-unit leadership and tactics. The aim of the course according to Lieutenant General Robert Van Antwerp, commanding general of the U.S. Army Accessions Command, is to prepare the combat readiness of the young leaders.

The article reports that the U.S. Army is changing its safety program to incorporate safety into the fabric of daily operations. As a part of this change, the Army Safety Center at Fort Rucker, Alabama, became the Army Combat Readiness Center (USACRC) in February 2005. The organizational change is designed to advance the concept of composite risk management, which seeks to develop a fuller evaluation of potential dangers and thus create more effective risk mitigation. Composite risk management will focus on sustaining readiness and managing all risks by shifting from an accident-centric approach to a soldier-centric approach.

This article presents information on the performance of the Indian pilots during the "Cope India 04" exercise. Just how well the Indian pilots performed the U.S. Air Force refused to say. Results have been classified. However, the British media claimed an unnamed U.S. congressman who had been briefed on the exercise said American pilots were defeated in nine out of 10 engagements. The mock combat pitted the older Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter against the Indian air force's new Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30MK Flanker, a two-seat multirole fighter. American pilots in the mock air-to-air combat were drawn from the 3rd Wing of Pacific Air Forces. Weapons fire was simulated with radar.

Focuses on the efforts of the U.S. Air Combat Command to comply with the initiative of the military establishment to reduce accident rates by half by the last quarter of 2005. Reduction of mishaps in flight, ground, and weapons operations; Impact of the 2004 Safety Flight Plan for leadership, training and accountability on the combat readiness and sustainability; Importance of leadership in the military structure.

Discusses the need for credible, forward-deployed combat capability in the US Navy and US Marine Corps. Navy and Marines as enabling forces; Greater role of naval service in everyday life; Promotion of stability, cooperation and collective security; Political and security ties; Continuous enforcement of no-fly zones in Bosnia and Iraq; Performance of maritime intercept operations; Broadening roles of Navy.