[From nobody Thu Oct 16 08:32:27 2008 Received: from COL103-W40 ([65.55.34.201]) by col0-omc4-s15.col0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:49:14 -0700 Message-ID: <COL103-W406B113F94ADC80E5C09CAE2440@phx.gbl> Return-Path: gussie443@hotmail.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_709a8d87-4a97-4b9d-817b-8ee5130aaaa1_" X-Originating-IP: [75.93.169.123] From: Ellen Roskovich <gussie443@hotmail.com> To: <gussie443@homail.com> Subject: save this Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:49:14 -0700 Importance: Normal MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Sep 2008 03:49:14.0558 (UTC) FILETIME=[AD86BDE0:01C91EC1] --_709a8d87-4a97-4b9d-817b-8ee5130aaaa1_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Brigade homeland tours start Oct. 1 3rd Infantry=92s 1st BCT trains for a new dwell-time mission. Helping =91pe= ople at home=92 may become a permanent part of the active Army By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writerPosted : Monday Sep 8=2C 2008 6:15:06 EDT =20 The 3rd Infantry Division=92s 1st Brigade Combat Team has spent 35 of the l= ast 60 months in Iraq patrolling in full battle rattle=2C helping restore e= ssential services and escorting supply convoys. Now they=92re training for the same mission =97 with a twist =97 at home. Beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months=2C the 1st BCT will be under the day-to-day = control of U.S. Army North=2C the Army service component of Northern Comman= d=2C as an on-call federal response force for natural or manmade emergencie= s and disasters=2C including terrorist attacks. It is not the first time an active-duty unit has been tapped to help at hom= e. In August 2005=2C for example=2C when Hurricane Katrina unleashed hell i= n Mississippi and Louisiana=2C several active-duty units were pulled from v= arious posts and mobilized to those areas. But this new mission marks the first time an active unit has been given a d= edicated assignment to NorthCom=2C a joint command established in 2002 to p= rovide command and control for federal homeland defense efforts and coordin= ate defense support of civil authorities. After 1st BCT finishes its dwell-time mission=2C expectations are that anot= her=2C as yet unnamed=2C active-duty brigade will take over and that the mi= ssion will be a permanent one. =93Right now=2C the response force requirement will be an enduring mission.= How the [Defense Department] chooses to source that and whether or not the= y continue to assign them to NorthCom=2C that could change in the future=2C= =94 said Army Col. Louis Vogler=2C chief of NorthCom future operations. =93= Now=2C the plan is to assign a force every year.=94 The command is at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs=2C Colo.=2C b= ut the soldiers with 1st BCT=2C who returned in April after 15 months in Ir= aq=2C will operate out of their home post at Fort Stewart=2C Ga.=2C where t= hey=92ll be able to go to school=2C spend time with their families and trai= n for their new homeland mission as well as the counterinsurgency mission i= n the war zones. Stop-loss will not be in effect=2C so soldiers will be able to leave the Ar= my or move to new assignments during the mission=2C and the operational tem= po will be variable. Don=92t look for any extra time off=2C though. The at-home mission does not= take the place of scheduled combat-zone deployments and will take place du= ring the so-called dwell time a unit gets to reset and regenerate after a d= eployment. The 1st of the 3rd is still scheduled to deploy to either Iraq or Afghanist= an in early 2010=2C which means the soldiers will have been home a minimum = of 20 months by the time they ship out. In the meantime=2C they=92ll learn new skills=2C use some of the ones they = acquired in the war zone and more than likely will not be shot at while doi= ng any of it. They may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control or to d= eal with potentially horrific scenarios such as massive poisoning and chaos= in response to a chemical=2C biological=2C radiological=2C nuclear or high= -yield explosive=2C or CBRNE=2C attack. Training for homeland scenarios has already begun at Fort Stewart and inclu= des specialty tasks such as knowing how to use the =93jaws of life=94 to ex= tract a person from a mangled vehicle=3B extra medical training for a CBRNE= incident=3B and working with U.S. Forestry Service experts on how to go in= with chainsaws and cut and clear trees to clear a road or area. The 1st BCT=92s soldiers also will learn how to use =93the first ever nonle= thal package that the Army has fielded=2C=94 1st BCT commander Col. Roger C= loutier said=2C referring to crowd and traffic control equipment and nonlet= hal weapons designed to subdue unruly or dangerous individuals without kill= ing them. =93It=92s a new modular package of nonlethal capabilities that they=92re fi= elding. They=92ve been using pieces of it in Iraq=2C but this is the first = time that these modules were consolidated and this package fielded=2C and b= ecause of this mission we=92re undertaking we were the first to get it.=94 The package includes equipment to stand up a hasty road block=3B spike stri= ps for slowing=2C stopping or controlling traffic=3B shields and batons=3B = and=2C beanbag bullets. =93I was the first guy in the brigade to get Tasered=2C=94 said Cloutier=2C= describing the experience as =93your worst muscle cramp ever =97 times 10 = throughout your whole body. =93I=92m not a small guy=2C I weigh 230 pounds ... it put me on my knees in= seconds.=94 The brigade will not change its name=2C but the force will be known for the= next year as a CBRNE Consequence Management Response Force=2C or CCMRF (pr= onounced =93sea-smurf=94). =93I can=92t think of a more noble mission than this=2C=94 said Cloutier=2C= who took command in July. =93We=92ve been all over the world during this t= ime of conflict=2C but now our mission is to take care of citizens at home = ... and depending on where an event occurred=2C you=92re going home to take= care of your home town=2C your loved ones.=94 While soldiers=92 combat training is applicable=2C he said=2C some nuances = don=92t apply. =93If we go in=2C we=92re going in to help American citizens on American so= il=2C to save lives=2C provide critical life support=2C help clear debris= =2C restore normalcy and support whatever local agencies need us to do=2C s= o it=92s kind of a different role=2C=94 said Cloutier=2C who=2C as the divi= sion operations officer on the last rotation=2C learned of the homeland mis= sion a few months ago while they were still in Iraq. Some brigade elements will be on call around the clock=2C during which time= they=92ll do their regular marksmanship=2C gunnery and other deployment tr= aining. That=92s because the unit will continue to train and reset for the = next deployment=2C even as it serves in its CCMRF mission. Should personnel be needed at an earthquake in California=2C for example=2C= all or part of the brigade could be scrambled there=2C depending on the ex= tent of the need and the specialties involved. Other branches included The active Army=92s new dwell-time mission is part of a NorthCom and DOD re= sponse package. Active-duty soldiers will be part of a force that includes elements from ot= her military branches and dedicated National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruct= ion-Civil Support Teams. A final mission rehearsal exercise is scheduled for mid-September at Fort S= tewart and will be run by Joint Task Force Civil Support=2C a unit based ou= t of Fort Monroe=2C Va.=2C that will coordinate and evaluate the interservi= ce event. In addition to 1st BCT=2C other Army units will take part in the two-week t= raining exercise=2C including elements of the 1st Medical Brigade out of Fo= rt Hood=2C Texas=2C and the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade from Fort Bragg=2C= N.C. There also will be Air Force engineer and medical units=2C the Marine Corps= Chemical=2C Biological Initial Reaction Force=2C a Navy weather team and m= embers of the Defense Logistics Agency and the Defense Threat Reduction Age= ncy. One of the things Vogler said they=92ll be looking at is communications cap= abilities between the services. =93It is a concern=2C and we=92re trying to check that and one of the ways = we do that is by having these sorts of exercises. Leading up to this=2C we = are going to rehearse and set up some of the communications systems to make= sure we have interoperability=2C=94 he said. =93I don=92t know what America=92s overall plan is =97 I just know that 24 = hours a day=2C seven days a week=2C there are soldiers=2C sailors=2C airmen= and Marines that are standing by to come and help if they=92re called=2C= =94 Cloutier said. =93It makes me feel good as an American to know that my = country has dedicated a force to come in and help the people at home.=94 PrintEmail RedditDigg =20 Digg =20 =20 Special Feature CFC Info CenterFind everything you need to know about contributing to the = Combined Federal Campaign.=20 Classifieds Announcements=20 Attorneys=20 Automobiles=20 Business=20 Computers=20 Education=20 Employment=20 Financial Services=20 Mail Order Market=20 Milestones=20 Real Estate=20 Travel=20 Marketplace Mil-Mall In a Time of WarIn a Time of War tells a vivid and sometimes heart= breaking story about courage=2C honor=2C and what war really means to the s= oldiers whose lives it defines.=20 Military DiscountsSave on your purchases!In honor of your military service= =2C you can find regular and name brand products at a special discount.=20 Shoplocal Local Online DealsFind the best deals at your local stores.=20 _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows connects the people=2C information=2C and fun that are part= of your life. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/= --_709a8d87-4a97-4b9d-817b-8ee5130aaaa1_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt=3B FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style> </head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'> <H2>Brigade homeland tours start Oct. 1</H2><BR> <DIV class=3Dsubtitle>3rd Infantry=92s 1st BCT trains for a new dwell-time = mission. Helping =91people at home=92 may become a permanent part of the ac= tive Army</DIV> <DIV class=3Dinfo>By <A href=3D"mailto:gcavallaro@atpco.com?subject=3DQuest= ion from ArmyTimes.com reader"><U><FONT color=3D#0000ff>Gina Cavallaro</FON= T></U></A> - Staff writer<BR>Posted : Monday Sep 8=2C 2008 6:15:06 EDT</DIV= ></FORM> <FORM id=3Dhidden><INPUT id=3Dheadline type=3Dhidden value=3D"Brigade homel= and tours start Oct. 1"> <INPUT id=3Dbody type=3Dhidden value=3D"You have b= een sent an online news article as a courtesy of www.armytimes.com. To view= the contents go to:"> <INPUT id=3Durl type=3Dhidden value=3Dhttp://www.arm= ytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w/> </FORM> <FORM id=3DaspnetForm onkeydown=3DblockEnter(event)=3B name=3DaspnetForm ac= tion=3DEditMessageLight.aspx?n=3D1646697259 method=3Dpost encType=3Dmultipa= rt/form-data> The 3rd Infantry Division=92s 1st Brigade Combat Team has spent 35 of the l= ast 60 months in Iraq patrolling in full battle rattle=2C helping restore e= ssential services and escorting supply convoys.<BR> Now they=92re training for the same mission =97 with a twist =97 at home.<B= R> Beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months=2C the 1st BCT will be under the day-to-day = control of U.S. Army North=2C the Army service component of Northern Comman= d=2C as an on-call federal response force for natural or manmade emergencie= s and disasters=2C including terrorist attacks.<BR> It is not the first time an active-duty unit has been tapped to help at hom= e. In August 2005=2C for example=2C when Hurricane Katrina unleashed hell i= n Mississippi and Louisiana=2C several active-duty units were pulled from v= arious posts and mobilized to those areas.<BR> But this new mission marks the first time an active unit has been given a d= edicated assignment to NorthCom=2C a joint command established in 2002 to p= rovide command and control for federal homeland defense efforts and coordin= ate defense support of civil authorities.<BR> After 1st BCT finishes its dwell-time mission=2C expectations are that anot= her=2C as yet unnamed=2C active-duty brigade will take over and that the mi= ssion will be a permanent one.<BR> =93Right now=2C the response force requirement will be an enduring mission.= How the [Defense Department] chooses to source that and whether or not the= y continue to assign them to NorthCom=2C that could change in the future=2C= =94 said Army Col. Louis Vogler=2C chief of NorthCom future operations. =93= Now=2C the plan is to assign a force every year.=94<BR> The command is at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs=2C Colo.=2C b= ut the soldiers with 1st BCT=2C who returned in April after 15 months in Ir= aq=2C will operate out of their home post at Fort Stewart=2C Ga.=2C where t= hey=92ll be able to go to school=2C spend time with their families and trai= n for their new homeland mission as well as the counterinsurgency mission i= n the war zones.<BR> Stop-loss will not be in effect=2C so soldiers will be able to leave the Ar= my or move to new assignments during the mission=2C and the operational tem= po will be variable.<BR> Don=92t look for any extra time off=2C though. The at-home mission does not= take the place of scheduled combat-zone deployments and will take place du= ring the so-called dwell time a unit gets to reset and regenerate after a d= eployment.<BR> The 1st of the 3rd is still scheduled to deploy to either Iraq or Afghanist= an in early 2010=2C which means the soldiers will have been home a minimum = of 20 months by the time they ship out.<BR> In the meantime=2C they=92ll learn new skills=2C use some of the ones they = acquired in the war zone and more than likely will not be shot at while doi= ng any of it.<BR> They may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control or to d= eal with potentially horrific scenarios such as massive poisoning and chaos= in response to a chemical=2C biological=2C radiological=2C nuclear or high= -yield explosive=2C or CBRNE=2C attack.<BR> Training for homeland scenarios has already begun at Fort Stewart and inclu= des specialty tasks such as knowing how to use the =93jaws of life=94 to ex= tract a person from a mangled vehicle=3B extra medical training for a CBRNE= incident=3B and working with U.S. Forestry Service experts on how to go in= with chainsaws and cut and clear trees to clear a road or area.<BR> The 1st BCT=92s soldiers also will learn how to use =93the first ever nonle= thal package that the Army has fielded=2C=94 1st BCT commander Col. Roger C= loutier said=2C referring to crowd and traffic control equipment and nonlet= hal weapons designed to subdue unruly or dangerous individuals without kill= ing them.<BR> =93It=92s a new modular package of nonlethal capabilities that they=92re fi= elding. They=92ve been using pieces of it in Iraq=2C but this is the first = time that these modules were consolidated and this package fielded=2C and b= ecause of this mission we=92re undertaking we were the first to get it.=94<= BR> The package includes equipment to stand up a hasty road block=3B spike stri= ps for slowing=2C stopping or controlling traffic=3B shields and batons=3B = and=2C beanbag bullets.<BR> =93I was the first guy in the brigade to get Tasered=2C=94 said Cloutier=2C= describing the experience as =93your worst muscle cramp ever =97 times 10 = throughout your whole body.<BR> =93I=92m not a small guy=2C I weigh 230 pounds ... it put me on my knees in= seconds.=94<BR> The brigade will not change its name=2C but the force will be known for the= next year as a CBRNE Consequence Management Response Force=2C or CCMRF (pr= onounced =93sea-smurf=94).<BR> =93I can=92t think of a more noble mission than this=2C=94 said Cloutier=2C= who took command in July. =93We=92ve been all over the world during this t= ime of conflict=2C but now our mission is to take care of citizens at home = ... and depending on where an event occurred=2C you=92re going home to take= care of your home town=2C your loved ones.=94<BR> While soldiers=92 combat training is applicable=2C he said=2C some nuances = don=92t apply.<BR> =93If we go in=2C we=92re going in to help American citizens on American so= il=2C to save lives=2C provide critical life support=2C help clear debris= =2C restore normalcy and support whatever local agencies need us to do=2C s= o it=92s kind of a different role=2C=94 said Cloutier=2C who=2C as the divi= sion operations officer on the last rotation=2C learned of the homeland mis= sion a few months ago while they were still in Iraq.<BR> Some brigade elements will be on call around the clock=2C during which time= they=92ll do their regular marksmanship=2C gunnery and other deployment tr= aining. That=92s because the unit will continue to train and reset for the = next deployment=2C even as it serves in its CCMRF mission.<BR> Should personnel be needed at an earthquake in California=2C for example=2C= all or part of the brigade could be scrambled there=2C depending on the ex= tent of the need and the specialties involved.<BR> <H3>Other branches included</H3> The active Army=92s new dwell-time mission is part of a NorthCom and DOD re= sponse package.<BR> Active-duty soldiers will be part of a force that includes elements from ot= her military branches and dedicated National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruct= ion-Civil Support Teams.<BR> A final mission rehearsal exercise is scheduled for mid-September at Fort S= tewart and will be run by Joint Task Force Civil Support=2C a unit based ou= t of Fort Monroe=2C Va.=2C that will coordinate and evaluate the interservi= ce event.<BR> In addition to 1st BCT=2C other Army units will take part in the two-week t= raining exercise=2C including elements of the 1st Medical Brigade out of Fo= rt Hood=2C Texas=2C and the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade from Fort Bragg=2C= N.C.<BR> There also will be Air Force engineer and medical units=2C the Marine Corps= Chemical=2C Biological Initial Reaction Force=2C a Navy weather team and m= embers of the Defense Logistics Agency and the Defense Threat Reduction Age= ncy.<BR> One of the things Vogler said they=92ll be looking at is communications cap= abilities between the services.<BR> =93It is a concern=2C and we=92re trying to check that and one of the ways = we do that is by having these sorts of exercises. 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