U.S. Army Center For Lessons Learned works with U.S. Army Africa, March 2010 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
U.S. Army Center For Lessons Learned works with U.S. Army Africa, March 2010 / SETAF-Africa
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| 説明 | www.usaraf.army.milArmy Africa offers opportunity for lessons learnedBy Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army AfricaVICENZA, Italy – When U.S. Army Africa staff transformed an airborne infantry headquarters into U.S. Africa Command’s army service component, Lt. Col. Stephen McCroary was taking notesMcCroary, from the U.S. Army’s Center For Army Lessons Learned, spent most of the past nine months focused on how U.S. Army Africa plans and conducts theater security cooperation events – one part of the command’s overall mission to partner with African land forces, strengthen professional military capabilities and promote conditions that lead to security, stability and peace in Africa.“My focus was looking at how U.S. Army Africa plans and executes military-to military familiarization engagements in Africa,” McCroary said. “This is the only CALL assignment that is looking specifically at lessons learned on the Army service component command level.” During a 2009 visit to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., U.S. Army Africa’s commander, Maj. Gen William B. Garrett III, suggested that the Army would benefit from a CALL officer at U.S. Army Africa’s headquarters at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy. In Oct. 2009, U.S. Army Africa became the Army’s newest service component command.Recently, McCroary reported on U.S. Army Africa’s participation in a U.S. Africa Command planning conference with Senegal, where planners discussed theater security cooperation – familiarization events between the U.S. and Senegal that will strengthen the West African nation’s professional military capacity. His report defines the event under current Army regulation, details what occurred and offers recommendations to make such events better.McCroary captured key issues during planning for military familiarization events, said Jonathan Ng, a regional engagement officer focused on West and Central Africa. “As an outside observer, he was able to provide professional insights while extracting information about our planning processes. That allowed us to quickly identify potential ways to improve certain aspects."McCroary had previously served with the Vicenza-based Southern European Task Force augmentation unit – a U.S. Army Reserve command that supported SETAF’s active duty headquarters, to include Joint Task Force Liberia in 2002, an operation McCroary took part in. Before returning to Vicenza, McCroary researched the command using the Internet and through conversations with U.S. Army Africa staff, he said. One of McCroary’s first reports focused on U.S. Army Africa’s public affairs office employing unique tactics to engage the public to include incorporating a social media center into its official website.“With web technology rapidly changing the way the Army communicates its message, a CALL report on an Army command employing robust social media tools can have significant impact on Army-wide web applications,” said Ed Johnson, U.S. Army Africa’s chief of command information.More than two dozen CALL officers and noncommissioned officers deploy across the globe to learn more about Army programs and write reports, McCroary said. Much of that collection work has recently focused on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. One CALL officer is currently collects on Army operations in the Horn of Africa. CALL also sent an officer to report on 18th Airborne Corps operations in Haiti.Theater observers and analysis teams from CALL collect information and best practices from the Army, plus joint, intergovernmental and multinational operations. The data is then analyzed, integrated into Army guidance and archived – efforts that support progress Army-wide.In late-March, another CALL officer will replace McCroary to continue collecting information and writing reports that can help the entire Army. New initiatives will look closer at how U.S. Army Africa conducts exercises with its African land force partners.McCroary’s observations and insights offered staff an omniscient look at its actions during the transformation from the Southern European Task Force to U.S. Army Africa, said Col. Eric Nantz, U.S. Army Africa’s senior operation officer. “CALL can look from the outside and help us see ourselves from a different perspective,” Nantz said. “This is great opportunity to provide the Army with lessons learned from a transforming organization. By sharing USARAF’s lessons - all ASCCs can learn from our development and hopefully improve their processes and efficiencies.”More information on the U.S. Army Center For Lesson Learned can be found at: call.army.milTo learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.milOfficial Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafricaOfficial YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica |
| 撮影日 | 2007-01-03 03:37:16 |
| 撮影者 | SETAF-Africa , Vicenza, Italy |
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| カメラ | NIKON D200 , NIKON CORPORATION |
| 露出 | 0.017 sec (1/60) |
| 開放F値 | f/4.5 |
| 焦点距離 | 24 mm |