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STAND-TO! Edition: Friday, September 2 2011
Today's Focus:
National Preparedness Month 2011
Senior Leaders are Saying
Whenever our nation has been challenged, the American people have responded with faith, courage, and strength. This year, natural disasters have tested our response ability across all levels of government &hellip Our nation has weathered many hardships, but we have always pulled together as one nation to help our neighbors prepare for, respond to, and recover from these extraordinary challenges ...
- President Barack Obama's proclamation on National Preparedness Month, 2011
View the complete Presidential Proclamation
What They're Saying
I told them that we are the New York Army National Guard, we're here to help people and defend those who can't defend themselves.
- Sgt. T'angelo J. Magee, a New York Army National Guard company motor transport operator with 719th Transportation Company, recalls encouraging people trapped by Hurricane Irene flood waters Aug. 29.
New York Army National Guard motor Soldiers aid post-Irene rescues
INFORMATION YOU CAN USE
Calendar
2010-2013: 60th Anniversary of the Korean War
150 Years: The Battle of Gettysburg: The American Civil War
September:
Suicide Prevention Month
National Preparedness Month
Sept 15- Oct 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Sept 16: POW/MIA Recognition Day
Sept. 25: U.S. Army Gold Star Mothers website
Today's Focus
National Preparedness Month 2011
What is it?
September marks the eighth annual National Preparedness Month. This month encourages Soldiers, families, and civilians to prepare for emergencies at home, at work and in their communities. Preparedness is a shared responsibility it takes a whole community. This year, in recognition of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11th attacks, we remember the past as we prepare for the future.
What has the Army done?
In January of this year, the Secretary of the Army established the Army Protection Program (APP). The APP functions as the over-arching leadership framework to synchronize, prioritize, and coordinate protection policies and resources. Strategically, the APP expands program oversight, ensures senior leader accountability, and improves risk-based decision making.
What continued efforts does the Army have planned for the future?
The Army will field three systems that will improve the ability of Army commands to prepare for and respond to an emergency. Within the Emergency Management Modernization Program (EM2P), these systems include a common operating picture which allows commands to effectively exchange emergency information mass warning and notification so commanders can quickly warn the population of emergencies and enhanced 911 which utilizes the telephone number and address of the caller to decrease overall emergency response times.
Why is this important to the Army?
Protecting the lives of Soldiers, families, and civilians is of primary importance to the Army. Emergency preparedness is an essential component of protection. National Preparedness Month promotes improving emergency preparedness skills in anticipation of a disaster no matter where it may strike.
References:
G-34 Army Protection website
National Preparedness Month website
Ready Army
Ready.gov
National and Community Service
Presidential Proclamation
STAND-TO! NEWS
ABOUT THE ARMY
- Army developing new self-propelled howitzer (The U.S. Army)
- Army may cut 10 brigade combat teams (Army Times)
- Two female acquisition officers to get second star (The U.S. Army)
- Military Medicine's long war against Malaria (NPR)
- U.S. Soldiers hit the seas in Japan (Stars & Stripes)
- Watervliet's revolutionary process lightens the load for Soldiers (The U.S. Army)
OF INTEREST
- McCaskill: Fraud and waste in Iraq and Afghan wars are stunning (McClatchy Newspapers)
- A Soldier's exit strategy for dog adopted in Afghanistan (Seattle Times)
- Post-9/11, CIA switches focus to killing targets (Arizona Republic)
- Former platoon sergeant says marijuana was 'the only thing' that controlled his PTSD (Stars & Stripes)
- DOD to spend $250M fixing base schools (Stars & Stripes)
- One-time refugee finds home in U.S. Army (The U.S. Army)
WORLD VIEW
- Zardari, Karzai welcome joint military commission to deal with Af-Pak border incidents (Yahoo India)
- Taliban kidnaps 30 Pakistani boys (Al Jazeera)
- Turkey agrees to host missile early warning radar for NATO (Guardian)
- First fatality-free month for U.S. military in Iraq (London Daily Telegraph)
- Libya crisis: Col Gaddafi vows to fight a 'long war' ( BBC)
- Iraqi inmates tunnel out of jail (NEWS.com.au)
- U.S. and Bahrain secretly extended defence deal (Financial Times)
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