United States Army South - Defense and Fraternity: Building partner nation capacity serves U.S. interests, officials say ================================================================================ Amaani Lyle, American Forces Press Service on 14/02/2013 15:02:00 WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2013 - Programs that help U.S. partners build their capabilities can be force multipliers in achieving U.S. interests, Defense Department officials told the House Armed Services Committee here today. 'Beyond the Horizon' Yellow Ribbon event assists Soldiers, families with deployment ================================================================================ Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mark Wyatt, 157th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs on 14/02/2013 14:18:00 CONCORD, N.H. - (Feb. 14, 2013) Soldiers and Airmen from the New Hampshire National Guard scheduled to deploy next month in support of the Beyond the Horizon mission to El Salvador traveled through wintry weather Feb. 9 to participate in a pre-deployment event. Missouri Guard engineers to conduct annual training in Guantanamo Bay ================================================================================ Matthew J. Wilson, Missouri National Guard Public Affairs on 11/02/2013 17:50:00 FORT LEONARD WOOD, Missouri – A group of Missouri National Guardsmen are scheduled to spend their two weeks of annual training surveying land and designing a layout for a potential migrant camp in February at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. CSA's strategic intent: Delivering strategic landpower in an uncertain world ================================================================================ Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno on 08/02/2013 10:45:00 WASHINGTON (Feb. 5, 2013) -- Over the past 11 years of continuous combat, the Army made great strides at the tactical and operational levels of war. We evolved our tactics, fielded new equipment, and modified our organizations, all while combating determined enemies. These changes were necessary, and they produced an Army without peer on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. Army South, leaders from five partner nations gather to discuss collaborative solutions to regional threats ================================================================================ Eric R. Lucero, U.S. Army South Public Affairs on 01/02/2013 15:18:00 FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- U.S. Army South hosted, on behalf of the U.S. Army, senior military and security forces leaders from five partner nations for this year’s annual Central American Regional Leaders’ Conference at the command’s headquarters here Jan. 28 to Feb.1. U.S. Army South Command Strategy ================================================================================ U.S. Army South Public Affairs on 28/01/2013 12:18:00 This document reflects how U.S. Army South can best cooperate with our traditional partners in the region while also building new relationships to maintain a hemisphere-wide shared desire for peace, stability, and prosperity for all. Army South commander, Colombian army leaders reinforce strong bonds ================================================================================ Robert R. Ramon, U.S. Army South Public Affairs on 25/01/2013 12:01:00 BOGOTA, Colombia – U.S. Army South’s commanding general, Maj. Gen. Frederick S. Rudesheim, traveled to Bogota, Colombia, Jan. 21-25 where he met with the U.S. Ambassador, P. Michael McKinley, took part in discussions with key leaders in the Colombian army and visited various military installations. Army Readiness Assessment Program (ARAP) ================================================================================ PAO on 25/01/2013 10:34:00 The Army Readiness Assessment Program (ARAP) is a snapshot of the unit safety status designed to inform the commander of systemic problems within his/her command. ARAPs are Ground Risk Assessment Tool (GRAT) ================================================================================ PAO on 25/01/2013 10:47:00 Ground Risk Assessment Tool (GRAT) was developed to augment the Composite Risk Management (CRM) planning and decision-making process. It assists in the identification, assessment and control Risk Management Information System (RMIS) ================================================================================ PAO on 25/01/2013 10:53:00 Risk Management Information System (RMIS) is a tool for finding and reviewing accident data relevant to the Army's goal of creating safer, more-informed environments for