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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
ARMY FLOW MODEL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
FA50 COURSE 07-07 RECOMMENDATIONS INCORPORATED
THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION IN THE COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL
ACT FOR FY 2008 AND THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES REPORT
GUARD EMPOWERMENT ACT OF 2007
A Force Management Update
A Quarterly Newsletter of the Army Force Management School April 2007
The Army Flow Model - What’s NEW
DATA SET: The MONTHLY HIST (monthly historical data set) file for Staff Books and Functional Books
has been updated to provide equipment on-hand information for Sep 2006 thru Apr 2007 and personnel on-
2007-04-30: hand information for Sep 2006 thru Mar 2007. The Expert System history file was also updated with
equipment and personnel on-hand data for Sep 2000 through Mar 2007.
DATA SET: The MONTHLY HIST (monthly historical data set) file for Staff Books and Functional Books
has been updated to provide equipment on-hand information for Aug 2006 thru Mar 2007 and personnel on-
hand information for Aug 2006 thru Feb 2007. The Expert System history file was also updated with
2007-03-26: equipment and personnel on-hand data for SEP 2000 through Feb 2007. The JAN07 OOC SACS TAEDP file
adds the out of cycle (OOC) actions to the force structure outcomes of the DEC06 SACS TAEDP force file for
fiscal years 2007 through 2014. The distribution sequences reflect the most current DARPL file and on hand
data from LIW (as of 17 Dec 06).
Joseph J Albert
FA50 Course 07-07
The Army Force Management School (AFMS) FY 2007 Functional Area (FA) 50 Qualification Course is being conducted 2
July to 7 September 2007. This course is designed for officers (CPT - LTC) and their civilian counterparts assigned to force
management and force integration positions that have completed the four-week Army Force Management Course (modules I
thru III). Currently, there are 31 students (20 Active Component, 2 Civilian, 5 Army National Guard and 4 Army Reserve)
enrolled. Training will be conducted at AFMS, Building 247, Fort Belvoir, Virginia (Humphreys Hall).
This course focuses the student on current force management policies, procedures, processes and systems and prepares them to
perform force management functions at all levels throughout the Army. The program of instruction is designed for officers and
their civilian counterparts who will be involved in the entire spectrum of force management, force integration, requirements
generation, and materiel acquisition processes, and in the planning, programming, budgeting and execution system at Army
commands or at Headquarters, Department of the Army. Instruction is accomplished by using lecture conferences, guided
discussions, case studies, workshops, practical exercises, seminars, guest speakers, evaluations and critiques.
Training addresses the force management processes from the determination of force requirements, the development of
solutions to these requirements (doctrinal, material, etc.), and the allocation of resources to accomplish Army functions and
missions. The course includes instruction and practical exercises in strategic guidance, combat development, materiel
development and force development processes, as well as the planning, programming and budgeting of resources. Instruction
includes numerous presentations from members of the Army Staff (ARSTAF) and Army Commands (ACOMs) involved with
the many facets of force management as well as a Staff Ride to Civil War-era battlefields. G-8, FD is the FA50 ARSTAF
proponent.
Jim Waters
Computer Laboratory Updated
The Army Force Management School computer laboratory is now upgraded with a computer for each student. In the past
students had to share a computer to do projects and/or exercises. This upgrade will enhance the training received by all
students using the computers giving all of them the ability to accomplish research and analysis.
Ismael Justiniano
TAA Primer 2007
The TAA primer is being updated and placed back on the web in May. The focus is to include all of the procedural
changes, new or modified acronyms and look forward to additional changes resulting from leadership changes at
DOD, Secretary of the Army and Chief of Staff, Army positions. The primer is an excellent tool providing newly
assigned personnel a base line for the TAA process. Additionally, if you are fortunate enough to be selected to
provide a briefing on the process to your leadership, the primer provides enough in-depth information to present the
process with sufficient depth of knowledge. If you are tasked to provide a briefing, feel free to contact us for the most
current set of slides on TAA. If you find something new or different as you work the processes or sub-processes of
the Army Force Management Model that we should know, please forward those items to us.
Jim Camp
The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008
and the National Guard Empowerment Act of 2007
On 9 May 2007 by a unanimous favorable vote of 58 to 0, the House Armed Services Committee reported out the National
Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2008. The proposed legislation includes significant “enhanced authorities” for the
National Guard. In apparent agreement with the March 1st report of the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves
entitled “Strengthening America’s Defenses in the New Security Environment” the legislation would amend Title 10 United
States Code to:
Designate the Chief of the National Guard Bureau as the Principal Adviser to the Secretary of Defense through the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on National Guard matters
Designate the Chief of the National Guard Bureau as an adviser on National Guard matters to the Commander of the
United States Northern Command and the Secretary of Homeland Security
Elevate the Chief of the National Guard Bureau from Lieutenant General to General
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Establish the National Guard Bureau as a “joint activity of the Department of Defense”
Enhance the functions of the National Guard Bureau to include facilitating and coordinating with other Federal agencies,
the Adjutants General of the States, United States Joint Forces Command, and United States Northern Command the use
of National Guard personnel and resources for operations conducted under Title 32 United States Code or in support of
State missions
Require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of the
Army, and the Secretary of the Air Force to develop the National Guard Bureau Charter
The proposed legislation would also require the Secretary of Defense to prepare an annual plan for response to natural disasters
and terrorist events. The plan would coordinate “… the use of the National Guard and members of the Armed Forces on active
duty when responding to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters….” Additionally, the Secretary of
Defense would be required to “… determine the military-unique capabilities needed to be provided by the Department of
Defense to support civil authorities in an incident of national significance or a catastrophic incident.”
John Walsh
Department of Defense Implementation of the Recommendations Incorporated
in the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves Report
On 1 March 2007, the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves issued its second report to Congress entitled
“Strengthening America’s Defenses in the New Security Environment”. The report contained 26 findings and 23
recommendations significantly focused on enhancing and empowering the National Guard.
Following release of the report, the Secretary of Defense created a study group to analyze the Commission’s recommendations
and develop an execution plan. Taking into assessment the recommendations of the study group as well as independent input
from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and others, Secretary Gates concurred completely or “substantially in part” with
20 of the 23 recommendations.
In a proactive manner, a Secretary of Defense Memorandum1 dated May 10, 2007 entitled “Implementation of the
Recommendations from the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves” directs the necessary changes in DoD policy
and the required drafting of requests for changes in law to effectuate those Commission recommendations with which the
Department of Defense concurred.
Of the 20 recommendations support wholly or in part by DoD four necessitate no adjustments by the Department since they
have been implemented previously, nine will require policy or procedural modifications, four require coordination with the
Department of Homeland Security, and four require legal action.
Of those recommendations that will be addressed by requests for amendment to existing law, three relate to Title 10, Armed
Forces, and one relates to Title 32, National Guard, of the United States Code. Specifically, 10 U.S.C. § 10502(d) would be
adjusted to elevate the Chief, National Guard Bureau to general, modification of 10 U.S.C. § 10503 would transfer
responsibility for the National Guard Bureau Charter to the Secretary of Defense, 32 U.S.C. § 325 would be broadened in
scope to encompass all National Guard officers for potential Title 10/Title 32 “dual hattedness”, and 10 U.S.C. § 301 would be
modified to enhance the “independence”2 of the Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB).
1
See the SecDef Memorandum at http://www.defenselink.mil/news/May2007/d20070516_OSD05132-07.pdf
2
See DoD News Transcript, “DoD News Briefing with Assistant Secretary Hall”, May 16, 2007 pp2-3 at
http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=3962
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