Army Public Affairs

Army completes investigations of deaths at Bagram and forwards to respective commanders for action
The U. S. Army Criminal Investigation Command has completed and forwarded its reports of investigation in the deaths of two detainees under U. S. custody in Afghanistan in December 2002 to commanders for possible action against Soldiers deemed appropriate. The investigations began immediately following the deaths, which occurred at the Bagram Control Point, Bagram, Afghanistan, on December 4 and 10, 2002. These deaths have been the subject of several media reports, first reported in March 2003.

Fast Tracking… Army Reserve speeds Iraqi Army training
The U. S. Army Reserve’s 98th Division (Institutional Training) is heading to Iraq to take the lead in a historic training venture. The Reserve division will speed the training of the new Iraqi Army and provide command and control as part of the Army’s new Foreign Army Training Assistance Command or FA-TRAC.

Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) Reporting Process Roundtable
Army Officials will discuss the reporting process for the mobilization of the individual ready reserve (IRR) Soldiers today at a media roundtable. Mr. Robert H. Smiley, Principal Assistant for Training, Readiness, and Mobilization, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), and Brigadier General Sean J. Byrne, Director of Personnel Policy, will give an overview at 12:15 p.m. in the G1 Conference Room, 2E477.

ARMY LAUNCHES NEW HUMAN RESOURCE CONTRACTING CAPABILITY
The U.S. Army announced today a program designed to provide contract support to the Army’s Human Resource (HR) community. HRsolutions represents a transformational capability enlisting the support of the private sector to meet the Army’s manpower and personnel needs.

ARMY ANNOUNCES FORT BENNING AND CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL, GEORGIA PARTNER FOR RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE
Today, the Army announced its selection of Clark Pinnacle Communities, LLC (Clark Pinnacle) to develop the Community Development and Management Plan (CDMP) for Fort Benning and Camp Merrill, Ga., as part of the Army’s Residential Communities Initiative (RCI). Under the RCI Program, the Army plans to privatize family housing at 34 installations, almost 73,000 family housing units, located throughout the United States.

ARMY ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY RESTATIONING OF 2-2 ID
The Department of the Army announced today the temporary relocation of the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, or 2-2 ID, from Korea to Fort Carson, Colo., following its current deployment to Iraq. This action will result in an increase of approximately 3,700 military authorizations at Fort Carson. The Army projects this temporary relocation for late summer 2005.

U.S. ARMY AIRSHIP MISSIONS OVER THE WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA, MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA
The U.S. Army plans to conduct mission flights of a leased commercial airship over the Washington, D.C. metro area, Maryland and Northern Virginia starting today and continuing through Oct. 2. The 178-foot-long, A-170 Lightship™ will be used in proof-of-concept mission flights for the Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment (RAID) sensor equipment that is currently providing force protection to troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Terrorism, 21st Century National Power in the Spotlight
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two high-profile panels will highlight the Sept. 15 session of the 2004 Dwight D. Eisenhower National Security Conference at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.

Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard A. Cody gives the oath of enlistment to New York City recruits at Times Square, N.Y., Oct. 14, in honor of the U.S. Army Recruiting Command's 40th birthday.
Sgt. Reeba Critser


	The A-170 Airship takes off from a cornfield for a RAIDS demonstration flight over Bowie, Maryland

	The silhouette on the cover of the Army Campaign Plan CD was developed from this photo of Company A Soldiers, 2/504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, heading toward their next objective in Afghanistan during Operation Viper, March 1, 2003.

	TRADOC Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Anthony R. Jones shares Tony Shumachers's moment of triumph after clinching the Top Fuel Championship at the Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa.

	West Point defensive back Jonathan Lewis celebrates his touchdown after recovering a fumble in the end zone against the Cincinnati Bearcats. The Black Knights' 48-29 win over the Bearcats ended a U.S. Military Academy 19-game football losing streak Oct. 9.

	Pfc. Mary Simms, CJTF-76 Public Affairs (video still) Afghan men wait patiently in line at the polling center in the village of Raban, north of Bagram Air Field on October 9th during Afghanistan's first democratic presidential elections.

	Soldiers of the 1st Armored Division stand in formation during the dedication of a memorial to division Soldiers killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom, on Minue Field in Wiesbaden, Germany, Oct. 7.

	U.S. Army driver Joe Nemechek celebrates in Victory Lane after his NASCAR Nextel Cup victory Sunday at Kansas Speedway.

	Sgt. Patrick Hawthorne of Fort Meade, Md., tees off on the second hole at Fort Carson Golf Course during the final round of the 2004 Armed Forces Golf Championships in Colorado. Hawthorne finished fifth in the individual men’s competition after losing a tiebreaker for third place

• VALERIE BALDWIN SWORN IN AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND COMPTROLLER)
• Army Announces Competition For Soldier Of The Year And NCO Of The Year
• CENTCOM R&R; LEAVE PROGRAM HITS MILESTONE WITH 100,000TH PARTICIPANT
• ARMY ANNOUNCES SPECIAL RECRUITER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
• Operation Iraqi Freedom Soldiers Showcase Black Hawk Helicopter at Pentagon
• AMC and PEO to display armor kit-equipped vehicles
• Sept. 14-15 Eisenhower Conference Registration Opens
• Army announces FY05 and FY06 Modular Brigade Force Structure Decisions
• ARMY ACCELERATES SELECTED FCS CAPABILITIES
• FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS (FCS)

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