Army National Guard Vision Update

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The Army National Guard est. 13 December 1636 It takes the ARNG to be ARmy StroNG BG James W. Nuttall Deputy Director, Army National Guard January 2007 All-Hands JAG Conference

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History of the Army National Guard To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions; To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress -- U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8 The Congress Shall Have Power:

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State of the ARNG Since 9/11 Level of Activity

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Missile Defense/ Air Sovereignty 2 Swiftly defeat efforts in two regions 1 Win decisively in one region 1 Defense of the Homeland Theater Security Cooperation Governor Equities 4 Deter forward in four critical regions NG Spectrum of Operations

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ARNG Strength FY95 to FY07 (YTD)

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ARNG Strength FY04 to Present EOM December 2006: 347,129

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Guard Recruiter Assistant Program, G-RAP, is a “Performance Based” contracted recruiting assistance program with a sponsorship component available for Prior Service (PS) and Non-Prior Service (NPS) recruiting efforts G-RAP and the Path to 350 As of 12 JAN 07 Total RAs: 119,071 Active RA’s: 105,035 Potential Soldiers: 48,340 All Accessions: 23,534 PS Accessions: 5,442 NPS Accessions: 18,092

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ARNG ES and FSA FY96-FY08

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C3 Resourced/ But Deploy C1 Personnel ALO’d Down FS/ES Imbalance Cold War Era MOB Process Sup $$$ Post-MOB Tasks e.g. BCT: SRP - 4 PMI IWQ/CSWQ/WTT - 8 Maint TI Garrison - 2 CPX TOC OPS-TOCS in field - 8 SQD PLT collective TNG - 16 Gunner Qual Ranges - 23 Specialty TNG Garrison - 16 TAC Mov’t FTX/STX - 6 Urban Ops STX-FOB - 8 BN/BDE FTX-FOB - 8 MRE - 31

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Take Risk Pre-MOB Come as you are to MOB Station Fill to Warfight levels thru Army Sourcing Long Post MOB Training Cycle One Time Deployment (24m consecutive) Reality : Cross-leveling by other units No force pool Old Equip not deployed; NET at MOB station 24m cumulative Same ratio – 1 deployment : 24m Campaign generates requirement for > one deployment 18m is too much if Soldiers expected to do multiple rotations Cold War Era MOB Process

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Operational Reserve MOB Process 1 Year Sup $$$ Pre-MOB Tasks e.g. NET: Gunnery/Range Qual Med/Dental Validated Tasks Mission Specific TNG 39 days + (y) Pre-MOB Post-MOB Post-MOB Tasks (x-y) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

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Alert a Year Prior Equipment for TNG (NET) available Sup $ for days over 39 in pre-MOB What Tasks moved from post-MOB to pre-MOB Wipe out individual TNG bubble prior to ALERT Go as you are – by unit Who validates “When” & “Where” Operational Reserve MOB Process

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STOP Piecemealing & Crossleveling

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x BSB EAADS SLAMRAM MEADS Patriot Smoke/Decon BIDS Recon(-) SSE TEU C/S CO GD CO L & O DET CID DET MWD SCTN COMBAT CONST Recon MP EOD CA TCF E HHC I I Task Org based on: JSCP,TRO, Stationing and / or Specific Operations II Organic Attached or OPCON: C2 5-8 Functional BNs of multiple combinations Total: ~ 5000 + PAX Organic Units: HHC (172), Signal (51), and BSB (344) Total: (567) Maneuver Enhancement Brigade can command and control multiple combinations of battalions. Attached units can be any echelon but are typically battalion sized elements. Mission: The Maneuver Enhancement Brigade enables and enhances the full dimensional protection and freedom of maneuver of a supported Army, joint or multinational headquarters by shaping, leveraging or mitigating the effects of the operational environment at the tactical and operational levels. It augments maneuver and support brigades with functional assets to optimize the tailored capabilities of those organizations and enhance force application, protection, and focused logistics across multiple areas of operation and can provide a headquarters to command and control an assigned area of operations including maneuver forces. Maneuver Enhancement BDE Mission & Organization

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Maneuver Brigades for Long War

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$36.8B ARNG Equipping Requirements Over Time

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Need: Trends in Military Justice show a 42% increase in court-martials since 2000 Historically ARNG Trial Defense not centralized or regional like AC or USAR Varied availability and quality of ARNG Trial Defense (54 states and territories) Organization of Expanded ARNG Trial Defense Service: Supervision & Management: Chief, US Army Trial Defense Service Provides autonomy of TDS Promulgates policy for ARNG specific Defense issues Ensures appropriate training and training opportunities Deputy Chief (ARNG), TDS (Drilling ARNG 0-6) Serves under the authority of the Chief, USATDS Supervises and manages ARNG Defense Counsel Administers NGB TDS funds Funding: NGB will create a centralized fund to cover inter-state costs, training, and conferences. Intra-state services may continue to be funded by each state ARNG Trial Defense Expansion

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Organization of Expanded ARNG Trial Defense Service: Trial and Regional Defense Counsel: Trial Defense Counsel (TDC) selected by TDS Chain, with recommendations from State Judge Advocates Regional Defense Counsel (RDC) selected by TDS Chain, with recommendations from State Judge Advocates and advice of NGB Training and certification of ARNG TDC and RDCs is the same as AC and USAR TDC and RDCs. Licensure to practice: 25 States do not require ARNG JAs be licensed in the state to practice trial defense States that do require state licensure will be have TDC and RDCs from the state, waived in to practice, or admitted pro hac vice (admitted “for this one particular occasion”) End State: Change in availability of qualified Defense Counsel from one per 3000 troops to one Defense Counsel per 2000 troops. ARNG Trial Defense Expansion

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