FORSCOM in the news U.S. Army Forces Command Soldiers and civilians with U.S. Army Reserve Command and U.S. Army Forces Command participated in FRONTLINE a Safety Day on Fort Bragg, July 24, 2015 | Volume V, Issue 28 N.C. recently. The Fort Bragg, N.C. - bound 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment I Corps, Royal Australian Army Command, conducted Senior Leaders a change of command conclude Talisman Sabre 15 ceremony recently at Fort Lanza discusses exercise Knox, Ky. “Talisman Sabre was a complex The 48th Chemical Brigade, exercise that brings together all branches of service and teaches us which recently returned to how to prevent conflict and shape Fort Hood after leading the things that lead to instability in this Ebola mission in Liberia, region.” recently welcomed a new command team. – Lt. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza Commanding General, I Corps After 12 grueling events over July 17, 2015 three sweat-soaked summer Gallipoli Barracks, Australia days, First Army named On Point its top noncommissioned officer and Soldier of Soldiers matriculate at 2015. newly-opened ‘ArmyU’ A Soldier assigned to 1st The Army is consolidating Armored Brigade Combat Soldier education under Team, 1st Cavalry Division, “one roof” as part of the was recently named the 2015 “Army University” concept, Fort Hood Soldier of the Sgt. Maj. of the Army Maj. Siegfried Ramil, a battle major with I Corps, briefs Vice Adm. Robert Thomas (center), 7th Fleet commander, Year. Daniel A. Dailey said. The about the current operations I Corps is tracking for their command portion of Exercise Talisman Sabre 15 at Army University, officially Gallipoli Barracks, Australia, July 14, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniel Schroeder) abbreviated “ArmyU” for short, is administered by the Public Affairs units in action Combined Arms Center on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. By Sgt. Daniel Schroeder, the Pacific region.” 28th Public Affairs While not a “brick and mortar” university, ArmyU will 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment The purpose of Talisman Sabre was to im- Detachment- maximize the educational experience which Soldiers GALLIPOLI BARRACKS, Australia (July 17, prove U.S./Australian combat readiness and in- Soldiers with I Corps teroperability, and maximize combined training Army Band, Joint are already getting in the Army. ArmyU will integrate 2015) -- I Corps and the Royal Australian Army opportunities. The exercise incorporated lessons Base Lewis-McChord, the education already provided in the Army for enlisted completed the sixth iteration of Exercise Talis- learned from Iraq and Afghanistan. Wash., performed Soldiers, officers, warrant officers and Army civilians man Sabre. Talisman Sabre was designed to exercise for thousands of of all components. Included in ArmyU are all the Army Approximately 300 I Corps Soldiers partici- spectators at the combined staffs in crisis action planning and hu- “centers of excellence”: aviation, cyber, fires, intelligence, pated in the largest Pacific Command exercise Greater Seattle manitarian missions and was different because maneuver, maneuver support, mission command and of 2015, consisting of U.S. and Australian forces Chinese Chamber of sustainment. of the increased interagency involvement. Commerce’s annual with a contingent of 30,000 participants. Satellites to empower Soldiers “Talisman Sabre provided an invaluable op- Chinatown Seafair “Talisman Sabre was a complex exercise portunity to conduct operations in a combined, Parade, Seattle, One Army project is making the that brings together all branches of service and joint, and interagency environment that will in- Wash., July 18, future of satellite communications teaches us how to prevent conflict and shape crease both countries’ ability to plan and execute 2015. The parade more responsive to Soldiers’ needs. things that lead to instability in this region,” said contingency responses, from combat missions also featured many local community The U.S. Army Space and Missile Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza, I Corps commanding to humanitarian assistance efforts,” Lanza said. groups from the Defense Command/Army Forces general. “We have served alongside Australia in Strategic Command’s Nanosatellite Talisman Sabre included forces from all greater Seattle area. Program, or SNaP, will be a every major conflict since World War I, and our branches: Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, the Na- (U.S. Army photo by small satellite communications, strong partnership with the Australian Defense tional Army, along with forces from New Zealand Staff Sgt. Patricia or SATCOM, constellation. Force continues to reinforce our commitment to and observers from Japan. McMurphy) TOP SHOTS Here are the best photos from FORSCOM Public Affairs professionals world-wide. For more photos and information, click these photos or visit army.mil/forscom Right Sgt. Jacob Atkins, 11th Transportation Battalion, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), shovels sand from the deck of a Trident Pier in preparation for its extraction from the beach at the end of a Combined Joint Logistics Over- the-Shore exercise at Anmyeon Beach, Republic of Korea, July 6, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Perkey) Left A paratrooper assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, exits a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Operation Federal Eagle, July 15, 2015, on Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Juan F. Jimenez) Above Soldiers of A Company, 299th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, wait for a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from B Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Above Timothy L. Hale, an Army civilian with U.S. Army Reserve Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, during sling load training for the Rapidly Command, navigates through traffic cones on a peddle car while Emplaced Bridge System, July 9, 2015, on Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William Howard) wearing “drunk goggles” as part of an educational awareness day of Left Sgt. Maj. Lawrence Sheppard, Materiel Readiness Division Noncommissioned Officer In Charge, I safety, hosted by the USARC Safety directorate at FORSCOM/USARC Corps G4, tracks battlefield resources for the I Corps command portion of Exercise Talisman Sabre 15 at headquarters, Fort Bragg, N.C., July 14, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Gallipoli Barracks, Australia, July 13, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniel Schroeder) Brian Godette) Office of the Chief of Public Affairs, AFCS-PA The U.S. Army Forces Command Frontline is a weekly authorized newsletter highlighting FORSCOM-related news from This week’s Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces Command the Army and commercial news media. The content is not necessarily the official views of—or endorsed by—the U.S. Gov- FORSCOM FRONTLINE PA Summary 4700 Knox St., Fort Bragg, NC 28310-5000 ernment or Department of the Army. It is produced by the FORSCOM Public Affairs Office. 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