Signal Center of Excellence Update LWN Conference Session

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Update on Your Signal Regiment
Presented toLandWarNet Conference
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
BG Jeffrey W. Foley Chief of Signal, U.S. Army 20
August 2008
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Your Signal Regiment

• 61,583 Soldiers plus civilians
• 1/2 Active Army, 1/2 US Army Reserve and
  National Guard
• Signal Soldiers in 923 Types of units
• 12 Enlisted MOS
• 4 WO Specialties
• 1 Officer Specialty
• 2 Officer Functional Areas

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Building the Team, One Soldier at a time
Augusta GreenJackets CL A Baseball Team Military
Appreciation Night
15 Aug 08
26 Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines take the Oath
of Enlistment
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Building the Team, One Soldier at a time

• SFC(P) Clay Usie Signal Soldier - 25U
• I go out and look for patriots.
• 2004 Army Times Soldier of the Year
• Army Recruiting Command NCO of the Year

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Reenlistment 4 July 2008

• Largest Reenlistment since 1973
• 1,215 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines
• Joint reenlistment represented more than 5,500
  years of additional service

Volunteering to continue to serve our nation,
while deployed is both noble and inspiring
GEN David Petraeus
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Signal Center of ExcellenceCampaign Plan

• People
• Training
• Futures

Our Regimental Road Map
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The Toughest Signal AIT Ever!
More Combat Skills Than Ever
Tougher Technical Skills
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World Class IT Training
2007 Earned Cisco Award For Training Relevance
of Skills
From the Classroom to the Field
2008 Earned Microsoft recognition as the largest
credentialed Microsoft IT Academy in the world
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LandWarNet eUniversity

• 62,214 LWNeU registered users
• 132 unit universities
• 1316 products available online (incl 14
  simulations)
• Monthly average 9 GB downloaded daily worldwide,
  2 GB by AOR
• Provides products to the US Marine Corps
  Communications School of Excellence

Enabling Lifelong Learning anywhere, anytime
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New Training Strategy for DOIM

• Establish a World Class training for DOIMs (FY08)
• 20 DOIMS Attended Pre Cmd Course
• 36 DOIMS/Dep attended new DOIM Leaders/Tech Cse
• Created tailored DOIM course at National
  Defense University focus on CIO Credentials
• 3 Year Training Goal 60 DOIM Directors PCC,
  128 DOIM Ldrs Signal Center and NDU DOIM-CIO
  Courses
• Five Year Strategy (FY09-14) to sustain Training
  Development Process for DOIM Leaders, CP34
  Career Field Map, DOIM Certification Program

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SFC Agustin Mendoza Jr.

• Commo Advisor on a Military Training Team (MiTT)
  Training Iraqi Tank Bn Ldrs and Soldiers

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New Army Doctrine FM 3.0
FM 3-0, Operations (Mar 08) Offensive
Defensive Stability Operations
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New Army Doctrine FM 3-07
FM 3-07, Stability Operations and Support
Operations (Final Draft 14 Apr
08) Establishes Armys keystone stability
operations doctrine
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LandWarNet Futures
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Army Communicator - Focused Editions
Task Force Thunderbird
Voice of the Signal Regiment
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A National Crisis Education of our Youth

• Threat The U.S. Army today faces an imminent
  and menacing threat to our national
  security.Only 28 percent of the 17- to
  24-year-old population qualifies to wear a
  military uniform. The other 72 percent fail to
  meet standards on education, character and
  health. GEN William S. Wallace (Charlotte
  Observer - May 31, 08)
• The National Science Center
• Unique public/private partnership - U.S. Army
  NSC, INC
• Created to address this threat to America through
  national educational outreach initiatives in
  science, technology, engineering, and math
• Visit Booth 2105

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Scott Winkler Athlete and VeteranGrovetown,
Georgia

• In 2003, SPC Winkler was injured in Iraq
  paralyzed fm waist down
• He now works with other veterans as the Chairman
  of the Paralyzed Veterans Association

• Will compete in the Beijing Paralympic Games,
  6-17 Sep 08
• First Iraq veteran to join the
• U.S. Paralympics Elite team
• Current world record holder

If you believe, you can achieve Scott Winkler
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Heroes Among Us
Specialist Ross A. McGinnis 14 Jun 1987 4 Dec
2006 C Co, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Knox, Pennsylvania

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Never Forget
Ultimate Force Multipliers ... dedicated men
women professional leaders support
of corporate America support of a grateful
nation
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