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NFTF - Class VIII Blood Supply Support to Current Operations for Medical Planners

This article discusses the challenges of providing class VIII blood and blood products to austere theaters of operation. In many of the austere locations the Army operates in, countries do not meet the medical standard that the U.S. requires. Therefore, perishable Class VIII items must be supplied and sustained in theater from the U.S. or U.S. approved stores such as the Armed Services Blood Bank Center - Europe (ASBBC-E).

NFTF - Commander’s Perspective CJFLCC-OIR Operations

The Center for Army Lessons Learned conducted a key leader interview (KLI) with MG Robert "Pat" White, Commanding General of the 1st Armored Division (1AD). MG White assumed responsibility of Combined Joint Force Land Component Command-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJFLCC-OIR) on 12 July 2017. Building off of the momentum and gains of its predecessors the 82nd Airborne Division, and the 1st Infantry Division - CJFLCC-OIR worked by, with, and through its partner forces to defeat the ISIS Core in Iraq.

NFTF - Commander’s Perspective: CJFLCC Operations in Iraq Insights from MG Joseph M. Martin Commanding General

This News From the Front paper summarizes the key insights from an end of tour interview with MG Joseph Martin, Commanding General (CG), 1st Infantry Division and Combined Joint Force Land Component Command - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJFLCC?OIR). The interview, conducted at the conclusion of his tour, in Iraq on July 12, 2017, contained focus areas that capture best practices and lessons learned during his tenure as the CG.

NFTF - Commanders Guide for Driving Change: The Learning Organization Framework

Is your unit consistently focused one or two echelons below, with fast approaching training events, missions, and 50 meter targets, without much consideration for sharing observations and lessons upon completion of events? If so, you are not alone -- this is a common pitfall of our busy profession; however, it is a resolvable issue given a relevant Learning Organization Framework. Highly developed learning organizations place emphasis on long-term problem solving, consistently modifying behavior, and sharing observations and lessons across the Army enterprise.

NFTF - Conference of American Armies - Countering Threat Networks

The Conference of American Armies (CAA) is a military organization made up and led by armies from the American continents with the authorization of their respective countries. The CAA conducts a two-year cycle of specialized conferences and exercises hosted by different member armies. During this XXXIII Cycle of the CAA, 2018-2019, the U.S. Army conducted the specialized conference on Military Support to Countering Threat Networks (CTN) at San Antonio, TX, from 4-8 February 2019.

NFTF - Fighting with Afghan Fists: Insights from CSM Todd Sims

This News from the Front, a Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) publication, highlights Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Todd Sims’ insights and observations during his deployment in support of Operation FREEDOM’S SENTINEL and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-led RESOLUTE SUPPORT mission. The interview and unit information is provided solely by the CSM of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan on 2 December 2018.

NFTF - French Participation in JWA How to Prepare Our Future Together

This article discusses the French Army’s participation since 2018 in the Joint Warfighting Assessment (JWA) series. As part of the strategic bilateral objectives with the U.S. Army’s Strategic Vision Statement, the French Army’s vision is to conduct a lasting and long-term commitment to JWA, because it considers this exercise a key event for improving interoperability at the brigade level, as well as a means for testing new concepts. The author provides the lessons learned from JWA 19 and how this will prepare them for 2020.

NFTF - Hurricane Maria Relief Operations

The purpose of this article is to share initial lessons and best practices observed by the units supporting the relief efforts in Puerto Rico following the landfall of Hurricane Maria. The intended audiences for the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) outputs are Major Commands (MACOMs), interagency partners, and Commanders and staffs executing Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) missions.

NFTF - Joint Force Land Component Command - Synchronization of the Land Domain

In November 2018, United States Army South hosted the second annual Joint Force Land Component Command Planning Conference at Joint Base San Antonio/Fort Sam Houston. This year's theme was "Synchronization of the Land Domain." The event brought together key land domain stakeholders across the United States Southern Command area of responsibility. The focus of the event was to plan and collaborate on complex mission sets, prioritize resources, establish timelines, and set the conditions for current and future operations.

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