Annual Meeting News & Updates
Annual Meeting Presentations
PowerPoint presentations from selected Institute of Land Warfare Military Forums are available in the Frontlines section of this web site.
Video Highlights
View highlights from the 2005 Annual Meeting, provided courtesy of Metro Productions.
Audio CDs
Many of the presentations, including the Opening Ceremony, Eisenhower Luncheon, Sustaining Member Luncheon and Marshall Medal Dinner at the 2005 Annual Meeting, are available for purchase as audio CDs. To order, click on www.conferencerecordings.com
Photos from opening day, Monday, Oct. 3.
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| Sec. of the Army Francis J. Harvey | | Opening Ceremony |
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| Sgt. Jeremy S. Kamphuis (center) receives the 2005 Army Noncommissioned Officer of the Year award from Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston (left) and Gen. Richard A. Cody, Army vice chief of staff. | | Sgt. Chad H. Steuck (center)
receives the 2005 Army Soldier
of the Year award from Sgt. Maj.
of the Army Kenneth O. Preston (left)
and Gen. Richard A. Cody, Army
vice chief of staff. |
Tuesday, Oct. 4
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| Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker | | Race car driver Tony Schumacher
(right) talking with Army Sec. Francis
J. Harvey and SMA Kenneth O. Preston. |
Wednesday, Oct. 5
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Vice President Richard Cheney
with Gen. Gordon Sullivan
(U.S. Army Ret.), president AUSA. | | Army Materiel Command presentation
with Gen. Benjamin Griffin (left), AMC
commander, and AMC Command
Sgt. Maj. Daniel K. Elder. |
ANNUAL MEETING NEWS & UPDATES:
Complete Text of Tom Brokaw's Address to AUSA (10/07/2005)
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AUSA Honors First Journalist with Highest Award (10/07/2005)
Tom Brokaw, former news anchor and editor for the NBC Nightly News and author of “The Greatest Generation,” was presented the 2005 George Catlett Marshall Medal Oct. 5 at the closing event of AUSA’s 51st Annual Meeting and Exposition, the George Catlett Marshall Memorial Dinner.
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Generals Discuss Battle Command Improvements at AUSA Annual Meeting. (10/07/2005)
Advancements in the battlefield technology and what those changes mean for commanders at all levels were at the heart of a panel discussion Oct. 4 at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting. Lt. Gen. Steven Boutelle, the Army’s chief information officer/G6, led the panel entitled, “Improved Capabilities for Battle Command.”
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Security Precaution Lengthens Army ‘Ten Miler’ (10/07/2005)
The largest 10-mile race in the United States became the longest Oct. 2 when a suspicious package on the 14th Street Bridge converted an officially sanctioned event to a “fun run.”
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Vice President Cites Soldiers’ Role in Bringing New Hope for Freedom in Mideast (10/05/2005)
Praising American soldiers’ role in the struggle against transnational terrorism, Vice President Dick Cheney told the Association of the United States Army Wednesday, Oct. 5 that the “power of freedom” will remake the Middle East.
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SecArmy Opens AUSA with Thoughts on Future (10/05/2005)
Secretary of the Army Francis J. Harvey opened the Annual Meeting of the Association of the United States Army with a speech that touched on the service and sacrifice of American Soldiers and his thoughts on how the Army is transforming to meet the threats of the 21st century.
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Stigma against Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Remains, Says Army Surgeon General (10/05/2005)
“There's no question there is still a stigma,” said Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley in reference to post-traumatic stress disorder in the Army, speaking at the third Family Forum of the 2005 AUSA Annual Meeting in Washington.
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Army Materiel Command Presentation: “It’s About Them” (10/05/2005)
“Everything we do focuses on them,” Gen. Benjamin S. Griffin, Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command, told a packed ballroom in the final day of the 2005 AUSA Annual Meeting.
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Institute of Land Warfare Forum: “Natural Disaster Response” (10/05/2005)
Before Hurricane Katrina had even begun its devastation in Louisiana and Mississippi, the Army National Guard already had people in place to help with the potential disaster.
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AUSA/Battelle Survey: Public Support, Global Cooperation Keys to Winning War on Terrorism (10/05/2005)
Military & defense industry leaders also provide perspective on critical technologies for Iraq War & Hurricane Katrina Recovery.
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ILW Contemporary Military Forum: Stability and Reconstruction Operations (10/04/2005)
Maj. Gen. Keith Dayton, the Army’s director, Strategy, Plans and Policy, opened the session by stating, “The topic may well be the most important within the U.S. Army. It’s just simply – probably – the future of the U.S. Army.”
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Inability to Absorb Lessons, Prepare for Future Affect Operations in Iraq (10/04/2005)
United States and allied military planners have done a poor job of capturing lessons learned, deluding themselves into thinking that they can dictate the shape of future conflicts, a retired British general told an Association of the United States Army panel.
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Chief Finds State of Army Good (10/04/2005)
“This is the first time in our history that we have fought a protracted war with an all-volunteer force,” Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker said. “Our accomplishments, quite frankly, have been staggering.”
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Programs Strengthen Soldiers' Marriages and Ease Challenges of Military Family Life (10/04/2005)
Family Forum looked at the challenges military families face, particularly the struggle during transitional periods to maintain close marital bonds and to find good jobs for military spouses.
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Preston Outlines Changes and Benefits of New Army Combat Uniform (10/04/2005)
“It’s a warrior’s uniform. A combat uniform designed for combat. It’s designed to be worn under body armor.”
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Generating the Force to Answer the Call – Evolving System Off to Good Start (10/04/2005)
The Army’s new and vital model for generating forces to meet current demands around the world is an “evolving system” of people, equipment, education and training, Gen. Dan McNeill said at an ILW Forum.
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Top NCO Comes from Europe; Top Soldier from FORSCOM (10/03/2005)
Sgt. Jeremy S. Kamphuis was named the Army’s top noncommissioned officer and Sgt. Chad H. Steuck top Army soldier on Monday Oct. 3 at the Association of the United States Army’s Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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Retiree Seminar: An Overview (10/03/2005)
That the Army is the only branch of service with a full-time staff to oversee retirement issues is evidence of how important the Army considers retiree issues, said John Radke, chief, Army Retirement Services.
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Corporate Members Luncheon: In a Word, “Thanks” (10/03/2005)
McNeill defined member corporations as the link between sustaining members and individual members. “You [corporations and individual corporate AUSA members] put a face on the America that supports our soldiers . . . . You may not wear the uniform,” the General said, “but you serve the same ends.”
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Army Well Being Efforts Grow throughout the Deployment Cycle (10/03/2005)
Lt. Gen. Franklin Hagenbeck, deputy chief of staff, G1, emphasized the Army's commitment to improving support to soldiers and their families throughout the deployment process.
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Army under Great Stress Because of Deployments (10/03/2005)
“More missions, fewer soldiers, we are incredibly busy and our government seems to have no limit on its appetite of what it wants us to do,” Maj. Gen. Keith Dayton told an Association of the U.S. Army panel on the Army’s role as a strategic force.
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3 Major Challenges Face Installations over Next Few Years (10/03/2005)
“How we maintain our installations shows how we value our soldiers,” the assistant secretary of the Army for installations and environment told attendees during a Contemporary Military Forum at the AUSA Annual Meeting.
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Harvey Defends Recruiting Effort (10/03/2005)
The Army Secretary, addressing reporters at the Annual Meeting said: “Am I concerned? I am concerned. Is this a crisis? No, this is not a crisis.”
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Success Comes from Executing the Fundamentals (10/03/2005)
The commanding general of III Corps said the lesson he learned from Operation Iraqi Freedom II was that “if you do the fundamentals right, you will be all right.”
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Van Antwerp Details Changes in Training, New Emphasis in Recruiting (10/03/2005)
Accessions Command top officer asks chapter leaders to reach out to young people “and appreciate a soldier every day.”
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Citizen-soldier Tradition Flows Deeply (10/02/2005)
Gen. Richard Cody: “At no other time has the guard and reserve played such a decisive role” in military operations in the Global War On Terrorism and disaster relief in the wake of two hurricanes that ravaged the Gulf Coast in August and September.
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