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The United States Army

The United States Army. Lieutenant Colonel Sean Morgan 24 August 2010. LTC Sean Morgan. Married, with two children (ages 12 and 8) Commissioned in 1992 (Infantry) from West Point Rifle & Scout Platoon Leader in Hawaii Company Commander in A / 2-5 CAV (Bosnia)

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The United States Army

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  1. The United States Army Lieutenant Colonel Sean Morgan 24 August 2010

  2. LTC Sean Morgan • Married, with two children (ages 12 and 8) • Commissioned in 1992 (Infantry) from West Point • Rifle & Scout Platoon Leader in Hawaii • Company Commander in A / 2-5 CAV (Bosnia) • Harvard Business School (1999-2001) • Taught Economics at West Point for 3 years • 2 Deployments to Iraq (2003, and 2006-2007) • Senior Operations Trainer at the Joint Readiness Training Center (Fort Polk, Louisiana) • Currently the UCF ROTC battalion commander

  3. Soldiers • The average Soldier is: • RANK: E-4 (Corporal / Specialist) • AGE: 22 • TIME IN SERVICE: 4 Years • BASE PAY: $1,978.50/month • EDUCATION: High School Graduate • MARITAL STATUS: Married w/ two Children • RACE: 60% Caucasian/40% Minority • GENDER: 85% Male/15% Female

  4. Today’s Soldier: Equipment Helmet w/ night vision mount Body armor Protective eyewear MBITR radio Optics & infrared laser for weapon First aid kit Ammunition Water (camel back)

  5. M-4 Carbine Caliber:   5.56 mm Weight:   7.5 lbs (loaded weight with sling & one magazine) Max. Effective Range:   600 m (area target) 500 m (point target) M203/M203A1 Grenade Launcher Weight:   3 lbs (empty); 3.6 lbs (loaded) Overall Length:   15" Barrel Length:   12" Ammunition Type:   smoke, non-lethal projectiles, signal and practice rounds as well as 40mm high explosive Range:   Approximately 350 yards EquipmentWeapons

  6. M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) Caliber:   5.56 mm Weight:   16.5 lbs Rate of Fire:   750 rounds per minute M-240B Machine Gun Caliber:   7.62 mm Weight:   27.6 lbs Max. Effective Range:   1800 m (area target) 800 m (point target) Rate of Fire:   200-600 rounds per minute EquipmentWeapons

  7. Apache (Longbow) Combat Mission:   167 mph Combat Range:   300 miles Combat Endurance:   2.5 hours Length:   49 ft 5 in Mission Weight:   16,600 lbs Armament:   HELLFIRE missiles, 2.75” rockets and 30mm chain gun Crew:   2 (pilot and co-pilot gunner) Black Hawk Cruising Speed:   150 mph Combat Range:   300 miles Combat Endurance:   2.1 hours Lift:   9,000 pounds Internal Load:   2640 lbs (or 11 combat-equipped troops) Armament:   7.62 mm door gun Crew:   4 (pilot and co-pilot gunner, 2 crew chiefs) Helicopters

  8. Chinook Max Gross Weight:   50,000 lbs Max Speed:   170 knots / 184 mph Normal Cruise Speed:   130 knots / 149 mph Rate of Climb:   1,522 ft/min Rotor System:   three manual-folding blades per hub (two hubs); Troop Capacity:   36 (33 troops plus 3 crew members) Sling-load Capacity:   26,000 lb center hook; Minimum Crew:   3 (pilot, co-pilot, and flight engineer) Kiowa Warrior Crew:   2 Max Gross Weight:   5,500 lbs (armed) Max Cruise Speed:   128 mph Range:   299 miles (sea level, no weapons, 10% reserve) Ceiling:   19,000 ft Armament: Air-to-air Stinger .50 caliber machine gun 2.75 in rockets (7-shot pod) HELLFIRE missiles (2-round launcher) Helicopters

  9. Vehicles M1151 HMMWV

  10. StrykerInfantry Carrier Vehicle

  11. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs) Hunter Shadow Raven

  12. Army Reserve Commitments 28,880 Soldiers(14%) Mobilized 8% OCONUS 6% CONUS GER/BELGIUM 117 / 1 Kosovo Balkans Rotation 105 TOTAL Afghanistan Enduring Freedom 1,593 Italy 2 PACOM 183 CONUS 4,724 SOUTHCOM 32 Kuwait 2,670 Senegal 9 Japan 1 CENTCOM 15,491 Sierra Leone 1 Philippines 3 Qatar 153 AFRICOM 54 Hawaii 152 Sudan 3 Iraq Iraqi Freedom 9,965 Lebanon 1 Honduras 1 Uganda 5 EUCOM 473 Egypt 1 Tanzania 8 CONUS 12,647 Djibouti (HOA)/Seychelles 100/2 Kenya/Ethiopia 12 / 9 OCONUS DEPLOYMENTS16,233 CONUS DEPLOYMENTS 12,647 TOTAL DEPLOYED 28,880 • DATA SOURCE IS MDIS

  13. Fort Hunter-Liggett MRE level collective training capability (CTC like experience focus) PRE-MOB TSRT Warrior Exercise Functional Exercises Leader TNG Capabilities MSTC Platform Battle Staff TNG BCTC Functional Exercises PME/ MOS-T RTS-M Generating Force TRP Location RTS-Med Training Enablers CTC- like Event RTC Functional TNG TTC Fort Dix Battalion collective training capability (Functional Exercise focus) PRE-MOB TSRT Leader TNG ECS PME/ MOS-T TSRT Certification Fort McCoy Brigade level collective capability (WAREX focus) PRE-MOB TSRT CSTC PROGRAM: Where we are going with “Training Platforms”

  14. Recruiting is the best in 2010 for any year in the past 30, though less so for minorities 9/11 GI Bill provides for service members and is transferable to all family members Divorce & Suicide rates are the highest ever in the Army DoD (and the Army) may see significant budget reductions in the coming years, having impacts on procurement and personnel Recent Developments

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