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FORT EUSTIS, Va. ■ Issue 6, Vol. 1, Sept. 23, 2011 ■ http://www.facebook.com/USArmyTRADOC
Combined Arms Center hosts CSM Bruner bids farewell to TRADOC, Army
Combat Training Center Conference by Amy Robinson, TRADOC Public Affairs
by Diane Walker, CAC-T At the age of 17, a young Dave Bruner set out from Evans-
ville, Ind., to make a difference in the U.S. Army. After 36 years
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- Nearly 100 of service, he retired Sept. 21 after his final assignment as the
leaders from U.S. and international military train- command sergeant major for the U.S. Army’s Training and Doc-
ing groups met Aug. 30-31 at Fort Leavenworth, trine Command.
Kan., for the Combat Training Center, or CTC, Throughout his distinguished career, Command Sgt. Maj.
Conference. David M. Bruner held numerous leadership positions, spanning
Hosted by Combined Arms Center’s com- various locations across the globe, including the 101st Airborne
manding general in his role as the CTC program’s Division, 82nd Airborne Division and 2nd Infantry Division. His
responsible official, the twice-yearly event fo- long list of awards and distinctions include two Legions of Merit,
cused on combat training center priorities, oppor- three Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart, Ranger and Special Forces
tunities and challenges for the coming year. Tabs, and Foreign parachutist’s badges from nine countries.
The CTC Conference included key Army train- But perhaps one of his most notable achievements was how he
ing leaders from U.S. Army Forces Command, reconstructed the noncommissioned officer education system. He
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, U.S. created the Institute for Noncommissioned Officer Professional
Army Europe, the Department of the Army Head- Development and implemented an all-enlisted staff at the U.S.
quarters G3 and G2, the Combat Training Centers Army Sergeants Major Academy, to include the first command
and the Combined Arms Center. Attendees and sergeant major to serve as a commandant – all in the Army’s Year
presenters also included training representatives of the Noncommissioned Officer.
from the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps, as
well as officers from the British, Canadian and (See TRADOC CSM retires, on page 2)
Australian armies.
At the beginning of the conference, Brig. Gen.
Charles A. Flynn said the event would focus on
identifying “how CTCs will fit into Army training
as we develop and attempt to create CTC-like
experiences at home station.” Flynn is acting
commanding general for the Combined Arms
Center and Fort Leavenworth.
The August CTC Conference agenda was
tailored to fit attendee interests and preferences,
including updates on current/future CTC rotation
design and future initiatives to ensure the CTCs
provide the training Soldiers and leaders need to
accomplish their mission and support the force
and the fight.
Additionally, Canadian and Australian repre-
sentatives shared details about what their national General Robert W. Cone, commanding general for the U.S. Army
training centers are doing. Attendees also met in Training and Doctrine Command, congratulates the Command
Sgt. Maj. of TRADOC, Command Sgt. Maj. David M. Bruner in
(See “Combat Training Center,” page 2)
the Morelli Auditorium at Fort Eusti, Va. for his 36 years of mili-
tary service.

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(“Combat Training Center,” continued from page 1) (“TRADOC CSM retires,” continued
from page 1
“Command Sgt. Major Bruner’s legacy to
our Army and to America is remarkable,”
said Gen. Robert W. Cone, commanding general of
TRADOC. “Without question, he leaves behind the stron-
gest, most capable noncommissioned officer corps we have
ever met - the backbone of the Army.”
Before his departure, Bruner sat down and shared
some memories about his past and thoughts on the future
of TRADOC and the Army. What follows are Command
Sgt. Maj. Bruner’s personal thoughts on TRADOC and his
career.
“It was really an honor to serve this command for
three-and-a-half years. You know, I avoided TRADOC my
whole career because that was ‘the teaching side of the
Col. Tory Scott (left), CAC G-3/5/7 assistant chief of house,’ and I just wanted to move forward with the spear.
staff, with Brig. Gen. Peter Utley, U.S. Army Training But when I got here, I realized – real quick – that this is
and Doctrine Command G-3/5/7 deputy chief of staff, about rolling up your sleeve every day and giving blood.
during the Combat Training Center Conference in To share that experience with the young troopers that are
Fort Leavenworth, Kan. moving forward and taking the fight to the enemy –that’s
closed-door sessions to discuss how to keep the CTC rel- pretty special. I’m real proud of our noncommissioned of-
evant as the U.S. Army revitalizes home-station training. ficers and officers that are out there, working and teaching
The next CTC Conference is expected to be in March and giving something back every single day. And actually,
2012. victory does start here – it really does.”
Col. Pat White, deputy commander of the Combined Click here, to read more.
Arms Center-Training, called the event a “great conference
with participants from across the Army, sister services and
the international community.”
Part of the U.S. Army’s TRADOC, the Combined Arms
Center-Training delivers training programs, products and
services to leaders and units in support of Army readi-
ness. Wherever Army training occurs, the Combined Arms
Center-Training helps make it happen. To learn more about
the Combined Arms Center-Training, visit http://usacac.
army.mil/cac2/cac-t/, www.facebook.com/usacactraining or
www.twitter.com/usacactraining.
TRADOC Commanding General Robert W. Cone also
awarded Nam U. K. Bruner the outstanding civilian service
medal for her contributions to TRADOC from January
2008 to September 2011.
Mrs. Bruner made significant contributions in hosting
community, state, federal and foreign dignitaries at Free-
dom’s Fortress and Fort Monroe, Va.

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Other News in TRADOC
DCG-IMT considers changes to physical
fitness test
Club Industry.com
to initial test scores and suggestions from the rank and
file. In addition to designing a test that accurately gauges a
Soldier’s ability to perform in the field, TRADOC officials
must consider the cost of conducting the test, whether it is
fair for both male and female soldiers, and environmental
factors, such as terrain at the test sites, Longo said.
TRADOC officials now aim to finish trials of the new
tests, analyze the results and agree on standards by April
2012 and implement the APRT and ACRT by October
2012.
Brigade Modernization Command tests
XM-7 Spider Networked Munition
A U.S. Army officer performs the rower during a test of the
proposed Army Physical Readiness Test (APRT). Photo by
Sgt. TJ Moller, courtesy of U.S. Army.
The U.S. Army is considering further changes to the
revised physical fitness tests it has been trialing for the
last six months following feedback from Army leaders and
soldiers.
The Army started piloting two new tests—the Army
Physical Readiness Test (APRT) and the Army Combat
Readiness Test (ACRT)—in March, with the hope that both
could be introduced by October. However, officials charged Photo by 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division (BMC)
with implementing the new testing procedures are consider-
ing some key changes to the tests based on statistical data Soldiers assigned to Company C, 2nd Brigade, 1st
and feedback they received during trials of the new tests Armored Division, Special Troops Battalion, inspect the
at eight bases across the country, the Army Times website XM-7 Spider Networked Munition during the Network
reports. Integration Evaluation test event in White Sands Mis-
Potential changes to the APRT, intended to replace the sile Range, NM., June 14, 2011. The Brigade Mod-
Army’s 30-year-old physical fitness test (PT), include add- ernization Command, under which 2/1 AR is aligned,
ing dead-hang pull-ups, increasing the length of the rower provides evaluation feedback that allows TRADOC to
portion of the test from one minute to two minutes and assess modernization concepts and their implications.
keeping the two-mile run required by the old PT, rather
than the shorter 1.5-mile run previously proposed for the
APRT.
The ACRT, which includes tasks designed to simulate
those that soldiers could perform in the field, may be re-
vised to include full body armor in some testing modules.
Maj. Gen. Richard Longo, deputy commanding general
of Initial Military Training at Training and Doctrine Com-
mand (TRADOC), told the Army Times that the proposed
changes to the APRT were being considered in response

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ARCIC’s Brigade Modernization
Command assists with Industry Day
By Drew Hamilton, army.mil
FORT BLISS, Texas, Sept. 13, 2011 -- Representatives
from both large defense corporations and smaller business
entities came to Fort Bliss, Texas, and White Sands Mis-
sile Range, N.M. Sept. 8 to learn about the Army’s network
strategy, Network Integrated Evaluations, or NIEs, and its
new agile acquisition process.
Industry day, hosted by Program Executive Office In-
tegration, known as PEO I, and other organizations para-
mount to the success of the NIEs -- including the Brigade
Modernization Command, or BMC, and the Army Test
and Evaluation Command, or ATEC -- demonstrated to
the nearly 180 attendees the pivotal role NIEs play in the CAC’s Center for Army Leadership
Army’s emerging network strategy, and the critical role helps launch MSAF
industry plays in this process.
The NIEs are a series of semi-annual evaluations de- Beginning Oct. 1, the Army Officer Evaluation
signed to integrate and mature the Army’s tactical network. Report Form (DA Form 67-9) policy changes to
By combining these events at White Sands/Fort Bliss, the better align with current Army leadership doctrine
Army is able to synchronize formal testing using one com- and more accurately evaluate performance and po-
posite Brigade Combat Team -- 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored tential of Army officers, and increase accountability
Division -- the unit dedicated to performing operationally and better inform a transparent Talent Management
relevant tests and evaluations. The Army no longer has to process.
tap into many different units for the tests -- it has a single The OER enhancement and changes apply to all
test brigade dedicated to the effort. OERs with a ―thru date of Nov. 1, 2011 and later.
During Industry Day, representatives from the 60 plus The changes include: reinstating senior rater box
companies who will support future NIEs got a first-hand check for company grade officers, senior rater suc-
look at how industry involvement in the development of cessive assignments recommendations, incorporat-
networked technology is critical to this strategy, designed to ing a statement on the OER if the rated officer has
leverage industry innovation and standards. Engineers and completed or initiated a Multi-Source Assessment
project managers learned more about the Army’s acquisi- and Feedback/360 (MSAF) within the last three
tion process, fostering a greater understanding of the role years, and a reduction in short-term evaluations.
their technologies will play in the NIEs and what they will The Combined Arms Center’s Center for Army
undergo during testing. Leadership helped develop the MSAF concept,
PEO I represents a major Army stakeholder in the acqui- building it from the eight leaders core competencies
sition of new technology as it continues the management in FM 6-22, Army Leadership.
of the Agile Process/NIE Process. The network, which
underwent six weeks of rigorous testing and evaluation at Follow TRADOC through its social media sites:
WSMR during the first NIE this June and July, is expected
to become a kind of mobile, wireless Army internet. It will
allow unit commanders, dismounted Soldiers and vehicles
on-the-move to share information, navigate and control
battlefield systems -- while providing enhanced communi-
cations between all echelons of a Brigade Combat Team.
streamline the evaluation and feedback approach -- allow-
ing for more usable test data and direct user feedback to the
acquisition community.
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