1. Combined Professional Associations Group (CPAG)
State Of The Army
State Of PEO STRI
Presentation to the
Combined Professional Associations Group (CPAG)
10 January 2008
COL Kevin Dietrick
Deputy Program Executive Officer
Program Executive Office for
Simulation, Training and Instrumentation

2. Agenda State of The Army State of PEO STRI The War Grow The Army
Army Contracting
State of PEO STRI
Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) and Acquisition Center
PEO STRI Charter
TADSS Policy Memorandum

3. State Of The Army The War Soldiers are the centerpiece of this effort
Strategic Environment characterized by uncertainty and persistent conflict.
154,000 deployed in Iraq and Kuwait. 26,000 deployed in Afghanistan.
Reset – equipment will have to be repaired, replaced, updated.
Dec 07
Soldiers are the centerpiece of this effort

4. Grow The Army - Strategic Context
Our Army is undergoing the largest organizational change since World War II as we transform to a Brigade-centric, modular force, AND Grow by 74.2K
Restations ~1/3 of the Army by end of FY 2011
Impacts 380K Soldiers and Families members
Affects 304 installations/locations
Our Army is executing a tightly-woven, operationally-synchronized plan integrating BRAC, Global Defense Posture Realignment, and Grow the Army; facilitated by Military Construction
Total Army Military Construction FY06-13: $66.4B
Constructing 743 projects from FY06-13
Constructing 20 Brigade Complexes; 69,000 Barracks spaces; 4,100 Family Housing Units; 66 Child Development Centers
13 Full BRAC Closures; 8 Leased facility closures
53 Realignments (3 Major School realignments)
125 New Armed Forces Reserve Centers
+74K
Today’s action impacts quality of tomorrow’s force

5. Active Component Operational Units BRAC and GTA Endstate- FY13X X X X X ++ X X X MI X
CAB
SUST MP X X
(-)
Germany
TSC E
Ft Lewis X
Italy X
CAB X X X X X X
SUST X l
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
20th SPT CMD X E X X X II MP
MED
ESC
SUST
Ft Drum
Ft Leonard
Wood X
Ft Carson
Ft Knox
SUST X X X X
Ft Riley
Ft Eustis X X X X
ESC
Ft Myer X X X
Ft Lee
49th QM
NTC X X SF
III X
CAB X
Ft Story
EOD
Ft Campbell
Ft Irwin
SUST
SUST X X X X X l
Ft Bragg X X X
CAB X
CAB
EOD
SUST X X X X
Ft Sill
WSMR X
Ft Gordon X l X
CAB
SUST X SF
III
Ft Benning X
(T)
Ft Polk X
Korea
Ft Hood R
III X
Ft Stewart
/HAAF MP
MED
ESC
Ft Bliss
JRTC X X ++
TSC X E X X X X MI X X
MED X X X X X
CAB X
SUST
AAMDC X X
CAB X X
III X X
SUST X X X X X
Ft Wainright
SUST X X l X
CAB X
Legend X
Ft Richardson
(T) X X X
CAB X
AVN TF
SUST
GTA Unit X MF MF X X E X MP X
MED X X l
ESC
(T)
SUST
Schofield BK/ Shafter/ Wheeler
HBCT converted to GTA IBCT
AAMDC X X
CAB X X
TSC
Theater Support
Command X
SUST X X X
LEGEND:
LEGEND:
HBCT X
IBCT X X X X X
CAB X X X X X X X X
EOD X X X X
TAOG X X
MEB
Theater Airfield
Theater Airfield MP E X MI ++
TSC
CAB BDE
CAB BDE
SUST
SUST
Sustain BDE
Sustain BDE
CHEM BDE
CHEM BDE
ADA BDE
ADA BDE
EOD
EOD
EOD GRP
EOD GRP
TAOG
TAOG
Corps
Ops GRP
Ops GRP X
SBCT X X X X X X X l X X X X X X X MP X X X X
MED X X
ESC
Division
Division
IBCT (ABN)
IBCT (ABN)
BfSB
BfSB l l
Fires BDE
Fires BDE
Signal BDE
Signal BDE E E
ENG BDE
ENG BDE MP MP
MP BDE
MP BDE
MED
MED
MED
MED
MED
MED
MED
MED BDE
ESC
ESC
Expeditionary
Expeditionary
Sustainment
Sustainment
CMD
CMD

6. State Of The Army Army Contracting
Gansler Commission on Army Acquisition and Program Management In Expeditionary Operations.
Army Acquisition activities in Central Command.
Organizational alignments of responsibility.
Personnel staffing (numbers, skills and training).
Oversight and management.
Responsiveness, visibility and controls.
Budgeting and financial management.
Sufficiency of extant legislation.
Army Contracting Task Force.
Led by LTG N. Ross Thompson, Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology and Ms. Kathryn Condon, Executive Deputy to the Commanding General of Army Materiel Command.
Already made actionable recommendations and is implementing improvements.

7. State Of PEO STRI HCA and Acquisition Center. PEO STRI Charter.
U.S. Army Policy for the Acquisition of System Training Devices (TADSS Policy Memorandum).
Vision
“The Center of Acquisition Excellence providing simulation, training and testing solutions for the nation.”
Mission
“To provide responsive interoperable Simulation, Training and Testing Solutions and Acquisition Services for the Warfighters and the Nation.”
PEO STRI continues to grow!

9. Head Of Contracting Activity
26 February 2007 designated HCA.
Conduct contract actions under Army Source Selection procedures.
48 new personnel.
PARC creation.
PEO STRI “Ends” #5 Provide a full range of contracting and acquisition services for effective, efficient and responsive life-cycle management.

10. New PEO STRI Charter Department of Defense and U.S. Army.
“You will maintain a balanced U.S. Army and Joint perspective…”
“… create interoperable Live, Virtual, Constructive solutions to enhance training and testing capabilities.”
Acquisition Center of Excellence.

11. TADSS Policy Memorandum
Interact with PEOs for System TADSS.
ASA(ALT) staff fully supports this initiative.
PEO STRI has the lead to facilitate the TADSS policy across ASA(ALT).
System PEOs retain authority and responsibility for training system acquisition.
Every PEO has been briefed and every PEO has offered a program to be supported

12. Upcoming Events Capitol Hill Demonstration 4-7 February 2008
Association of the United States Army Winter Symposium and Exposition February 2008
DoD Modeling and Simulation Conference 10 – 14 March 2008
Army Ball 21 June 2008
Association of United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition 6-8 October 2008
Army year for I/ITSEC 1-4 December 2008
DMSC
I/ITSEC

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15. Stationing Summary
Army Stationing Plan uses same stationing analysis as 2005 BRAC
Stations 6 Infantry Brigade Combat Teams at:
2 at Ft Carson, CO
2 at Ft Stewart, GA
2 at Ft Bliss, TX
Stations 8 Support Brigades (BDEs):
Military Police Brigade and Engineer Brigade Headquarters at Schofield Barracks, HI
Maneuver Enhancement Brigade at Ft Leonard Wood, MO
Fires Brigade at Ft Bliss, TX
Sustainment Brigade and Air Defense Brigade at Ft Hood, TX
Expeditionary Sustainment Command Headquarters at Ft Lewis, WA
Battlefield Surveillance Brigade at Ft Polk, LA
Restations 2 Maneuver Enhancement Brigades (MEBs) (pending NEPA):
To Ft Richardson (from Ft Irwin, CA)
To Ft Drum (from Schofield Barracks, HI)
Activate and retain 2 HBCTs in Germany for 2 years
Restations 2 OCONUS Heavy Brigade Combat Teams (pending NEPA):
To Ft Bliss, TX
To White Sands Missile Range, NM

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