We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:48:13 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Another Army Staff weenie got his Legion of Merit. We're changing names, because, well, it sounds all transformative and different! Major Army Command (MACOM) Structure What is it? This Army Campaign Plan adapts Major Army Commands (MACOMs) and specified headquarters to reflect the most effective, efficient command and control structure for supporting the Modular force. This decision defines three headquarters; Army Command, Army Service Component Command(ASCC), and Direct Reporting Unit(DRU). The term MACOM no longer properly defines current and future Army Commands or their relationship to Army Service Component Commands and Direct Reporting Units. The definitions align responsibilities of these... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:41:55 -0600 Mrs. Libertarian, same as always... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html#comment-43003 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html#comment-43003 Fri, 24 Mar 2006 09:00:46 -0600 They also just made First Army (and maybe Gen. Honore too?) go away. So, who the hell do I report to now? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html#comment-42980 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html#comment-42980 Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:14:03 -0600 How much purple ink do you have? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html#comment-42963 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html#comment-42963 Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:30:40 -0600 Hey, how do I get the contract for all the new letterhead? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html#comment-42959 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html#comment-42959 Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:30:19 -0600 MajMike - They also wished away the entire Army National Guard. Both the Active component and the USAR were previously under FORSCOM's MACOM aegis while NGB was a separate MACOM; USARC is now a Direct Reporting Unit and NGB is--ooops--a nothing. Get ready for the intramural food fight any day now... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html#comment-42947 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html#comment-42947 Thu, 23 Mar 2006 11:13:17 -0600 well, there's all that... but they just wished away a huge set of lessons learned regarding the necessity of the old-style Theater Rear (COMMZ) and the units/missions that can be performed only in such a "secured" zone.... wankers. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html#comment-42943 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html#comment-42943 Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:39:15 -0600 In other words, it's business as usual--nothing's changed except the titles. Of course, now one hundred thousand slide shows need to be updated with the new, improved, transitional and transformational graphics... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html#comment-42930 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html#comment-42930 Thu, 23 Mar 2006 08:48:22 -0600 Yeah, but how does this help make the Army be more 'purple'? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html#comment-42924 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/just_in_case_you_missed_it.html#comment-42924 Thu, 23 Mar 2006 07:59:36 -0600