Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, November 13, 1959 Page: 5 of 20
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Friday November 13 1959
Sixty top ranking officers of the
Active Army Army National
Guard and Army Reserve who
met in Washington D. C. last
month at the invitation of Secre
tary of the Army Wilber M.
Brucker approved overwhelming
ly five committee reports con
taining recommendations for a
program of positive action to give
maximum emphasis to the "One
Army" concept the Department
of the Army has announced.
Purpose of the three-day con
ference was to develop a con
tinuing program which would
further enhance tho harmony
and esprit de corps now existing
among the Active Army National
Guard and Reserve in order to
achieve the soundest possible mili
tary posture by a "One Army"
team organized and dedicated
to fulfilling the Army's role in
National Defense.
At the close of the conference
In his concluding statement
the Secretary said "I want to
emphasize that the holding of this
Army" concept is sound and
valid and is the shining stan
dard of a great crusade to
insure that the Army will at
tain its full potential as a
principal defender of our be
loved Country. I am con
fident that we will not lose
that splendid vision in the
months to come."
The reports represented the re
commendations of five commit
tees set up by Secretary Brucker
to study particular phases of the
"One Army" concept namely in-
docrination personnel utilization
mobilization supply and logistics
and training.
The indoctrination com
mittee headed by Major Gen
eral William H. Harrison
Jr. of Massachusetts pro
posed a series of recommen
dations dealing with the use of
informational activities to
further the understanding of
the significance of "0
Army" both in the Army and
in the civilian community at
large.
It proposed dropping Reserve
and National Guard designations
from the names of certain units
and headquarters. It would drop
the word "Reserve" from all
Corps designations where current
ly used and would drop "NG"
and "USAR" from Infantry and
Armored division titles.
The committee proposed several
points in which informational ac
tivities would be utilized to ad
vance the "One Army" philo
sophy.
In submitting his committee's
^report General Harrison told the
confereees:
"Education plays a big part in
this. We have recommended for
example that as undergraduates
both West Pointers and ROTC
students get classroom study in
the role of the Reserve forces.
Through an intensive information
program it will be possible to
strengthen and enhance the unity
of "One Army" so that we will
project into reality the image of
a fully united and coordinated
Army Team."
The "One Army" Personnel
Committee headed by Lieu
tenant General Walter L.
Weible (USA-Ret) proposed
more effective active Army
personnel support to insure
continuity supervision and
proper management of train
ing and administration of
Army Reserve components.
The committee recommended
^Christmas^
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ORIS HAMS
W 6-o/t AdamsTemjle
"One Army" Conference Attended By
Top Ranking RA-AR-NC Officers
additional fulltime civilian help most fruitful conference.
for the Army Reserve and pro-its relative shortness much hasFal
posed measures to enhance max-
imum uniformity in the adminis-
tration of personnel in the three
Committee which was headed
by Major General Edward
McGrew was that equipment
used for training at home sta
tion be limited to that which
would be useful there but
that greater allocations go in
to pools of equipment for joint
use at summer training and
weekend training camps.
Major General Carl L. Phinney
conference does not in any way chairman of the Training Com-
adversely reflect upon the exist
ing spirit and unity of the Army.
"Never has there been more
harmony or more dedicated ef
fort in time of peace. We have
met in an effort to insure that
nothing is left undone to bring
the Army to maximum effective
ness.
"Pervading every pre
sentation and permeating
every discussion I have per
ceived the firm conviction that
however many differences of
opinion there may be regard
ing details and there are
bound to be some—the "One
mittee stated: "The philosophy
of "One Army" is in fact and
in practice training doctrine
Members of the Active Army
National Guard and Reserve all
follow the same training programs
and are tested by the same stan
dards. You can have no double
standards in training. The train
ing effectiveness of the Reserve
components of the Army is today
at its highest point every but
this is no time to relax our ef
forts.
In order to maintain effective
training it is necessary that mod
ern equipment be made available
to the Reserve forces. It is evid
ent that the availability of such
equipment hinges upon the ability
of the Active Army to first satisfy
its needs for
'front-line'
been accomplished
imnm imifArmih? ir» tho aHmirilC. t.hflt WG Will 1101
Army" effort. We have
made a real forward stride!
"I was especially pleased by
the frank way in which all mem-
ne
elements of the Army.
The Mobilization Committee
headed by Major General Leif
*'—j— uic ucum way ui
Sverdrup reviewed the missions
0f
assigned to the United States jn the discussions. The coopera-
Army by law and within this tive spirit displayed augurs well
framework studied the missions for the future of our "One Army'
assigned to the Active Army Na-
crusade.
tional Guard and the Reserve
with respect to over-all Army
mobilization plans.
of equipment in event of
mobilization. Much of the com
mittee's deliberations dealt with
highly classified materials.
In his report General Sverdrup
noted that: "All members of the
committee Active Army National
Secretary Brucker expressed his G.uard and Army Reserve
pleasure at the enthusiasm and pledged themselves towork for
cooperative spirit with which the the "One Army" concept and
members participated. To insure in the case of the Reserve com-
the continuation of the "One ponents to urge their various as
Army" effort initiated at the Con- sociations such as the National
Eerence he designated Hugh M. Guard Association The Reserve
...ilton II Under Secretary of the officers Association the Senior
Army to receive and consolidate Reserve Commanders Association
present and future recommenda- to actively and enthusastically
tions.
"I feel" Mr. Brucker said
"we must have a continuing
vehicle to carry on the work
which has been so admirably
begun. We must have a focal
point toward which sugges
tions recommendations and
even complaints can continue
to flow and where all would
agree they will have a full
and sympathetic hearing."
support the "One Army" con
cept."
Among the recommen
dations made by the Logistics
services.
These needs come first of course
but the means must be found to
make it possible for the Army
as a whole to obtain the modem
equipment that is urgently needed
to replace obsolete and about-to-
become obsolete equipment."
The Training Committee
examined means of improving the
service school program for mem-
ents. It urged that all service
school programs include a course
of study in the "One Army" philo
sophy with the principal military
schools to add to their curri-
culums instruction regarding the
role of the Reserve forces.
The essential need for the six-
month training program was re
emphasized and the importance
of "One Army" peacetime train
ing was stressed with various sug
gestions made for increased op
portunities for National
and Reserve personnel tc parti
cipate in Army field exercises
and maneuvers.
It pointed* out that training
equipment is on the whole
adequate as of this time but
that problems are ahead. It
suggested that until sufficient
rocket equipment is available
for issue to the Reserve forces
that demonstration equipment
be loaned by the Active Army
for instructional purposes.
'._i i. „—t—r*ocnitoithp Armv will attain its full poten-
Despite
"Although I have not had a
chance as yet to review in detail
the recommendations which have
come out of the conference
General Sverdrup's committee
studied the problem posed by ^ave g0ne into them sufficiently
requirements for the distribution
tQ knQw that mey o£fer excep_
tional .romise. They appear to
me to be sound and they reflect
a great deal of incisive thought
and commendably constructive ef
fort
"I am especially apprecia
tive of the universal enthu
siasm and the strong will to
achieve positive results which
has been so apparent through-
out the conference. This is
very inspiring and encourag
ing. Look forward to the op
portunity to study the recom
mendations carefully with the
view of putting as many
as practicable into effect as
early as they can be accom
plished.
"I know that none of us is
under any illusion that this con
ference has any more than
scratched the surface of possibili
ties open to us in the achieve
ment of "One Army." It will take
time. It will take effort. It will
take imagination. However we
have made a splended start.
"I feel we must have a con
tinuing vehicle to carry on the
work which has been so admirably
begun. We must have a focal point
toward which suggestions and re
commendations and even com
plaints cancontinue to flow and
where all would agree they will
have a full and sympathetic hear-
ing. For this reason I have de
signated Secretary Milton to re-
iv and consolidate "One
Army" recommendations for my
consideration
"I want to emphasize that
the holding of this conference
does not in any way adver
sely reflect upon the existing
spirit and unity of the Army
At no time has there been
more harmony or more de
dicated effort in time of
peace. We have met in an ef
fort to insure that nothing is
left undone to bring the Army
to maximum effectiveness.
"There is one overriding ob
servation I have to make with
regard to this conference. Per
vading every presentation and
permeating every discussion
have perceived the firm convic
tion that however many dif
ferences of opinion there may be
regarding details and there are
bound to be some—the "One
Army" concept is sound and
valid and is the shining standard
of a great crusade to insure that
Two 1st AD Officers
Presented Certificates
Two officers of Combat Com
mand A 1st Armored Division
received Certificates of Achieve
ment and the command's out
standing soldiers were congratu
lated November 9 in the office of
Brig. Gen. Franklin F. Wing Jr.
Guard CCA Commander.
General Wing presented a
Seventh U. S. Army Certificate of
Achievement to Maj. Carl T.
Johnston who "performed his
duties in an outstanding manner"
as Organization Officer Plans
Division G-3 section Headquar
ters Seventh Army. Major John
ston presently is executive officer
of the 1st Medium Tank Battalion
13th Cavalry.
The Second Certificate of
Achievement went to Lt. Edward
Text of Secretary of the Army D. Line who "served in an out-
Brucker's remarks at close of the standing manner as Company
"One Army" conference fol- Commander of Company D 1st
Medium Tank
a Cavalry."
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