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USARAK Ready and Resilient Campaign Overview Who: U.S. Army Alaska What: Focused R2C Training Week Where: Fort Wainwright and JBER When: 18-22 Nov 2013 Why: Increase Soldier resiliency, discipline, and readiness Key Points: Cross-funcLonal team represenLng brigades, installaLons, and USARAK planned a 3-phase R2C Campaign. o Phase I: Focus groups and internet surveys to gather Leader & Soldier perspecLves; R2C Terrain Walk to familiarize platoon-level and above leaders and FRGs with installaLon service provider locaLons, POCs & missions o Phase II: Unit ExecuLon Week, with heavy emphasis on educaLon, leader-led discussion, and esprit de corps o Phase III: Assessment & ReporLng Unit ExecuLon Week (18-22 Nov) featured dozens of subject maZer experts and service providers offering courses, lectures, and demonstraLons. Leaders mapped a training plan unique to the strengths, indiscipline trends, and Soldier needs of their unit. Thousands of Soldiers parLcipated at both JBER and FWA. All units conducted a Suicide PrevenLon and Mental Fitness Focus Day, featuring invited speakers and addiLonal training. ExecuLon Week culminated with a MEDDAC-hosted basketball tournament and an installaLon resource provider fair. Conclusion: USARAK Commanders and Soldiers connected to resources to overcome challenges to resilience, increase readiness, and develop as leaders. They were given Lme and tools to improve leader-to-led relaLonships and reinforce mentoring, coaching, and self-assessment.

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USARAK ReadyandResilientCampaignOverview

Who: U.S.ArmyAlaska

What: FocusedR2CTrainingWeek

Where: FortWainwrightandJBER

When: 18-22Nov2013

Why: IncreaseSoldierresiliency,discipline,andreadiness

KeyPoints:• Cross-funcLonalteamrepresenLngbrigades,installaLons,andUSARAKplanneda3-phaseR2CCampaign.

o  PhaseI:FocusgroupsandinternetsurveystogatherLeader&SoldierperspecLves;R2CTerrainWalktofamiliarizeplatoon-levelandaboveleadersandFRGswithinstallaLonserviceproviderlocaLons,POCs&missions

o  PhaseII:UnitExecuLonWeek,withheavyemphasisoneducaLon,leader-leddiscussion,andespritdecorps

o  PhaseIII:Assessment&ReporLng

• UnitExecuLonWeek(18-22Nov)featureddozensofsubjectmaZerexpertsandserviceprovidersofferingcourses,lectures,anddemonstraLons.Leadersmappedatrainingplanuniquetothestrengths,indisciplinetrends,andSoldierneedsoftheirunit.ThousandsofSoldiersparLcipatedatbothJBERandFWA.

• AllunitsconductedaSuicidePrevenLonandMentalFitnessFocusDay,featuringinvitedspeakersandaddiLonaltraining.

• ExecuLonWeekculminatedwithaMEDDAC-hostedbasketballtournamentandaninstallaLonresourceproviderfair.

• Conclusion:USARAKCommandersandSoldiersconnectedtoresourcestoovercomechallengestoresilience,increasereadiness,anddevelopasleaders.TheyweregivenLmeandtoolstoimproveleader-to-ledrelaLonshipsandreinforcementoring,coaching,andself-assessment.