1. First Army 101 for Spouses
We are proud of our mission, Soldiers, and Families. First Army is taking this opportunity to salute Families by ensuring they have an understanding of First Army’s mission. Last year First Army trained over 200,000 National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers. In addition, First Army has over 6,000 Soldiers serving on active duty assigned to First Army Headquarters, divisions, brigades, and battalions, with approximately 12,000 Family members and over 400 civilians.

2. Training Objectives Become more familiar with First Army: - mission
- organizational structure
- relationship among active duty, National Guard, and Army Reserve
To have a better understanding of the mobilization process.
Be aware of installation and community support systems and
available services for Soldiers and Family members.
At the end of this presentation, you will have a better understanding of First Army mission, organizational structure, and relations among Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve Components. You will also be more aware of the mobilization process for National Guard and Reserve forces and the various installation and community based support systems available to our diverse Soldier populations and their Families. 2

3. Purpose
To support First Army Soldiers by educating spouses on First Army’s mission and organizational structure: who we are, what we do, where we are going, and where to obtain Family readiness support/assistance.
“It is our commitment to build a partnership with Army Families to ensure their strength and their resilience. We're committed to ensuring the quality of life of our Soldiers, Families and Civilians, as commensurate with the quality of their magnificent service.”
(General George W. Casey)
This presentation is important for Spouses because First Army is a unique organization which bridges across Active, National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers and organizations. First Army validates Soldier readiness and it builds unity by educating our spouses on the training mission.
The First Army Command video will further enhance your knowledge of who we are, what we do and where we are going. [To review the First Army Command video, click on the link, which goes to the First Army webpage and begin with the First Army Command Video.] 3

4. Area of Responsibility National Guard and Army Reserve Units
First Army Mission
First Army advises, assists and trains Reserve Component (RC) units during pre-mobilization periods. Conducts mobilization, training support, readiness validation, and deployment of alerted forces; Executes demobilization of RC forces in accordance with Department of the Army and FORSCOM directives and provides trained and ready forces in support of the Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) model. As directed, provides training to Joint, Combined, Interagency and Active Army Forces.
First Army remains FORSCOM's executing agent for mobilization, training, deployment, redeployment, and demobilization of Reserve Component Forces, providing trained and ready forces covering the full range of military operations responsive to the Combatant Commanders.
Since Sept. 11, 2001, First Army has trained more than 530,600 Soldiers. The training continues to evolve and become more refined as more teams
are formed and trained. First Army’s primary role is to ensure Soldiers are trained prior to going into theater. Training camps conformed to the
environment in theater which aids in accomplishing our mission. First Army Division East trains Soldiers from the East and Division West trains Soldiers
West of the Mississippi River.
Area of Responsibility
National Guard and Army Reserve Units 4

5. FORSCOM Concept of Mobilization Operations
Phase 1: Planning – The unit plans, trains, and prepares to accomplish assigned mobilization missions.
Phase 2: Alert – The unit takes specific actions to prepare for transition from Reserve Component to active status.
Phase 3: Home Station – This phase begins on the effective date of the unit’s mobilization. Once mobilized, the unit will have 72 hours to be ready to move to the mobilization training center.
Phase 4: Mobilization Training Center – This phase begins with arrival of the unit at the mobilization training center and encompasses all the actions necessary to meet required deployment criteria. Soldiers complete Family information sheets. Families are also contacted.
Phase 5: Port of Embarkation – Loading of personnel. This phase ends with departure of personnel and equipment.
Phase 1- Units assist Soldiers in preparing their mobilization plans and files as directed by National Guard, Army Reserve and FORSCOM. They also conduct mobilization training and develop post mobilization plans.
Phase 2 – The unit takes specific actions to prepare for transition from reserve to active status. Actions such as screening and cross leveling are essential during this phase. Unit commanders coordinate to determine mission requirements. This often involves communication with the theater commander.
Phase 3 – Actions taken here include inventory and loading of unit property and dispatch of the advance party of the mobilization training centers. The unit takes action to speed its transition to active status.
Phase 4 – As the unit arrives at the Mobilization Training Center, command of the unit passes from the Reserve to the Mobilization Training Centers (gaining Army commands for continental United States base support units). You will sometimes find Phase 4 and Phase 5 overlapping since equipment moving by surface transportation begins in Phase 5 earlier than personnel.
Phase 5- This phase includes both manifesting and loading personnel. This phase ends with departure of personnel and equipment from the mobilization training center. 5

6. First Army Mobilization Planning Process1
RECEIVE MISSION:
- Theater Commander lays out mission requirements to Forces Command (FORSCOM) and date needed
Joint Forces Command/FORSCOM determine the type unit (e.g., Aviation, MP, Infantry, etc) 2
Unit notified of sourcing/alerted for mobilization – Soldiers and Families should be discussing their preparations for mobilization
Pre-mobilization preparation and planning. Families receive mob briefings at home station (TRICARE, ID card, DEERS, legal and Chaplain services) 3 4
Post-mobilization training- Soldiers leave home station and travel to mobilization training center
Families begin preparing with FRG assistance
Soldiers and Families can receive services at any military facility
Families are briefed on Yellow Ribbon and out processing procedures when their Soldiers return to the mob training center for REFRAD
Families are receiving welcome packets that includes information on services and points of contact through mob training center or Soldier Readiness Processing (SRP)
This chart shows the time-line that takes a unit through the mobilization process and the impact on Family members at each step.
The mission commander in theater provides FORSCOM with a need for a particular type of unit to arrive in theater on a particular date. FORSCOM then reviews available units and makes a selection.
FORSCOM notifies the unit that they have been sourced against the requirement and later confirms the selection. Now the unit knows they are going. Soldiers should have notified their Family members by then and make preliminary plans.
Here, the unit begins planning for mobilization. Unit attends a Joint Assessment, sponsored by First Army, to solidify their mobilization and training plan. Families receive various briefings and connect with resources available to them. Families are also briefed on how the process will proceed when the Soldiers return from deployment and how the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.
The post-mobilization period begins with movement to the Mobilization Training Center and participation in training prior to deployment. This begins the Family separation. Families are to receive welcome packets from Army Community Services. Following training, Soldiers deploy to theater, participate in the mission and then return to the Mobilization Training Center, demobilize, and return home. Soldiers and Family members participate in the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program with events at 30, 60, and 90 days.
Soldiers are expected to keep Family members aware of the planning process and provide information to help their Family members become more aware of the Military life-style.
GOAL: M-730
~M-540 to M-270
~M-270
NLT M-180
M-90
M-Date
RLD- P
M+365
M+370
M+400
NOS+60
IPC
Notification
of Sourcing
(NOS)
MOB / DEMOB Conf
Joint
Assessment
(JA)
M-Day IPR
Reverse
SRP
Re-
Deploy
Deploy
Leave
REFRAD
Pre-Mobilization Period
Post-Mobilization Period
NOS: Notification of sourcing
IPC: Initial planning conference
JA: Joint assessment
REFRAD: Release from active duty
IPR: In process review
SRP: Soldier readiness processing 6

7. One Team Mobilization Training Center
First Army
Executes Training Readiness and Oversight (TRO) responsibilities
Commands Mobilized Units
Manages / synchs Mobilization and Demobilization
Trains and Validates the Unit
Assists National Guard and Reserve Family Program Directors
Army National Guard
US Army Reserve Command
Source requirements
Manpower/equipment units
Build individual/leader readiness
Achieve Army Force Generation
(ARFORGEN) Aim Points
Complete reintegration
Support families during pre- and post- mobilization.
Training
Support
Senior Commander
Commands installation
Prioritizes installation resources
Prioritize Resources
Cohesive
Units
Combat Ready Formations
Installation Management Command
Provides mobilization and demobilization infrastructure and support services
Coordinates movement
Initiates reintegration
Mails welcome packets to Families
Installation Management
Medical Readiness
Our process requires continuous collaboration and teamwork between all players contributing to our training mission. The mobilization training center
offers Family support and assistance. Families are contacted and provided points of contact information of the nearest Military installation and at home.
Each component has a Family Assistance program and we ask that you visit your local Family Assistance center for more information.
First Army ensures the partnership with each component is established prior to Soldiers being mobilized.
Medical Command
Executes Medical Support Plan in coordination with IMCOM
First Army is embedded with these organizations to conduct a successful training campaign 7

8. First Army’s Multi-Component Structure
USARC
FORSCOM
LEGEND
Assigned
Operational Control
Administrative Control
Active
Army Reserve
Army National Guard
FORSCOM = Forces Command
DCG = Deputy Commanding General
AR = Army Reserve
ARNG = Army National Guard
USARC = United States Army Reserve Command
MSG = Mobilization Support Group
MSBn = Mobilization Support Battalion
LSBn = Logistics Support Battalion
SRAAG = Senior Army Adviser to the Guard
CS/CSS = Combat Support/Combat Service Support
BDE = Brigade
BN = Battalion
TSB = Training Support Brigade
TSBn = Training Support Battalion
ARSC = Army Reserve Support Command
Coord
First Army
DCG-AR
DCG-ARNG
DIV West
DIV East
DCG-W/
85 DIV (TS)
DCG-
ARNG
DCG-
ARNG
DCG-E /
87 DIV (TS)
This chart shows the multi-component structure of First Army. The green represents the Active Component, the blue represents the National Guard,
and the red represents the Reserve Component. There are two Army Reserve Support Commands that come under First Army for operational control,
the 85th and 87th Army Reserve Support Command and the. Their commanders are additional Deputy Commanders for First Army and they provide
administrative support to our Reserve Component battalions. We mobilize Soldiers from these units to support the active battalions for training at our
Mobilization Training Centers.
MSG
LSBn
CS/CSS BN
BDE
SRAAG
SRAAG
X 27
BDE
CS/CSS BN
LSBn
MSG
BDE
BDE
BDE
BDE
BDE
BDE
BDE
BDE
BDE
BDE
BDE
BDE
BDE
BDE
X 27
DIV West (7)
DIV West (21)
X 24
DIV East (22)
DIV East (11)
MSBn
TSB x 8
TSBn x 23
TSB x 8
TSBn x 19
MSBn
X 20
Operational Control of four Reserve Support Commands and
61 additional RC battalions to support training
X 16 8

9. First Army (Active/Reserve) Organizational Structure
Executive agent for Reserve Component (RC)
training support
Integrate and synchronize policy, programs and resources
Support First Army divisions
Strength: Approx 11,000 Soldiers
Develop Family support policies
Serve as liaison between divisions
and higher headquarters
123 Family Readiness Groups
LTG Michael S. Tucker
Commander
Implement and oversee programs
in the brigades
Conduct staff assistance visits
Conduct training
DIV West
DIV East
Two Divisions direct the execution of RC post-mobilization training. Division East’s area of responsibility falls east of the Mississippi River and Division West, west of the Mississippi River
MG Phipps
MG Bailey
BDE
TSB x 8
BDE
TSB x 8
Support Family readiness activities
Connect Families with resources
First Army’s organization includes one headquarters, two divisions, sixteen brigades and 42 active component battalions. We also have Senior Army
Advisers to the Guard in 51 states and territories. First Army Headquarters staff develops Family readiness/support policies and serves as a liaison
between the divisions and FORSCOM. The divisions’ Family Readiness Program staff implements and oversees programs in the brigades and battalions,
as well as conducts staff assistance visits and provides training for Family Readiness staff of subordinate units. Brigades and battalions support Family
readiness activities, connect Families with resources, and maintain Family Readiness Groups.
16 Training Support Brigades and 42 active component battalions execute RC post-mobilization training.
TSBn x 23
BDE BN
BDE
TSBn x 19 BN
Senior Army Advisers, Army National Guard (SRAAGs) advise Adjutants General (Major General) of 48 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Work for First Army, but assigned to the National Guard.
X 24
SRAAG
X 27
SRAAG 9

10. Organized and Postured for Efficient and Effective Training Support
TSB X
JBLM
FT Hood
CP Shelby
JBMDL
CP Atterbury
FT Bliss
OPS
Organized and Postured for Efficient
and Effective Training Support HQ
Division
East
FT Meade
West
First Army
First Army Footprint
FT Stewart
FT Knox
FT McCoy
USAR Training Support BN (TSBn) / Logistics Support Bn (LSBn)
2 Divisions
11 Training Support BDEs (TSB)
5 OPS BDEs
85 Training Support BNs (TSBn)
42 AC
43 USAR
18 Logistic Support BNs (LSBn):
All USAR
Rock Island Arsenal
Since 2008, First Army has undertaken a rigorous transformation and reorganization program in order to improve efficiency and better support the ARFORGEN process.
We have now consolidated TSB’s & OPS BDEs at five (5) Primary MTCs: Ft Bliss, Ft Hood, JBMDL and CP Shelby to better support mobilization operations.
We also maintain a footprint at Alternate MFGIs (also called MTC) with 1 TSB each at Ft Stewart, Ft McCoy & Ft Knox, 2 TSBs at JB Lewis McCord and 1 TSB / 1 OPS BDE at CP Atterbury to support surge mobilizations.
OPS BDEs have primary responsibility for Mob Planning, and Synchronization with Supporting Commands and will assume OPCON of mobilized RC units. TSBs have primary responsibility for training.
5. First Army has 2 Divisions, 16 Brigades (TSB/OPS BDE) and 103 Battalions (TSBn/LSBn)
6. USAR TSBn/LSBn Locations are indicated by the Green Boxes
G-3/PLANS 10

11. Who We Are (continued) …
A Multi-Component Command
Army Reserve
Active Guard Reserve Personnel (2%)
Authorized 409 / Assigned 390
Active Component Personnel (22%)
Authorized 3,299 / Assigned 2,813
Army National Guard
Active Guard Reserve Personnel (1%)
Authorized 217 / Assigned 72
DA Civilians and Military Technicians (4%)
Authorized 513 / Assigned 618
Army Reserve
Troop Program Unit Personnel (51%)
Authorized: 7,317 / Mobilized: 600
First Army is a multi-component organization with a complex personnel management structure.
TPU mobilized Soldiers make up half the military population.
The organization is heavily reliant on mobilized Troop Program Units (TPU) Reserves and Special Skills Trainers (SST) to complete our mission.
4,779 Personnel on Active Duty
HQ, First Army
Military: 187
Civilian: 152
Divisions East & West
Military: 3,974
Civilian: 466
Reserve Component
Operation Warrior Trainers/Sp Skills Trainers (20%)
Required 265 / Mobilized 265 11

12. Soldier Population
First Army Active Component Soldiers Assigned to our Brigades and Divisions:
These Soldiers are located at our Mobilization Training Centers. They train Soldiers
who have been mobilized for missions around the world.
First Army Mobilized Troop Program Unit Soldiers: These Soldiers are from our
Reserve Component battalions. They are located at our Mobilization Training Centers
and are usually away from home. They train Soldiers for missions around the world
First Army non-Mobilized Troop Program Unit Soldiers: These Soldiers are not on
active duty. They are located in the civilian populations where they live. They attend
monthly Battle Assembly (BA) and Annual Training (AT).
Soldiers Mobilizing for Deployment: These are National Guard and Reserve
Soldiers who are brought onto active duty and trained by First Army at our Mobilization
Training Centers for missions around the world.
Our active duty Soldier populations are entitled to use all Military sanctioned program services such as Morale Welfare Recreation, medical facilities, social work services, outreach services and housing or billeting facilities. Soldiers not on active duty are encouraged to contact their local Family assistance center for information on what services are available to them and their Families. 12

13. Basic Army Installation/Community Support
Army Community Service Center/Army One Source
Chaplains
Social Work Services (Medical Clinic)
Family Readiness Groups
Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR)
Civilian Advisory Personnel
Drug/Alcohol Community Services
Youth Services
Child Care Services
Public Affairs Office
Army Centers for Enhanced Performance
Family Life Centers
Military One Source
It is important that Family members be aware of the Army benefits and entitlements. All Military ID card holders whether on reserve or active status can utilize some of these services on the installation or in the community. Soldiers on active duty and their Family members are eligible for all services. Your unit Family Readiness Group can assist you in determining eligibility and accessing services. 13

14. Family Readiness Best Practices
Family Readiness Groups (FRGs)
FRG Advisers
Family Readiness Liaisons
Army Community Service Centers
Military One Source
Casualty Response (CARE) Teams
Face Book (social media)
Annual Family Leadership conferences
First Army 101 and 102 for Spouses presentations
Quarterly volunteer recognition ceremonies
Monthly installation community briefs
First Army designs the training based on the complexity of the deploying unit and its mission. On the average, brigade-level organizations spend 60-90
days at the mobilization training center. Battalion-level units need 45 to 60 days and company-sized elements typically take 30 to 45 days to prepare
before deploying. First Army places a high value on both military and personal preparedness. Commanders are responsible for preparation of Soldiers
and Families for mobilization, deployment, separations and reunions. 14

15. In Summary
First Army is a demanding, meaningful assignment for Soldiers and Families
Executing agent for mobilization training for National Guard and Army Reserve Components.
Diverse, multi-component organization.
Broad geographical footprint.
First Army ensures Soldier and Family Readiness during the training campaign.
First Army designs the training based on the complexity of the deploying unit and its mission. On the average, brigade-level organizations spend 60-90
days at the mobilization training center. Battalion-level units need 45 to 60 days and company-sized elements typically take 30 to 45 days to prepare
before deploying. First Army places a high value on both military and personal preparedness. Commanders are responsible for preparation of Soldiers
and Families for mobilization, deployment, separations and reunions. 15

16. First Army 102 for Spouses
The First Army 102 for Spouses presentation was developed as a result of Senior Family Readiness Adviser feedback during the 2011 First Army Family Leadership Conference.
The First Army 102 provides detailed information regarding Army National Guard and Army Reserve functions.
First Army designs the training based on the complexity of the deploying unit and its mission. On the average, brigade-level organizations spend 60-90
days at the mobilization training center. Battalion-level units need 45 to 60 days and company-sized elements typically take 30 to 45 days to prepare
before deploying. First Army places a high value on both military and personal preparedness. Commanders are responsible for preparation of Soldiers
and Families for mobilization, deployment, separations and reunions. 16

17. HEADQUARTERS, FIRST ARMY
POINTS OF CONTACT
DEPUTY G-1
FAMILY PROGRAMS
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First Army designs the training based on the complexity of the deploying unit and its mission. On the average, brigade-level organizations spend 60-90
days at the mobilization training center. Battalion-level units need 45 to 60 days and company-sized elements typically take 30 to 45 days to prepare
before deploying. First Army places a high value on both military and personal preparedness. Commanders are responsible for preparation of Soldiers
and Families for mobilization, deployment, separations and reunions. 17