 From Soldiers Radio and Television, this is the Army Today, a daily feature from around the globe. Deputy Surgeon General of the Army, Major General Richard Stone, made the trip from Washington, D.C. to Fort Carson, Colorado, where he got the opportunity to work out with Soldiers of the Third Brigade Combat Team using its new Tactical Athlete Program. The program is designed to increase overall physical conditioning of the soldiers as well as help prevent injury and aid recovery. However much Army we have, we have to maximize its readiness. The most common cause of loss of soldiers, and I don't mean soldier death, I'm talking about soldier injury, is from musculoskeletal injuries. We lose 10 million duty days every year, the equivalent of 27,000 soldiers. The work of the Third Brigade Combat Team has really been one of the leading programs in the Army to reduce those injuries. It's an extraordinary program that brings together civilian trainers and researchers as well as our uniformed professionals in physical therapy and athletic training and really NCO and company leadership in developing a program that reduces injuries, maximizes performance and allows effective completion of mission. I will tell you it's very impressive, the technique that really walks people through various physical performance exercises in order to improve strength, improve conditioning as well as limit injuries is very, very impressive. This is the Army Today from Soldiers Radio and Television.