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Be Prepared
4 When Called 22
Sgt. Maj. of the
Army Daniel A.
Dailey has a simple
message for soldiers
as the Army returns
to full-spectrum
operations requiring
self-sustainment on
the battlefield: Be
deployable, be good at
The Great War Echoes Today
what you do and stay
By Gen. Carter F. Ham, U.S. Army retired
ready to do it. Page 22
President and CEO, Association of the U.S. Army 22
Although the world has changed, for better and for worse, in
the century since World War I, the nation and the Army face
questions similar to what was faced before, during and after the
Great War. Page 4
1917.
America was challenged to expand, train and deploy its Army to fight in Eu-
rope in what was hoped to be the first and last world war. The American Army of
1917 was small, ill-equipped and not adequately trained for the character of the
war it was about to enter. That might sound familiar to those following today’s U.S. Army.
The situation wasn’t simple when the U.S. entered the war alongside multinational partners to fight
Germany. It also isn’t simple today with preparations for what strategists see as a complex, multidomain
battlefield.
Before World War I, the Army had 121,797 enlisted soldiers and 5,791 officers. It had few trucks, few
heavy machine guns, little artillery, no tanks and few training areas of the size and scale required. The
Army was more suited to frontier and constabulary duties than it was for the industrial-scale battle be-
tween large armies it would encounter in Western Europe. The strict neutrality policy adopted by the U.S.
three years earlier was part of the reason why the nation was unprepared in so many ways.
Most Americans rallied after reports of atrocities grew, especially the deaths of 128 Americans when a
German U-boat sank the Lusitania, a British passenger liner, and after President Woodrow Wilson per-
suaded Congress and the American public that the U.S. could not stand by and do nothing. “The challenge
is to all mankind,” Wilson said. “Each nation must decide for itself how it will meet it. The choice we make
for ourselves must be made with a moderation of counsel and a temperateness of judgment befitting our
character and our motives as a nation.”
U.S. artillerymen operate a howitzer against German defenses during World War I.
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To organize the soldiers, the Army created 41 divisions, 13 of have a family member who has served in the military, and for
which remain intact today, including the 1st Infantry Division, 58 percent of recruits that is a family member who served or
the oldest continuously active component of the Regular Army. is serving in the Army. This is an extraordinarily strong per-
To equip the Army, American industry transformed, adopt- centage of brand loyalty, a sign that many patriotic American
ing new mass production methods but also heavily depending families see the Army and service to the nation as a calling.
on allies for essential materiel such as helmets, gas masks and Drawing again and again from the same family pool for
artillery at the beginning of U.S. involvement. generations of soldiers perpetuates one problem, though: the
By the summer of 1918, about 2 million U.S. soldiers had ar- cultural divide between the Army and the nation it serves.
rived on French soil and another 2 million had been drafted for This divide can lead to soldiers holding an elevated position
jobs at home. American troops arrived at a rate of about 10,000 of honor in society but also make them seem like outsiders to
a day as the U.S. Army played an important role in the final the many Americans who don’t know anyone who has served
Allied offensive that pushed the German Army out of France. in recent conflicts and cannot fathom the professionalism and
The Great War ended with more than 116,000 U.S. military sacrifice required by those who serve.
deaths, including more than 53,000 in combat, and with more One of the core missions of AUSA is helping to bridge the
than 204,000 wounded. gap between the Army and the general public, a priority for
The war ended with great respect for the U.S. and the U.S. our national staff and our 121 chapters.
Army from European allies, and with deep questions about
the American role and responsibility in the world. Addressing Modernization
Those same questions face us today. Although the world has Materially, the Army is better off today than it was at the
changed, for better and for worse, in the century since World start of World War I, but it has large and expanding needs,
War I, the nation and the Army face questions similar to what some of them immediate.
was faced before, during and after the Great War. How do Fiscal constraints and concentration on operations in Iraq
we make the Army ready? How do we keep it manned and and Afghanistan have left the Army far behind on moderniza-
equipped? What is our place in the world? tion. Resources that are available have been dedicated to impor-
This is what makes the theme for the Association of the U.S. tant incremental upgrades in existing weapons and equipment.
Army’s 2017 Annual Meeting and Exposition so relevant. It is Risk will increase if the Army is forced to continue mortgag-
“Building Readiness: America’s Army from the Great War to ing the future as potential adversaries pursue leap-ahead ad-
Multi-Domain Battle.” vances in their warfighting capabilities. The Army must start
addressing its top modernization priorities while also divesting
Intelligent Growth equipment and systems that no longer meet the demands of an
We are growing a bigger Army today, and need to do it increasingly complex battlefield. Failure to do so will erode the
wisely. The growth we plan is much smaller than the rapid tactical and technical advantage American soldiers have held
expansion of 1917, so we don’t need a draft, but we do need over adversaries, real and potential, for generations.
to widen the pool of recruits. There are positive aspects to the It will take money to make this happen. Even with support
fact that the Army is a family business with generations of from Congress to increase modernization spending, buying
relatives having served. Seventy-seven percent of new recruits power for Army modernization is about 50 percent lower to-
It is also a complete solution provider majoring in technically advanced material engineering and
product manufacturing for defense vehicles weighing up to 45 tonnes.
Furthermore, it is part of the Soucy Group, which has grown into a leading designer and manufac-
turer of plastic, rubber, composite, polyurethane and metal components for powersports, industrial,
agricultural and defense vehicles. They are a well-known strategic partner in the original equipment
market, notably for their technological innovations and high-quality products.
Acting Secretary of the Army
U.S. Army/Sgt. Alicia Brand
R yan D. McCarthy has a three-word mantra to remind him and those around him of his mission:
readiness and lethality.
An Afghanistan War veteran, McCarthy was picked by the Trump administration to be the Army’s
chief management officer and overseer of everything from reform to weapons-buying, administrative pro-
cesses to force structure. He was unanimously confirmed and appointed as the 33rd undersecretary of the
Army on Aug. 1 and sworn in and named acting secretary of the Army on Aug. 3 while awaiting Senate
confirmation of Raytheon Co. executive Mark Esper for the top post.
In an interview, he talked of being “ruthless with prioritization” to spend money wisely, of having more
input from warfighters when developing weapons and equipment, and of his biggest assignment: helping
convince Congress and the American people that the Army is worth their investment.
Readiness, a word he concedes has “a lot of flavors” in the Army, to him means having the ability to
“put soldiers on a plane to immediately address a priority” and “readiness to fight tomorrow.” Army Chief
of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley “deserves tremendous credit for arresting the decline” in readiness, he said,
but added there is still much to do.
Today’s Army is certainly lethal, as it has shown in 16 years of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, but
while the Army has been concentrating on counterinsurgency and counterterrorism missions, other armies
around the world have been studying the U.S. “Near-peer competitors have studied this, and they have
made investments, very surgical investments, for overmatch capabilities,” McCarthy said. “Clearly the
world has caught up with us.”
The Army needs to make its own investments in advanced weaponry and technology to have the upper
hand, he said. “Modernization is the tool to be more lethal on the battlefield.”
Acting Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy, left, is briefed by Gen. David G. Perkins, commander of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command,
at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.; below: Raymond T. Horoho, acting assistant secretary of the Army for manpower and reserve affairs, swears in Mc-
Carthy as the 33rd undersecretary of the Army.
The CH-47F Chinook is the world standard in medium- to heavy-lift rotorcraft, delivering unmatched multi-mission
capability. More powerful than ever and featuring advanced flight controls and a fully integrated digital cockpit,
the CH-47F performs under the most challenging conditions: high altitude, adverse weather, night or day.
So whether the mission is transport of troops and equipment, special ops, search and rescue, or delivering
disaster relief, there’s only one that does it all. Only Chinook.
as the chief management officer for the Army. The goal, he month from getting out of the Army when the 9/11 terrorist
said, is “how to simplify the process, organize differently and attacks happened.
change the culture so we can develop weapons systems faster “Sept. 11 fundamentally altered the trajectory of my life,” he
and put them into the hands of warfighters sooner.” It is also said. “I had former colleagues that wound up killed in action.”
important to “keep the weapons systems relevant for years to His college roommate was killed in Iraq.
come” by making technological improvements. Since coming to the Pentagon in his new role and visiting
McCarthy, who has previous experience in the defense indus- commands, he’s given a lot of thought to people he’s served
try, on congressional staff and as an aide to former Defense Sec- with and his experiences. He was single when he deployed, but
retary Robert Gates, said he knows there have been many failed he has met with spouses. “They need to know with certainty
attempts at acquisition reform but holds out hope for success. how we are supporting them,” he said. “It is a fundamental
“Warfighters have to have a much greater role in require- responsibility for me.”
ments,” he said, citing former senior military leaders who The first thing he looks at when visiting a command is the
used their position and stars to help shape weapons deci- culture, he said. “I look at people’s moods, how they are do-
sions. “There has to be clear interpretation and definition of ing.” Much of his time is spent talking with senior leaders fo-
requirements, and that is a warfighter task.” Having warfight- cusing on command responsibilities and priorities, but “I like
ers involved gives clear definition to the capabilities sought, to get out and talk to soldiers within a command and see how I
preventing confusion and expensive adjustments further down can make their life a little better.” That is a lesson he said came
the development path, he said. from working with Gates, who was known for spending time
talking with troops.
Greatest Honor “There are a million people and their families depending on
Working for Gates was a different type of job than being a you,” McCarthy said of the responsibility. “It is humbling, but
senior leader. “It is the greatest honor of my life to be in this it burns white-hot inside of you to move the needle to do some-
position,” McCarthy said. thing,” he said, pledging to continue meeting with soldiers and
McCarthy was a warrior during the U.S. invasion of Af- families as often as possible. “It will help me recharge the bat-
ghanistan, a young special operations liaison officer with the teries when I get out there and see soldiers in the field.” ✭
3rd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, who was a Senior staff writer Gina Cavallaro contributed to this article.
Acting Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy, in tie, is briefed by Gen. Gus Perna, right, commander of the U.S. Army Materiel Command, at AMC
headquarters at Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
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Chief of Staff of the Army
The Way Forward
Bringing Change to the World’s Most Powerful Land Force
G
en. Mark A. Milley marks his third year as chief of staff of the U.S. Army with a continued
warning that the world’s most powerful land force needs to change. The global situation facing
the U.S. and its allies is fraught with more risk today than at any time since World War II, he
says. While he does not suggest that war is inevitable, he wants America’s Army to be prepared
for what could be fierce fighting on a future battlefield.
It is a tough message but one he says is extremely important.
The graduate of Princeton and Columbia universities is a student of history, with a deep understanding
of the global players that might pose a threat to U.S. interests, the fundamental changes underway in the
world order, and how the Army should respond.
As the Army’s top officer, Milley is charged with current readiness while simultaneously laying the foun-
dation for a future, modern, lethal force. It must be able to respond today, if needed, while also preparing
itself for wars 20 years down the road. The way ahead, he says, is significantly more complex than what the
Army has trained for since 9/11. He also cautions that preparations for war will no longer be defined by a
predictable patch chart and a cookie-cutter train-up for a fight against a known enemy in familiar territory.
“For me the question is, readiness for what?” Milley said in an interview, suggesting soldiers must stay
ready to fight today’s war against terrorists while at the same time being prepared for a conflict on a much
larger scale. “The chief of staff of the Army has to figure out the future fight, what the tasks will be, the needs
and conditions,” he said. “No one’s going to get it right, but we need to be less wrong than the enemy.”
In the current strategic environment, competitors such as Russia and China are asserting their military
and economic prowess on the international stage in increasingly aggressive ways, while the U.S. military is
also confronting regional threats from troubling adversaries like North Korea, Iran, and nonstate terrorists
who wage violence around the world to advance their ideologies, he said.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley talks with soldiers at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif.
opment of a new tank, takes time and has been held back in part stan and Syria, soldiers elsewhere are engaged in tasks that
by a lack of regular funding. The last significant modernization contribute to maintaining the stability around the world that’s
took place in the 1980s when the Army rolled out what Mil- based on the system of rules established seven decades ago.
ley called the Big Five: the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the M1 “That’s 20 percent or so of the Army as a whole,” he said, “but
Abrams tank, the UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache he- 40 percent of the Regular Army who shoulder the majority of
licopters, and the Patriot Missile System. Production and field- that demand. Those are steady-state operations today, without
ing of these systems, all of which continue to be the workhorses a major, regional conflict.”
of the Army, had a long lead time, and any future modernization “Based on the tasks that are required, I believe we need a
initiatives will also take decades. larger Army,” he said, offering the views of his fellow ser-
“We have to do the legwork and set the foundation for orga- vice chiefs who “also think the same” of their forces. “It’s
nizational equipment and doctrine that would become real in not some arbitrary number. We’ve done the analysis, and we
10 to 20 years,” Milley said. “Each chief of staff has incremen- think we need to be bigger. And we need to be stronger and
tally improved each of those Big Five systems,” he said, point- more capable.”
ing to Abrams tank upgrades over the years that have improved Much of Milley’s vision for Army modernization and the
its electrical system, powertrain, suspension, transmission, pri- way forward in the future of conflict, he said, will depend on
mary and secondary guns, speed and fuel capacity. “The M1 of the outcome of a broad strategic review directed by Defense
today is not the same as the one rolled out in 1980.” Secretary Jim Mattis, a report with input from each of the ser-
vices that is expected to be completed later this year.
Full, Predictable Funding Needed However, there is certainty in Milley’s mind that future
None of this will be possible, however, without full and pre- wars will be fought door to door in cities. He predicts that by
dictable funding from Congress. midcentury most of the world’s population will have gravitated
With the Army being the largest piece of the U.S. mili- toward high-density urban areas, and Mosul in Iraq offers a
tary’s joint global force, Milley said as of mid-2017 there were preview to the future operating environment.
180,000 soldiers committed in some 140 countries from the Such a scenario would significantly impact things like the
Army’s Regular, Reserve and National Guard components. size of the Army, command and control, movement through
While most of those engaged in combat are in Iraq, Afghani- streets, and weapons systems. “What’s the optimal width of a
Soldiers participating in an exercise in Romania brief Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley, second from right, on their progress.
S gt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey has a simple message for soldiers as the Army returns to
full-spectrum operations requiring self-sustainment on the battlefield: Be deployable, be good at
what you do and stay ready to do it.
Dailey, the 15th sergeant major of the Army, joins Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley in making
readiness the Army’s top priority. For Dailey, this means beating the drum for an Army in which soldiers
adhere to standards and are highly disciplined top performers.
“It’s not that we haven’t been focused on [readiness] but we’ve been focused on a different fight, the
counterinsurgency fight and what it was to drive success in the Middle East,” Dailey said. “The Army is a
much bigger component than just that to the Defense Department, and we have to be prepared to fight
and win our nation’s wars if called to do so.”
Counterinsurgency remains valuable, Dailey said, but soldiers face a world where they’ll need different
skills for different threats and they’ll operate in new locations. They will rely on small-unit leaders—in-
cluding squad leaders—to carry out a commander’s intent and mission orders.
When he considers the missions that U.S. soldiers face, and the sustained training and education it takes
to keep them ready for anything, Dailey recalls his mother’s words to him as a young boy. “Honey,” he
remembers her saying, “you don’t have to be good at everything, but it helps.”
Dailey promotes standards that prepare soldiers to operate on any battlefield, such as prioritizing
physical fitness, improving training and education, and having the best equipment. He also wants the
Army to retain only the highest-quality soldiers and to make certain they are physically and mentally
ready to deploy.
“Let’s get back to what we’re for, and that’s fighting and winning our nation’s wars,” Dailey said.
“That’s why the chief of staff’s No. 1 priority is so critical. If we do anything else or nothing else, we need
to be ready.”
Bedrock of Readiness
Dailey believes it is the “sacred” obligation of every soldier to spend the first two waking hours of every
day on physical fitness. Physical training, he believes, is the core to creating a culture of preparing soldiers
for the rigors of combat through unit cohesion, personal achievement, and mental and emotional resiliency.
Soldiers speak with Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey, center, at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif.
During a visit to
Fort Campbell, Ky.,
Sgt. Maj. of the Army
Daniel A. Dailey talks
to soldiers about
readiness.
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U.S. Army Reserve
Talent Quest
Expanding the Capabilities of the Army Reserve
T he U.S. Army Reserve’s highest priorities are ready formations that can deploy quickly, new capa-
bilities in emerging technologies, and finding and retaining talented soldiers.
Using the 1908 origins of the Army Reserve as a timeless template for the future, the commander of to-
day’s 200,000-strong Reserve aims to hone the legacy skills of the strategic federal force, and expand that
set of capabilities with new skills for what is expected to be a more complex battlefield.
“The progression of the Army Reserve in terms of where we go and what we do has shifted from a stra-
tegic framework to an operational posture,” said Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, chief of the Army Reserve.
That modern reality means the Reserve and the Army National Guard, rather than taking years to get
ready and build capacity for a directed mission, have shifted to an expectation of “a much more routine
access to and use of that capability as an operational part of the Army,” Luckey said.
Driving this shift is a new threat environment in which close to half the resources, commodities and
capabilities the Reserve brings to the fight need to be able to move more quickly than usual, sometimes in
less than 30 days, to new areas of the world, potentially at the same time. This includes chemical, signal,
engineer survey and bridge-building units, finance, transportation and military police, he said.
“At least 40 percent of what I have has to go within the first 90 days of the requirement, and it puts a
high demand on us making sure they’re going to be able to meet the timelines,” Luckey said. “That means
my bench strength has got to be pretty good.”
About 95 percent of the Army’s civil affairs capability and half the military’s medical capabilities are in
the Reserve. There are other go-to capabilities like petroleum distribution nodes, quartermaster, public
affairs, legal and logistics, whose unique skill sets will require them to sustain high readiness levels.
A strategy created in the months after Luckey took command in June 2016 is called Ready Force X, a
mechanism to build short-term readiness for some 30,000 soldiers in these high-demand units. The units
have since been identified. But some challenges remain, including money for extra training, if there is a
requirement for it, and the level of complexity of each unit’s individual task, equipment maintenance and
weapons systems. Sometimes, it’s the sheer size of the formation itself that determines needs.
Luckey said a chaplain detachment or dog-handling team may not require a lot of additional training or
expense because they’re likely to maintain a standard high degree of readiness. Still, if a Reserve skill is needed
and the unit must deploy in short order, “one of my challenges as a leader is figuring out which is harder, the
small formation to get it deployed in 14 days or a much more complex formation that has 25 days,” he said.
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U.S. Army Reserve Chief Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey with Reservists during an exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
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Army National Guard
Army National
Guard 4.0
Effort Means ‘Evolutionary Leap’ for Citizen-Soldiers
A
shift is underway in the Army National Guard that will change the way units of citizen-soldiers
train, mobilize and deploy, bringing them closer to the regular Army operational tempo than
ever before, according to the three-star general who commands the oldest component of the
U.S. military.
Called ARNG 4.0, the Army National Guard effort is driven by the expectation that the U.S. will face
threats on multiple fronts overseas within a decade, requiring some units to be ready and able to deploy
in as few as 30 days, and that there will also be heightened reliance on the National Guard’s air defense
capabilities.
Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy, Army National Guard director since March 2015, said with the shift
toward a new standard of readiness to meet emerging threats all over the world, “we’re shaping the ANG
not based on the last 100 years but what we’ll have to do the next 20 to 30 years.” The plan, he said, “isn’t
something that just came out of the blue. We’ve been moving toward this point since the late ’70s with
the all-volunteer force.”
What Kadavy has called the “fourth evolutionary leap” in the way the National Guard trains and oper-
ates, the strategy builds on the experiences of the past 15 years. Instead of ramping up for operations in
Iraq and Afghanistan with an 18-month lead time to gather people, train units and secure resources, the
new strategy is the same one implemented by the Army in fiscal 2017 in which leaders are ready and units
are staffed, equipped and trained at sustainable levels to quickly deploy for simultaneous contingencies.
“4.0,” Kadavy said, “is being ready without a notification of an upcoming mission. Where the Army
relies on us in certain cases for capability, we have to be ready. We’ve built an Army that needs all three
components to go to war.”
Five of the Army’s 15 armored brigade combat teams, and two Stryker BCTs, are National Guard units,
as are most Avenger air defense artillery battalions that operate short-range missile defense (SHORAD)
weapons and exist almost exclusively in the Guard. Lt. Gen. James Dickinson, commander of the U.S.
Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, said the Army’s goal is to
field SHORAD to Europe in fiscal 2018.
Along with the armored and Stryker BCTs, the National Guard has all the Army’s field cannon artillery
battalions, most of its rocket battalions above brigade, four attack reconnaissance battalions, and, along
with the Army Reserve, Kadavy said, “We have the vast majority of the theater-opening capability, so we
Massachusetts Army
National Guard 1st
Lt. Daniel Leclair,
left, and Staff Sgt.
Alex Vath at the Joint
Readiness Training
Center, Fort Polk, La.
American and Canadian soldiers listen to Army National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy during an exercise in Romania.
In the 1980s during the Reagan-era military buildup, Ka- peating the process at intervals that weren’t always predictable.
davy said, a one-Army standard was adopted and with it the With ARNG 4.0, Kadavy said, there will be more training
requirement for a physically fit, professional force. for more soldiers, and the global demand for the Army’s capa-
Standards were incorporated for physical fitness, height, bilities means the requirement to mobilize and deploy will be
weight and haircuts. Regional training institutes were estab- up. But that will be tempered by more predictability through
lished with U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command pro- targeted readiness pools that families and employers can fol-
grams of instruction to ensure soldiers met the classification low and use to prepare for absences.
requirements for their military occupational skill sets, “all of “We’ll be doing some additional training for some units
which moved us to a strategic reserve of the Army,” Kadavy within the Army National Guard in order to achieve that sus-
said. tained readiness requirement,” Kadavy said, “but I think we’re
With the terrorist attacks of 9/11 came the National Guard’s more than up to it because every time we’ve done it previously,
third bump forward and the beginning of near-constant op- soldiers have had the opportunity to enlist and re-enlist. They
erations alongside the rest of the U.S. military. The National understand what we’re asking of them.”
Guard had been operationalized. National Guard soldiers have been deployed around the
“Suddenly the Guard was being mobilized in numbers we’d world in recent years for various missions, and Kadavy main-
never seen, so we really became the operational reserve of the tained that morale and enthusiasm for the work is high because
Army and our dynamic changed there again,” Kadavy said. leaders are straightforward about the operational tempo and
The National Guard would mobilize and deploy more than soldiers and their families know what to expect.
560,000 soldiers over a 15-year period.
For soldiers who had joined the National Guard after the Setting the Stage
Reagan years, it was no longer 15 days of training in the sum- Keeping pace with ARNG 4.0 is the integration of modern
mer and one weekend a month, with some NCO education equipment for Guard units. Overall, Kadavy said, the National
thrown in. Guard units were mobilizing, training and deploy- Guard is equipped at about 94 percent or more of its standard
ing for yearlong rotations, then coming back home and turn- table of organization and equipment—about the same as the
ing their equipment over to the next unit in the pipeline—re- active component.
Army National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy, left, watches National Guard soldiers bridge a river in Romania.
I
n a world of constrained resources, there will always be a dy-
namic tension between investing in the Army we have now
and transitioning to the Army of the future. This tension
requires taking risks—intentionally not meeting some cur-
rent demands in order to free up resources required for invest-
ment in the future. To mitigate these risks, it is important to
understand why we have an Army and what we want it to do.
A unique purpose of our Army is to compel our nation’s
will on our enemies absent voluntary compliance. Our Army
is a concepts-based, doctrinally driven organization. Doctrine
describes how we run the Army today with what we have to-
day. Concepts, on the other hand, describe how we change the
Army to meet the challenges of the future. A doctrine that is
designed to meet the challenges of the operating environment
in which we will fight is critical to ensuring the Army can fulfill
its primary purpose to compel compliance when diplomacy fails.
The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRA-
DOC) is responsible for doctrine the Army operates with to-
day and concepts it develops for future success. This article
is intended to give an overview of where TRADOC is and
where we are headed in the near term in developing a new
warfighting concept for a changing operational environment.
The intellectual must lead the physical in this process. Fortu-
nately, our Army has a long (if sometimes checkered) history
of applying past lessons to building the Army of the future.
25th Infantry Division paratroopers jump from an Air Force C-17 during
training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; right: Gen. David G.
Perkins, head of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.
on the terrible price paid in that conflict for our failure to an-
ticipate the changing character of war and our insistence on
fighting with a doctrine designed for an earlier time. Believing
that the Germans would be driven from the field by the rifle
and the bayonet, over 60,000 American soldiers lost their lives
in just four short months in the killing fields of no man’s land.
Victory was finally secured—not from frontal infantry assaults,
but through the coordinated use of long-range fires synchro-
nized with infantry maneuvering in smaller and more flexible
formations to secure limited objectives.
Fortunately, the U.S. military hasn’t always learned the hard
way. The 1973 Yom Kippur War provided a stark glimpse into
the speed and lethality of modern war, the role of technology
AUSA/Luc Dunn
and, most importantly, developing sensor-to-shooter webs. gram to test the task force under the operational control of
No more one-trick ponies. U.S. Army Pacific and build the organizational structure of
Achieving this vision will require immediate and unique the task force at Fort Bliss, Texas.
changes to how the Army fights, trains, organizes and equips. In the future fight, we cannot depend on disparate solutions
The soon-to-be-published Field Manual 3-0 will incorporate working through their functional stovepipes. Future com-
the lessons being learned on today’s battlefield and from vari- manders will have a profound breadth and depth of informa-
ous exercises. As we refine our doctrine, our efforts to provide tion and access to capabilities providing cross-domain effects,
cutting-edge access to training and equipment are just as impor- maneuver and fires. Combat capabilities conceived and pro-
tant. By leveraging knowledge gained from firsthand observa- cured as disparate packages will be torn apart by peer adversar-
tions from their operational advisers, the U.S. Army Asymmet- ies, no matter how well put together on a future battlefield.
ric Warfare Group is prototyping the Cross Domain Training Now is the time to establish the framework by which we can
Environment with the goal of providing local installations the build the future force as a converged and integrated solution.
ability to physically create and equip the necessary training en- We are developing a framework based on an informed con-
vironment that reflects the changing operational environment. cept, associated capabilities and a clear articulation of require-
ments, thus setting the conditions to transform the Army to
Multi-Domain Task Force fight and win tonight, tomorrow and in the future.
We are developing a Multi-Domain Task Force that will Change is never easy but the need for change is clear. The
build an initial foundation to employ, test and improve our operational environment continues to change and failing to
ability to fight and win using the concept of Multi-Domain respond is not an option. Rather than fighting the last war,
Battle. The task force will pave the way for the Army to sup- we will apply the lessons of the past—especially the lessons
port counter anti-access/area denial challenges. This is an es- learned in the development of AirLand Battle—to develop
sential tool that proactively counters our adversaries’ attempts the Multi-Domain Battle concept, in order to fight and win
to fracture, deny and fix U.S. military strengths. in a rapidly changing and potentially dangerous future. The
The task force will be designed, developed and resourced to new doctrine that will result from this process will drive train-
protect friendly forces and critical nodes, while maintaining ing, leader development, organizational design and materiel
the capability to strike enemy assets with long-range kinetic solutions in the future as we continue to meet the require-
and nonkinetic capabilities. The Army will initiate a pilot pro- ments of today. ✭
52 ARMY ■ October 2017
Gary Sinise Awarded
AUSA’s Marshall Medal
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He won a Golden Globe Award in 1996 for Best Actor in tion has many elements. There are programs to send World
a Miniseries for his portrayal of President Harry S. Truman War II veterans to the National World War II Museum in
in an HBO film. He also won the Harry S. Truman Good New Orleans, to provide predeployment meals for soldiers,
Neighbor Award after being in the film because one of his re- to help wounded warriors with adapted housing and vehicles,
actions to playing Truman was co-founding Operation Inter- outreach programs for first responders, and Invincible Spirit
national Children. The actor said the idea came to him when festivals for wounded warriors, their families and caregivers.
traveling in Iraq. “I traveled by convoy to a small school that There is also a touch of the past, as the foundation has an
our troops had been working to rebuild. Seeing how protective arts and entertainment outreach program that provides a meal
our servicemen and women were of the Iraqi children and how and a show for veterans, just like the program he started at
tirelessly they worked to support the new school was deeply Steppenwolf Theatre.
inspiring. I wanted to do something to assist their efforts from Sinise has done all of this while continuing his acting and
back in the USA,” he said in 2013. directing career, appearing in major movies like 1995’s Apollo
He won an Emmy Award in 1998 for Outstanding Lead 13, 1999’s The Green Mile, and Mission to Mars and Reindeer
Actor for his starring role in the two-part miniseries George Games in 2000. He also spent nine seasons starring in the TV
Wallace, about the late Alabama governor. In a 1997 inter- series CSI: NY and narrated 14 episodes of the series Missions
view, Sinise took the role about the segregationist politician that Changed the War.
because of the script. “The story is about changing, forgiveness
and progress,” Sinise said. Many Honors
Much recognition and many honors have come his way for
Lt. Dan Band Formed his work for the military and first responders.
In 2003, Sinise and longtime friend Kimo Williams formed He received the God of Fire Man of the Year award in 2007
the Lt. Dan Band, named for the Forrest Gump character, with for his aid to children in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Presiden-
the idea of performing a few charity concerts in the Chicago tial Citizens Medal in 2008 for exemplary deeds and service to
area. That led to an overseas tour by the cover band and more the country, the Spirit of the USO award and the Operation
invitations to perform. The band now makes 30 to 40 appear- Troop Aid Patriot Award in 2009, the Order of Military Med-
ances a year, mostly for the USO. ical Merit Award from the Army Surgeon General in 2011,
In 2011, Sinise established the Gary Sinise Foundation, the National Citizenship Award for humanitarian service in
expanding his efforts to include first responders. The founda- 2011 from the Military Chaplains Association of the U.S., the
Magic Legs Award for integrity and respect for the nation in
2012 from Disabled American Veterans, the Outstanding Ci-
vilian Service Award from the U.S. Army in 2013, the True
Grit Humanitarian Award in 2015 from the John Wayne Can-
cer Institute Auxiliary, and also in 2015, the Doughboy Award
for lasting contributions to the U.S. Army Infantry.
He was named an Honorary Night Stalker in 2009 by the
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Fort Camp-
bell, Ky., for his support of soldiers and their esprit de corps;
made an Honorary Navy Chief Petty Officer in 2012 for his
support for the Navy; and made an Honorary Marine in 2013
by the U.S. Marine Corps.
Sinise received a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star in April
from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce in California
where he talked about his long support for the military. “I’m
grateful for these heroes, and all who continue to defend us. It’s
a gift to be able to use some of the success I’ve had in the movie
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National Army Museum
It Wouldn’t Be Happening Without AUSA’s
W
hen the National Museum of the United States
Army opens its doors in 2019, it will be the first A rendering of the National Museum of the United States Army.
time in the Army’s history that soldiers past,
present and future have a common place to share
their history, read their stories and honor their fallen.
Construction began in March at Fort Belvoir, Va., and con-
tinued uninterrupted thanks to a $34 million donation from
the Association of the U.S. Army. Without AUSA’s generous
donation, the single-largest contribution toward the future na-
tional landmark, the museum would have lost valuable match-
ing funds from Congress.
The AUSA contribution adds to continuing individual and
corporate donations; gifts of stock; foundation grants; mul-
timillion-dollar gifts from the Boeing Co., General Dynam-
ics Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp.; and the most recent
million-dollar gifts from Honeywell, L3 Communications and
the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.
“We are the principal, the largest donor to the National
Museum of the U.S. Army,” said retired Gen. Carter F. Ham,
president and CEO of AUSA, who pointed to the associa-
tion’s mission as the reason for the timely contribution. “I
think it’s befitting this organization. If we are to be who we
say we are, a voice for the Army and support for soldiers, then
we ought to be leading the pack and that’s what we’re doing.”
Approximately $55 million is needed to complete the capi-
tal campaign spearheaded by the Army Historical Foundation.
With AUSA’s donation, the AHF met a required threshold
reserve amount, triggering the release of congressionally ap-
propriated funds for the museum’s construction.
“The release of that appropriated money was contingent
upon the Army Historical Foundation’s demonstration to the
Army and Congress that it had the fiscal wherewithal to build
the museum, and that’s where AUSA comes in,” Ham said.
Construction activity on and around the 84-acre museum
site began in March as the contractor, Clark Construction
Group LLC of Bethesda, Md., moved in heavy equipment,
site managers and subcontractors. By late summer, roadways
were paved, concrete and steel foundations and walls were
built, and some historical artifacts were in place. The multidis-
ciplinary facility will be a world-class educational destination
with an expected 700,000 visitors annually. The museum is
projected to open in late 2019; admission will be free.
The museum building was designed by Skidmore, Owings &
Merrill LLP, and within its walls, on its natural pathways and
The Sherman tank that led the 4th Armored Division’s break through
German defenses ringing the town of Bastogne, Belgium, in World War II
is placed on the site of the National Museum of the United States Army;
right: The M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle that led the charge from
Kuwait to Baghdad in 2003 is pre-positioned in the museum’s future
Continuing War Gallery.
World-Class Destination
Located 15 miles south of Washington, D.C., on the edge
of the Fort Belvoir golf course, the museum’s glass and steel
facade will nestle into a sylvan landscape with tree-lined park-
ing lots, interactive trails, an amphitheater, parade ground,
Frank Lee Ruggles
Overhead, illuminated glass campaign streamers will line the Veterans’ Hall can be sponsored as well. Other mechanisms
beamed ceiling and an engraved Honor Wall representing each for contributing to the museum can be found on its website,
of the Army’s battles will dominate the south wall. www.armyhistory.org.
Interactive exhibits featuring rare and priceless artifacts, art- “We appreciate and are mindful of the trust and confi-
work and images never before seen by the American people dence that our loyal and generous supporters have placed in
will fill most of the museum’s approximately 185,000 square us in this long-overdue tribute to our Army and its soldiers
feet of floor space, with state-of-the-art technology through- and their families,” said retired Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan,
out the dramatic historical galleries. These include the Fight- AHF chairman.
ing for the Nation and Army and Society galleries, the Army Sullivan’s vision extends beyond the museum’s opening
Theater, plus an exhibit space for temporary installations. date, which he considers completion of Phase 1 of the project.
An interactive Experiential Learning Center designed to “If we go even further back—from 1775 to 1636 and the or-
engage young visitors’ imaginations and curiosity will feature ganization of the militia—we’re talking about nearly 400 years
immersive geography, science, technology, engineering and of Army history here, and not all of it will or can be seen when
mathematics educational programs, classroom space and sim- we open,” Sullivan said.
ulated rescue mission activities. Young children will thrive at He noted that over time he foresees expansion of the galler-
Fort Discover, a hands-on exploration space, and Army fami- ies and leveraging advances in technology to ensure the mu-
lies will be represented with first-person accounts from around seum complex matures and the Army’s comprehensive story
the world on the Growing Up Army Wall. continues to be told.
Army recipients of the nation’s highest award for valor That vision is bolstered with AUSA’s donation, which is
in combat will be featured in the intimate Medal of Honor “consistent with AUSA’s mission as an educational and pro-
Garden, a contemplative space on a rooftop garden terrace, fessional development organization as a way to support sol-
and the multipurpose Veterans’ Hall will provide a space for diers and be a voice for the Army,” Ham said. “So fundamen-
veterans to host meetings, reunions and official functions in a tally that museum fits precisely with our mission.”
patriotic atmosphere flooded with natural light. More importantly, the value of the museum lies in its po-
tential to be a focal point of pride and a place of reflection for
Place of National Significance soldiers and their families, Army civilians and supporters from
Funding of the museum project is ongoing and there are around the world.
several ways to donate, such as purchasing a personalized “I will have a place now that I know my kids, grandkids and
commemorative brick for the Path of Remembrance en- great-grandkids can go to and learn about what their father,
graved in gold on black granite; garden benches and theater grandfather and great-grandfather did as a soldier,” Ham said.
seats can be sponsored at different levels; and alcoves in the “That’s priceless.” ✭
October 2017 ■ ARMY 65
Year in Review
October 2016–September 2017
U.S. Army/John Pellino
The modified Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 hydrogen-powered truck is designed for Army testing.
October 4
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley predicts fundamental change is coming to the Army.
Between 2025 and 2050, the organization, doctrine and weapons of land armies “will be fun-
damentally different than we see today,” he says in a speech during the Association of the U.S.
Army Annual Meeting and Exposition. “Those of us today will find it difficult to recognize the
battlefield of 2035, let alone 2050.”
Future wars will be “very highly lethal, unlike anything our Army has experienced since World
War II,” Milley says. It will be hard for formations to hide on battlefields flooded with sensors,
meaning survival could depend on fielding smaller, fast-moving forces. “If you stay in one place
for longer than two or three hours, you will be dead,” he says. “That obviously places demands
on human endurance and on equipment.”
Wars are more likely to be fought in dense urban areas with more robotic weapons and with a
large civilian population in the middle of the fighting, a situation that makes the enemy elusive
AUSA
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley.
October 9
Soldiers dominate the Army Ten-Miler, winning the top five places in the 32nd running of
the popular race. Sgt. Augustus Maiyo, a Kenyan native based at Fort Carson, Colo., finishes
first with a time of 48 minutes, 20 seconds, edging out 1st Lt. Robert Cheseret. The top five
finishers are all members of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program.
U.S. Army/Don Wagner
October 17
A battalion from the 173rd Airborne
Brigade jumps into Latvia as part of
Operation Atlantic Resolve. Welcoming
participants from nine nations, Latvian
Col. Ilmars Atis Lejins, commander for
the Latvian Land Forces, jokes, “There
must be something wrong with the
weather today because we are having
an exercise and it is not raining. Obvi-
ously, that will change.”
“We have two weeks ahead of us, and
I would like to invite you to fight igno-
rance, arrogance and negligence,” Lejins
says. “When we do training, we need to
train, dare to make mistakes and push
ourselves to the limits, so you come out
of this exercise strong and having gained
experience. Share your experiences, and
the exercise will be successful. I wish you
challenging days ahead.”
Led by the U.S., Operation Atlantic
Resolve is an effort in Eastern Europe
that demonstrates the continued U.S.
commitment to NATO and to stability
in Europe.
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October 19
U.S. Army Apache helicopters join the battle for Mosul, supporting Iraqi forces fight-
ing Islamic State militants. Maj. Gen. Gary J. Volesky, the 101st Airborne Division com-
mander, says the Apaches are flying in support of night operations.
Volesky estimates there are 3,000–5,000 Islamic State fighters in Mosul, and that it
won’t be easy to eradicate them. “We expect there will be a fight,” he says.
U.S. helicopters have been effective in counterattacking and sometimes preventing
the use of mortars and suicide car bombs against Iraqi forces on the ground, he says.
Islamic State fighters have been retreating, setting buildings on fire as they withdraw
and using suicide bombers to protect their movements. “They are completely on the
defensive, and are just trying to hold on,” Volesky says.
October 27
An Army National Guard helicopter task force completes the first aviation support rota-
tion of its kind in Europe. The multistate unit from Colorado, Kansas and Utah brings U.S.
and allied special operations forces, in the U.S. Special Operations Command Europe area
of responsibility, the ability to train from new heights, literally, from July to October 2016.
The task force completes more than 212 missions including 207 military free-fall jumps,
112 static line jumps and 315 fast-rope insertions to aid special operators’ ability to train
in a more realistic manner.
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November 2016 November 3
The Army announces that about 1,700 soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Com-
bat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, will make a winter deployment to Iraq.
The Falcon Brigade replaces the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division. They are on a train-advise-assist mission with Iraqi Security Forces
as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. Col. James “Pat” Work, commander
of the deploying 82nd Airborne BCT, says his soldiers are “highly trained,
disciplined and fit.”
U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Jason Hull
Spc. Jessie Patchell, left, and Pfc. Zachary Folsom of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, set up a
mortar in support of Iraqi forces in Mosul.
Clinical trials begin for a vaccine to combat the Zika virus, shown in this watercolor as two pink circles
preparing to invade a cell.
November 7
Human clinical trials begin on a Zika vaccine developed by scientists at the Walter Reed Army
Institute of Research. Seventy-five healthy adults are taking part. This is a major step after a previ-
ous study found the Zika virus vaccine protected rhesus monkeys against two strains of the virus.
Col. Nelson Michael, director of the institute’s Military HIV Research Program and Zika pro-
gram co-lead, says the Army moved in 10 months from recognizing the Zika virus to having a
vaccine ready for clinical trials.
“The Army was able to move so quickly in developing, manufacturing and testing a Zika vac-
cine because of its extensive experience with this vaccine platform and long-standing invest-
ments in the understanding and mitigation of flaviviruses like yellow fever,” says Dr. Kayvon
Modjarrad, Zika program co-lead and associate director for emerging infectious disease threats.
November 11
Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning invites
people with computer talent to “Hack the
Army.” Modeled after an earlier DoD pro-
gram, the idea is to offer a cash reward for
finding bugs and vulnerabilities in Army
websites.
The focus will be on publicly accessible
websites, hackers must register, and sol-
diers and Army civilians will be eligible to
receive the bug bounty. Turning to hack-
ers for help is smart, Fanning says. “We are
looking for new ways of doing business,”
he says. “We’re not agile enough to keep up
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November 16
The 2017 Index of U.S. Military Power released by the Heritage Foundation ranks the U.S. Army as “weak”
and the other services as “marginal.” The Army ranking largely results from having 32 brigade combat
teams when the conservative think tank believes 50 are required to fight in two major regional conflicts.
It also ranks the Army as weak in terms of readiness because only about a third of Regular Army brigade
combat teams are considered ready for action. “Actual readiness” is “likely dangerously close to nearing a
state of ‘very weak,’ ” the report says.
“The Army has continued to trade end strength and modernization for improved readiness for current
operations. However, accepting risks in these areas has enabled the Army to keep only one-third of its force
at acceptable levels of readiness, and even for units deployed abroad, the Army has had to increase its reli-
ance on contracted support to meet maintenance requirements,” the report says.
Budget cuts have disproportionately hurt combat units, the report says. “A 16 percent reduction in total
end strength has led to a 32 percent reduction in the number of brigade combat teams and similar reduc-
tions in the number of combat aviation brigades. In summary, the Army is smaller, older and weaker, a
condition that is unlikely to change in the near future.”
This image depicts the new headquarters for the U.S. Army Cyber Command and Second Army at Fort Gordon, Ga.
November 30
The Army announces the 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry Division
will convert from an infantry unit to an armored unit. This involves about 4,200
soldiers in a move intended to better posture the Army for future operations.
The transition will bring the team 87 M1A1 Abrams tanks, 138 Bradley fighting
vehicles, 18 M109 howitzers and more than 200 armored vehicles. It will remain
based at Fort Stewart, Ga.
With the conversion, the Army will have 15 armored brigade combat teams—10
in the Regular Army and five in the Army National Guard.
December 8
The deployment of 6,100 soldiers is announced. The 3rd Brigade Combat Team from
the 1st Cavalry Division, stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, will deploy about 3,800 soldiers
to Kuwait, relieving the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Armored Division. The 1st
Armored Division’s 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team from Fort Bliss, Texas, will deploy
to Afghanistan with a force of about 1,500. Also headed to Afghanistan are 800 soldiers
of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
December 12
The U.S. Army Reserve is working on a new
concept called Ready Force X that would
have some units at a higher state of readiness
because their capabilities would be quickly
needed in a major contingency operation.
Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, the Army Reserve
chief, says aviation, civil affairs, intelligence,
medical and sustainment units could be
ready to deploy in a hurry.
“Instead of planning for a unit deploying
West Point cadets celebrate at M&T sometime in 2019 and have several years to
Bank Stadium after the U.S. Military
prepare, we are now in a situation where we
Academy Black Knights’ victory over the
U.S. Naval Academy’s football team.
have some capabilities that we may need to
deploy in less than 90 days and, in some cases,
significantly less than 90 days,” Luckey says
during a breakfast with the Defense Writers’
Group.
He estimates about 20,000–25,000 Army
Reserve soldiers would be part of the quick de-
ployment initiative. He cautions that there is a
balancing act for reserve component soldiers,
who need to be trained and ready but cannot
concentrate so much on Army demands that
they are unable to hold down a civilian job.
Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, commander of U.S. Army Europe, speaks at a new pre-positioned stocks facility in the Netherlands.
December 19
Billionaire and Florida Panthers owner Vincent Viola, a 1977 graduate of the U.S. Mili-
tary Academy, is nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be secretary of the
Army. A former infantry officer and Ranger, Viola funded creation of the Combating
Terrorism Center after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and has been outspoken about prepar-
ing for cyberwarfare. In addition to owning the National Hockey League team, he is
founder and owner of an electronic trading company, Virtu Financial. Trump calls him
an “incredibly accomplished and selfless individual.”
“Whether it is his distinguished military service or highly impressive track record in
the world of business, Vinnie has proved throughout his life that he knows how to be a
leader and deliver major results in the face of any challenge,” Trump says.
“If confirmed, I will work tirelessly to provide our president with the land force he will
need to accomplish any mission in support of his national defense strategy,” Viola says
in a statement, pledging that his primary focus will be “ensuring that America’s soldiers
have the ways and means to fight and win across the full spectrum of conflict.”
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December 27
As if the win over Navy isn’t enough for the Black Knights, the U.S. Military Academy’s football team wins the
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl with a fourth-and-goal touchdown in overtime. The 3-yard run by Jordan Ashberry
gives Army a 38-31 victory in a game where they did just what you’d expect of future Army officers—gain 480
yards on the ground. The team finishes the season with an 8-5 record, its best season in 20 years.
U.S. Army/Michelle Eberhart
January 10
The Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., gives the Joint Tactical Aerial
Resupply Vehicle a test, something that sounds a lot more exciting if you know the vehicle is
a hoverbike with the potential of delivering soldiers and supplies to the battlefield at 60 mph
or more. The tested vehicle, a quadcopter, carries up to 300 pounds, but researchers believe a
payload of 800 pounds could be delivered up to 125 miles away in less than 30 minutes with
some improvements.
January 18
Eric Fanning ends his 248 days as the 22nd secretary
of the Army and the first openly gay service secretary,
saying the job had been “the honor of my lifetime.”
“Administrations change and threats to our na-
tion’s interests evolve, but it is your deep commit-
ment to preserving and defending our Constitution
that endures,” Fanning says in a farewell message
U.S. Army/Sean Kimmons
January 19
After a long and contentious search, the Army picks
Sig Sauer’s Modular Handgun System as the re-
placement for the M9 Beretta. Beretta, Glock, Smith
& Wesson and other gunmakers were part of the Sig Sauer
competition.
“By maximizing full and open competition across
our industry partners, we have opti-
mized private-sector advancements
in handguns, ammunition and maga-
zines and the end result will ensure
a decidedly superior weapon system
for our warfighters,” says Army acqui-
sition executive Steffanie Easter. “I am
tremendously proud of the Modular
Handgun System team.”
Designated the M17, the Sig Sauer P320 is a modular
system. It is ambidextrous, according to Popular Mechanics,
and has adaptable parts such as grips for different hand sizes. The 10-year
contract is worth up to $580 million to purchase up to 280,000 pistols. Sig
Sauer says the firearms will be manufactured in New Hampshire. The Sig Sauer M17
The M17 is slightly lighter than the M9 it replaces, and is striker-fired rather is the Army’s new
than hammer-fired. handgun of choice.
Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump appear at the Salute to Our Armed Services Ball. With them is
Army Staff Sgt. Jose Medina, who danced with Melania Trump during the ball.
A soldier begins her first day of Infantry One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Ga.
February 3
Vincent Viola, President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Army, withdraws his
name for the post after concluding it would be too difficult to untangle himself from his
business ties. Viola was one of the first nominations Trump issued Jan. 20, the day he was
inaugurated.
February 9
An unmanned aircraft launched during a training exercise at
Fort Huachuca, Ariz., is found about 600 miles away in Colo- Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Daniel B. Allyn
rado, The Associated Press reports. Soldiers with the 2nd In- attributes shortages in Army strength to budget
fantry Division’s 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Stryker cuts and funding uncertainty.
Brigade Combat Team, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.,
had launched the RQ-7Bv2 Shadow at Fort Huachuca on Feb.
3, according to an Army announcement, which states that
“despite considerable efforts to locate the missing Shadow,
it has not been found and is thought to have disintegrated
upon impact somewhere in the local area.” The $1.5 million
Shadow was stuck in a tree and missing a wing when it was
found by a hiker in the mountains west of Denver.
U.S. Army
February 10
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Harold “Hal” Moore, co-author of We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young, dies at his home
in Auburn, Ala., at the age of 94. His battalion’s role in the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War was
the subject of the book co-written with journalist Joseph L. Galloway, and made into a 2002 movie. A career
infantry officer, Moore was a 1945 graduate of West Point and went on to serve in the Korean and Vietnam
wars. He earned a Distinguished Service Cross for heroism during the Battle of Ia Drang. At the time of
the battle, Moore commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile).
February 14
Arlington National Cemetery will reach its burial capacity in about
30 years unless the Army makes some tough choices now. The Vir-
ginia cemetery’s report to Congress offers a dire prediction that
veterans of current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and the fight
against terrorism, and those killed in action and recipients of the
Medal of Honor, may not be buried there “within approximately
three decades due to the lack of space.” Options to avoid reaching
capacity include redefining eligibility criteria, expansion beyond the
cemetery’s current physical boundaries, and alternative approaches
such as new burial techniques or increased use of above-ground
interment.
February 16
The Army announces plans to create the first of six security force as-
sistance brigades at Fort Benning, Ga. The brigades are the Army’s
first permanent units dedicated to assisting partner nations with
building and training their own security forces, a mission carried
out for more than a decade by the Army’s brigade combat teams.
The new brigades are expected to alleviate the strain on the brigade
combat teams and provide career opportunities for NCOs and of-
ficers. The first new brigades are slated to begin training in October.
AUSA/Luc Dunn
Master authored Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson,
Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies
That Led to Vietnam, a book critical of the American
strategy in the Vietnam War that was met with criti- Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster is named national
cal acclaim, and scorn, by Army leaders. security advisor.
U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Tamika Dillard
An Army AH-64 Apache helicopter is unloaded from an Air Force C-5M Galaxy at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, for Operation Atlantic Resolve.
February 22
Four of the Army’s most lethal attack helicopters from Fort Bliss, Texas, arrive at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, in support of
Operation Atlantic Resolve. The Apache AH-64s were transported in two Air Force C-5M Galaxy aircraft. “We must be able
to rapidly deploy a unit at a moment’s notice to deter any potential aggressions in today’s ever-changing environment,”
Brig. Gen. Phillip S. Jolly, U.S. Army Europe’s deputy commanding general for mobilization and reserve affairs, says.
Army aviators assist Navy crewmen during training at Moses Lake, Wash.
February 24
The Army releases a draft white paper titled “Multi-Domain Battle: Combined Arms for
the 21st Century” that describes an approach for ground combat operations against
a sophisticated peer-enemy threat in the time frame between 2025 and 2040. The
document is drafted following a meeting among high-level Army and Marine Corps
officers focused on how capabilities of a joint force can be leveraged and modernized
to meet the challenges of multidomain battle.
Recognizing the U.S. military’s comparative advantage and capacity to fight an
increasingly sophisticated adversary in all domains are diminished, the paper is
intended to promote discussion on solutions to overcome the problem. It is also
intended to provide insights to address current capability gaps, inform the devel-
opment of a warfighting concept for the future, and drive experimentation and re-
finement of these solutions.
In the Western Pacific, a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptor is launched.
March 8
A shortage of ammunition for some of the Army’s key weapons systems could affect the ser-
vice’s ability to respond to an unexpected contingency, the Army deputy chief of staff for lo-
gistics tells members of Congress. “Today, I think we have adequate munitions for our known
requirements; however, if we had to surge, if we had a contingency operation, and there con-
tinue to be emerging threats around the world, I am very concerned with our current stocks of
munitions,” Lt. Gen. Aundre Piggee testifies at a hearing of the House Armed Services Commit-
tee’s readiness panel. He lists the Patriot, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense and Hellfire mis-
siles, as well as precision guided kits for Excalibur 155 mm artillery rounds, as being of concern.
March 17
The Army releases an updated Visual Signals
field manual. It is the first time in 30 years
the manual is updated. The most immediate
difference in the updated manual is the use
of clearer, digitally produced sketches of a
soldier wearing a modern helmet, eye pro-
tection and gloves, compared with the 1987
manual sketches featuring a mustachioed
soldier with bare hands and an old-school
helmet. The section on “ground forces” is
now called “dismounted operations,” and
“armored and mechanized unit” hand sig-
nals are now referred to as “ground vehicle”
hand signals.
March 21
It may not replace cookies and milk, but the
Performance Readiness Bar, a bedtime snack
for basic trainees, is announced by the U.S.
Army Research Institute of Environmental
Medicine. The bar is aimed at boosting cal-
cium and vitamin D levels to keep trainees
from being vulnerable to fracture. The snack,
U.S. Army/Gregory Ripps
This graphic appears on the Army’s social media policy website, www.army.mil/socialmedia.
March 22
The Army strictly prohibits hazing, bullying and other behaviors that undermine the dignity and respect
of soldiers and Army civilians, Maj. Gen. Jason Evans tells the House Armed Services Committee during a
hearing to discuss the military’s social media policies. The hearing is held in the wake of a photo-sharing
scandal involving compromising images of female Marines.
Evans, director of military personnel management for the Army, tells the committee that the Army’s
2-year-old social media policy has been updated to include more direction about online conduct. Ad-
ditionally, a social media handbook has been developed by Army public affairs encouraging soldiers
to use a “think, type, post” approach to using online sharing sites, and a letter signed by the Army’s top
leadership emphasizing dignity and respect as part of Army values was issued in mid-March.
March 29
Iran increasingly poses a threat to U.S. interests
through its “destabilizing role” in the Middle East,
Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of the U.S. Central
Command, tells members of the House Armed
Services Committee. He describes Iran’s behavior
as provocative, citing cyber activities, the use of
surrogate forces and “lethal aid facilitation.”
As head of Central Command, Votel oversees
more than 80,000 troops on land, sea and air in
the Middle East and Central Asia, as well as opera-
tions to defeat the Islamic State group in Iraq and
Syria and the Taliban in Afghanistan. The U.S., he
DoD/Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen
March 29
A “significant inventory gap” of Regular Army
aviation warrant officers is identified in testimony
before Congress and attributed largely to seven
years of strained funding.
Compounding the Army’s aviator shortage is an
increase in the number of retirement-eligible pilots
and aggressive recruiting campaigns in the com-
mercial aviation sector that are attracting warrant
officers with higher pay and adjusted entry require-
ments, Maj. Gen. Erik Peterson, Army Aviation di-
rector, tells the House Armed Services Committee’s
subcommittee on military personnel.
Reduced budgets have resulted in reduced
training opportunities as available funds have
gone to paying for short-term operational priori-
ties. Aviation warrant officer attrition rates have
been around 7 percent over the past decade but
are now approaching 9 percent, and more than 25
percent of warrants are retirement-eligible, Peter-
U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Armando R. Limon
son says.
March 31
Soldiers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s
3rd Brigade Combat Team at Schofield Barracks,
Hawaii, receive new equipment for testing, includ-
A soldier from the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, ing a jungle combat boot and other gear designed
tries on a pair of new boots designed for tropical environments. for the Pacific region’s tropical environment.
April 7
Retired Lt. Col. Mark Green, a Tennessee state senator and former special operations
flight surgeon, is named by President Donald Trump as the next Army secretary. A 1986
West Point graduate, Green is recognized for his role in the capture of former Iraqi dic-
tator Saddam Hussein, whom he interviewed for six hours in December 2003 on the
night of his capture, the subject of a book Green later wrote titled A Night with Saddam.
April 9
A duo from the 75th Ranger Regiment snags first place in the annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger
Competition, a grueling three-day event that takes place at Fort Benning, Ga. Capt. Michael Rose and
Master Sgt. Josh Horsager beat out 52 other two-man teams for the win.
April 11
The Army releases a new version of Field Manual 3-12: Cyberspace and Electronic Warfare Operations.
Superseding the same manual published just three years earlier, the new manual addresses the rapidly
changing cyber environment and recognizes the need for U.S. capabilities to continue to dominate.
“As adversary and enemy capabilities grow, our ability to dominate cyberspace and the [electromag-
netic spectrum] will become more complex and critical to mission success,” Maj. Gen. John B. Morrison,
commander of the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence, says in the manual’s introductory letter.
4th Infantry Division soldiers prepare for a mission during Operation Raider Focus in Colorado.
April 18
More than 1,200 vehicles and 5,750 soldiers begin a convoy down the Colorado interstate in a
rare road trip to launch a two-week exercise at the Army’s Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site. Called
Operation Raider Focus, the training includes convoys of military vehicles and equipment, in-
cluding 325 Stryker armored vehicles from the 4th Infantry Division’s 1st Stryker Brigade Combat
Team making a 140-mile road trip instead of moving many vehicles by rail. The large-scale move-
ment was to be an opportunity for logisticians to practice with a long-range mission, says Maj.
Kevin Boyd, the brigade public affairs officer.
It is also an opportunity for soldiers to prove their ability to operate safely in a convoy alongside
civilian traffic, he says. The vehicles depart Fort Carson from two different gates in groups of 25
vehicles every 30 minutes, and the tracked vehicles and heavy mobile gun systems move by rail.
More than 5,000 soldiers from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team and other Fort Carson units are
joined by about 750 soldiers from units at Fort Sill, Okla.; Fort Bragg, N.C.; and Fort Hood, Texas, for the
movement from Fort Carson to Piñon Canyon along I-25.
April 27
The deployment of 5,700 soldiers to
Afghanistan and Europe is announced
by the Army. Approximately 1,500 sol-
diers from the 82nd Airborne’s 1st Bri-
gade Combat Team and another 200
soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division’s
headquarters element receive orders
for summer and fall deployments to
support Operation Freedom’s Sentinel
in Afghanistan. Some 4,000 soldiers
from the 1st Infantry Division’s 2nd Ar-
mored Brigade Combat Team are slated
to deploy in the fall to replace the 3rd
Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division, in Europe as part of a
regular rotation in support of Operation
Atlantic Resolve.
U.S. Army/Capt. Scott Walters
Saratoga Springs.
May 3
The Army announces that soldiers in the 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault) will be the first to receive the service’s
new Sig Sauer M17 modular handgun, which replaces the
Beretta M9 9 mm pistol used by the Army for more than
U.S. Army/Capt. Charlie Emmons
30 years. The M17 can change caliber size, frame size and
grip. The pistols will be able to receive silencers and have
standard and extended capacity magazines.
A 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) soldier fires a Sig Sauer pistol
during training in 2015 in Afghanistan.
Wounded warrior Capt. Luis Avila sings during a celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the
Warrior Transition Brigade-National Capital Region.
May 5
Tennessee State Sen. Mark Green, a retired Army officer and
former special operations surgeon, becomes the second
White House nominee for Army secretary to withdraw his
name from consideration. His retreat follows relentless pro-
tests from human rights advocates and LGBT groups for his
conservative views on sexuality, evolution and Islam. Green
calls the statements “false and misleading attacks” and in a
written statement says meeting the challenges of overseeing
the Army could not be done with such distractions. President
Donald Trump’s first Army secretary pick, billionaire Vincent
Viola, also withdrew his name, citing the difficulties he would
face in untangling his business ties.
May 9
Retired Master Sgt. Wilburn Ross, an Army machine gunner
who received the Medal of Honor for single-handedly fighting
back eight German counterattacks during a World War II battle
in France, dies at age 94 in Tacoma, Wash. On Oct. 30, 1944, as a
20-year-old private serving with the 3rd Infantry Division, Ross
manned the machine gun that held off the enemy through
repeated assaults over 36 hours in a battle near St. Jacques,
France. As he held his position and forced the Germans to with-
draw, a wounded Army first lieutenant observed his actions
U.S. Army
and wrote the citation that earned Ross the Medal of Honor.
Ross, a native of Strunk, Ky., stayed in the Army 20 more years,
surviving serious wounds received in the Korean War. Medal of Honor recipient retired Master Sgt. Wilburn Ross.
May 19
The Army’s first gender-integrated Infantry One Station Unit Training class graduates at
Fort Benning, Ga. The 14-week course conducted by the 198th Infantry Brigade’s Company
A, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, includes basic training, followed by five weeks of
training in infantry tactics. Of the 137 graduates who become infantrymen, 18 are women,
the first to go through the course after DoD lifted the ban on women in combat jobs more
than a year earlier. All the infantry soldier candidates had to throw a hand grenade 35
meters, shoot a minimum of 23 out of 40 targets to qualify on their weapons, navigate 12
miles carrying 68 pounds on their bodies, pass the physical fitness test and run 5 miles in
45 minutes or less. Company A’s training cycle began with 149 males and 32 females.
U.S. Army/Patrick Albright
Soldiers of the 198th Infantry Brigade during One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Ga.
May 25
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Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley tells the Senate Armed
Services Committee that undermanning is the most pressing issue
facing the force, expressing his worry that the shortage could lead
to a hollow force. Milley says the top funding priority is increasing the
number of soldiers, a move authorized by Congress last year and now
fully funded with the 2018 budget request.
May 30
Lt. Col. Khallid Shabazz, the former I Corps deputy chaplain, becomes the
Army’s first Muslim chaplain at the division level during a change of stole
ceremony at the Main Chapel on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
June 7
NASA selects Maj. Francisco Rubio, 10th Special Forces Group battalion surgeon, to begin astro-
naut candidate training in August. A 1998 U.S. Military Academy graduate, Rubio was trained
as a Black Hawk pilot, logging more than 1,100 hours over eight years, 600 of which were flown
in combat on deployments to Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq. He became a surgeon following
graduation from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and is just the third
member of the Army Astronaut Corps. After astronaut training, it will be as many as eight years
before he goes into space.
“It’s going to be a really cool experience,” he said. “The most inspiring thing about it is that
it’s almost universally supported in our country … you know you’re inspiring other people.”
June 2017
June 13
The Army announces that former Spc. 5 James
C. McCloughan, a Vietnam combat veteran who
risked his life on nine occasions over 48 hours to
rescue wounded comrades, will receive the Medal
of Honor on July 31.
DoD/Courtesy photo
June 14
Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, a U.S. Army Reserve surgeon
who served a 12-month tour in Iraq in 2005–06, renders life-
saving first aid to House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise,
R-La., who was shot in Alexandria, Va., along with several
others during practice for a congressional charity baseball
game. Wenstrup, a colonel and podiatrist by training who
fulfills his Reserve duties by treating patients at Walter Reed
National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., says, “I
felt like I was back in Iraq.” The gunman was killed by police
at the scene.
U.S. Congress
June 14
The Army announces that 10th Mountain Division soldiers will be the first to get the Army’s new Joint Light Tactical
Vehicle, set for fielding in early 2019. Built by Oshkosh Defense and designed jointly by the Army and Marine Corps
to replace the aging fleet of Humvees, the JLTV has features that improve survivability, adapt to providing multiple
levels of lethality, and provide superior performance in the roughest terrain. The JLTV will come in two variants: a
two-seater utility version akin to a pickup truck, and a four-door general-purpose version that can be configured as
a heavy-gun carrier for crew-served weapons like the .50-caliber machine gun, or as a close combat weapon carrier
with a tube-launched, optically tracked, wireless-guided (TOW) missile system.
June 15
Force structure allocations are announced by the Army as part of an increase authorized by Congress allowing the
service an end strength of 1.018 million soldiers. The authorized end strength, part of the National Defense Autho-
rization Act, results in a Regular Army force of 476,000, Army National Guard force of 343,000 and a force of 199,000
for the Army Reserve.
The increase allows the Army to retain the 25th Infantry Division’s 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) at
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; the 18th Military Police Brigade Headquarters in Europe; the 206th Military
Intelligence Battalion at Fort Hood, Texas; and the 61st Maintenance Company and a combat aviation brigade in
Korea. The Army is also able to continue standing up two security force assistance brigades and the Military Advisor
Training Academy at Fort Benning, Ga., and an aviation training brigade in First Army at Fort Hood.
As a result of the increase, the Army announces plans to station some units overseas, including a field artillery
brigade headquarters with an organic brigade-support battalion headquarters, a signal company and a Multiple
Launch Rocket System battalion; two MLRS battalions with two forward support companies; a short-range air de-
fense battalion; a theater movement control element; a petroleum support company; and an ammunition platoon.
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June 19
The House Appropriations Committee approves a $924 million Army con-
struction budget for fiscal 2018, $3 million more than requested by the
Trump administration and a dramatic 80 percent more than the Army re-
ceived for fiscal 2017. In approving the budget, the committee asks the
Army to try to improve installation access control points, noting in a report
that more needs to be done to augment the significant safety improve-
ments already carried out across many installations since the terrorist at-
tacks of 9/11.
“The Committee is concerned that many of the Army’s access control
points do not provide adequate controls for traffic flow on and off the in-
stallation,” the committee report states.
U.S. Army/Patrick A. Albright
A House panel’s $924 million Army construction budget includes $28 million for a training facility at Fort Benning, Ga.
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July 14
The House of Representatives authorizes a bigger Army with passage
of an almost $700 billion defense policy bill, breaking the Budget Con-
trol Act spending caps to allocate more money to unfunded priorities.
About $4 billion of the added money pays for an increase of 17,000
soldiers: 10,000 in the Regular Army, 4,000 in the Army National Guard
and 3,000 in the Army Reserve. The result would be a Regular Army
of 486,000 soldiers, an Army National Guard of 347,000, and 202,000
Army Reservists, a level that would be achieved by Oct. 1, 2018. The
bill also adds money for armored brigade combat team moderniza-
tion to try to pick up the pace on improvements, and a 2.4 percent
increase in basic pay and drill pay that would take effect Jan. 1.
July 20
The Senate Armed Services Committee approves
former Army captain and combat veteran Ryan D.
McCarthy for undersecretary of the Army. McCar-
thy, who served in the 75th Ranger Regiment dur-
ing the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, was a special
assistant to Defense Secretary Robert Gates from
2006 to 2011 and has legislative, executive branch
U.S. Army/Sgt. Alicia Brand
Ryan D. McCarthy
July 24
The House of Representatives unanimously passes the “Forever GI Bill,” which builds on the post-9/11 GI
Bill and drops the requirement that the benefit be used within 15 years of leaving the service. The Harry W.
Colmery Educational Assistance Act of 2017 is named for a World War I Army Air Service instructor and pilot
who is credited with drafting the GI Bill of Rights at the end of World War II. The bill created not just the ben-
efit that allowed a generation of veterans to attend college but also established on-the-job and vocational
training benefits and the VA Home Loan guaranty program. Testifying before Congress in 1944 about the
law he’d drafted, Colmery said the GI Bill of Rights is “sound national policy” and “for the good of the nation.”
July 29
The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps
marks its 242nd anniversary.
The Continental Congress es-
tablished the Chaplain Corps
in 1775, authorizing pay for
one chaplain for each regiment
of the Army. The modern Army
Chaplain Corps includes 3,000
chaplains and 3,000 chaplain
assistants embedded through-
out all three components of
the Army. More than 25,000
chaplains have served in the
Army in every U.S. major war
and engagement. Nearly 300
Maj. Gen. Paul K. Hurley, chief of chaplains, left, and Regimental Sgt. Maj. Ralph Martinez of
the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps, center, place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in
Arlington National Cemetery as part of the ceremonies recognizing 242 years of the corps.
July 31
Vietnam War veteran Spc. 5 James C. McCloughan is presented with the Medal of Honor
in a White House ceremony more than 48 years after risking his life over 48 hours of heavy
fighting to rescue wounded comrades. President Donald Trump, in his first presentation
of the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor and gallantry in battle, hails
McCloughan as a hero and thanks him “for what you did for us.” McCloughan “earned his
place among legends,” Trump says. “Today, we pay tribute to a veteran who went above
and beyond the call of duty.”
During the ceremony, McCloughan salutes 10 battle buddies as they are recognized by
Trump, including five veterans whose lives he saved.
McCloughan was drafted at age 23 after completing college and deployed to Vietnam
following basic training at Fort Knox, Ky., and advanced medical training at Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Texas. He was assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, in the
Americal Division’s 196th Light Infantry Brigade when he distinguished himself in battle in
1969 near Tam Ky and Nui Yon Hill.
Proud Partner
August 3
South Korean President Moon Jae-in reverses a decision to suspend de-
ployment of additional Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile sys-
tems amid increasing aggression from North Korea, including the July 28
launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Moon assumed office May
10 and halted deployment of additional launchers June 7, citing environ-
mental concerns and complaints that the presence of the U.S. weapons
might make an attack by North Korea more likely.
In an agreement with South Korea, the Army had deployed the $920
million THAAD antiballistic system earlier in 2017 in response to North
Korea’s nuclear and intermediate-range missile capabilities. That agree-
ment was reached with the previous South Korean president. An envi-
ronmental study being considered signaled the possible delay in de-
ployment of four additional launchers—which had already arrived in
the country—until 2018.
August 14
The Kestrel Eye, a satellite designed to provide electro-
August 14
Cadet Simone Askew becomes the first
African-American woman to be selected
U.S. Army/2nd Lt. Austin Lachance
August 16
In the wake of violent clashes the previous weekend in Charlottesville, Va., over a statue of Con-
federate Gen. Robert E. Lee, a tweet posted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley reaffirms
the Army’s intolerance for racism and extremist activities. “The Army doesn’t tolerate racism, ex-
tremism, or hatred in our ranks. It’s against our Values and everything we’ve stood for since 1775,”
Milley says in the tweet, adding his voice to those of the chiefs of the military’s other services.
August 28
The entire Texas National Guard is activated three days after Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in southern Texas. The
storm causes widespread catastrophic flooding at unprecedented levels. The full mobilization by Gov. Greg Abbott
includes about 12,000 soldiers and airmen who are physically able, not currently deployed, preparing to deploy or in
a combat preparation cycle to answer the call for help to assist their fellow Texans. Several states provide immediate
National Guard assistance.
Abbott also receives authorization from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to establish a Texas National Guard Dual Sta-
tus Command, placing state and federal forces under a single commander. “The Dual Status Command will ensure
that the Texas National Guard is overseeing all response efforts in a way that most closely coordinates with federal
troops and military efforts to ensure the needs of the victims of Hurricane Harvey are being met as swiftly and ef-
fectively as possible,” he says at an Aug. 27 news conference.
Texas National Guardsmen are joined in the search and rescue efforts by 3,000 members of the Texas State Guard as
several days of additional rainfall are forecast. “The Texas National Guard is working closely with [the Federal Emergency
Management Agency] and federal troops to respond urgently to the growing needs of Texans who have fallen victim to
Hurricane Harvey, and the activation of the entire Guard will assist in the efforts already underway,” Abbott says.
Resolute Support Command Sgt. Maj. David M. Clark, left, appears at a graduation at the Afghan National Army
Sergeant Major Academy in Kabul.
September 2
At a warfighter forum in Kabul, Afghanistan, that includes recent graduates of the Afghan Na-
tional Army Sergeant Major Academy, U.S. Army officials stress the importance of NCOs. Maj.
Gen. L. Neil Thurgood, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan deputy com-
mander, says NCOs are supposed to be the steady, constant leadership and be willing to speak
the truth. They need “the courage to tell your superiors which officer should stay and be re-
moved,” he says. “Your responsibility is to shape the leadership of your army.” Resolute Support
Command Sgt. Maj. David M. Clark says NCOs should “be proud but not satisfied, and don’t
forget what you are fighting for.”
September 6
President Donald Trump and congressional leaders reach a temporary financial agreement to keep
the government running through Dec. 8, acknowledging their inability to pass regular appropria-
tions by the Oct. 1 start of the fiscal year. The agreement covers short-term appropriations for fed-
eral agencies including the Defense Department, an extension of the debt ceiling so the federal
government can make its payroll and pay bills, and a down payment on hurricane relief legislation.
This will mark the ninth consecutive year a continuing resolution has been needed because a regu-
lar defense appropriation bill has not been enacted.
September 11
The Total Army team is involved in a massive response to Hurricane Irma, which struck Caribbean islands five
days earlier and is plowing through Florida on a northwestern path taking remnants of the once-Category 5
storm through Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
Irma was a Category 5 hurricane as it devastated parts of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, struck the
Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm, hit the mainland as a Category 3 near Marco Island and slowly lost strength.
As it raked up Florida’s Gulf Coast, storm surges, flash flooding and tornados struck throughout the state.
Many of the National Guard and Army Reserve units involved respond to Irma directly from fighting forest
fires in the Western U.S. or from cleanup from Hurricane Harvey, the wettest tropical storm in U.S. history that
struck Texas and Louisiana.
Almost 10,000 soldiers and civilians are employed or available to respond to requests for assistance, with
more than 150 aircraft, 3,400 trucks, 150 boats and 680 generators available. The generators could be ex-
tremely useful as there are massive power outages throughout Florida.
NASA
Hurricane Irma
overwhelms Florida.
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Judge Advocate General Provost Marshal General Chief of Chaplains
Lt. Gen. Gary H. Cheek Lt. Gen. Thomas C. Seamands Lt. Gen. Robert P. Ashley Jr. Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson
Director, Army Staff DCS, G-1 DCS, G-2 DCS, G-3/5/7
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DCS, G-4 DCS, G-8 Chief of Engineers ACS, Installation Management
Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy
Chief, National Guard Bureau Chief, Army Reserve Director, Army National Guard
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Chief Warrant Officer 5 Pete Panos Command Sgt. Maj. Ted L. Copeland Command Sgt. Maj.
Russell Smith Command Chief Warrant Officer, Command Sergeant Major, Christopher Kepner
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Deputy Undersecretary of the Army Administrative Assistant Inspector General
to the Secretary of the Army
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Director, Office of Business Chief Information Officer/G-6, OSA Mil. Dep./Dir., Army Acquisition Mil. Dep. for Budget, OASA
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Chairman, Army Reserve Forces Brian E. Winski Chief, Public Affairs
Policy Committee Chief, Legislative Liaison
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W hen it comes to ground combat systems, suggestions that the Army oper-
ates with 30-year-old legacy equipment that is woefully lacking in modern
technology and capability are ill-informed and inaccurate. Through strategic sci-
ence and technology investments, Program Executive Office Ground Combat
Systems (PEO GCS) continues to ensure capability improvements are implement-
ed onto its platforms and to provide America’s warfighters with the asymmetrical
advantages that make them the most effective fighting force in the world.
Representative examples of this reality can be found with the Abrams Main Battle
Tank modernization and Stryker lethality enhancements. In addition, the office is
also supporting development of next-generation systems like the Armored Multi-
Purpose Vehicle. Moreover, similar efforts and accomplishments are being under-
taken across the entire PEO GCS portfolio.
Abrams Modernization On Feb. 2, the Army took delivery cremental system upgrades. The 1a effort
The Abrams Main Battle Tank of- of the final Abrams M1A2 System En- will close battle command, survivability,
fers a case in point. While it is true that hancement Package Version 2 platform at lethality and sustainment gaps that trace
the first Abrams came into service in the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center back to the 1994 Abrams M1A2 opera-
the 1980s, the similarities between that in Lima, Ohio. This marked a 12-year ef- tional requirements document and other
platform and the Abrams of today are fort on the part of PEO GCS to increase Army directed requirements.
comparable to, say, a 1954 Corvette and capabilities of the Abrams platform in Specific technologies include:
a 2017 Corvette—similar in name but response to battlefield threats. But it also ■ Joint Tactical Radio System: Integra-
vastly different in terms of capability and represents yet another major moderniza- tion of the government furnished equip-
performance. tion effort for the Abrams Main Battle ment Joint Tactical Radio System Hand-
During Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Tank platform. held, Manpack and Small Form Fit radio
approach to addressing battlefield needs Significantly, as the last enhancement supports the need to establish network
had been to add kits and additional sur- package was delivered, PEO GCS and readiness and maintain battle command
vivability enhancements such as side and its partners were working to host and and communications interoperability with
belly armor to the Abrams platform. restore lost platform capability and inte- future brigade combat teams.
Although successful, continually adding grate developmental technologies under ■ Power generation and distribution:
kits to the tank incurs weight and power other existing programs of record onto Power generation and distribution as-
consumption penalties that degrade sys- the platform through the Engineering pects of the program include the Im-
tem reliability and performance param- Change Proposal 1a network and sur- proved Amperage Alternator, Slip Ring,
eters, such as turret slew rates, stopping vivability program. Hull Power Distribution Unit/Remote
distance, maximum speed and fuel effi- The 1a effort is not intended to ex- Switching Modules and the Battery Mon-
ciency, by an ever-widening gap. ceed the operational capability outlined itoring System. These technologies ad-
Combat vehicles are designed to have in system requirements documents, but is dress the power demand growth poten-
extra margins for size, weight, power and meant to ensure existing system perfor- tial and the need for dissemination of
cooling, yet upgrades made to a platform mance is not further degraded and that critical information.
to meet battlefield threats chip away at future Army mission equipment packages ■ Line Replaceable Unit and Line
those margins. At some point, you either can be integrated on the Abrams platform. Replaceable Modules Redesign: Migra-
have little margin for further improve- The technologies developed as part of tion of current force Abrams platforms
ments or you have a situation where the the engineering change proposal program to a two-level maintenance scheme can
platform doesn’t meet its capabilities. will provide the foundation for future in- be initiated through the implementa-
“Future operations will take place con- Looking toward the future, in March, the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle
currently in the air and on the ground, the Army issued a sources-sought notice (AMPV).
increasingly in urban settings, integrat- for the next major upgrade to the Stryker, In 2007, Army leadership terminated
ing capabilities from the domains of sea, focused mainly on lethality improve- the M113 family of vehicles program due
space and cyberspace,” said now-retired ments. These improvements will encom- to inadequate force protection, its inabil-
Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, who then served pass the flat-bottom hull and double V- ity to incorporate future technologies due
as the Army’s vice chief of staff. “This hull platforms, and will not be limited to to maximized size, weight, power and
environment will place a premium on cannon application and improvement. cooling, and its inability to keep pace and
unmanned systems, lethal technologies The next round of upgrades is in- fight within the Army’s armored brigade
and rapid maneuver capabilities this tended to improve the lethality of the combat fleet.
Stryker system exemplifies.” Stryker formation, so it’s important to The AMPV is designed to replace those
The upgraded Stryker vehicle will be find solutions that work well in concert M113s operating at brigade and below
known as the Dragoon, the nickname of and go beyond just making an individ- levels within the armored brigade com-
the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and was re- ual vehicle more lethal. They will bring bat teams.
cently assigned the nomenclature XM1296 more than enhanced firepower; though In December 2014, the Army an-
Infantry Carrier Vehicle-Dragoon. the program is still in early planning, the nounced the selection of the engineer-
“The insights gleaned from this program office indicated it would con- ing and manufacturing development con-
urgent effort will be applied toward sider other solutions that could include tract for the AMPV program. The initial
planning the fleetwide lethality program sensor, protection or platform network award was for a 52-month base term, val-
for the Stryker, and is another example upgrades. ued at approximately $382 million, dur-
of how we are developing combat sys- The insights gleaned from the current ing which BAE Systems will produce
tems in concert with the Army’s Operat- lethality enhancement effort will be ap- 29 vehicles. Integration of this vehicle
ing Concept and Combat Vehicle Mod- plied toward planning the fleetwide le- will replace and improve upon capabili-
ernization Strategy,” Bassett said. thality program for the Stryker, and are ties lost with the obsolete M113 family
In addition, the Army has also pro- another example of how PEO GCS is of vehicles, while greatly increasing the
vided programmatic direction to initiate developing combat systems in concert Army’s overall ground combat posture.
the first two elements of the Stryker fleet with the Army’s Operating Concept and During the 52-month engineering and
lethality strategy—providing an under- Combat Vehicle Modernization Strategy. manufacturing development phase, PEO
armor Javelin capability for the Stryker GCS and BAE Systems will develop an
and improving the capabilities of the New System Acquisition affordable integrated system to meet the
Stryker antitank guided missile vehicle Along with modernization, PEO GCS Army’s critical requirements. The Army
to better locate and engage targets via is also balancing new system acquisition. will take the 29 vehicles produced in this
networked fires. An excellent example can be found with phase and put them through rigorous de-
■ The M160 Robotic Mine Flail is the flailing motion of high-speed, rotat- munication system transfers operating
used to clear areas infested with land ing chained hammers. The machine digs status and video feedback to the opera-
mines and counter the effects of mines and pounds the soil, which results in the tor. The M160’s handheld, standoff re-
that could impede the mobility of detonation or shattering of antiperson- mote control feature allows the operator
friendly forces, destroy systems or cause nel mines. The remote control system to remain outside the range of exploding
personnel casualties. It is designed to be provides real-time control of the mine- mines during the clearing process. Field-
protected against mine explosion frag- clearing vehicle from either a mounted ing began in fiscal 2017 and will continue
ments. Mine-clearing is conducted using or standoff dismounted position. A com- through fiscal 2021.
Investment Is Key
While it’s doubtful that soldiers spend
much time contemplating where their M1156 Precision Guidance Kit fuse.
Howitzer shells.
Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division conduct live-fire training at Fort Polk, La.
Clockwise from above: Advanced Combat Helmet; Enhanced Combat Helmet; Advanced Combat Helmet Generation II.
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improve the quality of life for soldiers.
Using technologies like 3-D printers,
3-D models and load-bearing manne-
quins, WinSite can better understand Army coordinates closely with WinSite Effects Assessment Program-Army is
the infantryman’s physical ability to in order to integrate all other PEO Sol- testing and assessing multiple optimiz-
carry gear into combat. Currently, Win- dier programs to ensure that quantitative ing configurations for new and previ-
Site is working to better configure issued and qualitative assessments are compa- ously issued gear to increase efficiency
equipment to soldiers and take into con- rable and repeatable over time. The as- and utilization just by changing where
sideration human factors as well as the sessment program utilizes standardized and how items are worn.
protection the gear provides. tactical tasks to effectively measure the The key focus for PEO Soldier and
compatibility and functionality of load PM Soldier Warrior is ensuring the
Load Effects Assessment effects to allow adjustments and changes integration of new technologies for the
Program-Army that will improve the dismounted infan- dismounted soldier to improve their ev-
Another feature within PM Soldier tryman’s quality of life. Obstacle courses eryday lives and ensure their protection,
Warrior is the Load Effects Assessment and assessments include male and female battle command, situational awareness
Program-Army. This multifaceted tool soldiers of varying physique and physical and survivability on the battlefield. Ev-
allows developers the ability to assess abilities performing the same actions on ery soldier needs and deserves the most
mobility and load effects on soldiers a mission such as a foot march, grenade advanced equipment available. The proj-
while considering weight, bulk, flexibil- throw and vehicle operations. ect works directly with soldiers in order
ity, mobility, fit and comfort. The overall With the assessments, PM Soldier to understand their capabilities, abilities,
mission is to maximize Soldier System Warrior receives firsthand feedback physical abilities and mission require-
performance and reduce physical and directly from soldiers on new technol- ments and then rapidly incorporates im-
cognitive burdens. ogies that could potentially save a life provements to ensure everything works
Load Effects Assessment Program- or ensure mission success. The Load as an integrated system from head to toe.
Manned-Unmanned Teaming includes an air-to-air ground kit and an on test and evaluation with development
According to Will Papich, Apache above-the-rotor kit. completion anticipated in fiscal 2018.
sensors product director, Manned-Un- “With those kits, the level II interop- The first production contract for
manned Teaming (MUMT) involves erability allows the Apache to simulta- MUMT X was expected to be awarded
teaming a manned Apache AH-64D neously receive video back and forth,” he in August, Papich said. “So our pro-
or AH-64E with an unmanned aircraft said. “It currently has two streams that jected activities over the next two years
system such as Gray Eagle or Shadow. we can get. We can either send Apache will include the completed installation of
While those are the primary Army plat- data or we can receive unmanned aircraft MUMT II,” he said. “And then we ex-
forms, he noted the system capabilities system data.” pect to begin fielding MUMT X around
are compatible with other platforms as The Army is fielding the MUMT II the latter part of fiscal year 2019.”
well. capabilities to its AH-64D and AH- Asked about the significance of
“It’s that teaming effort that basically 64E aircraft. Fielding is nearly finished, MUMT for Army warfighters, he re-
provides real-time situational aware- with projected completion during fiscal iterated the value of the increased situ-
ness—through unmanned aircraft sys- 2018. ational awareness it provides, noting the
tem sensor video and information—to Papich continued, “We are currently capability “fits in with the Army’s mul-
Apache aircrews,” he said. “In addition, in development of what we call MUMT tidomain concept of using various as-
it not only provides increased situational X, which basically stands for ‘Extended.’ sets and providing increased situational
awareness to the aircrew [and] to troops With MUMT X, we still have the air- awareness information across the battle-
on the ground, but also dramatically in- to-air ground capability, but we take that field and increasing the efficiency of the
creases efficiency in focusing weapons to above-the-rotor capability and instead aircrew.”
support ground elements. It gives that of having two video streams we can get
Apache aircrew the ability to reach out four video streams. And where MUMT AH-64E Apache
and use that unmanned asset to get the II just has an omni[-directional] an- The AH-64E “Echo” Model Apache
intelligence, surveillance and reconnais- tenna, MUMT X has both an omni and is widely recognized as the first choice
sance information that will enable them a directional antenna that will actually for close-air support by soldiers in the-
to have a better understanding of what’s increase range. That’s where we get that ater, according to Lt. Col. Anthony
going on.” extended capability, where we can ac- Cassino, product manager, Apache pro-
As a result of activities over the past tually transmit data further back to the duction and fielding.
couple of years, the Army is currently commander and unit on the battlefield The Echo model twin-engine, tandem-
fielding what it calls MUMT II, which to provide them with greater situational seat, aerial weapons platform reflects the
provides what are known as interoper- awareness as well.” latest version of the famed attack heli-
ability level II capabilities. MUMT II MUMT X is being readied for follow- copter.
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uniquely structured to develop an over- mon method of choosing one sensor and fire control tasks. At battalion level, two
arching air and missile defense system- disregarding other sensors’ data. The sys- engagement operations centers and two
of-systems capability. This capability in- tem provides a netcentric, plug-and-fight shelters will be fielded to accommodate
tegrates participating air defense artillery command-and-fire control capability for the larger staff and computing needs. En-
components to provide operational capa- all echelons of Army air and missile de- gagement operations centers are identical
bilities that individual element systems fense. at all levels and will be fielded with the
cannot achieve. The overarching archi- The IAMD Battle Command Sys- full suite of common software.
tecture provides integrated fire control tem consists of the engagement opera- The Army IAMD architecture pro-
of current and future Army sensors and tions center, an integrated fire control vides the capability for fire control con-
shooters in support of Army air and mis- system architecture, and the common nectivity and distributed operations. The
sile defense. plug-and-fight kits that network-enable Warfighter Information Network-Tac-
The IAMD Battle Command System multiple components. The program will tical (WIN-T) Increment 2 capability
is the program’s materiel solution. It is provide for the integration of sensors radio forms the basis for the architecture.
the Army air and missile defense com- and weapons. All air and missile defense The Army IAMD architecture provides
munity’s top priority and, when fielded, programs are on a path to converge to the framework to distribute fire control
will provide commanders with unprec- the IAMD Battle Command System, to quality data, commands and messaging
edented flexibility in deployment of air include hardware and software designed among components. The architecture is
and missile defense assets against the to plug and fight within the Army a self-organizing, self-configuring, self-
threat. Through the battle command IAMD architecture. healing, ad hoc system capable of rapid
system, Army IAMD provides the air The engagement operations center reconfiguration, enabling the real-time
and missile defense community at all consists of a family of the medium tacti- addition, removal or movement of com-
echelons with a single integrated air pic- cal vehicle-mounted shelter that houses ponents within the architecture.
ture. The system supports integrated fire computing and communications equip- The plug-and-fight kits include two pri-
control by developing composite tracks ment. At the battery level, units will be mary components: the B-kit and the A-kit.
from sensor measurement data provided fielded with an engagement operations The common plug-and-fight function-
by multiple sensors in the architecture. center and an erectable shelter. The shel- ality (B-kit), required adaptation lay-
Measurements from the sensors are used ter provides the environmentally condi- ers and the radio transport capability
to optimize the accuracy of the target tioned work area for the battery staff to support placing the respective sen-
track data as opposed to the more com- to execute its Mission Command and sor/weapon components on the Army
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war is going to be over the spectrum,” fectively a wide-area full-motion video variants. The four systems already fielded
Dorrer said. “And whoever can dominate allowing users to track entire cities or to the 224th Military Intelligence Bat-
the spectrum is going to have a signifi- large areas at one time. And synthetic talion are the “S,” or signals intelligence,
cant competitive advantage throughout aperture radar/moving target indication variant, with capability for signals intel-
the next battle, war or engagement that allows the tracking of personnel and ve- ligence and full-motion video. The “V,”
we have. And I think that’s backed by hicles as they move in an area of interest. or Vader, will carry full-motion video
lessons learned from observing some The Enhanced Medium Altitude Re- and signals intelligence capabilities as
near-peers.” connaissance Surveillance System is well as synthetic aperture radar/mov-
mounted on a Beechcraft 350ER aircraft. ing target indication radar. The “M,” or
Enhanced Medium Altitude According to Eric Hughes, deputy as- Multi-Intelligence, will carry full-motion
Reconnaissance Surveillance System sistant program manager for EMARSS, video and signals intelligence capabili-
The Enhanced Medium Altitude over the past two years the system has ties. And the “G,” or Geospatial Intel-
Reconnaissance Surveillance System been in the engineering and manufac- ligence, carries full-motion video and
(EMARSS) is a manned multi-intelli- turing development phase, during which either light detection and ranging or
gence fixed-wing system that provides four systems (aircraft) were successfully wide-area surveillance capability. Both
tactical commanders real-time or near- tested and fielded to the 224th Military are interchangeable capabilities on the
real-time actionable intelligence in the Intelligence Battalion in Savannah, Ga. G variant platform but are not carried
areas of the capabilities of full-motion He noted that three of those systems simultaneously due to size, weight and
video, signals intelligence light detection have been deployed for the past year to power concerns.
and ranging, wide-area surveillance, and various areas of responsibility. “Those [additional 20] systems are in
a synthetic aperture radar/moving target The Army will build an additional the process of being built,” Hughes said.
indicator. 20 EMARSS aircraft for a fleet of 24 “We actually just finished an operational
Full-motion video, for example, pro- systems. test event in Fort Huachuca, [Ariz.] in
vides the Army with enhanced target Because of the relatively small size of May, and we are in the process of deliv-
acquisition and tracking capabilities. the aircraft, Hughes said, the complete ering these aircraft to the 224th Military
In another example, light detection system will not be carried on every plat- Intelligence Battalion in Savannah and
and ranging provides laser tracking and form. Instead, it will be configured for to the 15th Military Intelligence Bat-
mapping of targets, allowing things like specific mission operations. talion in Fort Hood, Texas, right now,
3-D imaging of buildings, caves and To facilitate this process, he said, the with deployments projected in fiscal
landscapes. Wide-area surveillance is ef- system is broken into four categories or 2018.”
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1917; home to more than 95 separate activities, serving as re- retrofits combat tracked vehicles, artillery, small-arms weaponry,
search, development, test and evaluation center of excellence for components and locomotives; provides distribution services; man-
land combat systems; medical research; chemical and biological ages, issues, stores, demilitarizes and ships conventional ammuni-
defense; command, control, communications, computers, intelli- tion; 3,900 civ., including tenants and contractors; 15,000 acres ad-
gence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and information systems. jacent to Pelham Range, 10 miles west of Anniston. DSN: 571-1110;
Major commands include U.S. Army Communications-Electronics 256-235-7501.
Cmd.; U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Cmd.;
U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Cmd.; Aberdeen Test Ctr.; 20th Fort A.P. Hill, VA 22427. Winner of Army Communities of Ex-
CBRNE; U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency; U.S. Army Medical cellence Award in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2015; supports chal-
Research Institute of Chemical Defense; Army Public Health Ctr.; lenging and realistic training for special operations, conven-
U.S. Army Research Laboratory; and various program executive of- tional active-duty, National Guard and Reserve units from
fices including Ground Combat Systems, Biological Defense, and across the joint force as well as other organizations and activi-
Intelligence Electronic Warfare and Sensors; 22,000 personnel; ties; 76,000 acres; 27,000-acre live-fire range complex; 45,000-
72,500 acres, 23 miles northeast of Baltimore. DSN: 298-5201; 410- acre light and heavy maneuver complex. DSN: 578-8324/8120;
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Fort Belvoir, VA 22060. Established 1912; named after manor Medical Department Activity; Airborne and Ranger Training Bde.;
house of Col. William Fairfax, the ruins of which remain on instal- 32,358 mil., 10,540 civ.; 182,311 acres, 9 miles south of Columbus.
lation; home to more than 50,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines DSN: 835-2011; 706-545-2011.
and DoD employees; supports nation’s military leaders worldwide
in critical intelligence, medical, logistical, administrative, and com- Fort Bliss, TX 79916 and 79918. Established as post opposite
mand-and-control functions fulfilled by more than 140 mission El Paso del Norte (present-day Ciudad Juarez), Mexico, in 1849;
partners and satellite organizations; largest installation of U.S. Army named after Lt. Col. William Wallace Smith Bliss; ranked No. 1 in
Military District of Washington; major tenants include National military value by 2006 base realignment and closure commission;
Geospatial–Intelligence Agency; Fort Belvoir Community Hospi- largest joint mobilization station in DoD; largest training area in
tal; Defense Logistics Agency; U.S. Army Cyber Cmd.; U.S. Missile the Army at nearly 1 million acres; largest U.S. Army Forces Cmd.
Defense Agency; U.S. Army Legal Services Agency; Office of Chief installation at 1.2 million acres. Fort Bliss is home of 1st Armored
of Army Reserve; Defense Contract Audit Agency; Washington HQ Div.; 1st, 2nd and 3rd Bde. Combat Teams, 1AD Combat Avn. Bde.;
Services; Defense Threat Reduction Agency; Defense Acquisition 1AD Division Artillery; 1st Sustainment Bde.; U.S. Army Sergeants
University; U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Cmd.; Defense In- Major Academy; Joint Modernization Command; NORTHCOM’s
telligence Agency; Night-Vision and Electronics Sensors Director- Joint Task Force North; William Beaumont Army Medical Ctr.; 32nd
ate; Davison Army Airfield; 29th Inf. Div. of Virginia Army National Army Air and Missile Defense Cmd.; 11th Air Defense Artillery Bde.;
Guard; approx. 10,000 mil., 40,000 civ.; 8,656 acres; controls four 5th Armored Bde.; and 402nd Field Artillery Bde. One of the Army’s
noncontiguous properties in Va. including Main Post at Mount Ver- most modern posts; most energy-efficient homes in the Army;
non, Mark Ctr. in Alexandria, Belvoir North Area in Springfield and “Freedom Crossing” Shopping Mall PX complex; front-runner in
Rivanna Station near Charlottesville. DSN: 685-5001; 703-805-5001. green technologies and energy efficiency; home of world’s largest
inland desalination plant; approx. 34,000 mil., 12,742 civ.; 1.2 mil-
Fort Benning, GA 31905. Established 1918; named after Confeder- lion acres. DSN: 978-2121; 915-568-2121.
ate Maj. Gen. Henry L. Benning; home of Maneuver Ctr. of Excel-
lence; Army Marksmanship Unit; Task Force 1st Battalion, 28th Blue Grass Army Depot, KY 40475. Established 1941; conventional
Infantry Regiment; Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Co- ammunition depot with primary mission of performing standard
operation; 75th Ranger Rgt.; 199th Inf. Bde.; 198th Inf. Bde.; 194th depot operations (storage, receipt, inspection, maintenance, demili-
Armored Bde.; 316th Cav. Bde.; Martin Army Community Hospital; tarization) of conventional munitions, missiles, nonstandard ammu-
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Soldiers with the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team attach a howitzer to a Black Hawk helicopter at Fort Drum, N.Y.
aircraft and components; provides hands-on helicopter mainte- Mountain Div. (Light Inf.); 15,457 mil., 3,865 civ.; 108,733 acres, 8
nance training for active duty, Army Reserve and National Guard; miles north of Watertown, 78 miles north of Syracuse. DSN: 772-
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tact information available at www.ccad.army.mil/contact.html. tion’s leading test center for chemical and biological defense,
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Fort Detrick, MD 21702. Established 1943; named after Army flight hazards; 3 mil., 1,500 civ.; 798,218 acres, 85 miles southwest of
surgeon Maj. Frederick Louis Detrick; community includes more Salt Lake City. DSN: 789-2116; 435-831-2116.
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cies and all armed services; major areas are medical research, stra- Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, Alaska. See Joint Bases.
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prox. 1,900 mil., 8,500 civ.; 1,341 acres at main post in Frederick and U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Ctr. (ERDC),
Forest Glen Annex in Silver Spring. DSN: 343-8000; 301-619-8000. MS 39180-6199. Established in 1929 by U.S. Army Corps of En-
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U.S. Army Garrison–Detroit Arsenal, Warren, MI 48397. Estab- as ERDC HQ; home to four of seven USACE/ERDC laborato-
lished 1971; provides support services for Detroit Arsenal tenant ries—Coastal and Hydraulics, Geotechnical and Structures,
organizations including U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Environmental, and Information Technology; provides inno-
Cmd., Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems, PEO Com- vative technology solutions for warfighter, military insts., wa-
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Automotive Research Development and Engineering Ctr.; 230 mil., nation; home of USACE Reachback Ops. Ctr., supporting all
7,800 civ.; 169 acres, 10 miles north of Detroit, 20 miles southwest contingency operations worldwide; home to one of five ma-
of Selfridge Air National Guard Base. DSN: 786-5000; 586-282-5000. jor DoD high-performance computing centers; named Army
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Fort Drum, NY 13602. Established 1907; renamed after Lt. Gen. past 20 years; 10 mil., 1,700 civ.; 694 acres in Vicksburg. DSN:
Hugh A. Drum, commander, First Army, 1938–1943; home of 10th 312-446-3111; 601-634-3111.
Fort Irwin and National Training Ctr., CA 92310. Established Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027. Established 1827; named for Col.
1940; named after Maj. Gen. George LeRoy Irwin, commander of Henry Leavenworth, commander of 3rd Inf. Rgt.; home of Mission
57th Field Artillery Bde. during World War I; home-station units in- Command Ctr. of Excellence; Mission Command Training Program;
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Combined Arms Ctr.; U.S. Army Cmd. and General Staff College; Ctr. MP Bn.; Directorate for Counter Improvised Explosive Devices; Di-
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U.S. Army and Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Ctr.; 35th Inf. Div. joint engineer, chemical, MP and motor transport operators train-
(Army National Guard); U.S. Disciplinary Barracks; Midwest Joint ing with Marines, Navy and Air Force; approx. 6,700 permanent
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Fort Lee, VA 23801. Opened 1917 as Camp Lee; home to U.S. Army Letterkenny Army Depot, PA 17201. Opened 1942; named after
Combined Arms Support Cmd. and Sustainment Ctr. of Excellence, Letterkenny Township, which depot absorbed; home of Army’s
the HQ component that provides oversight of U.S. Army Quarter- Ctr. of Industrial and Technical Excellence for Air Defense and Tac-
master, Ordnance and Transportation Schools; Army Logistics Uni- tical Missile Systems; Mobile Electronic Power Generation Equip-
versity; and Soldier Support Institute; major tenant organizations ment, Route Clearance Vehicles; Patriot Missile Recertification;
include HQ of Defense Commissary Agency and Defense Contract other programs include Sentinel Radar System, High Mobility Ar-
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members, 11,339 trainees; 5,907 acres, 3 miles east of Petersburg. reset and new build operations; conducts storage, issue, rebuild-
DSN: 539-3000; 804-765-3000. ing, testing, overhauling and demilitarization of equipment, tacti-
cal missiles and ammunition; 1,516 civ., 990 contract employees;
Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473. Opened 1941; named for Maj. 18,668 acres, 5 miles north of Chambersburg, 50 miles southwest
Gen. Leonard Wood, Army Chief of Staff, 1910–1914; designated of Harrisburg. DSN 570-8111; 717-267-8111.
U.S. Army Maneuver Support Ctr. of Excellence, which includes
U.S. Army Engineer, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. See Joint Bases.
and MP schools and respective brigades; one of three gender-inte-
grated reception stations for newly accessed soldiers; one of three Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Story, VA. See Joint Bases.
gender-integrated basic combat training; most diverse and one of
largest NCO academies; U.S. Army Reserve Div. HQ–102nd Training Fort Meade, MD 20755. Established 1917; named for Maj. Gen.
Div. (Maneuver Support); Forces Cmd. Units: 5th Engineer Bn.; 92nd George G. Meade, commander of Army of Potomac, 1863–1865;
Fort Riley, KS 66442. Established 1853; named for Brevet Maj. Gen. Schofield Barracks, HI 96857. Established 1909; named for Lt. Gen.
Bennet Riley, who led first military escort along Santa Fe Trail; home John McAllister Schofield, Army commander in chief 1888-1895,
of 1st Inf. Div., known as “Big Red One” (includes 1st and 2nd Ar- whose recommendations led to first U.S. military presence on the
mored Brigade Combat Teams, 1st Combat Avn. Bde. and 1st Inf. islands; home of 25th Inf. Div.; U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii, located
DIVARTY, 1st Inf. Div. Sustainment Bde.); 17,100 mil., 5,700 civ.; at Wheeler Army Airfield, which supports 22 installations and vari-
101,733 acres, 125 miles west of Kansas City, Mo. DSN: 856-3911; ous tenant units; approx. 17,738 mil., 5,020 civ.; 55,651 acres, 17
785-239-3911. miles northwest of Honolulu. DSN: 315-456-7110; 808-449-7110.
Rock Island Arsenal, IL 61299. Established 1862; home to HQ, Fort Shafter, HI 96858. Established 1907; named for Maj. Gen. Wil-
Army Sustainment Cmd.; HQ, 1st Army; Rock Island Arsenal Civil- liam R. Shafter, Civil War hero and Spanish-American War corps
ian Personnel Advisory Ctr. for East Region and North Central Area; commander; home of U.S. Army Pacific; 8th Theater Sustainment
The U.S. Army Materiel Command headquarters parade field at Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
Oklahoma Army National Guard soldiers at Fort Sill, Okla., fire howitzers.
Tooele Army Depot, UT 84074. Established 1942; DoD’s Western and foreign militaries; 1 mil., 725 civ.; 143 acres about 7 miles north
region conventional ammunition hub supporting warfighter read- of Albany. DSN: 374-5111; 518-266-5111.
iness through receipt, storage, issue, demilitarization and renova-
tion of conventional ammunition; and design, manufacture, field- West Point, NY 10996. Oldest continuously occupied military
ing and maintenance of ammunition-peculiar equipment; 1 mil., installation in U.S.; first occupied by Continental Army in Janu-
484 civ.; 42,400 acres, 35 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, 3 miles ary 1778; home of U.S. Military Academy since 1802 when it was
south of Tooele City. DSN: 790-2211; 435-833-2211. established as nation’s first school of engineering; home to West
Point Museum, considered oldest and largest diversified public
Tripler Army Medical Ctr., HI 96859. Established 1920; named for collection of militaria in Western Hemisphere; designated National
Brig. Gen. Charles Stuart Tripler, medical director of Army of the Historic Landmark in 1960; home to 20 research centers, including
Potomac during Civil War; largest military med. treatment facility in Army Cyber Institute and Center for the Army Profession and Ethic
Pacific Basin; performs inpatient and outpatient medical services; since 2008; 13,000 cadets, mil. and civ.; 16,000 acres on Hudson
more than 4,500 mil., civ. and contractor personnel; 360 acres near River, 55 miles north of NYC. DSN: 312-688-2022; 845-938-2022.
Honolulu. 808-433-6661/6662.
White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002. Established 1945; national
Fort Wainwright, AK 99703. Established 1961; named for Gen. test range; 340 mil., 2,000 civ., 2,600 contractors; 3,200 square
Jonathan M. Wainwright, hero of Bataan; home of 1st Stryker miles, 27 miles east of Las Cruces, 40 miles north of El Paso, Texas.
Bde. Combat Team, 25th Inf. Div. and Avn. Task Force-Alaska; DSN: 258-2121; 575-678-2121.
16,000 active-duty and reserve mil., civ. and family members;
1.6 million acres adjacent to Fairbanks. DSN: 317-353-1110; 907- Yakima Training Ctr., WA 98901. Established 1941; subinstalla-
353-1110. tion of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; supports joint and com-
bined arms maneuver training and ranges for active and reserve
Watervliet Arsenal, NY 12189. The nation’s oldest operating ar- component units and allies; 150 mil., 400 civ.; 327,000 acres, 8
senal; production began in 1813; houses 26 mil. and civ. tenant miles northeast of Yakima, 168 miles southeast of Tacoma. DSN:
organizations, 72 buildings and over 1 million square feet mfg. 638-3205; 509-577-3205.
space; known as “America’s Arsenal”; named by Army secretary as
Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence and is ISO 9001:2008 Yuma Proving Ground, AZ 85365. Established 1943; performs
certified; with partner, U.S. Army’s Benét Laboratories, is DoD’s multipurpose testing for many weapon systems and munitions;
manufacturer of choice specializing in artillery, tank and mortar 2,500 civ.; 1,300 sq. miles, 26 miles northeast of Yuma. DSN: 899-
systems in addition to other complex machined products for U.S. 2151; 928-328-2151.
Watercraft operator students file off a landing craft at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Story, Va.
commands; 16,064 mil., 5,456 civ.; 3,947 acres between both prop- cal Ctr.; HQ, Dental Cmd.; Institute of Surgical Research; Defense
erties. DSN: 253-7358; 757-462-7385/7386. Medical Readiness Training Institute; 470th Military Intelligence
Bde.; 106th Signal Bde.; 410th Contracting Bde.; Ctr. for Health Pro-
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ 08641. DSN: 650-1100; 609- motion and Preventive Medicine; DoD Med. Ed. and Training Cam-
754-1100. pus; Navy Medicine Training Support Ctr.; Military Installation and
Contracting Cmd., including 410th and 412th Contracting Bdes.;
Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, VA 22211. Established in 1863 as Regional Health Cmd.-Central (Provisional); Battlefield Health and
Fort Whipple; renamed Fort Myer in 1881 for Brig. Gen. Albert J. Trauma Ctr.; Public Health Command-South Region; Tri-Service Re-
Myer, first chief of Army Signal Corps; home of 3rd U.S. Inf. Regt. search Laboratory; 502nd Air Base Wing; more than 36,000 mil. and
(Old Guard); U.S. Army Band (Pershing’s Own); 8,000 mil., 5,600 civ. personnel; approx. 3,000 acres at San Antonio, 28,000 acres at
civ.; 270 acres adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery; across Po- subinstallation Camp Bullis, 35 miles northwest. DSN: 471-1211;
tomac River from Washington, D.C. DSN: 426-2976; 703-696-2976. 210-221-1211.
Joint base command includes Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
20319. Established in 1791; named for Gen. Lesley J. McNair, Army Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD 20889. Es-
ground forces commander killed in Normandy, 1944; home of tablished 2011; integrated National Naval Medical Ctr. and Walter
U.S. Army Military District of Washington; Joint Force HQ-National Reed Army Medical Ctr. on grounds of former National Naval Medi-
Capital Region; National Defense University; Ctr. of Military History; cal Center campus in Bethesda, Md.; largest mil. medical center in
Inter-American Defense College; 108 acres in SW Washington, D.C. U.S. with 1.2 million patient visits each year; tertiary care destina-
DSN: 426-2976; 703-696-2976. tion providing services in more than 100 clinics and specialties;
more than 7,100 staff; 2.4 million square feet. 301-295-4000.
Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234. Established
1876; known as Post in San Antonio until named for first elected
president of Republic of Texas in 1890; home to HQ, U.S. Army
Major Reserve Component
Medical Cmd.; U.S. Army North/Fifth Army; U.S. Army South; 5th Training Sites
Recruiting Bde.; 12th ROTC Bde.; San Antonio Mil. Entrance and
Processing Station; 937th Air Force Training Readiness Group; U.S. This listing does not include active posts maintained by the Army
Army Installation Management Cmd.; Army Medical Department primarily for reserve component training; these can be found in
Ctr. and School; San Antonio Mil. Medical Ctr.; Brooke Army Medi- the directory of active Army institutions. Reserve component units
2000; 601-558-2000.
Camp Sherman Joint Training Center, Chillicothe, OH 45601.
614-336-6460.
Camp Swift, Level 3 Training Center, Bastrop, TX 78602. 512-782-
7114.
Camp W.G. Williams, Bluffdale, UT 84065. DSN: 766-5400; 801-
878-5400. Soldiers and airmen rappel from a Black Hawk at Camp Rilea, Ore.
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