{"id":475,"date":"2023-08-06T00:07:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T00:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=475"},"modified":"2023-08-06T00:07:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T00:07:54","slug":"summit-predicts-army-of-2030-future-designs-for-2040","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=475","title":{"rendered":"Summit Predicts Army of 2030, Future Designs for 2040"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FORT LIBERTY, N.C. \u2014 Achieving the Army of 2030 and designing the Army of 2040 will require transformative vision, thoughtful leadership and sound investment, according to speakers at the July 26-27 Association of the U.S. Army Warfighter Summit and Exposition in Fayetteville, N.C.<\/p>\n

Senior Army leaders from nearby Fort Liberty, N.C., across the U.S. Army and industry provided details and discussions on \u201cAmerica\u2019s Army: Ready for Today, Modernizing for 2030 and Beyond.\u201d The theme echoes the Army\u2019s three priorities:\u00a0people, readiness and modernization.\u00a0This is the second year AUSA hosted the Warfighter Summit.<\/p>\n

More than 800 attendees heard about the future of Soldier training and Army doctrine, Army modernization over the next seven to 17 years, the XVIII Airborne Corps\u2019 role as America\u2019s Contingency Force, the role of Army Security Force Assistance Brigades in 2030, insights from recent conflicts in Europe, training units at the Army\u2019s Combat Training Centers and irregular war campaigning for 2030 with U.S. Army Special Operations Command.<\/p>\n

The summit\u2019s primary focus is the Soldier and the defense industry professionals who support the Army warfighter. The summit linked Fort Liberty Soldiers and senior leaders with industry partners to increase understanding of the Army\u2019s emerging requirements and strengthen the partnership between Fort Liberty, AUSA and the surrounding community. Over 65 exhibitors highlighted organizations that provide Soldiers with educational and employment opportunities, military equipment and high-tech devices. The audience included active-duty Army, U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers.<\/p>\n

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In addition to civilian, commercial vendors, the Warfighter Summit featured U.S. Army equipment, including: the Joint Lightweight Tactical Vehicle, the Infantry Squad Vehicle, the Polaris MRZR-D4, the Ground Mobility Vehicle, the MH-6M Light Assault Helicopter and the AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter.<\/p>\n

The Army has been consistent and persistent in pursuing modernization initiatives to deliver the Army of 2030 and design the Army of 2040. \u00a0It is committed to six modernization portfolios:\u00a0long-range precision fires, next generation combat vehicle, future vertical lift, the network, air and missile defense, and Solider lethality.<\/p>\n

Delivering the Army of 2030 and designing the Army of 2040 are priorities of Forces Command, Army Futures Command and Army Training and Doctrine Command. All three commands \u2014 as well as the U.S. Army Special Operations Command \u2014 were represented at the two-day professional forum.<\/p>\n

The Warfighter Summit opened July 26 with a keynote presentation by Gen. Gary Brito, commanding general of Training and Doctrine Command.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Army\u2019s most valuable asset is its people,\u201d said Gen. Gary Brito, commanding general of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.\u00a0\u201cThis is a big, total-team effort and we will succeed at this,\u201d Brito said. \u201cTo deliver the Army of 2030 and get ready for 2040, we are turning today\u2019s recruiting challenge into an opportunity and continuing to innovate our talent management approaches.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom an acquisition lens, 2030 is really tomorrow,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Brito said the Army is at an \u201cinflection point right now,\u201d facing changes like those it made 50 years ago at the start of the all-volunteer force and the creation of TRADOC and FORSCOM.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think from a technology perspective, this is probably the most disruptive period of time since World War II,\u201d said Gen. James Rainey, Army Futures Command commanding general.<\/p>\n

\u201cWar remains a contest of wills between human beings: people,\u201d Rainey said. \u201cYou have to be able to impose your will. You have to be willing to pay the cost. Because of that, we are going to need the U.S. Army to be able to dominate the land domain \u2026 anywhere against any body as part of a joint force with partners and allies.\u00a0To do that, we need people \u201d<\/p>\n

FORSCOM Command Sgt. Maj. Todd Sims celebrated his 53rd birthday with a keynote speech at the AUSA Summit.<\/p>\n

\u201cKids these days. I\u2019ve seen you on the job \u2026 In training, on deployments and with your teams. I know what you are all about. When I travel around the force, I witness levels of insight and resourcefulness among junior Soldiers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKids today are smart,\u201d Sims said.\u00a0\u201cThey have unfettered access to all the world\u2019s information.\u00a0They know how to navigate and apply it in useful ways.\u00a0Smart young Soldiers have always been one of the Army\u2019s biggest competitive advantages.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sims also spoke about \u201cTraining the Force of 2030\u201d \u2014 to include the Army\u2019s premier Combat Training Centers:\u00a0the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California and the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Lousiana.<\/p>\n

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Fort Liberty leaders emphasized the Army post\u2019s role as America\u2019s Contingency Force during a discussion by Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Liberty, and by XVIII Airborne Corps\u2019 Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. \u201cT.J\u201d Holland.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe XVIII Airborne Corps is really FORSCOM\u2019s and the Army\u2019s contribution to the contingency force,\u201d Donahue said.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s made up of four separate divisions, but the \u2018critical sauce\u2019 is those separate brigades.\u00a0That forms the Army\u2019s contribution to any time we have to go anywhere to compete against any adversary across the globe.\u00a0Fort Liberty is the strategic platform for the U.S. Army.\u00a0It has every contingency Special Operations Forces; every contingency force on the larger capability is here.\u201d<\/p>\n

U.S. Army Special Operations Command\u2019s deputy commanding general, Maj. Gen. Patrick Roberson, also highlighted Fort Liberty\u2019s vital role in irregular warfare.<\/p>\n

\u201cUSASOC provides all of the Army Special Operations Forces to the Joint Force,\u201d Roberson said.\u00a0Over the last 20 years, we were focused on irregular warfare campaigning throughout the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Maj. Gen. Donn Hill, commanding general of the Army Security Force Assistance Command, also based at Fort Liberty, said \u201cThe adviser teams of today are designed to advise at the tactical level. We were all about counterinsurgency and stability operations, but the world has changed. The Army is changing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re in 30 countries on any given day,\u201d Hill said about the six security force assistance brigades. Additionally, the teams are on the ground persistently, spending six months with allied partner armies before they are replaced by another team of Soldiers.<\/p>\n

Lt. Gen. Kevin Vereen, deputy Army chief of staff for installations, G-9, at the Pentagon discussed employment opportunities for Soldiers and spouses.\u00a0\u201cThe G-9 enables readiness through our quality-of-life plans, programs and policies that help the Army recruit, train, fight and win,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

A highlight of the Warfighter Summit was a discussion by Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston, who spoke about the key leadership role of the U.S. Army\u2019s Non-Commissioned Officer Corps. He also conducted a panel discussion with Fort Liberty NCOs and Soldiers about the 75th anniversary of the integration of the U.S. Armed Forces.<\/p>\n

By FORSCOM Public Affairs<\/em><\/p>\n

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