{"id":5334,"date":"2026-09-07T00:19:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T00:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=5334"},"modified":"2026-09-07T00:19:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T00:19:34","slug":"three-components-one-army-laneve-stresses-guards-role-in-armys-new-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=5334","title":{"rendered":"Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard\u2019s Role in Army\u2019s New Priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 Army Gen. Christopher LaNeve, vice chief of staff of the Army and acting chief of staff, emphasized the Guard\u2019s indispensable, multidomain contributions to the joint force at home and abroad during an annual National Guard conference in Indianapolis Aug. 29.<\/p>\n

Referencing the Army\u2019s newly released strategy document, the Army Azimuth<\/a>, LaNeve stressed the Guard\u2019s essential role across all three Army priorities: defending the homeland, warfighting and projecting power on and from the land.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou carry a heavy load of defending the homeland, whether that manifests in Joint Task Force Southern Border, D.C. Safe and Beautiful, or response efforts aligned with national disasters,\u201d LaNeve said.<\/p>\n

LaNeve thanked the National Guard for its ongoing support of D.C. Safe and Beautiful \u2014 a mission that has brought nearly 10,000 Guardsmen from around the country to support local and federal law enforcement efforts aimed at restoring order in the nation\u2019s capital. As a result, Guardsmen have removed more than 1,400 illegal firearms from local streets, conducted more than 860 medical assistance interventions, administered naloxone to more than 375 people experiencing suspected overdoses and reunited more than 44 minors with their families.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I think about the National Guard, I think of individuals who are truly part of their communities, faces that folks recognize and can directly associate with service,\u201d LaNeve said. \u201cThat\u2019s a powerful force for good in our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a young brigade operations officer, LaNeve witnessed the Guard\u2019s tenacity in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. His unit conducted a relief in place, or RIP, for the Louisiana National Guard\u2019s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Iraq, whose Soldiers were serving their final weeks of deployment when one of the worst hurricanes in decades devastated their home state.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe professionalism they displayed during that RIP will always, always stay with me,\u201d LaNeve said. \u201cIn the face of absolute worry, they did not falter.\u201d<\/p>\n

That same professionalism and tenacity, LaNeve said, is rooted in Soldier fundamentals.<\/p>\n

Returning to a \u201cwarrior mindset\u201d across the force is critical for maintaining the Army\u2019s position as the world\u2019s most dominant land power. LaNeve outlined this as going back to the basics of rigorous physical training, knowing the mission-essential tasks associated with their military specialty and preparing their equipment.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach of us has a moral obligation to our nation and the Soldiers we serve to become the strongest, most lethal and most ready version of ourselves possible,\u201d LaNeve said. \u201cWe must care about the basics today to keep our Soldiers alive on the battlefield tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

With four Guard mobile brigades scheduled to conduct combat readiness exercises in fiscal year 2027 and Guardsmen currently serving in the U.S. Central Command area of operations, embracing a warrior mindset is more critical than ever, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are in the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

LaNeve praised the Virginia National Guard\u2019s 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, or IBCT, as the first Army National Guard brigade to participate in a Joint Readiness Training Center rotation ahead of the Army\u2019s plans to convert 25 Army National Guard IBCTs to the mobile BCT structure by the end of fiscal year 2028.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are a critical part of our ability to be postured to respond immediately to crises and contingencies both at home and abroad,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Operation Epic Fury demonstrated how the Army remains the foundation of the joint force, he said. While the operation may appear to center on air power and a blockade, the Army \u2014 including the Army National Guard \u2014 has continued to provide critical warfighting functions in theater.<\/p>\n

He cited the New York-based 42nd Infantry Division, which led Task Force Spartan and provided tactical mission command for land forces from February to May, and the Kansas National Guard\u2019s 130th Field Artillery Brigade, which transitioned from supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve to serving as the field artillery headquarters for U.S. Central Command forces and executed one of the longest deep field artillery strikes in Army history.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are a powerful part of our ability to project power on and from the land,\u201d LaNeve said. \u201cThe National Guard generates combat-credible formations and helps strengthen the capacity of our allies and partners through the State Partnership Program.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Department of War\u2019s National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program now encompasses 117 partnerships, connecting states, territories and Washington, D.C., with partner nations in every geographic combatant command.<\/p>\n

LaNeve highlighted the Washington National Guard and Malaysia, which have partnered since 2017, for their recent weeklong working group focused on developing expeditionary amphibious capabilities and logistics planning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must position ourselves favorably left of conflict, whether that be campaigning, building relationships or forward-basing,\u201d he said. \u201cThrough the actions we take today, we are hardening lines of communication and reinforcing the forward areas of the future fight, and you are on the vanguard of this.\u201d<\/p>\n

LaNeve also described the Guard\u2019s role in \u201cendurance,\u201d one of four elements of land power outlined in the Azimuth alongside convergence, strike and close battle. Together, they guarantee the Army\u2019s ability to maneuver operationally on the battlefield and to deliver joint all-domain maneuver when integrated into the joint force.<\/p>\n

\u201cEndurance is about our ability as an Army to persist,\u201d he said, \u201cto ensure we can maintain posture, protection, projection of power across time, distance, and in the face of an unforgiving and persistent adversary. We use endurance to translate victory on the battlefield to victory in war.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Guard\u2019s ability to mobilize helps project power over time and distance, making it essential to the endurance of the Army\u2019s land power. State partnerships build the relationships needed for posture and power projection abroad, and the Guard\u2019s daily contributions to endurance directly support the Army\u2019s ability to conduct operational maneuver, LaNeve said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe may have three compos, but we are one Army,\u201d LaNeve told the audience, using a shorthand term for the Army\u2019s active-duty, National Guard and Reserve components. \u201cThat Army is the foundation of our joint force.\u201d<\/p>\n

By MSG Sarah McClanahan<\/em><\/p>\n

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