US Army Modernization Strategy

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Why Our Generals Can't Think

Having read Franklin Foer's account in the October issue of The Atlantic describing the disastrous evacuation of Afghanistan, I was struck by what it did not contain.

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Move Soldiers Less: A Divisional System in the U.S. Army - War on the Rocks

The Army spends over $1.8 billion on permanent change-of-station moves annually. That’s 40 percent of what the Army receives each year to purchase weapons

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We Need a Limited Military Draft

Instead of an "either an all-volunteer force or a fully conscripted force" model, I propose a both-and solution.

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Exclusive: Army secretary talks force structure cuts, SOF ‘reform’

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth spoke with Army Times about how and where the service will make its cuts.

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Opinion: Constant relocations are a struggle for military families. It's on us to support them.

Welcoming neighborhoods, empathetic educators and compassionate local businesses create a safety net that allows military families to thrive.

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Could a Presidential Commission Solve America's Military Readiness Crisis?

A White House commission could immediately establish urgency and the importance of finding solutions to recruiting difficulties

themessenger.com

 

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Lawmakers, Army headed for a fight over cuts to special operations forces

“It doesn’t pass the smell test,” said one Senate staffer.

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The demographic and fiscal time bombs ticking inside the Pentagon

The lack of 18-year-olds to serve and our country’s towering fiscal deficits will endanger our national security in the near term.

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The digital engineering accelerators powering the Army’s modernization

DE has assumed a central role in Army innovation, helping propel the operating forces into a new era of readiness.

www.c4isrnet.com

 

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Get Moving on That Irregular Warfare Center, DOD Leaders

Stalled by bureaucratic indecision, the Pentagon is operating its new center in an interim capacity that risks dangerously narrowing its field of vision.

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America’s Army is shrinking. Its missions aren’t

America’s Army needs either more soldiers or fewer missions.

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How the US Army aviation chief is prepping for the future fleet

Maj. Gen. Mac McCurry sat down with Defense News to discuss how the service will simultaneously balance the existing and future fleet.

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Disappearing Act: Integrated Training with Air and Ground Forces - War on the Rocks

During the Korean War, the atrophy of close air support skills following World War II undermined the war effort. With post-World War military budgets

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Inside the US Army’s Plan To Simplify AI For Intel Systems

Project Linchpin is designed as an AI pipeline program managers at Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors can use to meet requirements.

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Army Shift from Brigades Back to Divisions Raises Concerns Among Retired Generals

Some worry that bringing the units back from the brigade to division level risks losing lethality at the point where it is most needed on the battlefield.

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What commercial autonomous technology can do for US Army modernization

The Pentagon is at an important juncture as it thinks creatively and ambitiously on how to leverage this critical new technology.

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Write algorithms, wage EW, share data: Lessons from Ukraine war - Breaking Defense

"The loss rate for Ukrainian UAVs at the moment is about 10,000 UAVs a month," Jack Watling, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, said. "That's the level of equipment that both sides are going through."

breakingdefense.com

 

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Are ‘motor pool Mondays’ a waste of time? Maybe, Army chief suggests.

The Army chief of staff says he thinks excess maintenance wastes soldiers' time.

www.armytimes.com

 

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Beyond 2030: How Army Futures Command is adapting its approach

As the Army gets closer to its 2030 goal for fielding those weapons, service leaders say the command is here to stay — but will expand its focus.

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The Army needs a near-term strategy for the 2020s

The U.S. Army must close the munitions gap, improve the survivability of tanks and strengthen competencies within the electromagnetic spectrum.

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How this Army unit’s new program is driving down bad behavior

Chaplains, master fitness trainers and a focus on unit pride, team-building events improved a range of individual and unit statistics.

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The Need to Train Data-Literate U.S. Army Commanders - War on the Rocks

Editor’s Note: This article was written in response to our unofficial support for the Department of Defense’s innovation challenge for talent management.

warontherocks.com

 

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Divisions are headed into the dirt

Simulations are great, but nothing beats going to the field.

www.armytimes.com

 

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Data powers Army’s return to the ‘lost arts’ of wartime personnel work

The service’s top personnel officer says "manning guidance" helps the Army weather falling end strength.

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US Army’s Pacific corps will invite more allies to join groundbreaking comms platform

Mission partner environment, which debuted with Australia, will be extended to other exercise partners in the coming year.

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Experts: New Disruptive, Asymmetric Approaches Needed to Rebuild US Advantages

The U.S. military needs to set its goals and build asymmetric, adaptive capabilities to go with them instead of trying to match adversaries.

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Ideology, not lack of funds, is behind our military’s recruiting crisis

We have to look at what young Americans are learning before they ever walk into a recruiting station or see an ad.

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Even as civilians, veterans lead the way in serving America

Their civic engagement, propensity to vote, employment success and leadership skills notably surpass those of the broader society.

thehill.com

 

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‘Discipline’ is the new ‘people first’ atop Army leaders’ agendas

New leaders, new philosophies.

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Army Has Temporarily Promoted 52,000 Soldiers, But Over 10,000 Still Haven't Completed Required Schooling

NCOs are supposed to lose their new rank if they don't attend the proper schooling within a year of their promotion, but Army planners don't want to demote front-line enlisted leaders en masse.

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How many soldiers are in a platoon? The U.S. Army by the numbers

How many soldiers are in a squad, platoon, or a whole division? The U.S. Army structure broke down to the numbers.

taskandpurpose.com

 

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What the US military can learn from Ukrainian command posts

Two foreign volunteer soldiers described operations centers in frontline Ukraine, from surviving Russian missiles to managing drone feeds.

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Army Pacific focuses on arctic training in Alaska and Himalayas

The Army's commander in the Pacific said there are portions of the Indo Pacific that will require “arctic capable forces."

taskandpurpose.com

 

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Army has too many infantry, armor lieutenants, asks some to switch to combat-support jobs

The service is asking some 250 infantry and armor officers from the group year of 2021 to move voluntarily to the adjutant general or finance or signal corps, Army Human Resources Command said.

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US Military Can’t Sustain Arctic Operations, ‘Let Alone Dominate,’ Experts Say

For years, the military and Congress have recognized the strategic importance of investing in Arctic capabilities. But change has been incredibly slow.

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