{"id":30941,"date":"2023-10-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=30941"},"modified":"2023-10-12T06:43:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T06:43:09","slug":"secretary-of-the-army-reveals-service-innovation-transformation-during-ausa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=30941","title":{"rendered":"Secretary of the Army reveals service innovation, transformation during AUSA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Secretary of the U.S. Army Christine E. Wormuth addresses the audience during the Opening Ceremony for the AUSA 2023 Annual Meeting and Exposition in the Ballroom of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 9, 2023. The event was hosted by Military District of Washington.
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\n Secretary of the U.S. Army Christine E. Wormuth addresses the audience during the Opening Ceremony for the AUSA 2023 Annual Meeting and Exposition in the Ballroom of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 9, 2023. The event was hosted by Military District of Washington.
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WASHINGTON \u2014 Army leaders gathered at the 2023 Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C. to discuss the service\u2019s strategy as it starts the new fiscal year.<\/p>\n

Secretary of the Army Christine E. Wormuth spoke about the Army\u2019s need to innovate and transform its modernization effort, force structure and recruiting.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a crucial moment for the Army to summon our ingenuity,\u201d she said. \u201cTo innovate and invest in emerging technologies; to test and develop in uncharted areas like artificial intelligence and contested domains like space and cyber; to reshape and transform the force to be more adaptable and flexible.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the past year, the Army has moved several systems into stages of advanced prototyping, production or fielding.<\/p>\n

The Army\u2019s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office demonstrated the successful launch of a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile from the prototype Mid-Range Capability Weapon System in June. This followed the successful launch of a Standard Missile 6, or SM-6, from the system earlier in the year, confirming its full operational capability.<\/p>\n

This system gives the Army the ability to strike enemy ships from land, a capability Wormuth said is well-suited for the Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n

One of the top modernization efforts for the Army is the development of long-range hypersonic capabilities. In February, the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force deployed the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon during Operation Thunderbolt Strike.<\/p>\n

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\n A U.S Army Soldier lifts the hydraulic launching system on the new Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) during Operation Thunderbolt Strike at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, March 3, 2023. During the LRHW system development, the Army\u2019s Rapid Capabilities & Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) implemented a Soldier-centered design concept which uses formal and informal Soldier touch points to obtain early feedback to influence design, speed up development, and ensure an operationally effective weapon system.
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\n On June 27, 2023, the Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office’s Mid-Range Capability Project Office, in conjunction with Soldiers from 1st Multi-Domain Task Force, and the U.S. Navy Program Executive Office Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons, successfully demonstrated the launch of a Tomahawk missile from the Army’s prototype Mid-Range Capability system.
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The Army is also working on emerging technologies including short-range air defense capabilities to defeat unmanned aircraft.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs small unmanned systems increase in number and decrease in cost, we must have this capability to defend our formations against what will soon be the most common threats on the battlefield,\u201d Wormuth explained.<\/p>\n

Robotics is another area where the Army continues to research and develop new capabilities.<\/p>\n

This year, the Army started fielding the Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport to lighten the logistical load for infantry Soldiers. This paved the way for an even larger system the Army is prototyping, the Robotic Combat Vehicle designed to carry weapons, sensors and other robots.<\/p>\n

The secretary also announced the Army is beginning a Human-Machine Integrated Formations Initiative to figure out how Soldiers and robots will work together on the battlefield. She said these integrated formations will bring robotic systems into units alongside Soldiers with the goal to have robots make first contact with the enemy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see us embracing change, looking to the future, and becoming the more modern, more lethal, and more adaptive force we need to be,\u201d she said. \u201cAs we pursue the most significant modernization effort in generations, we are building an Army that can dominate in large-scale multi-domain operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Army infantry recruits with the 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry Regiment march to the confidence course on Fort Benning, Georgia, March 29. The coures is a series of obstancles meant to build teamwork and confidence as the recruits continue through basic training.
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\n Army recruits in the Academic Skills Development Program at Fort Benning, Georgia, study during the self-paced section of the course, March 31, 2023. The students work for three weeks to improve their arithmetic reasoning, word knowledge, paragraph comprehension and mathematics.
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\n Infantry recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment, compete in a medical-evacuation race during the First 100 Yards at Fort Benning, Georgia, March 30, 2023. The 90-minute event teaches new recruits how to quickly work together to accomplish the mission.
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Building this Army will require transforming the force structure to ensure the service has the capabilities it needs to meet current and future strategic requirements, she added.<\/p>\n

As the force structure changes, so will Army recruiting. Last week, Army leadership detailed the change in who they recruit, how they recruit, and who will be recruiting.<\/p>\n

The service is shifting its focus from high school seniors to the larger available workforce. It will also switch to permanent specialized recruiters by creating two new military occupational specialties.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to innovate and transform in recruiting, but also in warfighting concepts and modernization, or risk irrelevance,\u201d Wormuth said. \u201cAnd the United States Army cannot and will not be irrelevant.\u201d<\/p>\n

RELATED LINKS:<\/p>\n

AUSA 2023: Key Events<\/a><\/p>\n

Army News Service<\/a><\/p>\n

ARNEWs archives<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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