ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

Amid the fastest transformation the Army has ever seen, the service must make sure the institutional force is moving forward alongside its fighting formations, said Maj. Gen. Christopher Beck, commanding general of the Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence.

Speaking on a panel during the Association of the U.S. Army’s Global Force Symposium and Exposition in Huntsville, Alabama, titled “Institutional Training and Transformation,” Beck said that transformation is a team sport.

Futuristic scenarios involving telemaintenance, advanced manufacturing and the ingenuity of the American soldier are “exploding” across the Army, said Lt. Gen. Chris Mohan, deputy commanding general and acting commander of Army Materiel Command.

In remarks March 26 at the Association of the U.S. Army's Global Force Symposium and Exposition in Huntsville, Alabama, Mohan called on industry to help the Army by working together to meet the rapid innovation taking place across the sustainment enterprise.

Retired Gen. Louis Wagner, an emeritus senior fellow for the Association of the U.S. Army and longtime supporter of AUSA programs, died Jan. 24 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He was 93.

Wagner was an AUSA senior fellow for two decades before becoming an emeritus in 2022. He also was a member of the association’s Speakers Bureau. During the 2013 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition, Wagner was awarded AUSA’s Gen. Creighton W. Abrams Medal for exceptional service to the Army.

The Army must prioritize modernization of the industrial base and integration of allies and partners as it works to more quickly deliver capabilities and maintenance to the front lines, a senior officer said.

Registration is open for an Association of the U.S. Army Hot Topic on industrial base readiness.

Scheduled for Jan. 15 at AUSA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, the theme for the daylong Hot Topic is “Connecting the Industrial Base to the Tactical Edge.”

Army Materiel Command is “totally focused” on delivering ready combat formations around the world and at home, said Lt. Gen. Christopher Mohan, the command’s deputy commanding general.

In a keynote address March 28 at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Global Force Symposium and Exposition in Huntsville, Alabama, Mohan outlined the work being done by the Army’s sustainment enterprise and stressed the importance of working closely with industry partners to achieve the mission.