ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

With tensions rising around the world, soldiers must grow, adapt and battle complacency to prepare for the future fight, the service’s top personnel officer said.

Through structural changes, strategically placing people in formations and talent management reforms, the Army is working “to make sure we're on the cutting-edge of technology and on the battlefield,” Lt. Gen. Brian Eifler, the deputy Army chief of staff for personnel, G-1, said June 18 during a Noon Report webinar hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army.

Resiliency and efficiency are critical when it comes to managing the Army’s installations, the commanding general of Army Installation Management Command said.

Speaking during a recent Association of the U.S. Army Hot Topic titled, “Transforming Army Installations: Our Foundations of Warfighter Readiness and Lethality,” Lt. Gen. Omar Jones highlighted the importance and complexity of managing and leading what amounts to 104 cities around the world.

The Army Reserve must be “combat ready on Day 1,” the chief of Army Reserve and commanding general of Army Reserve Command said.

“Simply put, your Army Reserve exists for one purpose, to deliver combat ready soldiers and formations at time of need in support of the nation,” Lt. Gen. Robert Harter said May 20 at a hearing before the House Appropriations defense subcommittee. “We are not a strategic formation. We are an operational force by design and necessity. We are the enabling force for the joint fight.”

American soldiers are building readiness alongside their allies and partners across the Indo-Pacific, a panel of leaders said May 14 during the Association of the U.S. Army’s LANPAC Symposium and Exposition in Honolulu.

“Our No. 1 priority is building warfighting lethality and readiness, and we do that through Operation Pathways throughout the year, with 40 exercises with 20-odd nations,” Lt. Gen. Matthew McFarlane, commanding general of I Corps, said during a panel discussion titled “Shoulder to Shoulder.”

Army secretary nominee Daniel Driscoll promised to be “the soldiers’ secretary” who, if confirmed by the Senate, would prioritize readiness and modernization to make sure troops have the training, equipment and leadership they need to succeed.

In a significant milestone, leaders from U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, conducted a professional military exchange with leaders of the armed forces in the Central African Republic, according to an Army news release.

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.”

The Army’s watercraft fleet has steadily declined, and its ability to achieve readiness is limited, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report.

Between 2020 and 2024, the fully mission capable rate for Army watercraft slid from 75% to 40%, hindering the fleet’s ability to meet mission requirements and operational readiness, availability of vessels and the ability to conduct training for watercraft soldiers, the GAO report found.