ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

Transformation will be continuous for the Army far into the foreseeable future, the service’s officer in charge of operations and planning said.

Lt. Gen. Joe Ryan, deputy Army chief of staff for operations, G-3, said that as one of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George’s top four priorities, the focus on continuous transformation “falls pretty squarely in the [G-3]’s lap, so we’ve taken this on with some vigor.”

In a ceremony Oct. 2 in Austin, Texas, the Army stood up U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command as part of its effort to create a leaner, more lethal force.

The command, also known as T2COM, merges U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command and U.S. Army Futures Command. TRADOC was inactivated on Sept. 26 after more than 52 years, while the 7-year-old Futures Command was inactivated Oct. 2.

The Army has established a new skills qualification identifier for NCOs who become trained as experts in the Holistic Health and Fitness program, Army Vice Chief of Staff James Mingus said.

In remarks Sept. 24 during a Noon Report webinar hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army, Mingus explained that the Holistic Health and Fitness program, known as H2F, will now have NCO advisers “who have gone through and learned the fundamentals on how to assess, program and execute” components of the program.

Leaders at all levels of the Army must embrace the sacred trust given to them to care for their soldiers, said Gen. Gary Brito, commanding general of Army Training and Doctrine Command.

A senior leader at U.S. Army Futures Command has been tapped to lead the new U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command.

If confirmed by the Senate, Lt. Gen. David Hodne, deputy commanding general of futures and concepts, also will receive a fourth star.

The Army must adapt and update its small-unmanned aircraft systems training to effectively compete on today’s battlefield, according to a report from the Rand Corp.

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.