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The Futures Center—Transforming While at War

Explore how the Futures Center of the US Army is integrating capabilities, enabling soldiers, and spiraling forward future capabilities amidst ongoing war scenarios, with a focus on current-to-future force transitions.

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The Futures Center—Transforming While at War

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  1. The Futures Center—Transforming While at War National Defense Industrial Association 22 April 2004 MG Robert MixonDeputy Director, Futures CenterUS Army Training and Doctrine Command TRADOC:Where Tomorrow’s Victories Begin

  2. Agenda • War Is Now “Business as Usual” • Futures Center Core Competency • Partnering for Success • Integrating Capabilities • Spiraling Capabilities Forward • Challenges

  3. Foreseeable Future – Nation at War 364,000 soldiers overseas in 120 countries South Korea 31,600 SOLDIERS NOBLE EAGLE 21,400 SOLDIERS As of 29 Mar 2004 JTF-GTMO 1,600 SOLDIERS OEF-AFGHANISTAN 11,500 SOLDIERS OEF-Philippines 40 SOLDIERS KFOR/ SFOR 3,500 SOLDIERS JTF-BRAVO 300 SOLDIERS OIF-IRAQ 122,500 SOLDIERS OTHER OPERATIONS & EXERCISES 3,800 SOLDIERS MFO 680 SOLDIERS - 20 of 33 (60.6%) Active Component Brigade Combat Teams deployed overseas in FY04 - 15 of 45 (33%) Enhanced Separate Brigade battalions deployed overseas in FY03 ComponentArmy StrengthCurrently Deployed - Active: 485,000 216,000 - Reserve: 205,000 57,000 - National Guard: 352,00091,000 - Total: 1,042,000 364,000 • Enable the Soldier today • Increase our responsiveness • Transform while “in contact” • Maintain focus on Future Force TRADOC “Architect of the Future”

  4. An integrating center designed to: Assess the Future Link Joint and Army Concepts and Experimentation Build operational architectures Validate Science and Technology Take ownership of Studies and Analysis Integrate capabilities Current to Current Future to Current Current to Future Futures Center Core Competencies Futures Center Oversight Battle Lab Input Battle Lab Input

  5. Partnering for Success The Army Staff Multinational Forces/ Bi-Lateral Staff Talks Academia/ Think Tanks / Media Research & Development Joint Forces Command / Major Commands Office of SECDEF/ Other Military Services Materiel Developers/ Industry Congress

  6. Integrating Capabilities Integrating…Three dimensions - “Future Combat Systems cascading effect” • Current to Current • Fill capability gaps in current operations • Apply lessons learned • Create modular, capabilities-based unit designs • Future to Current • Spiral forward selected capabilities from Future Combat Systems into the Current Force Current Force Future Force • Current to Future • Push proven, good ideas from Current Force into Future Force

  7. Enabling Soldiers Relevant & Ready Today Spiraling Future Capabilities to the Current Force Lessons Learned Rapid Prototyping Joint Experimentation Science and Technology Ready Future Force Capabilities • Assess • Prioritize Future Combat System Joint Expeditionary Mindset Resource Army Focus Areas

  8. Challenges • Assessing an unpredictable future • Transforming an Army at war • Integrating a Future Force with hybrid capabilities and characteristics

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