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Balancing Innovation and Readiness: How Army CTCs are Modernizing for the Next Fight | Soldier Systems Daily
WASHINGTON — As the Army modernizes for large-scale combat operations, its premier combat training centers (CTCs) manage a dual mission: training and validating immediate unit readiness while systematically testing the technologies destined for future battlefields. Speaking during a recent media briefing, Lt. Gen. James P.
DET 201 Commissions
1 Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll commissions members of Detachment 201, also known as the Executive Innovation Corps, during Twilight Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., June 10, 2026.
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Maintenance window scheduled to begin at February 14th 2200 est. until 0400 est. February 15th REGISTER LOGIN Lt. Col. Craig Arnold, the Mission Command Training Program’s Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention lead, hands out prizes to the winning team participating in an “Amazing Race” event. MCTP hosted the race on June 21, 2023, to reinforce awareness of the Army's Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program and inspire team-building.
MCTP hosts ‘Amazing Race’ for SHARP awareness and team building
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- The Mission Command Training Program held its annual SHARP Amazing Race on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on June 21, 2023, to reinforce awareness of the Army's Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program and inspire team-building. The race involved 5-person teams navigating between stations set up around Fort Leavenworth in a race for time. The concept was popularized by a CBS reality television show, The Amazing Race, started in 2001.
U.S. and British Armies combine to practice large-scale combat operations in upgraded warfighter exercise
The U.S. Army III Armored Corps partnered with the Mission Command Training Program to conduct a multinational warfighter exercise over nine days, April 19-27, at Fort Hood and Fort Bliss, Texas. It involved the corps leading three combat divisions, the 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Armored Division, and the 3rd (United Kingdom) Division, through a large-scale combat operation scenario under a North Atlantic Treaty Organization command structure.
Active and National Guard divisions pair up against hybrid threat in Warfighter exercise
The Georgia-based 3rd Infantry Division and California-based National Guard 40th Infantry Division conducted warfighter exercises at Fort Stewart, Georgia, and Camp Atterbury, Indiana, supported by the Mission Command Training Program, Nov. 5-14. It was a part of an ongoing series of division-level exercises with Regular Army and Reserve Component elements virtually training side-by-side to conduct multidomain operations in large-scale combat operations. The Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen.
U.S. Army tests new multidomain ops doctrine for Indo-Pacific in ground-breaking Warfighter exercise
U.S. Army Pacific partnered with the Mission Command Training Program to host the U.S. Army’s first Warfighter exercise concentrated in the Indo-Pacific that combined the simulation of two major military operations, joint forcible entry operations (air and maritime-based incursions) and large-scale ground-based combat operations, Sept. 24 through Oct. 3.
U.S. Army tests new multidomain ops doctrine for Indo-Pacific in ground-breaking Warfighter exercise
Fort Leavenworth, Kan. -- U.S. Army Pacific partnered with the Mission Command Training Program to host the U.S. Army's first Warfighter exercise concentrated in the Indo-Pacific that combined the simulation of two major military operations, joint forcible entry operations (air and maritime-based incursions) and large-scale ground-based combat operations, Sept. 24 through Oct. 3.
US Army tests new multidomain ops doctrine in Warfighter exercise
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — U.S. Army Pacific partnered with the Mission Command Training Program to host the U.S. Army's first Warfighter exercise concentrated in the Indo-Pacific that combined the simulation of two major military operations, joint forcible entry operations — air and maritime-based incursions — and large-scale ground-based combat operations, Sept. 24 through Oct. 3.
75 PRo tips I learned interning at an agency
A few years ago, I spent a year working for a large agency in NYC as a fellow while still on active duty. The Army uses fellowships with civilian companies to broaden the perspective and skills of its public affairs professionals. Yet, it clearly hopes its fellows will also glean some insight and techniques that can be incorporated into its formations. Like a good Soldier, I captured as many lessons as possible as they arose from observation and participation in the fast-paced arena.
K-State honors alum, Special Forces Soldier for distinguished Army career in front of packed stadium
Fort Leavenworth, Kan. -- Sgt. Maj. Antonio Gonzalez, operations director with the Mission Command Training Program, was awarded the Medal of Military Excellence and a President Emeritus Myers coin by Kansas State University in a pre-football game ceremony between K-State and Tulane University at Bill Snyder Stadium in Manhattan, Kan, September 17, 2022. Gonzalez is a KSU alum and former football player. Coincidently, he played under former K-State coach Bill Snyder, for whom the stadium is named.
Light divisions train to fight armored units during warfighter exercise
The Mission Command Training Program (MCTP) supported the final warfighter exercise of the fiscal year with the 10th Mountain Division (LI) and the National Guard’s 38th and 42nd Infantry Divisions at Fort Drum, New York, and Fort Campbell, Kentucky, June 4-16, 2022. The divisions fought a complex battle in a sophisticated hybrid simulation against a dynamic free-thinking opposing force (OPFOR).
MCTP helps train and certify Army task forces’ ability to respond to a nuclear incident in the U.S.
Soldiers from the Mission Command Training Program (MCTP) supported the disaster response exercise Vibrant Response 22, April 22 to May 13, to help train and certify Joint Task Force-Civil Support, Task Force-76, and Task Force-46’s ability to respond to a catastrophic disaster involving a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incident in the U.S. “In this mission, the task forces’ main purpose is to provide Title 10 support to the federal coordinating authority and the state...
8/28/22 National Security News and Commentary
Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners Quotes of the Day: 1. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 27 (Putin's War) 2. The story of little Liza, killed in her stroller by a Russian missile 3. America’s Next War Will Be Urban 4. Taiwan: Two US warships sail through strait 5. Afghanistan withdrawal anniversary: Painful lessons from 20 years at war by Bing West 6. Rival Chechen fighters take war to battlefields of Ukraine 7. Stalin's Lessons for Putin 8.
Executive seminar highlights operational necessity of knowledge management
Maintenance window scheduled to begin at February 14th 2200 est. until 0400 est. February 15th FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- Soldiers from the Mission Command Training Program Operations Group A participated in a senior leader executive seminar on the Army’s knowledge management (KM) program at Fort Leavenworth, February 9, 2022. It was led by Dave Van Laar, military analyst, and Michael Kitchens, chief of concepts and doctrine for the Army’s KM program.
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Maj. Jason Smith, command and control observer-coach -trainer (OC/T) for the Mission Command Training Program Operations Group A briefs MCTP Soldiers during a senior leader executive seminar on the Army's knowledge management program at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, February 9, 2022. Knowledge management is the Army's process of enabling knowledge flow to enhance shared understanding, learning and decision making.
MCTP soldiers support large-scale US-Japan ground forces exercise
Capt. Jonathan Argyle, right, an observer-coach-trainer with the Mission Command Training Program, speaks with a Japanese service member and interpreter to coordinate training between the forces during Yama Sakura, a joint bilateral military exercise with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in December in Japan. A contingent of MCTP observer-coach-trainers supported the training alongside Australian and Japanese OC/T teams. Photo By Maj. Orlandon Howard/MCTP Public Affairs By Maj.
Augmented Reality check on privacy threats
Augmented reality (AR) has demonstrable potential to offer substantial benefits for companies and consumers. It delivers highly modernized consumer experiences with virtual visualizations and personalization of those experiences. However, it also has significant privacy risks that shouldn't be underestimated. AR gives users an enhanced sensory perception of the physical world.
Heaven would be hell without a personal God
I listened to a military chapel sermon where a chaplain argued all roads couldn't lead to heaven because it's an absurd idea. He seemed to be addressing a sentiment he may have sensed permeating American society, namely religious relativism. Relativism is a philosophy of truth, ethics, and values that suggests people can define and choose them as they see fit. The relativist says one perspective is no more or less true, valid, or valuable than others.
Soldiers support large-scale US-Japan ground forces exercise
Maintenance window scheduled to begin at February 14th 2200 est. until 0400 est. February 15th FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- Soldiers from the Mission Command Training Program (MCTP) recently supported Yama Sakura, a joint bilateral military exercise with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), 1-12 December 2021, conducted across multiple camps in Japan.
Army's FM 7-0 (2021) Training Management Cycle
Maintenance window scheduled to begin at February 14th 2200 est. until 0400 est. February 15th Graphic illustration of the Army Training Management Cycle.
Senior-level CSM charted own course to climb Army ranks
Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Helton, who recently assumed responsibility of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, joined the Army in 1990 from Los Angeles, California. Like many young people his age, he enlisted because he liked the military and wanted to do something productive that wasn't college. "I didn't have the focus it would have taken to be successful academically in the university environment. So it would have been time wasted," said Helton.
SMA solicits candid feedback during Ft. Leavenworth visit
By Maj. Orlandon HowardAugust 13, 2020 FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston visited Fort Leavenworth, August 11-12, 2020, to meet with installation leaders and Soldiers from the U..S. Combined Arms Center to discuss diversity and inclusion, digital training management tools, and quality of life initiatives.Grinston held several candid listening sessions with Soldiers and civilians to hear their perspectives on the culture and climate of the Army.
Battalion Commander Assessments
Lt. Col. Steven Weber stands in front of Mission Command Training Program’s (MCTP) Headquarters building at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, Nov. 20, 2019. He was one of 16 officers from MCTP selected to compete for battalion command. MCTP supports the collective training of Army units by deploying to conduct warfighter exercises for units worldwide. (Photo Credit: Capt. Orlandon Howard) By Capt.
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