TRAINING THE FORCE


The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) is focused on preparing and modernizing the Army to meet current and future challenges. Here, Soldiers test their accuracy at the Weapons Qualification Range at Fort Eustis, VA, during the Advanced Individual Training Platoon Sergeant of the Year competition, Aug. 23, 2011. (Photo courtesy of TRADOC.)


In concert with a detailed description of the Army’s plans to bring the active-duty force down to 490,000 Soldiers gradually over the next five years or so, Odierno emphasized that the Army will make bet- ter business deals, preserve its ability to develop new systems, respond to a host of potential contingencies, balance the force’s future and current needs, and pur- sue an affordable equipping strategy.


“The Army made some difficult decisions. However, in this year’s budget, we did not lose any major programs. Our mod- ernization priorities were preserved—the network, Ground Combat Vehicle [GCV], and Joint Light Tactical Vehicle [JLTV],” he said.


Army Acquisition is a key part of this equation, emphasized Heidi Shyu, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and


Technology (ASAALT). Shyu explained how ASAALT is immersed in a variety of ongoing efforts to find fiscal efficien- cies in today’s more constrained budget environment; instill more rigor in the acquisition process; synchronize require- ments with resources and technologically mature solutions throughout


the pro-


curement process; and harness needed innovation that in many cases can deliver lifesaving technologies to Soldiers in Afghanistan.


“The Army has utilized this process as an opportunity to strategically refine, adjust, and adapt to the continuing future demands of our national security. This does not only mean a smaller, leaner force structure. It means that the Army will take this moment to do what it does best—adapt to changing conditions and demands as we simultaneously support the decisive land force in the world,” Shyu said.


SEEKING EFFICIENCIES In a manner similar to Odierno’s remarks, the themes, priorities, and specifics that Shyu cited were closely aligned with the Pentagon’s recently released Defense Strategic Guidance, which, among other things, calls for a continued effort to identify efficiencies in a more constrained fiscal environment while preserving the U.S. military’s global


superiority with


a leaner, more agile, technologically advanced force.


Speaking enthusiastically about the need to “seize the moment,” Shyu described the new defense


strategy vital improvements to


and result-


ing budget as an opportunity for Army acquisition to build on its successes and further codify


the acquisition process, such as continu- ing to work with industry, academic, and laboratory partners to keep pace with commercial innovation through the


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