IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL


of facts, other people will create them for you. Tat is something we cannot allow to happen. My advice is to be the best at what you do and, as leaders, support your people’s success.


Q. What are some of the major issues that you deal with on a daily basis?


A. I find that I spend most of my time dealing with industrial base issues and personnel issues: What kind of force will we need? What are our modernization priorities? How do we ensure that we have the right people to design, build and procure warfighter capabilities in 2020, 2025, 2040?


TESTING THE LIMITS


During Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 14.2 at Fort Bliss, TX, July 23, MAJ Stephen Dail, bri- gade communications officer with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division (2-1 AD), and CPT Jason Patterson, 2-1 AD information system management officer, explain how the WIN-T system works to COL Terrece Harris, director of the capability package. The semiannual NIEs are a hallmark of Army Acquisition’s quest for greater agility in developing new and innovative technologies to meet warfighters’ needs. (Photo by Vanessa Flores, ASA(ALT) System of Systems Integration Directorate Public Affairs)


As we work to answer those questions, we are continuing to modernize and build new equipment as required. Acquisition is an ongoing process to make sure we are ready for new threats and the next mission.


Q. What is the major challenge facing Army acquisition?


A. Te budget is obviously a concern for DOD and for the Army in particu- lar. However, I think the real budget challenge is stability in funding. Pre- dictability for our programs and our industrial base partners is vital. Another major challenge is ensuring that we have an innovative,


agile and experienced


workforce to rise above any fiscal situa- tion and identify ways to get things done for our Soldiers.


EAGLES, RAVENS AND SHADOWS


Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) await maintenance Aug. 12 in the recently opened Fort Hood UAS Maintenance Hangar at Robert Gray Army Airfield, TX. Gray Eagle, along with Raven and Shadow, are fixtures in the battlespace, having notched more than 2 million flight hours, mainly in combat. (Photo by SSG Christopher Calvert, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)


In the current environment, we have to find new ways to be more efficient and effective. As I’ve stated, ensuring that we have the right people with the right skills in the right place at the right time is criti- cal. Anything short of that jeopardizes our ability to deliver capabilities to our warfighters.


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Army AL&T Magazine


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