Transformation of the United States Army

The transformation of the United States Army aims to integrate cyberspace, space satellite operations, land, maritime, and air operations more closely together ("multi-domain operations." (MDO)). Multi-domain operations is the "employment of capabilities from all domains that create and exploit relative advantages to defeat enemy forces, achieve objectives and consolidate gains during competition, crisis, and armed conflict."

United States Army Futures Command had considerable initial involvement.

In 2019, planning re-emphazised large scale ground combat ("LSCO") using divisions, corps, or even larger forces, rather than the counter-insurgency which had taken much time since 2003.

In 2020, the Army's 40th Chief of Staff, Gen. James C. McConville, was calling for transformational change, rather than incremental change by the Army. In 2021, McConville laid out Aimpoint 2035, a direction for the Army to achieve Corps-level "large-scale combat operations" (LSCO) by 2035, with Waypoints from 2021 to 2028. In fall 2018, Army Strategy for the next ten years was articulated listing four Lines of Effort to be implemented. By August 2023, the Army's 41st Chief of Staff Gen. Randy A. George could lay out his priorities. The priorities are:

  1. Warfighting capability;
  2. Ready combat formations;
  3. Continuous transformation;
  4. Strengthening the profession of arms.

In 2009 an "ongoing campaign of learning" was the capstone concept for force commanders, meant to carry the Army from 2016 to 2028.


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