{"id":30082,"date":"2018-08-24T20:27:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T20:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/24\/army-honors-mccain-in-opening-new-modernization-headquarters-in-texas\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:47:09","slug":"army-honors-mccain-in-opening-new-modernization-headquarters-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/08\/24\/army-honors-mccain-in-opening-new-modernization-headquarters-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Army honors McCain in opening new modernization headquarters in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 As <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/08\/24\/mccain-opts-to-end-medical-treatment-for-his-brain-cancer\/\">Sen. John McCain\u2019s family announced<\/a> that the ailing veteran is stopping treatment for brain cancer, the Army paid tribute Friday at the opening of a new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/07\/13\/why-the-army-picked-austin-for-futures-command\/\">warfare modernization headquarters <\/a>in Texas that he played a driving role in creating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;None of this would be happening without someone who&#8217;s not here today, and that&#8217;s Sen. John McCain, an American hero,&#8221; said Gen. 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Discussions on establishing a Futures Command began about two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1032\" height=\"624\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18106823671898.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18106823671898.jpg.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18106823671898.jpg.jpg?resize=300,181 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18106823671898.jpg.jpg?resize=768,464 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18106823671898.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,619 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on Oct. 31, 2017. 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