{"id":51329,"date":"2022-10-10T18:36:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T18:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/10\/readiness-isnt-just-about-weapons-and-training-says-four-star\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:13:49","slug":"readiness-isnt-just-about-weapons-and-training-says-four-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/10\/10\/readiness-isnt-just-about-weapons-and-training-says-four-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Readiness isn\u2019t just about weapons and training, says four-star"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Corps and division commanders need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/10\/20\/forces-command-chief-how-the-army-is-gearing-up-for-large-scale-combat\/\" target=\"_blank\">clear battlefield<\/a> and training obstacles for brigades and battalions, something that hasn\u2019t been the norm for decades, according to the head of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2022\/02\/15\/army-launches-first-service-wide-best-squad-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\">Army Forces Command<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gen. Andrew Poppas spoke with Army Times at the Association of the U.S. Army\u2019s annual conference Monday about how the service is coordinating the lowest- to highest-level echelon units to converge on a future battlespace. \u201cYou have the division, corps and theater that have to set the conditions for the success at that fight,\u201d Poppas said. \u201cAnd we didn\u2019t have to do that for the last 20 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the Army isn\u2019t starting from scratch. Poppas noted that in the mid-1990s, the service saw the division as the unit of action, and formations did multi-echelon training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poppas admits that commanders can\u2019t provide more time than what soldiers get now when they head to a training center or on deployment. But they can conduct more relevant, lower-echelon training at the small-unit level at home station. And higher-level staff commands can better coordinate with units in training for large-scale combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army is bringing on cyber, satellite and space capabilities as well as a variety of new weapons systems as it aims to prepare for a potential fight with advanced adversaries. Company, battalion and brigade commanders have access to these tools, but not directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou articulate what effects you want to have,\u201d Poppas said. \u201cA lot of those capabilities are outside the range of lower-echelon units, battalion or even brigade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In planning, those commanders need to tell higher-echelon leaders that they need certain assets and how they need them to accomplish the mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, division and corps commanders need to anticipate when and where brigade commanders might need assistance. 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They can put division tactical operations centers in the field with the units, or simulate multiple manned and virtual units simultaneously at home station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And there are options to keep those command centers linked with units \u201cin the box\u201d at a combat training center, such as the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, California, Poppas said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Division commanders can get the mass of input from brigades running through their training crucible, and simulate other brigades so the center\u2019s staff can get a feel for what it will take to run multiple brigades in a multifront, simultaneous fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key, sometimes overlooked piece of all this puzzle is ensuring units work through real-world challenges such as broken equipment or maintenance delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe formation\u2019s got to be in the field if it\u2019s going to fight,\u201d Poppas said. \u201cThat\u2019s about endurance: How are you going to maintain a formation over time?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poppas pointed to work that Army Materiel Command performs to identify shortages in maintainers for key equipment. Command members then look to get the expertise and materials needed to keep tank or other maintenance- and resource-heavy units in the mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army kicked off a new program in recent years that aligned units with modernization efforts and combatant command requirements. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2022\/03\/31\/army-reviewing-what-types-of-units-the-service-deploys-and-where-they-go\/\" target=\"_blank\">Regionally Aligned Readiness and Modernization Model<\/a> program paired Army units with geographic locations while also lining them up to receive new equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For active units, they have about an eight-month phase of modernization and training before being back in the deployment chute, according to a 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/243828\/army_implementing_rearmm_unit_life_cycle_model\" target=\"_blank\">Army statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poppas sees family involvement as key to attaining and retaining readiness for units. He wants units to take more time to have families meet each other and the leadership in a unit; that way, he argues, families better understand what their soldier is doing and the context behind the demands they face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Engaged leadership is also key, he added. The four-star wants sergeants, lieutenants and captains out at morning physical fitness training. 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