{"id":48859,"date":"2026-05-15T22:25:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T22:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/15\/us-armys-7th-infantry-division-1st-mdtf-to-merge-as-multi-domain-command-pacific\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:25:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:25:01","slug":"us-armys-7th-infantry-division-1st-mdtf-to-merge-as-multi-domain-command-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2026\/05\/15\/us-armys-7th-infantry-division-1st-mdtf-to-merge-as-multi-domain-command-pacific\/","title":{"rendered":"US Army\u2019s 7th Infantry Division, 1st MDTF to merge as Multi-Domain Command-Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HONOLULU \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/05\/13\/role-of-indo-pacific-air-defenders-has-evolved-dramatically-us-army-commander-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/05\/13\/role-of-indo-pacific-air-defenders-has-evolved-dramatically-us-army-commander-says\/\">U.S. Army<\/a> is continuing to tweak its formations to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2026\/05\/04\/interview-gen-ronald-clark-us-army-pacific-commander\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2026\/05\/04\/interview-gen-ronald-clark-us-army-pacific-commander\/\">position the service for success<\/a> in future fights, with the latest move the establishment of the Multi-Domain Command-Pacific, or MDC-PAC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new two-star command will combine the 7th Infantry Division and the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force, Army leaders announced during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/05\/13\/role-of-indo-pacific-air-defenders-has-evolved-dramatically-us-army-commander-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/05\/13\/role-of-indo-pacific-air-defenders-has-evolved-dramatically-us-army-commander-says\/\">2026 Land Forces of the Pacific Symposium and Exposition<\/a> in Hawaii. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to reporters at the symposium, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2026\/05\/15\/us-army-to-receive-thousands-of-barracuda-500m-cruise-missiles-in-anduril-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2026\/05\/15\/us-army-to-receive-thousands-of-barracuda-500m-cruise-missiles-in-anduril-deal\/\">U.S. Army Lt. 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Matthew McFarlane<\/a>, commanding general of I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, where the merging units are headquartered, lauded the change as a forward-looking departure from the days \u201cwhen we\u2019ve waited till all the equipment was produced and [then] created the formations.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe made the formations to test and integrate the equipment, and we\u2019re adjusting,\u201d McFarlane said. \u201cWe\u2019re keeping an agile posture with making organizational changes.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While McFarlane acknowledged the Army is still working through organizational details, he did note that the command would merge the 7th ID\u2019s two Stryker brigades and a combat aviation brigade with a multidomain task force \u2014 or \u201cforces,\u201d he said \u2014 to share fires, space, electronic warfare, cyber and intelligence capabilities with other commands and services throughout the Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the transition, which is slated to begin in mid-June, soldiers with the 1st MDTF will \u201cre-patch\u201d into the 7th ID. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The timing of the move, McFarlane added, is reflective of Corps-level successes during recent exercises and war games that replicated what a two-star merger might look like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have opportunities to make sure we\u2019ve got the right mix of capabilities with a two-star command,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Stryker brigades obviously provide security on the ground, so it really becomes long-range sense and strike division. &#8230; That\u2019s important because [this command\u2019s] effects can range the entire joint operational area versus just a corps-level battlespace. That\u2019s exciting for the Army.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The establishment of the far-reaching MDC-PAC, meanwhile, comes as Army leaders continue to hammer home the importance of Indo-Pacific collaboration to curtail emerging threats out of China and North Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at LANPAC, Brig. Gen. William Parker, commander of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/94thaamdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command<\/a>, acknowledged that the U.S. military \u201ccan\u2019t do any of what we do today without allies and partners.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe don\u2019t fight alone, and we haven\u2019t fought alone for a long time,\u201d he said. \u201cOur partners help us protect our critical assets and critical formations that we have within this theater.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Days before the start of the symposium, the U.S. military wrapped up the 41st iteration of Exercise Balikatan, the largest annual bilateral exercise between U.S. and Philippine militaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s 19-day exercise was also joined by Australia, Japan, New Zealand, France and Canada, the latter four of which put troops on the ground for the first time as part of the exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBalikatan 2026 marked a strategic evolution from a bilateral exercise to a full-scale, multinational mission rehearsal for the defense of the Philippines,\u201d U.S. Navy Adm. 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