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AUSA Panel Discussion: Ready Now9 October 2017

General Robert B. “Abe” Abrams

Commanding General

U.S. Army Forces Command

Caveat: Limited Distribution

Not releasable without consent of the FORSCOM Commanding General

Contemporary Military Forum #5:

Army Total Force

Readiness and Lethality Focused09 October 2018

CSM Michael A. Grinston

Command Sergeant Major

U.S. Army Forces Command

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Army Total Force – Readiness and Lethality Focused

CSM Daniel T. Hendrex3rd Infantry Division

CSM John F. SampaUS Army National Guard

CSM Ted L. CopelandUS Army Reserve CSM

CSM James R. GordonIndiana ARNG

CSM Richard R. Anderson377th TSC

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CMF Panel #5

Army Total Force: Readiness and Lethality Focused

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Army Total Force – Readiness and Lethality Focused• A Million Soldier Volunteer Army

• Army Total Force Policy

• Focused on Soldiers

• Invested in Training

• Leveraging Strengths to

Address Challenges

“It takes a team” Teamwork

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GANG-3ID-48th IBCT

“Associated Unit Pilot”

FY 19FY 18FY 17FY 16

JRTCSTART XCTC OFS

Geography Matters• FSGA/HAAF/GANG Resources

• JRSOI

Similar Readiness Goals• Division HQ

• NCOES

Relationships• TF 51

• SC EAC

One State/One TAG

OFS P-MOB

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Army Total Force – Readiness and Lethality Focused

The Army National Guard

“ALWAYS READY”

“ALWAYS THERE”

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United States Army Reserve

Increasing Readiness and Lethality

▪ Ready Force X (focused units) – Forcing function to see

ourselves.

▪ Leadership Cultural Change - Using our limited time how do we

reach medical readiness, train individual Soldiers skills, unit

collective skills and PME.

▪ Leadership knowledge and skills – Admin and Training

management, authority and responsibilities. Multi-tasking

▪ Expectation management - Reality, what can be accomplished,

setting attainable goals.

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• Deployments / Exercises

• Pacific Pathways

• Individual Soldier Readiness

• Unit Readiness

Indiana NG“It takes a team”

Unclassified FORSCOM

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Building Capability, Combat Readiness, and Lethality in Sustainment Units

“Culture Change, Total Force Integration, and Sustainable Readiness”

Combat Training Centers

Total Force Integration

Building Readiness While Deployed

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AUSA Panel Discussion: Ready Now9 October 2017

General Robert B. “Abe” Abrams

Commanding General

U.S. Army Forces Command

Caveat: Limited Distribution

Not releasable without consent of the FORSCOM Commanding General

Contemporary Military Forum #5:

Army Total Force

Readiness and Lethality Focused09 October 2018

CSM Michael A. Grinston

Command Sergeant Major

U.S. Army Forces Command

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