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UNCLASSIFIED
LTG James D. Thurman DCS G-3/5/7
Department of the Army6 January 2010
Army Aviation Symposium and Exposition
Army G-3/5/7
AMERICA’S ARMY:THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION Agenda
• What the Army is Doing• 21st Century Security Environment • Global Commitments & Global Employment• OEF Expansion and Increased Rotational Capacity
• Where the Army is Going• Achieving Balance While at War• Strategic Challenges
• Aviation• Global Demand• Modernization• Unmanned Aircraft Systems• Transformation
• Final Thoughts
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AMERICA’S ARMY:THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION
The combined impact of these trends yields a strategic environment of PersistentConflict: Protracted competition and friction among state, non-state, andindividual actors that use violence to achieve their political and ideological ends.
Global trends will shape the conflicts confronting our Nation
Globalization
PopulationGrowth
Failed or FailingStates
Catastrophic attacks with
globalimplications
Humanitarian crisis drive
destabilizingconditions
Fosters increased instability and extremism
Provide safe havens for extremists -
source of instability
Interdependence with unequal distribution
Inexpensive access &
exploitation
Greater demand -
Fewer resources
Emerging 21st Century Security Environment
Army G-3/5/7
AMERICA’S ARMY:THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION
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Total Commitments: 24 BCTs (17 AC, 7 RC) and 44 BDEs (30 AC, 14 RC)**
- 4 Division HQs- 6 Sustainment BDEs - 6 Combat Aviation BDEs- 5 Engineer / MEB BDEs- 3 MP BDEs - 2 SF Groups- 2 Medical BDEs- 2 Signal BDEs- 1 Fires BDE- 1 BfSB- 1 Civil Affairs BDE- 1 Trans Terminal Group- 1 EOD Group- 254 Transition Teams- Individual Augmentees~78,000 Soldiers
OEF / OIF Supporting Forces
~21,000 Soldiers
CONUS Supporting Forces, Exercise Support,
and other Joint Task Forces
Other Deployed: 1 BCT / 7 BDEs (AC) Committed Not Deployed: 1 BCT / 6 BDEs (4 RC)
Forces Meeting Other Global Commitments
The Army’sGlobal Employment
As of 04 Jan 10
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**Does not include units in RSOI or in deployment / redeployment (currently 10 BCTs / BDEs) and 9K supporting forces in USFK
Global Response ForceQRF / RRF / CDO (CONUS / AK)
2
1AAB
USF-W
218
CCMRF 10.2
63 TAB4
CCMRF 10.1
330 MED
62 MED
11 TAC
1
1 SIG 501 SUS
210 FiB65 MED
2 CAB 35 AD
501 MI
Korea
RSOI
130 FA
MFO
141 MEB
KFOR
OEF Forces: 6 BCTs (1 RC)
USF-I
32
USF-I
155
41
USF-I
HOA / OEF
X (-)
SECFOR
115
USARCENT
HQ
30
USD-B
2
4 1
4
HQ
4
5
RC East
TF PHOENIX
48MBSFA*
4MBSFA*
NTM-A
OIF Forces: 16 BCTs (6 RC)
USD-S
4AAB
HQ
3 AAB
RC South
HQ
34
USD-N
2AAB
1
72/36
173
1AAB
* MBSFA – Modular Brigade Augmented for Security Force Assistance
AgendaArmy G-3/5/7
AMERICA’S ARMY:THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION
OTHER CONUS SUPPORTCONUS VIP (2 X UH-60)Wild Life Fire Support
Army Test and EvaluationHomeland Security SUPPORT
Combat Training Center Rotations1 X AV BDE HQ1 X UH-60 CO
1 X AV BN
CBRNE ConsequenceManagement
Readiness Force2 X CAB HQ2 X GSAB2 X AVIM
Honduras1 X GSAB (-)1 X FW CO (-)
Germany1 X HH-60 CO1 X UH-60 CO
Iraq4 X CAB HQ
1 X UH-60 CO2 X ARB (L)4 X ARB (H)4 X ASLT BN
2 X GSAB3 X ASB
1 X HH-60 CO1 X UH-60 CAC
1 X FW BN HQ (-)1 X AOB
1 X C-23 CO1 X FW CO (-)1 X FW CO (-)1 X TAOG (-)
1 X ATS MAINT CO (-)1 X TF ODIN-I
1 X QRC-1 (ERMP)
Kosovo1 X AV TF HQ
1 X FSMT1 X UH-60 CO (-)
1 X AVUM (-)1 X ARB (H) CO (-)
1 X HQ CO
Djibouti2 X C-12
Kuwait1 X GSAB (-)
1 X UH-60 CAC1 X AVCRAD
1 X MEDEVAC Co (USN)1 X AOB
1 X C-23 CO (-)1 X FW CO (-) C-12
1 X FW CO (-) UC-35
Hawaii/Alaska1 X GSAB
1 X UH-60 CO
Korea1 X CAB
1 X ARB (H)
Aviation Global Demand
Afghanistan2 X CAB HQ
1 X CH-47 CO2 X ARB (L)2 X ARB (H)2 X ASLT BN
3 X GSAB2 X HH-60 CO
1 X FSMT2 X UC-352 X C-12
1 X FW BN HQ (-)1 X TF ODIN-A
1 X CH-47 PLT (aircraft only)
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Army Aviation remains relevant as a critical enabler to achieve global objectives
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Aviation Modernization
The best fleet we can provide the Warfighter now!All photos used in this presentation are provided by the U.S Army, unless otherwise specified
AMERICA’S ARMY:THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION
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FY99
FY00
FY01
FY02
FY03
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
FY12
FY13
FY14
FY15
Multi‐Platform Inventory Hundreds of Flight Hours Flown
Universal Ground Control Shelter (UGCS)
• 926,020 Total Army UAS Hours Flown• 186,400 Hours Flown in FY09• 88% Flown in Combat • 1,716 Unmanned Aircraft Systems• 1,865 Trained Aviation Operators in
RavenShadow
Hunter
IGNAT
Warrior Alpha
Extended Range Multi‐Purpose (ERMP)
Remote Video Terminal (RVT)
Ground Control Shelter (GCS)
One System Ground Control Shelter (OSGCS)
One System Remote Video Terminal (OSRVT)
GMAV
Army G‐3/5/7
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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Army G-3/5/7
AMERICA’S ARMY:THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION Aviation Transformation
Transforming Army Aviation for Full Spectrum Conflict!All photos used in this presentation are provided by the U.S Army, unless otherwise specified
Full Spectrum CAB Design 24 AH64D30 OH58D15HH6012 CH47D38 UH60
M
ASLT
M
ASLT
HHC
GSGSAB
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SPTASB
H
ARARB
L
ARARS
3x10 UH‐608 UH‐6012 CH‐4715 HH‐60
3x8 AH‐64 3x10 OH‐58D
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Army G-3/5/7
AMERICA’S ARMY:THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION Why We Do it!
(Helicopter Landing) ZABUL PROVINCE, Afghanistan—A Coalition Chinook helicopter touches down to offload pallets of food to Afghan citizens in the Zabul province. Coalition forces and the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development have worked closely with organizations like the US Agency for International Development, the World Food Program and the Red Crescent to deliver thousands of tons of food to Afghan citizens in Zabul. (Courtesy photo)
Jeremy J. Biery, a crew chief with Co. D, 2nd Bn., 25th Avn. Rgt., inspects the rotors of a UH‐60 Blackhawk helicopter before a maintenance test flight at Kandahar Airfield.
Army Maj. Michele P. Harper, a pilot with the North Carolina Army National Guard’s 449th Theater Aviation Brigade out of Morrisville, N.C., prepares for takeoff in Iraq. Harper is the only female Black Hawk helicopter pilot in the North Carolina Army National Guard. (Courtesy photo)
Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, a CH‐47 flight engineer assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (LI), was killed in Kunar
Province, Afghanistan May 5, 2006 while conducting combat operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nicole Shuman, Apache attack helicopter pilot, Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Multi‐National Division‐
Baghdad, who hails from Pittsburgh, talks with a fellow crew member before taking off on a
reconnaissance patrol from Camp Taji Oct. 27. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Hunt
November 10, 2008