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Gen. James Rainey

Gen. James E. Rainey, U.S. Army Futures Command, commanding general, delivers a presentation on “The Close Combat Imperative” during the first day of the annual Maneuver Warfighter Conference, Sept. 9, 2025, in Marshall Auditorium at Fort Benning, Georgia. The annual Maneuver Warfighter Conference gathers U.S. Army senior leaders and subject-matter experts from across the globe to discuss the way forward for maneuver forces. (U.S. Army photo by Daniel Marble)

One thing Gen. Rainey says he left unaccomplished as he retires

Rainey will retire next week as Army Futures Command merges with Training and Doctrine Command on Oct. 1. 
Sep 26, 2025 By Billy Mitchell
U.S. Army Soldiers experiment with new Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing/Space equipment during the Army’s 2021 Positioning, Navigation and Timing Assessment Exercise at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. (U.S. Army photo by Austin Thomas, Army Futures Command)

Army Futures Command considering ‘repurposed’ CFT for space-based, deep sensing

The Army is considering transforming the mission of its Assured Positioning, Navigating and Timing/Space cross-functional team.
Oct 9, 2023 By Mikayla Easley
U.S. soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Signal Corps conduct war simulation training Oct. 5, 2022, during Project Convergence 22 at Camp Pendleton, California. During PC22 many systems were slated to be tested to determine how future command-and-control capabilities can be integrated with all service and multinational partners. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thiem Huynh)

Software will be ‘most critical capability’ in future fights against advanced foes: senior Army official

The Army is looking to bake in software from the beginning of programs, including a new network design where divisions — not brigades — are the main…
Jun 1, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau
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A forward observer with the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division uses Integrated Tactical Network components during a live-fire exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, in January, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Justin Eimers, PEO C3T Public Affairs)

Army looking to accelerate C2 on the move

The Army is imploring industry to help devise solutions to allow units to do command-and-control on the battlefield without having to stop.
May 26, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau
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