Futures Command Hunts for More Wins

摘要

The U.S. Army's recently created Futures Command achieved full operational capability in July, but improving communications with industry and delivering technologies into the hands of soldiers may be its most buzzed about achievement. There's a common phrase in military circles about building the plane while flying it. That phrase could easily describe Futures Command's efforts to carry on the mission at the same time officials were hiring staff, deciding on a headquarters location, building that headquarters, educating others on the command's mission, and handling myriad other tasks and challenges associated with establishing a brand-new command.