U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to 1st Platoon, A Company, 40th Engineering Battalion, watches for enemy movement from a staged attack position in an M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle while conducting training maneuvers during the 2016 Army Warfighting Assessment (AWA) 17-1, at Fort Bliss, Tx., Oct. 17, 2016. The AWA was conducted to assess operational effectiveness. (U.S. Army photo by SSG Henry Gundacker) www.dvidshub.net

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Christopher Pearce, assigned to the 7th Army Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany, serves as the lead safety NCO for the squadron live-fire exercise during Agile Spirit 19 (AgS19) near Tbilisi, Georgia, August 4, 2019. AgS19 is a cooperatively led exercise between the Georgian Defense Forces and U.S. Army Europe, designed to support theater security cooperation and training efforts among the 14 allies and partnering nations participating. The exercise is designed to improve joint and multinational readiness, interoperability, mobility and posture of combat credible forces across the European theater specifically in Georgia. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. LaShic Patterson) www.dvidshub.net

A British Soldier, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, holds a security posture while conducting a patrolling evaluation during a course designed to instill the fundamentals of leadership at the tactical level in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, March, 11, 2020. The Soldiers participating in this event are deployed in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

A British Soldier, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, restrains a simulated detainee while conducting a patrolling evaluation during a course designed to instill the fundamentals of leadership at the tactical level in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, March, 11, 2020. The Soldiers participating in this event are deployed in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

A British Soldier, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, listens to instructions given by cadre before conducting a patrolling evaluation during a course designed to instill the fundamentals of leadership at the tactical level in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, March, 11, 2020. The Soldiers participating in this event are deployed in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

A British Soldier, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, builds a terrain model before conducting a patrolling evaluation during a course designed to instill the fundamentals of leadership at the tactical level in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, March, 11, 2020. The Soldiers participating in this event are deployed in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

A Polish Soldier, assigned to the 15th Mechanized Brigade, holds a security posture while conducting a patrolling evaluation during a course designed to instill the fundamentals of leadership at the tactical level in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, March, 11, 2020. The Soldiers participating in this event are deployed in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

A British Soldier, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, restrains a simulated detainee while conducting a patrolling evaluation during a course designed to instill the fundamentals of leadership at the tactical level in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, March, 11, 2020. The Soldiers participating in this event are deployed in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

British Soldiers, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, take a pause after returning from a patrol during a course designed to instill the fundamentals of leadership at the tactical level in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, March, 11, 2020. The Soldiers participating in this event are deployed in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

A British Soldier, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, observes a linear danger area while conducting a patrolling evaluation during a course designed to instill the fundamentals of leadership at the tactical level in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, March, 11, 2020. The Soldiers participating in this event are deployed in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

A British Soldier, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, looks at his fellow Soldiers while conducting a patrolling evaluation during a course designed to instill the fundamentals of leadership at the tactical level in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, March, 11, 2020. The Soldiers participating in this event are deployed in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

Army Staff Sgt. Brandon Wendland, a bridge builder crew member representing the Army National Guard, poses for a photo during a ruck march as part of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 6, 2021, at Fort Knox, Ky. The finalists,12 Soldiers, and 12 NCOs have proven themselves during subordinate competitions throughout the year and will now compete for the titles Soldier of the Year and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Roger Houghton / 177th Armored Brigade)

A Polish Soldier, assigned to the 15th Mechanized Brigade, searches a simulated detainee while conducting a patrolling evaluation during a course designed to instill the fundamentals of leadership at the tactical level in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, March, 11, 2020. The Soldiers participating in this event are deployed in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

A British Soldier, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, holds a security posture while conducting a patrolling evaluation during a course designed to instill the fundamentals of leadership at the tactical level in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, March, 11, 2020. The Soldiers participating in this event are deployed in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

British Soldiers, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, conduct a patrolling evaluation during a course designed to instill the fundamentals of leadership at the tactical level in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, March, 11, 2020. The Soldiers participating in this event are deployed in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

A British Soldier, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, holds a security posture while conducting a patrolling evaluation during a course designed to instill the fundamentals of leadership at the tactical level in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, March, 11, 2020. The Soldiers participating in this event are deployed in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

A British Soldier, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, holds a security posture while conducting a patrolling evaluation during a course designed to instill the fundamentals of leadership at the tactical level in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, March, 11, 2020. The Soldiers participating in this event are deployed in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

A British Soldier, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, observes a linear danger area while conducting a patrolling evaluation during a course designed to instill the fundamentals of leadership at the tactical level in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, March, 11, 2020. The Soldiers participating in this event are deployed in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

British Soldiers, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, prepare to conduct a patrolling evaluation during a course designed to instill the fundamentals of leadership at the tactical level in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, March, 11, 2020. The Soldiers participating in this event are deployed in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

at Fort Irwin, California, August XX, 2020. The 1st SBCT executed NTC rotation 20-09 with the support of additional units from the active duty, U.S. Army Reserves, the U.S. Army National Guard and the United States Air Force. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Daniel Parker)

A British Soldier, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, holds a security posture while conducting a patrolling evaluation during a course designed to instill the fundamentals of leadership at the tactical level in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, March, 11, 2020. The Soldiers participating in this event are deployed in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

A British Soldier, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, attempts to disarm a simulated detainee while conducting a patrolling evaluation during a course designed to instill the fundamentals of leadership at the tactical level in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, March, 11, 2020. The Soldiers participating in this event are deployed in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)

Soldiers competing in the Army’s Best Warrior Competition ruck to a start point after being dropped off by a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Fort Knox, Ky., Oct. 4, 2021. The Best Warrior Competition challenges the Army’s top 24 Soldiers and noncommissioned officers through a series of events including the Army Combat Fitness Test, weapons marksmanship, land navigation and mystery events designed to push a Soldier’s physical and mental readiness to the limit. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mario Hernandez Lopez)

Staff Sgt. Brandon Wendland, a bridge builder crewmember representing the Army National Guard, walks to a lane during the Army’s Best Warrior Competition on Fort Knox, Ky., Oct. 4, 2021. The Best Warrior Competition challenges the Army’s top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers through a series of events including the Army Combat Fitness Test, weapons marksmanship, land navigation and a mystery event designed to push a Soldier’s skills, abilities, Army knowledge as well their physical and mental readiness to the limit. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mario Hernandez Lopez)

Pripadnici 6. hrvatskog kontingenta u NATO aktivnost ojačane prednje prisutnosti u Republici Poljskoj pobjednici su u natjecanju desetina koje je održano u subotu 13. lipnja 2020. | Foto: Cpl. Justin Stafford/eFP BG-POL

Staff Sgt. Brandon Wendland, a bridge builder crewmember representing the Army National Guard, points toward an objective during the Army’s Best Warrior Competition on Fort Knox, Ky., Oct. 4, 2021. The Best Warrior Competition challenges the Army’s top 24 Soldiers and noncommissioned officers through a series of events including the Army Combat Fitness Test, weapons marksmanship, land navigation and mystery events designed to push a Soldier’s physical and mental readiness to the limit. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mario Hernandez Lopez)

Pripadnici 6. hrvatskog kontingenta u NATO aktivnost ojačane prednje prisutnosti u Republici Poljskoj pobjednici su u natjecanju desetina koje je održano u subotu 13. lipnja 2020. | Foto: Cpl. Justin Stafford/eFP BG-POL

A Soldier assigned to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, reads a handout at the 1st SBCT State of the Brigade at Fort Carson, Colorado, July 20, 2020. The 1st SBCT State of the Brigade event served as an opportunity for Col. Ike Sallee, commander, 1st SBCT, 4th Inf. Div., to address Soldiers and family members from across the brigade. Sallee discussed key training events, COVID-19 mitigation measures for the brigade's upcoming rotation to the National Training Center and other important topics of concern to the organization. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Daniel Parker)

Pripadnici 6. hrvatskog kontingenta u NATO aktivnost ojačane prednje prisutnosti u Republici Poljskoj pobjednici su u natjecanju desetina koje je održano u subotu 13. lipnja 2020. | Foto: Cpl. Justin Stafford/eFP BG-POL

Pripadnici 6. hrvatskog kontingenta u NATO aktivnost ojačane prednje prisutnosti u Republici Poljskoj pobjednici su u natjecanju desetina koje je održano u subotu 13. lipnja 2020. | Foto: Cpl. Justin Stafford/eFP BG-POL

Pripadnici 6. hrvatskog kontingenta u NATO aktivnost ojačane prednje prisutnosti u Republici Poljskoj pobjednici su u natjecanju desetina koje je održano u subotu 13. lipnja 2020. | Foto: Cpl. Justin Stafford/eFP BG-POL

Pripadnici 6. hrvatskog kontingenta u NATO aktivnost ojačane prednje prisutnosti u Republici Poljskoj pobjednici su u natjecanju desetina koje je održano u subotu 13. lipnja 2020. | Foto: Cpl. Justin Stafford/eFP BG-POL

Senior leadership from the 80th Training Command and its down-trace units came together to discuss strategic readiness at Fort Lee, Virginia, Nov. 16-18, 2018.

Pvt. Scott einarsen, a cannon crewmember assigned to Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, carries container packing materail items to his section's container prior to load out for 1st SBCT's upcoming rotation to the National Training Center and as part of 1st SBCT's Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise at Fort Carson, Colorado, July 16, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Daniel Parker)

Pripadnici 6. hrvatskog kontingenta u NATO aktivnost ojačane prednje prisutnosti u Republici Poljskoj pobjednici su u natjecanju desetina koje je održano u subotu 13. lipnja 2020. | Foto: Cpl. Justin Stafford/eFP BG-POL

Soldiers of the 7th Personnel Service Battalion, 95th Regiment, 4th Brigade, 94th Training Division, 80th Training Command take over operations as the new CONUS Replacement Center 6 at the Transfer of Authority ceremony held at Fort Bliss, Texas, Dec. 1, 2017.

The 80th Training Command Family Programs created their own version of a Back-to- School Backpack Brigade by enlisting the help of the special staff, including Soldiers from the Staff Judge Advocate and Inspector General sections, to fill backpacks with fun, colorful school supplies for children of military families returning to school this week.

U.S. Army Col. Jason Fryman (left), commander of the Georgia Army National Guard's 78th Aviation Troop Command, salutes during the opening ceremony for exercise Noble Partner 20 in Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, Sept. 7, 2020. Exercise Noble Partner is designed to enhance regional partnerships and increase U.S. force readiness and interoperability in a realistic, multinational training environment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. LaShic Patterson)

U.S. Army Special Operations Soldiers conduct fast rope insertion training aboard a Black Hawk (UH-60) helicopter operated by pilots with the 8-229 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Expeditionary Air Combat Brigade, during Operation Viking at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass., July 18, 2022. Operation Viking is an intense joint task force exercise designed to prepare Soldiers with realistic training simulating deployment of civil affairs units in direct support of contigency operation in Africa.

Training the workforce in the fundamentals of acquisition and program management is little different from training Soldiers in the fundamentals of battle, said Smith: “It’s all about the basics.” Here, a Soldier assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment

prepares to fire an M3 Carl Gustaf 84 mm recoilless rifle during an antitank training course in January in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, in support of NATO’s enhanced forward presence. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin, HQ Multinational Division North East)

An M1A2 main battle tank assigned to 1st Battalion, 35nd Armored Regiment breaches obstacles during AWA 17.1. Active protection systems for main battle tanks are one of several critical capabilities that would be key in any conflict with a military peer like Russia, but they have atrophied in recent years as the Army has faced nonpeer adversaries. The Army is focusing modernization efforts on those capability gaps. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Frederick Poirier, 55th Combat Camera)

Sgt. 1st Class Rodrick W. Brown, of the 80th Training Command, climbed 110 flights of stairs in the 2018 Richmond 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sept. 9 at the Sun Trust Center in Richmond, Virginia. The 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb is a way to honor and remember the New York Fire Department firefighters, police, and Emergency Medical Services who selflessly gave their lives so others might live when the World Trade Center was attacked Sept. 11, 2001.

80th Training Command Army Reserve Soldiers take part in their four-day field training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. Soldiers conduct FTX on a regular basis to stay always combat-ready, capable, and lethal.

FORT BLISS, Texas -- Soldiers from C-Battery 5-5, 69th ADA Bde., Fort Sill, OK, provided security and conducted preventive maintenance checks and services on the Avenger Low Level Air Defense System for the #RovingSands2018 exercise, February 23, 2018 at the 69th ADA tactical operations center. The Avenger system holds missiles for short range air defense and provides mobile protection for ground units against low-flying aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles. -Photos by: Sgt. 1st Class Brian G. Rhodes, 32d AAMDC, Public Affairs.

Pvt. Zachery T. Strother of the 40th Engineering Battalion conducts training maneuvers in an M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle at AWA 17.1 in October 2016 at Fort Bliss, Texas. While NIEs focus on formal testing and evaluation of programs of record, AWAs focus on getting Soldier feedback on new concepts and capabilities with an eye toward reducing acquisition timelines. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Steven Hitchcock, 55th Combat Camera)

A Soldier with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment receives GPS data during Dynamic Front 2019 training in Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 6. Data such as the deflection, quadrant, round type and fuze setting is vital to the success of a fire mission. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. LaShic Patterson, 2nd Cavalry Regiment)

U.S. Special Forces Soldiers conduct a downed-pilot simulation for the AWA 17.1 exercise at Fort Bliss in October 2016. The simulation was conducted using new gear to assess operational effectiveness. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alexander Holmes, 55th Combat Camera)

at Fort Carson, California, September 9, 2020. The 1st SBCT conducted operations in to return vehicles and equipment back to unit motor pools and work areas following National Training Center rotation 20-09. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Daniel Parker)

Army infantrymen assigned to the 1st Armored Division assault an objective during Army Warfighting Assessment (AWA) 17.1 at Fort Bliss, Texas, in October 2016. The Army Rapid Capabilities Office used the AWA, the first in what will be a series of annual events, to gather Soldier feedback on current and emerging electronic warfare and cyber technologies—part of an Armywide push to focus scarce resources where they will give Soldiers a true edge in the fight against a peer adversary. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tianna S. Wilson, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

at Fort Irwin, California, August XX, 2020. The 1st SBCT executed NTC rotation 20-09 with the support of additional units from the active duty, U.S. Army Reserves, the U.S. Army National Guard and the United States Air Force. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Daniel Parker)