The Army seems to believe the gods of jointness help those who help themselves.
The 56th Artillery Command and 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force, both under U.S. Army Europe and Africa, are being combined, Gen. Christopher Donahue said Wednesday.
Artillery is good. MDTFs seem like Navy-friendly units to leverage funding for long range ground fire if the Air Force is too busy to support the Army in combat. I concede coastal defense artillery has a long history in the Army. But this from the article shows how long-range ground fires can hit the Russians before the Air Force is ready to intervene:
For U.S. and NATO ground forces, the heart of deterrence efforts centers around the Baltics, he said. Donahue said allies face “arguably the best A2-AD bubble in the world” there, referring to Russian anti-access and area denial capabilities in its exclave of Kaliningrad.
Indeed. Long-range Army fires will be able to hit the air defenses and anti-ship missiles in Kaliningrad to help the other services dogpile on the isolated but dangerous Russians. And yeah, the Baltic region is NATO's main front.
Meanwhile in the Pacific, the Army will establish Multi-Domain Commands under a major general to control Multi-Domain Task Forces in INDOPACOM. Two other commands--in Europe and a reserve--will follow.
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NOTE: Photograph from the article.
