Army's 3rd MDTF will stand up long-range fires battalion over next 12-18 months

By Dan Schere / March 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The Army's 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force will stand up its long-range fires battalion over the next 12 to 18 months, as part of a "sizeable amount of growth" for the task force, its commander said today. The 3rd MDTF was activated in September 2022 to support U.S. Army Pacific as a component of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The task force is currently “split-based” at Ft. Shafter, HI and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, and will have a total of 2,000 soldiers across...

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