Force of the Future road show

Defense Secretary Ash Carter plans to visit U.S. military installations in New York, Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois this week to highlight his new Force of the Future personnel reform initiative.

"The initiative seeks to ensure that the department continues to recruit, train and retain the very best talent America has to offer," according to a Pentagon statement. "At five stops in four states over three days the secretary will meet with service members at critical stages of their careers. He will also see a range of installations preparing and training our warfighters of the future."

Carter will begin his journey June 21 at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he will speak at the closing ceremony for the 2016 Warrior Games.

On June 22 he will visit Army ROTC cadets during their advance camp at Fort Knox, KY, before flying to the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, IN, where he will meet with Navy officials and Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN).

Carter will then travel to Chicago on June 23 where he will swear in recent recruits and witness graduates from Naval Station Great Lakes engage in their capstone event, Battle Stations 21.