DOD debates possibilities for new Joint Futures Command; Milley lends horsepower

By Tony Bertuca / April 7, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Inside the Pentagon, a small team of experts is preparing to brief Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on options for addressing the future of warfare amid rapid technological change, which could lead to the creation of a new “Joint Futures Command.” However, Maj. Gen. Patrick Gaydon, who is leading the Joint Staff’s “joint futures cross-functional team,” told Inside Defense in an interview that the creation of a new command, which would...

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