A delegation from the Royal Thai Army visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. recently to learn more about the Stryker Combat Vehicle platform.

Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield recently attended 3rd Infantry Division Day at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Ga.

FORSCOM in the news

Training with partners

7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment -- Sgt. Ryan Furlong, radio operator maintainer, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, demonstrates to Polish soldiers how to disassemble a lightweight Very High Frequency communication antenna at Zagan, Poland, Mar. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Geiger)

PaYS programThe U.S. Army Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) program guarantees Soldiers a job interview and possible employment after transitioning from the Army. The PaYS program provides America’s youth with the unique opportunity to simultaneously serve their country and prepare for their future.

FORSCOM Soldier-culinarians recently competed in the 42nd Military Culinary Arts Competition Training Event at Fort Lee, Va., earning a combined 60 medals.

The U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command recently kicked off its new Soldier Readiness Improvement Initiative with an event in Richmond, Va.

The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, recently uncased the brigade colors in a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Buehring, Kuwait.

FRONTLINEU.S. Army Forces Command

March 24, 2017 | Volume VII, Issue 12

“Recent misconduct on social media has deeply affected our military community. We expect leaders and influencers from the squad level up to talk about and demonstrate what respect looks like at work, at home, and online.”

– Army Senior leaders Mar. 17, 2017

Washington, DC

Senior Leaders ‘Think, Type, Post’

On Point

Army End Strength IncreaseThe National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017 increases the Army end strength to 1.018 million Soldiers, a net gain of 28,000 Soldiers in this FY by Sept. 30, 2017. Across the force, the active component end strength authorization increased to 476,000 (16,000), Army National Guard increased to 343,000 (8,000), and the Army Reserve increased to 199,000 (4,000). The increased end strength of the Army will enable it to better meet the challenges of an ever-uncertain security environment but must be balanced against the readiness of the Total Force.

FORSCOM Public Affairs

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- U.S. Army Forces Com-mand announced the selection of Command Sergeant Major Michael A. Grinston, I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., command sergeant major as the next command sergeant major for U.S. Army Forces Command. He will join the FORSCOM leadership team later this year. Forces Command’s Command Sergeant Major Scott C. Schroeder plans to retire this Fall with over 34 years of U.S. Army service and a highly distinguished military career.

“Command Sergeant Major Scott Schroeder personifies the highest standards of the Army Non-Commissioned Officer Corps,” said Gen. Robert B. “Abe” Abrams, the commanding gen-eral of U.S. Army Forces Command. “Through-out his career, including multiple combat tours, Command Sergeant Major Schroeder has led

by outstanding personal example from the front and ensured his troops had the very best train-ing and leadership. His leadership emphasis on personally knowing your Soldiers and their Fami-lies, achieving unit excellence, mentoring and coaching represent the best of this time-honored corps, rightfully known as ‘The Backbone of the Army.’”

“Command Sergeant Major Grinston will be an outstanding addition to the Forces Command leadership team,” Abrams said. “Command Ser-geant Major Grinston’s 29 years of proud Army service at every level and on multiple combat de-ployments, has prepared him well for the respon-sibilities of his new position. He is the exact right senior NCO to carry forward Forces Command’s vital focus on Readiness, our Total Army Force, and our Soldiers and Army Families.”

Command Sergeants Major Scott C. Schroeder, U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) senior enlisted advisor (foreground), and Michael A. Grinston, I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Wash. command sergeant major, talk with Soldiers, Oct. 16, 2016 at JBLM. Grinston has been selected to replace Schroeder, who is retiring later this year after 34 years of service, at FORSCOM headquarters. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Dominique)

Next FORSCOM command sergeant major named

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Above Soldiers from 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, secure a Bradley Fighting Vehicle to a rail car at Fort Stewart, Ga., Mar. 7, 2017, for shipment to Fort Irwin, Calif. for an upcoming rotation at the National Training Center. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Randy Ready)

Left Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, use a rooftop as an observation post in Mosul Iraq, Mar. 7, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Manne)

Right Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade, attach a load to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during sling load training at Biggs Army Airfield, Texas, Mar. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Wendy Brown)

Left Troopers from the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment prepare a simulated casualty for evacuation after securing a helicopter landing zone during an air assault raid at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 28, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Austin Anyzeski)

Above Sgt. 1st Class Michael Bogle, an enlisted aide with 10th Mountain Division, prepares a cold plate dessert during the 42nd Annual Military Culinary Arts Competition and Training Event held, Mar. 6, 2017, at Fort Lee, Va. (U.S. Army photo by Stefanie Antosh)