Army news service (June 15, 2006): Army names Future Force Integration director.FORT BLISS Fort Bliss, U.S. army post, 1,122,500 acres (454,300 hectares), W Tex., E of El Paso; est. 1849 and named for Col. William Bliss, Gen. Zachary Taylor's adjutant in the Mexican War. Originally strategically located near the only ice-free pass through the Rocky Mts. , Texas -- Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker General Peter J. Schoomaker (b. February 12, 1946) was the 35th Chief of Staff of the United States Army, serving from August 1, 2003 to April 10, 2007, when the Army announced he would be replaced by General George Casey; Schoomaker will retire from the Army for the second time announced on June 9 the selection of Brig. Gen. James L. Terry as the Future Force Integration director, Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC ARCIC Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission ARCIC Army Capabilities Integration Center (US Army) ARCIC Accident Rehabilitation & Compensation Insurance Corporation (New Zealand) ), at Ft. Bliss, Texas. Terry is currently serving in Afghanistan as deputy commanding general for the 10th Mountain Division (Light) and deputy commanding general for Combined Joint Task Force-76. "Brig. Gen. Terry possesses a unique background, including prior experience at the Training and Army Doctrine Command, Joint Forces Command, and most recently as deputy commanding general for the 10th Mountain Division and Combined Joint Task Force-76 in Afghanistan," said Lt. Gen. Mark Curran, director for the Army Capabilities Integration Center. "That experience makes him superbly qualified to lead the Future Force Integration Directorate as the Army continues the development of the FCS FCS - Frame Check Sequence program." The Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC) is the Army's leader in the identification, design, development, and synchronization of capabilities into the Modular Force, both current and future, bringing together all Army as well as joint, interagency in·ter·a·gen·cy adj. Involving or representing two or more agencies, especially government agencies. , multinational, and other partners to manage rapid change. Its measure of success is a campaign-quality Army with joint and expeditionary ex·pe·di·tion·ar·y adj. 1. Relating to or constituting an expedition. 2. Sent on or designed for military operations abroad: the French expeditionary force in Indochina. Adj. 1. capabilities. For more information on the ARCIC, visit the center's Web site at <http://www.arcic.army.mil/>. |
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