U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville observes the modifications of a Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle during Warfighter 23-4 at Fort Hood, Texas, April 20, 2023. Warfighter 23-4 is a Department of Defense directed multi-echelon, multi-national exercise with III Armored Corps, 1st Armored Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, 36th Engineer Brigade, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, and 89th Military Police Brigade participating as primary training units. The exercise is designed to enhance lethality, readiness, and allied interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Luis Santiago)
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U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville stands with the leaders of the 3rd (United Kingdom) Division during Warfighter 23-4 at Fort Hood, Texas, April 20, 2023. Warfighter 23-4 is a Department of Defense directed multi-echelon, multi-national exercise with III Armored Corps, 1st Armored Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, 36th Engineer Brigade, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, and 89th Military Police Brigade participating as primary training units. The exercise is designed to enhance lethality, readiness, and allied interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Luis Santiago)
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U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville speaks with media during his visit to the 3rd (United Kingdom) Division training site for the Warfighter Exercise 23-4, April 20, 2023, at Fort Hood, Texas. WFX 23-4 is a Department of Defense directed multi-echelon, multi-national exercise with III Armored Corps, 1st Armored Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, 36th Engineer Brigade, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, and 89th Military Police Brigade participating as primary training units. WFX 23-4 is designed to enhance lethality, readiness, and allied interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Luis Santiago)
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U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville recognizes the hard work and dedication of the leaders of the 3rd (United Kingdom) Division and servicemembers from other NATO countries during Warfighter 23-4 at Fort Hood, Texas, April 20, 2023. Warfighter 23-4 is a Department of Defense directed multi-echelon, multi-national exercise with III Armored Corps, 1st Armored Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, 36th Engineer Brigade, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, and 89th Military Police Brigade participating as primary training units. The exercise is designed to enhance lethality, readiness, and allied interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Luis Santiago)
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FORT HOOD, Texas — U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville visited leaders and Soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, April 20, 2023, to tour the multinational exercise Warfighter 23-4.
Warfighter 23-4 simulates large-scale combat operations and involves tens of thousands of troops from across the globe, with the goal of enhancing lethality, allied partnerships, and interoperability. The exercise is designed to test the III Armored Corps’ ability to project combat power, and includes units from the 1st Armored Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 13th Armored Corps Sustainment Command, 36th Engineer Brigade, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, and 89th Military Police Brigade, alongside NATO allies.
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U.S. Army Maj. Jeremy Flake (right) along with leaders from the 1st Cavalry Division and 3rd (United Kingdom) Division review map for movement rehearsal during the Warfighter Exercise 23-4 at Fort Hood, Texas, April 18, 2023. WFX 23-4 is a Department of Defense directed multi-echelon, multi-national exercise with III Armored Corps, 1st Armored Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, 36th Engineer Brigade, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, and 89th Military Police Brigade participating as primary training units. WFX 23-4 is designed to enhance lethality, readiness, and allied interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. LaShic Patterson)
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3rd (United Kingdom) Division Soldiers inspect a FV510 Warrior Infantry Section Vehicle during the Warfighter Exercise 23-4 at Fort Hood, Texas, April 18, 2023. WFX 23-4 is a Department of Defense directed multi-echelon, multi-national exercise with III Armored Corps, 1st Armored Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, 36th Engineer Brigade, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, and 89th Military Police Brigade participating as primary training units. WFX 23-4 is designed to enhance lethality, readiness, and allied interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Luis Santiago)
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“We spent the last 20-plus years doing counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, and irregular warfare,” McConville said. “We're at an inflection point, and we believe the next battle—and that was seen unfold in Ukraine — is going to be large scale combat operations.”
During his visit, McConville recognized participating units within the III Armored Corps, the 1st Cavalry Division, and 3rd (United Kingdom) Division, for their professionalism and outstanding performance.
“I would say the trust between our two nations, our two militaries, and two armies is unparalleled,” said U.K. Maj. Gen. James Martin, commanding general, 3rd U.K. Div.
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steve Mathiew, a signal support system noncommissioned officer, III Armored Corps, operates the Mounted Assured, Positioning, Navigation, and Timing System during the Warfighter Exercise 23-4 on Fort Hood, Texas, April 18, 2023. Mathiew is utilizing the MAPS to assist with a vehicle movement rehearsal between 3rd (United Kingdom) Division Soldiers and 3d Cavalry Regiment. Warfighter 23-4 is a Department of Defense directed multi-echelon exercise with III Armored Corps, 1st Armored Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, 36th Engineer Brigade, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, and 89th Military Police Brigade participating as primary training units. Warfighter 23-4 is designed to enhance lethality, readiness, and joint interoperability through NATO participation. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brahim Douglas)
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U.S. Army Sgt. Jesus Ramirez, assigned to the III Armored Corps, performs traffic stop duties as the corps jumps the tactical operations center—a terming meaning a short-notice move of the TAC to a position of advantage as the battlefield changes—during Warfighter 23-4 at Fort Hood, Texas, April 22, 2023. The TAC serves as the unit's close-in command and control hub, assisting the commander in synchronizing operations. Warfighter 23-4 is a Department of Defense directed multi-echelon, multi-national exercise with III Armored Corps, 1st Armored Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, 36th Engineer Brigade, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, and 89th Military Police Brigade participating as primary training units. The exercise is designed to enhance lethality, readiness, and allied interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. LaShic Patterson)
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U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Sean Davis, commanding general,13th Armored Corps Sustainment Command, answers the final questions during a media scenario for Warfighter 23-4 at Fort Hood, Texas, April 21, 2023. Media scenarios train Army leaders and Soldiers on how to engage and interact with the media to provide operational updates in a deployed environment. Warfighter 23-4 is a Department of Defense directed multi-echelon exercise with III Armored Corps, 1st Armored Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, 36th Engineer Brigade, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, and 89th Military Police Brigade participating as primary training units, to include NATO Allied countries such as the 3rd (United Kingdom) Division. Warfighter 23-4 is designed to enhance lethality, readiness, and allied interoperability through NATO participation. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Brahim Douglas)
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Roughly 1,500 soldiers and 400 vehicles from the 3rd U.K. Div. came to support the exercise.
The exercise has been building for over a year, with the III Armored Corps conducting three command post exercises leading up to the two-week long exercise.
“The warfighter has been going great,” said Brig. Gen. Sean P. Davis, commanding general, 13th ACSC, at the midway point of the warfighter April 21. “We have the challenge of sustaining III Armored Corps in large scale combat operations, and we have seen tremendous growth in our people throughout the exercise.”
Warfighter 23-4 provides a simulated scenario to the multinational force, replete with a multitude of modernized challenges that require innovative solutions before III Armored Corps, known as “America’s Hammer,” is certified to lead formations in large-scale combat operations.
For more information or for media on Warfighter 23-4, visit the feature page at here.
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