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Army

After Nine Months, Army Nominates New Leader For Futures Command

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, September 7th, 2022

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After Nine Months, Army Nominates New Leader For Futures Command

Lt. Gen. James Rainey, deputy chief of staff Army G-3/5/7, and nominee to be the next commanding general of Army Futures Command. Photo by Jose Rodriguez, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence

The Army has nominated Lt. Gen. James Rainey, the service’s deputy chief of staff for operations, and training, to be the next leader of the modernization-focused Army Futures Command (AFC). Army Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo confirmed the news on Wednesday, which arrives nine months after Futures Commands’ first leader retired from the service. “[Army] Secretary [Christine] Wormuth and the entire Army team has been fully behind getting that new commander of AFC as soon as we possibly can. And I…

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