Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks is travelling to Texas where she will visit Army Futures Command (AFC) and meet with Commanding General, John M. “Mike” Murray and personnel from AFC for an overview of their mission. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, AFC has over 26,000 personnel around the world assigned to the organization. Army Futures Command leads the persistent modernization of the Army in order to provide future warfighters with the concepts, capabilities, and organizational designs needed to dominate a future battlefield. AFC integrates on a daily basis with entrepreneurs, scientists, and businesses to harness the entrepreneurial spirit of accepting the risk of failure early and cheaply in order to create the best solution for our soldiers.
Deputy Secretary Hicks will also travel to Killeen, Texas, where she will get a chance to meet with soldiers and leaders at Fort Hood – home of the U.S. Army’s III Armored Corps.