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The United States Army Futures and Concepts Command (FCC) is located on Fort Eustis, Virginia, as a subordinate unit of the U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command (T2COM). FCC is tasked with testing management and establishing requirements for the Army's materiel, systems, training, and doctrine.[3]
On 1 October 2003, the U.S. ArmyFutures Center (FC), aka TRADOC Futures Center (FC), was established as a subordinate unit to the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).[4]
The Futures Center consisted of five directorates and a forward operating element:[5]
In February 2006, U.S. Army Futures Center was redesignated U.S. Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC), with headquarters at Fort Monroe, Virginia.[4][6] ARCIC had a lead role in integrating the BCT modernization program into the army.[6]
The ARCIC was organized as three directorates and one command:
Joint Modernization Command aka JMC (known as the Brigade Modernization Command, or BMC, from 2006 to 2017)
On 1 July 2018, the U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC) was established, consolidating units that performed future development.[7]
The transition from TRADOC to AFC took place ceremonially on 7 December 2018, at Fort Eustis, Virginia. It saw a reflagging of the center, and repatching of the commander and command sergeant major.[8] At that time, ARCIC was redesignated U.S. ArmyFutures and Concepts Center (FCC).[4][8]
The Futures and Concepts Center consisted of:[9][10][11]
Joint Modernization Command (JMC)
In October 2025, the Army established the Transformation and Training Command (T2COM), consolidating the Army Futures Command with Training and Doctrine Command.[12]
Accordingly, the Futures and Concepts Center became the Futures and Concepts Command (FCC). The FCC transferred from Army Futures Command to the Transformation and Training Command.[12] The FCC also received several units including: the Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), the Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC), and the Transformation Decision Analysis Center (TDAC).[13] The DEVCOM Analysis Center (DAC) and The Research and Analysis Center (TRAC) have transitioned into the Transformation Decision Analysis Center (TDAC).[14][15]
A new addition to the FCC organization is the nine Future Capability Directorates (FCDs). These are responsible for driving functional transformation by informing concepts, requirements, and experimentations. Combining what were previously the Capability Development Integration Directorates (CDIDs) and Cross-functional teams (CFTs), this new FCD structure improves unity of command and effort by eliminating redundant programs.
The Futures and Concepts Command consists of:[13]
Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM)
Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC)Joint Modernization Command (JMC)
75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command (75th USARIC)The blacksmithing hammer stands for the command's motto, FORGING THE VISION[sic] (...).
November 29, 2018 (___enter___); ARCIC to Transition From TRADOC to AFC (___enter___); FORT EUSITIS, Va. – A (...) ceremony is scheduled to take place here [on] December 7, (...) transition[ing] [the] authority of U.S. Army Capabilities Integration Center from U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command to U.S. Army Futures Command. ARCIC will be re-designated as the Futures and Concepts Directorate but will remain here [at Fort Eustis, VA]. (___enter___); (...) (___enter___); ARCIC was established as the Futures Center on October 1, 2003, and assigned to TRADOC. In February 2006, the Futures Center was re-designated as ARCIC. ARCIC is responsible for the development of the future Army, ensuring force requirements and capabilities needed to meet future national security challenges are identified and integrated across the Army and the joint force. (___enter___); (...)"; in full: "November 29, 2018 (___enter___); ARCIC to Transition From TRADOC to AFC (___enter___); FORT EUSITIS, Va. – A historic ceremony is scheduled to take place here December 7, at 10:30 a.m., signifying the transition of authority of U.S. Army Capabilities Integration Center from U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command to U.S. Army Futures Command. ARCIC will be re-designated as the Futures and Concepts Directorate but will remain here. (___enter___); Gen. Stephen Townsend, TRADOC commanding general, will host the ceremony, and will be joined by Gen. John Murray, AFC commanding general, and Lt. Gen. Eric Wesley, ARCIC director. (___enter___); ARCIC was established as the Futures Center on October 1, 2003, and assigned to TRADOC. In February 2006, the Futures Center was re-designated as ARCIC. ARCIC is responsible for the development of the future Army, ensuring force requirements and capabilities needed to meet future national security challenges are identified and integrated across the Army and the joint force. (___enter___); (...)
1-1. Purpose. This regulation is TRADOC's capstone document that defines and delineates organizations, functions, and responsibilities for the headquarters (HQ) staff and subordinate organizations. (___enter___); 4-2. Organization of TRADOC FC. The TRADOC FC consists of five directorates and a forward operating element (see fig 4-1, below). The directorates include: Concept Development and Experimentation; Capabilities Developments; Requirements Integration; Architecture Integration and Management; and, International Army Programs. The forward operating element is Futures Center (Forward), which is a liaison office located in the National Capital Region.
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Feb. 22, 2006) – The Secretary of the Army signed a General Order Feb. 15, to roll out the Army's organization responsible for integrating Future Combat[sic] (.) (___enter___); Systems capabilities into the force as soon as practical. (___enter___); The Army Capabilities Integration Center, or ARCIC, was formed from the resources and organization of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Futures Center. (___enter___); With the new name and new mission, the ARCIC will be the lead Army agency for coordinating how best to integrate warfighting capabilities into the force and among the military services and with other agencies. (___enter___); "We are retaining the complete mission set from the Futures Center and adding the tremendous responsibility for integrating capabilities into the modular force," said Lt. Gen. J. Mark Curran at a media roundtable Feb. 16 during the Winter Association of the United States Army conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Curran, formerly director of the Futures Center, will serve as the ARCIC's director. (___enter___); "This integration goes beyond materiel items and includes all DOTMLPF [doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leader development, personnel(,) and facilities][sic] domains," Curran said. "We must work the synchronization and coordination of agencies across the Army and the Joint community to ensure we accelerate inserting capabilities into the modular force, when these are ready, to meet an essential need." (___enter___); The ARCIC's responsibilities will include the Future Combat Systems, the modernization program for the Army to move from the current force to the future force. The program provides Soldiers with leading-edge technologies to improve their capabilities in fighting the enemy in complex environments. (___enter___); "Our role in inserting [Future Combat Systems][sic] capabilities into the force when ready is critical to enabling the Army to evolve rapidly while engaged in this long war," Curran said. "The Future Combat Systems program is the fastest, surest way to modernize the Army." (___enter___); The ARCIC's work will pave the way for brigade combat teams to use Future Combat Systems technologies, according to Army senior leaders. It will provide impetus and direction from concept to capability development for full spectrum operations, as well as shape the future for the next generation of Soldiers. (___enter___); The ARCIC, through the TRADOC commanding general, will be responsible to the Army Secretary and Army Chief of Staff. It will be headquartered at Fort Monroe, Va., with a forward element in Arlington, Va. The National Capitol Region office will be responsible for working with the Army Staff, Joint Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense(,) and other agencies. (___enter___); "The ARCIC is responsible for integrating and synchronizing the activities of many separate agencies and Headquarters Department of the Army elements," said Col. Rickey Smith, director of the ARCIC-Forward. "Currently, many segments of our Army individually provide pieces of the overall DOTMLPF composite picture. The ARCIC will lead in determining if the right force-capability requirements are being worked, or whether we are closing the gaps needed to support our Soldiers and leaders for today's and tomorrow's requirements." (___enter___); This represents a significant change in how the Army does business, Smith said. (___enter___); "The ARCIC represents a real, tangible shift," he said. "Here are two examples. In the very near future, the Army will establish an Evaluation Brigade Combat Team for the purpose of evaluating and testing FCS technologies in order to spin them out to the modular force. The ARCIC will have the key role in determining what the EBCT tests, and determining whether these technologies meet the requirements. (___enter___); "The ARCIC will also serve as the Soldier's representative, ensuring that requirements are being met," he said. (___enter___); Since wargaming, concept development(,) and experimentation across DoD have implications for the fielding of needed capabilities to the current and future Joint force commander, "The ARCIC is a permanent organization designed to serve as the coordinating agent among all stakeholders involved in the force-capability requirements process, including requirements identification and integration," Smith said. (___enter___); "The ARCIC will stay engaged at all levels to ensure integrated current and future force developments are considered in the sister services, Joint Staff and Army acquisition and budget decisions," Smith said. "Decisions that affect Army capabilities now and in the future will cause us to re-examine our operational concepts and shift our priorities and resources accordingly." (___enter___); (Editor's note: Information provided by the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Public Affairs Office.)
FCC Directorates (___enter___); Directorate of Concepts (DoC) (___enter___); DoC informs forward-focused Army concepts to design the Army of 2040 and produces the future Army Operating Concept. DoC represents the Army in the development of Joint Warfighting Concepts which describe how the Joint Force will operate in the Future Operating Environment. (___enter___); Futures Integration Directorate (FID) (___enter___); FID supports the transformation of the Army by identifying, synchronizing(,) and prioritizing requirements for AFC and the Army processes. FID identifies and documents Army capability gaps, analyzes and integrates emerging material requirements, and synchronizes material solution resources to support the Army's capability development community of practice in delivering materiel solutions to achieve overmatch for the Army of 2030 and the future Army of 2040.
DEVCOM is a subordinate command of Futures and Concepts Command(.) ... MRDC is a subordinate command of Futures and Concepts Command(.) ... The TDAC (...) operat[es] under the Future[s] [and] Concepts Command. ... JMC is a subordinate command of Futures and Concepts Command(.) ... The 75th United States Army Reserve Innovation Command fosters innovation within the Army Reserve(.) The 75th United States Army Reserve Innovation Command enhances readiness and capability[sic] of the Army Reserve through innovation and modernization. [Doing so] [b]y collaborating with civilian, military, and industry partners(.)
The DEVCOM Analysis Center (DAC) and The Research Analysis Center (TRAC) have transitioned together to a new organization called the Transformation Decision Analysis Center (TDAC).