2025 Army Transformation Initiative (ATI) Force Structure and Organizational Proposals: Background and Issues for Congress

Background 1

A Brief History of Army Force Structure Actions 1

2003: The Modular Army 1

2012: Army Drawdown and Restructuring 2

2017: Army Force Structure Decisions 2

2018: Army’s Aim Point Force Structure Initiative 2

2024: Army Force Structure Transformation Initiative 3

2025 DOD (DOW)-Directed Army Force Structure, Organizational, and Weapons Systems Actions 3

Army Letter to the Force: Army Transformation Initiative (ATI) 4

Ongoing Changes to Army Force Structure Initiated in Previous Fiscal Years 5

Initial Congressional Reaction to DOD (DOW) Force Structure Proposals 6

Preliminary Congressional Concerns with the Army’s FY2026 Budget Request 7

FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 8

Army Aviation Transformation 8

FY2026 Defense Appropriations Act 8

Army Transformation Initiative 8

Army Releases FY2026 Budget Request 9

Selected ATI Force Structure Actions 10

AFC and TRADOC Merger – Transformation and Training Command 10

FORSCOM Merger – Western Hemisphere Command 11

Deactivated SFABs 11

Army Aviation Units 11

Deactivated Air Cavalry Squadrons (ACS) 11

Aviation MEDEVAC Restructuring 12

IBCT to MBCT Conversions 12

Potential Congressional Oversight Considerations 13

The Army’s Ability to Meet Combatant Command Requirements 13

ATI and Changes to Army Capabilities 13

Army Implementation Plan for ATI 13

ATI Measures of Effectiveness 14

Impact of Golden Dome Homeland Missile Defense Requirements on ATI 14