U.S. Army | Maj. Garrett Bailey
The U.S. Army is advancing the establishment of Multi-Domain Command-Pacific (MDC-PAC) following a successful December 2024 operational experiment that validated a two-star headquarters' ability to integrate multidomain operations. MDC-PAC merges the 7th Infantry Division with the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force, creating a theater-enabling joint force integrator for the Indo-Pacific. This command is envisioned as a "covering force," operating independently to develop situations, conduct reconnaissance, and disrupt enemy systems, particularly within anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) environments. Central to its operational framework is the Cross-Domain Contact Layer (CDCL), which integrates distributed multidomain teams, advanced sensor arrays, layered agile effects formations, and agentic AI-enabled command and control systems. The CDCL is designed to rapidly converge kinetic and non-kinetic effects across air, land, maritime, cyber, and space domains, incorporating lessons from ongoing global conflicts. MDC-PAC represents a significant modernization effort, aiming to provide cross-domain solutions to create dilemmas for adversaries and neutralize A2/AD networks, with future refinement planned through exercises and integration with allies and partners.
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