FD Mission
Director
MG Robert M. Dyess
Force Development
United States Army
Washington, DC
The FD mission is to equip the Army through a balanced investment program in accordance with Army Strategy and priorities to provide Soldiers and units the right equipment and necessary levels of modernization to be successful in full spectrum operations now and in the future.
FD Objectives
- ENSURE Soldiers train and deploy with our Nation's best equipment.
- QUICKLY reset the Army for the current and next fight.
- USE Lean Six Sigma process–Make EQUIPFOR the "language of command" for all equipping actions.
- INSTITUTIONALIZE lifecycle planning for CMF50 Soldiers and NSPS for our DA Civilians. Get our best and brightest to the field and in career enhancing educational opportunities.
- PROTECT our funding.
- OBLIGATE ourselves to enhance the JCIDs process to better address Army and Joint capabilities.
- REACH out to Congress, Military Leadership, and Strategic Leaders of this Country by effectively communicating the Equipping requirements for their Army today and tomorrow.
Functional Area 50 (FA50)
The Director of FD is the Executive Agent for FA50 (Force Management) proponency, overseeing the policies and procedures for establishing a viable, credible, and challenging career path for the
Army’s cadre of Force Management Officers. The FA 50 community is designed to support and inform Army decision makers:
- FA50s are found at HQDA, Army Command, and Army
Service Component Command Headquarters, Corps, and
Divisions—the highest levels of the operational and
institutional Army.
- FA50 Force Managers synchronize the myriad of Army and
Joint processes and systems that define, build, and equip the
force in support of the Combatant Commander and the
Army Campaign Plan.
- Army Force Management Officers "make Transformation
happen." Professional development opportunities,
including Advanced Civil Schooling and Army Fellowship
programs, and ensure that the FA50's career path is relevant
and rewarding while meeting the ever-growing
requirements of managing continuous change in today’s
Army.
To find out more about FA 50, please visit the FA50 Website
