Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Training (G-3/5/7)

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In the US Army, Joseph A. Ryan is the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans, and Training (G-3/5/7) serving on Army Staff for operations (G-3), plans (G-5), and training (G-7). Both G-8 and G-3/5/7 sit on the Army Requirements Oversight Council (AROC), chaired by the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA). [1][2]

Seal of the DCS, G-3/5/7

The Army's Force management model[3]: diagram on p.559  begins with a projection of the Future operating environment, in terms of resources: political, military, economic, social, information, infrastructure, physical environment, and the time available to bring the Current army to bear on the situation.[2]

The AROC serves as a discussion forum of these factors.[1]

A DOTMLPF analysis models the factors necessary to change the Current force into a relevant Future force.[2]

The relevant strategy is provided by the Army's leadership to guide Army staff.[3]

The resources are "dictated by Congress".[2]

A JCIDS process identifies the gaps in capability between Current and Future force.[2]

A Force design to meet the materiel gaps is then underway.[2]

An organization with the desired capabilities (manpower, materiel, training) is brought to bear on each gap.[2]

  • AR 5-22(pdf) lists the Force modernization proponent for each Army branch, which can be a CoE or Branch proponent leader.
  • Army Staff uses a Synchronization meeting before seeking approval —HTAR Force Management 3-2b: "Managing change in any large, complex organization requires the synchronization of many interrelated processes".[3]: p2-27 

A budget request is submitted to Congress.[2]

Approved requests then await resource deliveries which then become available to the combatant commanders.[2]

List of Deputy Chiefs of Staff for Operations, Plans, and Training, G-3/5/7

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No. Deputy Chief of Staff Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
-Lieutenant General
Daniel P. Bolger
(born 1957)
21 May 20106 September 20111 year, 108 days
-Lieutenant General
John F. Campbell
(born 1957)
6 September 20118 March 20131 year, 183 days
-Lieutenant General
James L. Huggins Jr.
8 March 2013May 2015~2 years, 68 days
-Lieutenant General
Joseph Anderson
(born 1959)
May 201527 June 2019~4 years, 43 days
-Lieutenant General
Charles A. Flynn
(born c. 1963)
27 June 2019~4 June 2021~1 year, 342 days
-Lieutenant General
James Rainey
(born 1964/1965)
~4 June 20213 October 2022~1 year, 121 days
-Lieutenant General
Patrick Matlock
(born 1965)
3 October 20221 November 20242 years, 29 days
-Lieutenant General
Joseph A. Ryan
(born c. 1969)
4 November 2024Incumbent17 days

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Headquarters, Department of the Army (29 Jun 2021) Army Regulation 71–9 Force Management. Warfighting Capabilities Determination °1-6c, p.1) tasks for CG,AFC; °2-24 p.13) CG,AFC is a principal member of AROC, with 43 duties a through qq; °3-1 ch.3 pp20-21) AROC is a forum for requirements decisions (RDF); °4-1 p.24) CG,AFC is responsible for force design; °6-4 p39) figure 6-1 Deliberate staffing and review process; figures for more staffing and review processes follow.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i James Kennedy (2019) Force Management Model - Complete
  3. ^ a b c United States Army War College and Army Force Management School (2019-2020) How the Army Runs HTAR: A senior leader reference handbook which synthesizes "existing and developing National, Defense, Joint, and Army systems, processes, and procedures currently practiced"