United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
{{Short description|U.S. Army's provider of nearly all basic and applied R&D services}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
| image = US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command SSI.png
| caption = DEVCOM’s distinctive unit insignia
| dates = October 2003 – present
| country = United States
| allegiance =
| branch = U.S. Army
| role = Research and development
| size =
| website = [https://www.army.mil/ccdc Official Website]
| command_structure = 14px United States Army Futures Command
| garrison = Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
| equipment =
| current_commander = Major General John M. Cushing
| commander2 = Major General Cedric T. Wins{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/173047/new_commander_arrives_at_rdecom|title=New Commander Arrives at RDECOM|date=August 2016|access-date=13 December 2018}}[https://www.army.mil/article/226920/ccdcs_road_map_to_modernizing_the_army_air_and_missile_defense Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (10 September 2019) CCDC'S road map to modernizing the Army: air and missile defense]
- [https://www.army.mil/article/224792/ccdcs_road_map_to_modernizing_the_army_the_network Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (22 Jul 2019) CCDC'S road map to modernizing the Army: Network]
- [https://www.army.mil/article/217783/ccdcs_road_map_to_modernizing_the_army_future_vertical_lift Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins, (6 Mar 2019 ) CCDC's Roadmap to modernizing the Army: Future Vertical Lift (FVL)]
- [https://asc.army.mil/web/news-alt-jfm19-rdecoms-road-map-to-modernizing-the-army-next-generation-combat-vehicle/ Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins, (5 December 2018) RDECOM's Roadmap to modernizing the Army: Ground Combat Vehicles]
- [https://www.army.mil/article/211569/rdecoms_road_map_to_modernizing_the_army_long_range_precision_fire Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins, (25 September 2018) RDECOM's road map to modernizing the Army: Long-range precision fires]
| commander2_label = First commander
| notable_commanders =
| identification_symbol = File:CCDC_2.png
| identification_symbol_label = CCDC logo
| identification_symbol_2 = File:Rdecom logo.jpg
| identification_symbol_2_label = RDECOM distinctive unit insignia (Approved on 31 August 2004)
| motto = Cum Scientia Commutare ("Through Science We Change.")[http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/ArmyDUISSICOA/ArmyHeraldryUnit.aspx?u=2980 Distinctive Unit Insignia]
}}
{{Infobox command structure
|name=Command structure
|parent=Futures Command
|subordinate=Ground Vehicle Systems Center
}}
The Combat Capabilities Development Command, (DEVCOM, aka CCDC) (formerly the United States Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM)) is a subordinate command of the U.S. Army Futures Command. RDECOM was tasked with "creating, integrating, and delivering technology-enabled solutions" to the U.S. Army. It is headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.
Role and organization
CCDC formerly described its role as "the Army's enabling command in the development and delivery of capabilities that empower, unburden and protect the Warfighter."{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/commandstructure/rdecom#org-about|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034839/http://www.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/commandstructure/rdecom/#org-about|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 February 2011|title=RDECOM – About|date=April 2015|access-date=13 December 2018}} It conducts and sponsors scientific research in areas important to the Army, develops scientific discoveries into new technologies, engineers technologies into new equipment and capabilities, and works with the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command to help requirements writers define the future needs of the Army.{{cite web|title=RDECOM Fact Sheet|url=https://api.army.mil/e2/c/downloads/419777.pdf|website=U.S. Army|date=April 2015|access-date=13 December 2018}}
CCDC is headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Before 1 November 2019, Major-General Cedric T. Wins was the commanding general, assisted by Brigadier-General Vincent F. Malone as deputy commanding general and Command Sergeant-Major Jon R. Stanley as command sergeant major. They oversee one laboratory and six major centers:{{cite web|title=RDECOM overview|url= https://www.army.mil/article/160416/|website=U.S. Army|date=April 2015|access-date=13 December 2018}}
- US Army CCDC Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL) – formerly Army Research Laboratory
- US Army CCDC Chemical Biological Center (CCDC CBC) – formerly Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
- US Army CCDC Soldier Center (CCDC SC) – formerly Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center
- US Army CCDC Ground Vehicle System Center (CCDC GVSC) – formerly Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center
- US Army CCDC Aviation & Missile Center (CCDC AvMC) – formerly Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center
- US Army CCDC Armaments Center (CCDC AC) – formerly Army Armaments Research, Development and Engineering Center
- US Army CCDC C5ISR Center (CCDC C5ISRC) – formerly Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center
History
After assuming command of the Army Materiel Command in October 2001, General Paul J. Kern saw the need to streamline how the Army developed technology. At the time, the Army's laboratories and research centers reported through multiple channels, among other problems. Kern argued that the Army had to "figure out how to get technology in the hands of the Warfighters quicker" and that it was "the impression of everyone out there that the laboratories take too long, they do science for science's sake, engineering for engineering's sake". Kern proposed to unite the laboratories and research centers under a single command, and the idea was initiated to senior commanders and civilians.{{cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/2005/050100-management.htm|title=Life Cycle Management: Integrating Acquisition and Sustainment|year=2005|access-date=13 December 2018}} The new command was approved, and was provisionally stood up in October 2002, based at Aberdeen Proving Ground where it replaced and integrated the headquarters element of the Soldier and Biological Chemical Command (SBCCOM). In June 2003, RDECOM assumed operational control of the RDE centers. An organizational ceremony took place in October 2003 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, where SBCCOM officially stood down and the 389th Army Band and the Army Material Command's Acquisition Center were assigned to RDECOM.
RDECOM became a major subordinate command of the Army Material Command in March 2004, with over 17,000 military, civilian, and contractor personnel at the time. In 2006, the 389th Army Band was designated AMC Band and moved to Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. In 2008, the AMC Acquisition Center became part of the new Army Contracting Command, itself a major subordinate of the AMC. From February 2012 to September 2014, RDECOM was led by a civilian commander, Dale Ormond, before returning to military command.
= Transfer to Army Futures Command =
File:ArmyFuturesCommand,ShoulderSleeveInsignia,DistinctiveUnitInsignia.jpg (left) and distinctive unit insignia (right)]]
As of 2018, CCDC reports to Army Futures Command, which will reach full operational capability by August 2019. The new command is focused on readiness for future combat with near-peer competitors, in a shift away from the unconventional, asymmetric warfare fought in various theaters since 2001.
On 4 June 2018, the Headquarters, Department of the Army published General Order 2018–10, "Establishment of the United States Army Futures Command", formally transferring RDECOM from AMC to the new command effective 1 July 2018.Secretary of the Army, Mark T. Esper, ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMY FUTURES COMMAND [https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN11199_GO1810_FINAL.pdf Army General order G.O.2018-10] The transition of authority from AMC to AFC took place at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD on 31 January 2019, with a reflagging of the Command and repatching of the commander and CSM.{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/216858/rdecom_transitions_to_army_futures_command|title=RDECOM transitions to Army Futures Command|website=www.army.mil}}
List of commanding generals
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! colspan=2| Commanding General ! colspan=3| Term |
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! Name ! Took office ! Left office ! Duration |
| colspan="6" align="center"| As U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command
{{Officeholder table | order = 1 | military_rank = Major General | image = MG John C. Doesburg (2).jpg | officeholder = John C. Doesburg | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = October 2002 | term_end = October 2004 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|1 October 2002|1 October 2004}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 2 | military_rank = Major General | image = Roger A. Nadeau.jpg | officeholder = Roger A. Nadeau | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = October 2004{{cite web | url=https://www.gomo.army.mil/public?FY=2004 | title=Home - General Officer Management Office }} | term_end = July 2007 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|1 October 2004|1 July 2007}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 3 | military_rank = Major General | image = MGRobinson BDU BIG.jpg | officeholder = Fred D. Robinson Jr. | born_year = | died_year = | term_end = 5 December 2008 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|1 July 2007|5 December 2008}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 4 | military_rank = Major General | image = Paul S. Izzo.jpg | officeholder = Paul S. Izzo | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = 5 December 2008{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/14896/rdecom_hails_new_commander_during_change_of_command_ceremony|title=RDECOM hails new commander during change of command ceremony|website=www.army.mil}} | term_end = 4 December 2009 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|5 December 2008|4 December 2009}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 5 | military_rank = Major General | image = Maj. Gen. Nick Justice, U.S. Army.jpg | officeholder = Nick Justice | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = 4 December 2009{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/72817/maj_gen_nick_justice_reflects_on_his_tour_at_rdecom_apg|title=Maj. Gen. Nick Justice reflects on his tour at RDECOM, APG|website=www.army.mil}} | term_end = 10 February 2012 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|4 December 2009|10 February 2012}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 6 | military_rank = | image = Dale A. Ormond (2).jpg | officeholder = Dale A. Ormond | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = 10 February 2012 | term_end = 22 September 2014 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|10 February 2012|22 September 2014}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 7 | military_rank = Major General | image = John F. Wharton (2).jpg | officeholder = John F. Wharton | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = 22 September 2014{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/134151/rdecom_welcomes_commanding_general|title=RDECOM welcomes commanding general|website=www.army.mil}} | term_end = 9 August 2016 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|22 September 2014|9 August 2016}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 8 | military_rank = Major General | image = Cedric T. Wins (3).jpg | officeholder = Cedric T. Wins | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = 9 August 2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/173047/new_commander_arrives_at_rdecom|title=New commander arrives at RDECOM|website=www.army.mil}} | term_end = 3 February 2019 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|9 August 2016|3 February 2019}} }} |colspan="6" align="center"| As U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command {{Officeholder table | order = 1 | military_rank = Major General | image = Cedric T. Wins (3).jpg | officeholder = Cedric T. Wins | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = 3 February 2019 | term_end = 1 November 2019 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|3 February 2019|1 November 2019}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 2 | military_rank = Major General | image = John A. George.jpg | officeholder = John A. George | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = 1 November 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/229386/ccdc_leadership_changes_hands|title=CCDC leadership changes hands|website=www.army.mil}} | term_end = 7 May 2021{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/246122/devcom_commander_retires_after_33_years_of_service|title=DEVCOM commander retires after 33 years of service|website=www.army.mil}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1 November 2019|7 May 2021}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = - | military_rank = | image = John T. Willison.jpg | officeholder = John T. Willison | acting = y | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = 7 May 2021 | term_end = 9 July 2021 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|7 May 2021|9 July 2021}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 3 | military_rank = Major General | image = Edmond M. Brown (2).jpg | officeholder = Edmond M. Brown | acting = | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = 9 July 2021{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/248340/brigadier_general_brown_takes_command_of_devcom|title=Brigadier General Brown takes command of DEVCOM|website=www.army.mil}} | term_end = 7 September 2023 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|9 July 2021|7 September 2023}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 4 | military_rank = Major General | image = MG John M. Cushing.jpg | officeholder = John M. Cushing | acting = | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = 7 September 2023{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/269766/brigadier_general_cushing_takes_command_of_devcom|title=Brigadier General Cushing takes command of DEVCOM|date=2023-09-08|access-date=2023-10-08|website=U.S. Army}} | timeinoffice = {{ayd|7 September 2023}} }} |
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