THE ARMY'S FIRST PRIORITY

THE SOLDIER

The Army's pursuit of modernization and a balanced materiel acquisition
program is underway to meet the goal of equipping our Army to respond
to a constantly changing worldwide threat. Force modernization,
approximately one third complete, is essential in an Army that has
little choice but to capitalize on advanced technology. If today's
research and development is to bear fruit in the future, the effort
must focus on achieving key operational capabilities in less time with
fewer false starts. The Army's primary focus on five Key Operational
Capabilities (Command, Control and Communications
Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition;
Sustainment; Battlefield Lethality and Soldier Performance Enhancement)
will insure we have the materiel to fight and win in the twenty first
century. We will continue stressing the procurement of off-the-shelf
"non-developmental" systems to insure a reduction in equipment fielding
times and savings in development costs.

(C-Cubed); Battlefield

The following introduction provides a brief overview of the research, development and acquisition objectives and ongoing efforts to meet these objectives. The weapons systems and other equipment are arranged to correspond to our war fighting doctrine--AirLand Battle--and are designed to show the current strengths and weaknesses to implement this doctrine. Our hope is that the enclosed discussions will make the Army's request for each system meaningful by describing its intended use on today's, as well as tomorrow's, potential battlefield.

In addition to this statement, we are also making available to you the "1987 Army Weapons Systems" handbook, a consolidated reference for a number of our weapons systems.

It is an honor to represent the Army in working with this session of the 100th Congress.

LOUIS C. WAGNER, JR.
Lieutenant General, GS
Deputy Chief of Staff for
Research, Development and
Acquisition

Raculley

J. R. Sculley

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development and Acquisition)

Honorable Jay R. Sculley
Assistant Secretary of the Army

for Research, Development, and Acquisition

Dr. Jay R. Sculley, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research, Development and Acquisition, took office on October 13, 1981.

As Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research, Development and Acquisition, Dr. Sculley is the Scientific Advisor to the Secretary of the Army and is responsible for Army wide policy development and oversight of research, development, test and evaluation programs and of materiel acquisition management, policies and procedures. He is also responsible for implementation of worldwide security assistance policies and international programs.

Dr. Sculley is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1962. Following graduation from VMI, he served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force and later was a design engineer with the Dupont Company before earning his MSE and Ph.D. at the Johns Hopkins University.

In 1970, Dr. Sculley joined the VMI faculty and served four years as an assistant professor of civil engineering before electing in 1974 to leave teaching and enter industry. He was General Manager of Corrugated Services, Inc., a Texas paper recycling company, for one year before returning to VMI in 1975. During his faculty years at VMI, he was actively involved in engineering research through the VMI Research Laboratories, Inc. He is the author of numerous papers and has been elected to Who's Who in Engineering. At the time of his appointment by President Reagan, he was Professor and Head of Civil Engineering, VMI's largest academic department. Since assuming his present position, Dr. Sculley has been instrumental in improving the management and cost discipline of major hardware acquisition programs. He directed the integration of technology base efforts throughout the Army and expanded the program for centers of excellence at American universities for Army sponsored research. He has also initiated programs to upgrade the training, development and utilization of people throughout the research, development and acquisition field.

Dr. Sculley is married to the former Peggy Lee Winkel of Baltimore. They have one daughter, Rebecca Lee.

Lieutenant General Louis C. Wagner, JR.,

USA Deputy Chief of Staff

for Research, Development, and Acquistion
Department of the Army

Lieutenant General Louis C. Wagner, Jr., born on 24 January 1932 in Jackson, Missouri, was graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in June 1954 and began his military career as a Second Lieutenant, Armor. General Wagner's early assignments included command positions with the 11th Airborne Division in the U.S. and Germany followed by an assignment to the 6th Armored Calvary. General Wagner also served two tours in Vietnam as an advisor for infantry and armor units, attended graduate school at the University of Illinois, and instructed at West Point for three years.

Key assignments in General Wagner's military career include command of a light airborne armored battalion at Fort Riley and Fort Bragg, command of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Armored Division, Germany and Commander of the U.S. Army Armor Center and Fort Knox. He was also assigned to the Office of the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army. Additional DA staff positions included Deputy Director, Materiel Plans and Programs and Director of Combat Support Systems, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Acquisition. Prior to his current assignment he served as Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans for Force Development.

General Wagner's military education includes attendance at the Armor Basic and Advanced Courses, Ranger and Airborne Schools, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the Naval War College.

His military awards include the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, two awards of the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, two awards of the Air Medal, three awards of the Army Commendation Medal, Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Senior Parachutists Badge, Ranger Tab, and various foreign decorations.

General and Mrs. Wagner, the former Mary Judith Gifford of Webster Groves, Missouri, have three children-Susan, Stephen and Amy.

General Wagner assumed his duties as Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Acquisition on 1 August 1984 following his promotion to Lieutenant General. He has been nominated for promotion to the rank of General and assignment as the commander of the Army Materiel Command.