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FY 2012 /1
Actual
Price
Growth
Program
Growth
ARMY
Budget Activity 1: Operating Forces
$ in Millions
FY 2013 /2
Estimate
ARMY
Price
Growth
Program
Growth
FY 2014 /2
Estimate
55,322.1 1,185.0 -34,070.2 22,436.9 238.6 -1,573.4 21,102.1
1 FY 2012 includes Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding Numbers may not add due to rounding
2 FY 2013 and FY 2014 exclude OCO funding
The Operating Forces budget activity provides funding for day-to-day operations of the ground and air units, installations, and
Soldiers required for the training and readiness of combat elements. This budget activity consists of three activities: Land Forces,
Land Forces Readiness, and Land Forces Readiness Support.
Land Forces provides for the resourcing of the ground and air operating tempo (OPTEMPO) training for all Brigade Combat Teams
(BCTs), modular support brigades, echelons above brigade, theater level assets, land forces operations support, aviation assets, and
special operations forces. The Land Forces Readiness activity funds training support centers, training areas, ranges and operations,
battle simulation centers, and active component support to the reserve components; and the depot level maintenance for hardware,
software, and equipment associated with Army weapons systems. Land Forces Readiness Support provides for the Active Army's
installation services worldwide; ensuring an environment in which Soldiers, civilians and families can thrive, and provides a structure
that supports an expeditionary Army with information and community services, municipal services, logistics, and security; maintains
and sustains the Army's facilities, restores facilities to industry standards; and modernizes facilities to meet the full range of tasks
necessary to provide relevant and ready land power for this Nation; finances the day-to-day operations of Army Management
Headquarters activities as well as the three assigned Geographic Combatant Commands' core and direct missions.
After accounting for pricing of $239 million, there was an overall decrease to programs of $1,573 million due to two factors; reducing
force structure and moving funding associated with operations and maintenance above 490,000 end strength to the Overseas
Contingency Operations request.
The Army continues the Combined Arms Training Strategy (CATS) to support decisive actions. The Army has refined its training
strategy to incorporate a 2-year (24 months) Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) cycle and to leverage more constructive, virtual,
and blended training capabilities in order to generate ready forces. CATS supports a wide range of missions including regular and
irregular warfare against conventional and hybrid threats; providing humanitarian assistance, both home and abroad; engaging with
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