U.S. Army Combat Developments Command

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The U.S. Army Combat Developments Command was a major Army organization responsible for designing, testing, and refining doctrine, equipment, and organizational structures to shape the Army’s future combat capabilities.

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instanceOf United States Army major command
military organization
abbreviation CDC
branch United States Army
commandedBy general officer
country United States
United States of America
dateDissolved 1973
dateFormed 1962
era Cold War
formedAs Combat Developments Command
function analysis of future threats and operational environments
conduct of field experiments and war games
development of requirements for new weapon systems
development of tables of organization and equipment
garrison Fort Belvoir, Virginia
linked to: Fort Belvoir
historicalSignificance precursor to centralized doctrine and development under TRADOC
location Fort Belvoir, Virginia
linked to: Fort Belvoir
notableActivity development of counterinsurgency and airmobility concepts
support to Vietnam War–era force development
oversaw branch combat developments agencies
parentOrganization United States Army
partOf United States Army Continental Army Command
reasonForDissolution functions absorbed into United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
responsibility coordinating combat developments across Army branches
designing Army combat doctrine
refining Army combat equipment requirements
shaping future Army combat capabilities
testing new Army concepts and organizations
role combat developments
doctrine development
equipment concept development
experimentation and testing of concepts
force modernization planning
operational concepts development
organizational design
requirements determination
status disbanded
subordinateTo Department of the Army
successor United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
theater continental United States

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U.S. Army Forces Command predecessor U.S. Army Combat Developments Command
Natick Labs partOf U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
linked to: U.S. Army Combat Developments Command
U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command replacedBy U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
linked to: U.S. Army Combat Developments Command
U.S. Army Research Office parentOrganization U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
subject linked to: ARO
linked to: U.S. Army Combat Developments Command
U.S. Army Combat Developments Command formedAs Combat Developments Command
linked to: U.S. Army Combat Developments Command
DEVCOM Soldier Center partOf U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
linked to: U.S. Army Combat Developments Command