Transforming in Contact alters Army in unexpected ways
WASHINGTON — The Army soon begins the next phase of Transforming in Contact, the service’s initiative to revamp how units rapidly equip, test and acquire technology in a changing battlefield.
An Army spokesperson confirmed that the service assigned the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team from the 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, and the 2nd Cavalry Regiment from Rose Barracks, Vilseck, Germany as units who will participate in Transforming in Contact 2.0. During 2.0, the service will widen the scale of TiC and will expand to two divisions, two Stryker brigade combat teams, members of the National Guard and two armored brigade combat teams.
During a training rotation in Hohenfels, Germany over the next six to nine months, Soldiers from the 1st ABCT will receive new, next generation equipment including the integration of unmanned aerial systems or UAS, counter-UAS capability, and electromagnetic decoys. The 1st ABCT will train in preparation for Combined Resolve 2026 or 25-2, a joint, multinational exercise.