United States Army Training and Doctrine Command

Training and Doctrine Command
Shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1973–present
Branch	U.S. Army
Garrison/HQ	Fort Eustis
Commanders
Current commander	General David G. Perkins
Deputy commander	Lt. General Kevin W. Mangum
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

Established 1 July 1973, the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) is a command of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Eustis, Virginia. It is charged with overseeing training of Army forces and the development of operational doctrine. TRADOC operates 37 schools and centers at 27 different locations. TRADOC schools conduct 1,304 courses and 108 language courses. The 1,304 courses include 516,000 seats (resident, on-site and distributed learning) for 443,231 soldiers; 36,145 other-service personnel; 8,314 international soldiers; and 28,310 civilians.

TRADOC mission 1
TRADOC history 2
Sub-organizations 3
Commanders 4
See also 5
References 6

TRADOC mission

The official mission statement for TRADOC states:

Training and Doctrine Command develops, educates and trains Soldiers, civilians, and leaders; supports unit training; and designs, builds and integrates a versatile mix of capabilities, formations, and equipment to strengthen the U.S. Army as America's Force of Decisive Action.^[1]

TRADOC history

TRADOC was established as a major U.S. Army command on 1 July 1973. The new command, along with the U.S. Army Forces Command (

Categories

United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)

Sub-commands	Accessions Command Center for Army Lessons Learned Combined Arms Center Combined Arms Support Command / Sustainment Center of Excellence TRADOC Analysis Center

Installations	Aberdeen Proving Ground Carlisle Barracks Fort Belvoir Fort Benning Fort Eustis Fort Gordon Fort Huachuca Fort Jackson Fort Knox Fort Leavenworth Fort Lee Fort Leonard Wood Fort Rucker Fort Sill Presidio of Monterey Redstone Arsenal

Schools	Air Assault School Air Defense Artillery School Airborne School Armor School Aviation School Basic Training CBRN School Sniper School Combatives School Command and General Staff College Defense Language Institute Engineer School Field Artillery School Infantry School Intelligence Center Jumpmaster School Army Logistics University Mountain Warfare School Officer Candidate School Pathfinder School Prime Power School Quartermaster School Ranger School School of Advanced Military Studies Sergeants Major Academy Special Forces Qualification Course Soldier Support Institute War College Warrant Officer Candidate School United States Military Academy (West Point)

Command Overview Brief
Fact Sheet
Organization Chart
TRADOC Website
TRADOC history
Joint Base Langley - Eustis

^ http://www.tradoc.army.mil/FrontPageContent/Docs/Command%20Brief_SEPT12.pdf
^ TRADOC Military History - FAQs. Tradoc.army.mil. Retrieved on 2013-07-23.

References

TRADOC COMMAND OVERVIEW VIDEO on YouTube

Commanders

Army Capabilities Integration Center
- Brigade Modernization Command
U.S. Army Cadet Command
Combined Arms Center
- Mission Command Center of Excellence
- Intelligence Center of Excellence
- Cyber Center of Excellence
- Aviation Center of Excellence
Fires Center of Excellence
- Artillery School
- Air Defense Artillery School
Initial Military Training
Maneuver Center of Excellence
- Armor
- Infantry
Maneuver Support Center of Excellence
- Engineer School
- Chemical School
- Military Police School
U.S. Army Recruiting Command
Sustainment Center of Excellence
- Ordnance School
- Transportation School
- Quartermaster School

Sub-organizations

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United States Army Training and Doctrine Command