WANNEN. ilan juu, ivi. Unani iliāli. + WuU UNC › in introducing this distinguished career Army office ted in your opening statement he is now serving the reat responsibility in the Commonwealth of Virgin inding General of the Training and Doctrine Command pleased to join with you in expressing our confidence ate and with the full expectation that he will be conf Senate. I have looked over his biography, as did the nd I would like to ask that my complete statement be the record. General has led American soldiers for 30 years at each latoon to division in this Army during his career. H strumental in the great strides made by the Army in ganization, and doctrine. eking the views of his peers and others, he is characte g in the mold of General Omar Bradley, a soldier's sold ill expectation that he will carry that forward in his t ef of Staff. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. tor NUNN. Senator Dixon has submitted a prepared o be entered into the record at this point. prepared statements of Senator Warner and Senator PREPARED STATEMENT OF SENATOR JOHN WARNER hairman, it is a great honor this morning for me to take part in the to this committee of General Carl E. Vuono, who has been nominated t to serve as the thirty-second Chief of Staff of the United States have stated, General Vuono is presently the Commanding Genera aining and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia. His career ha rized by a fierce dedication to the people of the Army and the attainn ce in the most demanding jobs the Army has to offer. al Vuono was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the field artiller Military Academy in 1957. He has held a wide variety of importan ad staff positions including service as an Exchange Officer in the , with the 7th Royal Horse Artillery, 16th Parachute Group, Ham He commanded two field artillery battalions in Vietnam during the hostilities. Upon his return from his second combat tour in Vietnam no was assigned as an Operations Research System Analyst, at Hea partment of the Army. Subsequent Pentagon assignments included xecutive Officer, Office of Project Manager for Reorganization of the ef, Budget Division, office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personn manded the Division Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division and returned ent of the Army where he served, with distinction, as Executive hief of Staff. Promoted to general officer, he was assigned as Assistan mander, 1st Infantry Division and subsequently as the Commandin PREPARED STATEMENT BY SENATOR ALAN J. DIXON Mr. Chairman, today we will be considering the nomination of Vuono to be Chief of Staff of the United States Army. General Vuono has served his country as an Army officer sind sioned a second lieutenant upon graduation from the United States my in 1957. He has served his country with distinction for 30 year variety of important command and staff positions, such as Deputy Operations and Plans and his current position as Commanding Army's Training and Doctrine Command. I feel that General Vuono's wide range of experience as a com and his many staff positions gives him the leadership background for this vital position. I look forward to hearing from General Vuor port his nomination. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Chairman NUNN. Thank you, Senator Warner. The nomination reference and résumé of service ca al Vuono will be inserted into the record at this point. [The nomination reference of Gen. Carl E. Vuono fo NOMINATION REFERENCE AS IN EXECUTIVE SE SENATE OF THE UNIT Ordered, That the following nomination be referred to the Com Services: The following-named officer under the provisions of Title 10, Un Section 601, to be assigned to a position of importance and respons by the President under Title 10, United States Code, Section 3033: To be Chief of Staff, United States Army Gen. Carl E. Vuono, United States Army. [The résumé of service career of Gen. Carl E. Vuor transmitted to the committee at the time the nomin ferred follows:] RÉSUMÉ OF SERVICE CAREER OF CARL EDWARD VUONO, GE Date and place of birth: October 18, 1934, Monongahela, Pennsylv Years of active commissioned service: Over 30. on Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Korea, October 1960 to August 196 t, Artillery Officer Career Course, United States Army Air Defense ss, Texas, and United States Army Artillery School, Fort Sill, Okl 1961 to July 1962. ant S-3, XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort arolina, July 1962 to September 1963. ander, Headquarters Battery, XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery, XVI rps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, September 1963 to December 1963. 1 States/United Kingdom Exchange Officer for duty with the Brit orse Artillery (Parachute), 16th Parachute Group, Aldershot, Ham December 1963 to February 1965. Chief, Fire Support Coordination Element, VII Corps Artillery, VII States Army Europe, February 1965 to June 1966. tive Officer, 1st Battalion, 7th Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry D States Army Pacific (Vietnam), June 1966 to May 1967. t, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Quantico, Virginia, Ma 968. nel Management Officer, Assignment Section, Field Artillery Branc onnel Directorate, Office of Personnel Operations, Washington, D.C June 1970. tive Officer, 1st Cavalry Division Artillery (Airmobile), 1st Cavalry D States Army, Vietnam, June 1970 to December 1970. ander, 1st Battalion, 77th Artillery Regiment (later 21st Artillery st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), United States Army, Vietnam, De July 1971. tions Research/Systems Analyst, Office of the Vice Chief of Staff, rmy, Washington, D.C., July 1971 to March 1972. tive Officer for the Office of the Project Manager for Reorganization PRM), Office of the Chief of Staff, United States Army, Washington 972 to June 1972. t, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania June 1973. Budget Division, Plans, Programming, and Budget Directorate, Office Chief of Staff for Personnel, United States Army, Washington, D.C January 1975. ander, Division Artillery, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North ary 1975 to August 1976. cive to the Chief of Staff, United States Army, Washington, D.C., Sep August 1977. ant Division Commander, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort August 1977 to August 1979. y Chief of Staff for Combat Development, United States Army Traini Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia, August 1979 to June 1981. anding General, 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized), United States June 1981 to June 1983. y Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrin Ommanding General, United States Army Combined Arms Center an -orth, Kansas, June 1983 to June 1985. y Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, United States Army, Wash he 1985 to June 1986. U.S. decorations and badges: Bronze Star Medal with V Device (with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters). Air Medals. Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters). Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge. Summary of joint experience: United States/United Kingdom Exchange Officer for duty with B Horse Artillery (Parachute), 16th Parachute Group, Aldershot, Ham December 1963 to February 1965, Captain. Executive to the Chief of Staff, Army, Office of the Chief of Sta DC,1 September 1976 to August 1977, Colonel/Brigadier General. Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans/Operations Deput United States Army, Washington, DC,1 June 1985 to June 1986, Li al. Chairman NUNN. General, do you have any openin Do you want to give us any thoughts you may have o now about the future of the Army and your respons would be delighted to have that. STATEMENT OF GEN. CARL E. VUONO, NOMINEE TO E STAFF, U.S. ARMY General VUONO. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the op meet with you and other members of the committee thank both you and Senator Warner for your kind wor I am deeply honored to have been nominated for th leading our Army. I look forward to making some last tions to our Army and to our Nation. I am mindful of for the stewardship of General John Wickham, wh pleasure to serve with over the past 4 years in his rol Staff. I look forward to working with your committee, and fully my responsibilities to assist the committee and in their critical and central role in providing for this fense. 1 Joint Equivalent. ? Do you think we are going to have evolutionary the next 3 or 4 years? Do you believe we will have t kind of very substantial changes in the direction g in? eral VUONO. Sir, I have not only given that some thou , but it has been at the forefront of my efforts over t al years. I guess I will start by giving a short assess e we are, because I think we must build on that. ink we start with the quality soldiers we have-and ur committee and Congress, we have the best soldiers v n a number of years. I will not recount all the statis I think they are well-known. ink we have a sound how-to-fight doctrine for the Arm eparing the Army to carry out its role in joint opera we have training programs in place that are solid. ink our modernization effort, both organizationally a ise, has been a sound avenue for us. Finally, I think t gth that we have in our Army has been the developn aders over the past several years, both noncommission nd officers. that is a backdrop. Now where do I think we will nee future? The Army, in order to sustain the momentum t itself out into the future, must have vision of wh to go. ink there are several things we must do. First of all, w ue to get quality soldiers in our force, because if we do we will run into difficulties in other areas. ink we must ensure that our doctrine remains evoluti loctrine must be compatible with our responsibilities to support the various Commanders-in-Chief (CINCs), a orld. It has to be a doctrine that is sound for both NAT her parts of the world where we may be called upon t rt of a joint and a combined force. And I want to co -ffort in the doctrine area. ant to improve and take advantage of technology to Our training programs are sound and compatible wit o-fight doctrine, again globally. he area of modernization, which is one that will take a of our efforts to improve, I want to make sure that w nizing the force in a prudent manner, both organizati |