1st Multi-Domain Task Force
Military unit
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The 1st Multi-Domain Task Force (1MDTF) is the first US Army multi-domain operations unit that integrates cyberspace, space, land, sea, and air operations into one fighting unit as part of the Transformation of the Army / Aimpoint 2035. The unit was stood up in 2017 at Joint Base Lewis–McChord.[1] The 1MDTF capabilities include anti-access and area denial networks and long range hypersonic missiles.[2]
| 1st Multi-Domain Task Force | |
|---|---|
1st Multi-Domain Task Force SSI | |
| Active | 2017-present |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | US Army Indo-Pacific |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Task Force |
| Size | 1,700 |
| Garrison/HQ | Joint Base Lewis–McChord, WA |
| Motto | Win First |
| Equipment | HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Col. Charles Kean |
| Insignia | |
| 1st Multi-Domain Task Force DUI |  |
The Army created MDTFs to respond to Congress' desire to have forces that can oppose near-peer adversaries in Europe and Asia and provide A2/AD "Anti-Access is any action, activity, or capability designed to prevent an advancing military force from entering an operational area."[3]
As of July 2025, the 1MDTF was employing HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems) in live fire exercises at Fort Magsaysay Military Reservation in the Philippines.[4]
Organization
1st Multi-Domain Task Force[5]
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion
- 1st Multi-Domain Effects Battalion
- 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (Long-Range Fires Battalion (5-3 LRFB) equipped with Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon)
- 1st Battalion, 51st Air Defense Artillery Regiment (Indirect Fire Protection Capability Battalion (1-51 IFPC))[6]
- 1163rd Task Force Support Battalion