Overview
- The Army held an activation ceremony at Fort Carson on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, formally standing up the 4th Multi‑Domain Task Force and naming Col. Hugh W. A. Jones as its commander.
- The formation is organized around four battalions and will grow to about 2,100 soldiers, with at least one battalion stationed at Fort Carson.
- 4MDTF reports to the 7th Infantry Division (Multi‑Domain Command–Pacific), the theater operational headquarters created this year to coordinate multi‑domain effects across the Pacific.
- The task force’s mission is to synchronize long‑range precision fires, intelligence, cyber, space and electronic‑warfare capabilities to deny, disrupt and disaggregate adversary anti‑access/area‑denial systems.
- The activation is part of a broader Army modernization to field five multi‑domain task forces by 2028, and its battlefield value will depend on how well its long‑range fires and cyber and space effects are integrated with joint forces and regional partners.