Overview
- Maj. Gen. Bernard J. Harrington assumed command of the new 7th Infantry Division (Multi‑Domain Command‑Pacific) after a redesignation ceremony at Joint Base Lewis‑McChord on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
- The move combines the historic 7th Infantry Division with the 1st Multi‑Domain Task Force to unify maneuver, long‑range fires, air defense, cyber, space, electronic warfare, intelligence, unmanned systems, sustainment, and command‑and‑control under one headquarters.
- The new formation comprises about 12,000 soldiers and will retain its headquarters at Joint Base Lewis‑McChord while preparing to refine and exercise the Cross‑Domain Contact Layer concept in upcoming combined, joint, and multinational training.
- Central to the command is the Cross‑Domain Contact Layer, which pairs distributed sensors, AI‑enabled networks, electronic‑warfare effects and precision unmanned weapons to hold enemy sensors and nodes at continuous risk across sea, air, land, space and cyberspace.
- The redesignation builds on years of Indo‑Pacific experimentation by the 1st MDTF, including ground‑based long‑range fires and partner activity with forces such as the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and signals the Army’s push to distribute sensing and strike capabilities across maneuver units.