1st Multidomain Task Force

The 1st Multi-Domain Task Force (1MDTF) is the first new Army unit that will integrate 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 Multidomain 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]

Subordinate units

• 1-51 Indirect Fires Protection Capability Battalion
• 1163rd Task Force Sustainment Battalion
• 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, Long-Range Fires Battalion (LRFB)^[5]