Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD)

CADD Newsletter April 2026

The United States Army Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD) produces the Combined Arms Doctrine Newsletter to facilitate the production and distribution of doctrine. This edition contains updates to doctrine and terminology since the last newsletter, as well as news from the CADD directorates.

Doctrine Development Tool speeds process

Capt. David Predmore, program manager, Production and Support Division, Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, enters information into the Army Doctrine Development Tool, March 26, 2026, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. The ADDT is the Army’s web‑based system for reviewing and staffing doctrine. 

Mission

CADD is the CAC Commander’s Executive Agent for Army Doctrine. CADD manages the Army Doctrine Program to provide soldiers the best doctrine possible in a timely manner in a useable format that facilitates operations and learning.

Vision

CADD ensures that all Army doctrine is clearly written, relevant and as current as possible through proactive integration of most recent lessons learned, results of validated concepts, emerging technology, force design, and current joint, multinational multi-Service doctrine. Ensure that doctrine accounts for the human factor as the driving force behind all doctrine.

 

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Research, write, coordinate, and produce specified Army, joint, multinational and multi-Service doctrine.
  • Integrate all Army doctrine to ensure internal consistency within Army doctrine and external consistency with joint and multination doctrine as required.
  • Support development of joint and multinational concepts and doctrine.
  • Represent the Army in specified joint, multi-Service and multinational doctrine forums.
  • Provide doctrine subject matter experts to support education and training on doctrine.
  • Support CAC echelons above brigade force modernization proponent activities.
    • Develops Organizational and Operational Concepts for echelons above brigade.
    • Assists in developing designs of echelon above brigade headquarters.

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