Maxie McFarland
Maxie L. McFarland (also known as Maxie MacFarland), was one of thirteen tier-3 US Government Defense Senior Executives, serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence (G–2) for the U.S. Army's Training and Doctrine Command located at Fort Monroe, Virginia.[1][2] Starting in June 2011,[3] he worked as the Executive Vice President for Strategic Planning for the Sierra Nevada Corporation. Maxie McFarland died on 8 November 2013 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[4] He was inducted into the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame in 2014.[5]
Civilian career
As the TRADOC G-2, McFarland served as the Army's lead for analyzing the characteristics of future military operations and describing the conditions and threats they might contain. This effort supports the development of concepts, education of leaders, design of new capabilities, training or military units and enables experimentation. In coordination with Joint Forces Command, other governmental agencies and services, and the private and academic sectors, TRADOC G-2 develops the operational environment (OE), which is the Army's authoritative perspective of the future.[6] As a function of his work on the Operational Environment, McFarland often took unconventional avenues in order to replicate the complexity and uncertainty of the operational environment that his staff defines. He sponsored a variety of initiatives for the Army and Joint forces, including: the Army Opposing Force Program,[7] the Army Starfish Program,[8] Red Teaming capability,[9] the Army Culture and Foreign Language Strategy,[10] Human Terrain System[11] Foreign Military and Cultural Studies,[9] and the Joint Training Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Operations Integration Center (JTCOIC).[12] Collectively, these programs provide support to deployed forces, coalition partners, the Army's Combat Training Centers, Army educational institutions and schools, as well as various capability development and integration centers.
From December 2005 to May 2007, McFarland was assigned by the Army Chief of Staff to support the establishment and expansion of the
Education
Maxie Lawrence McFarland was born on 5 August 1950.[4] He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1973, a Master of Education Degree in Psychology and Counseling from Southern Arkansas University in 1985, and a Master of Arts Degree in Strategy and Policy from the Naval War College in 1995. In addition, McFarland completed the following military training programs: Signal Officers Basic Course, Infantry Officers Advance Course, Counter-Intelligence Officers Course, Command and General Staff college, Electronic Warfare/Signals Intelligence Course.
Military career
Following his college graduation, McFarland joined the Army in 1973 and was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the
Summary of career
- 1973–1975: Signal Corps[14]
- 1975–1985: Infantry Officer[14]
- 1985–1991: Military Intelligence Officer[14]
- 1991–1993: Commander, 312th Military Intelligence Battalion[15]
- 1993–1994: Senior Intelligence Officer (G2) for the 2nd Armor Division[15]
- 1995–1999: Senior Intelligence Officer (G2) for the V Corps[15]
- 1999–2002: Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence (G–2) for the TRADOC
- 2002–2011: Defense Intelligence Senior Executive (G–2) for the TRADOC
- 2005–2007: Deputy Director for Concepts, Strategy and Intelligence for the JIEDDO[15]
- 2011–2013: Executive Vice President for Strategic Planning for the Sierra Nevada Corporation[15]
Conferences
McFarland participated in specialized conferences, including:
- "2009 Intelligence Warfighting Summit";[16] McFarland's report entitled as "Operational Environment – Co-Creation of Understanding"[17]
- "Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Conference 2011";[18] McFarland's report entitled as "ISR on the Battlefield"[19]
Publications
McFarland authored several works, including:
- "Military Intelligence Gunnery" (1994)[20]
- Opposing Force Doctrinal Framework and Strategy (2003)[21]
- "Military Cultural Education" (2005)[22]
- "A Center for Learning Innovation" (2010)[23]
- "Concluding Remarks about Environmental and Human Security and the Role of U.S. Military Forces in Africa in the Future" (2010)[24]
Awards and honors
His personal and unit awards and decorations include the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Executive (2006),[14] the Defense Distinguished Service Medal (2002), two Legion of Merit awards (1995, 1997), three Meritorious Service Medal awards (1992, 1994, 1996), the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal, NATO Medal, Army Service Ribbon, four Overseas Service Ribbons and the Military Parachutist Badge.
References
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- OCLC 53032134.
Colonel MacFarland, the V Corps G-2 and USAREUR (Forward) Force Protection Officer, was responsible for inspecting every unit that departed the ISB.
- ^ Stanton, John (13 June 2011). "US Army's Maxie McFarland Vacates: Turkey Goes for US COIN/HTS". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ a b Burial Detail: McFarland, Maxie Lawrence – ANC Explorer. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Colonel Maxie L. McFarland, US Army, Retired, Department of Army Civilian, Retired (Deceased), Military Intelligence Hall of Fame biography, at https://www.ikn.army.mil/apps/MIHOF/biographies/McFarland,%20Maxie.pdf
- OCLC 780900309. Archived from the original(PDF) on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ Department of the Army (9 April 2004). "Opposing Force (OPFOR) Program" (PDF). www.fas.org (Training). unclassified. AR 350–2: Opposing Force (OPFOR) Program. Headquarters, Department of the Army.
This regulation establishes policies and procedures concerning integration of the Opposing Force Program into Army-wide training, training development, and other developmental activities.
(web-version). - ^ Dempsey, Martin E. (19 April 2010). "The Army's Starfish Program and an Emphasis on Decentralization". smallwarsjournal.com (SWJ Blog Post). Small Wars Journal. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ a b Headquarters, Department of the Army (2009). "Red Team Education and Training". www.army.mil (Information Papers). Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ TRADOC (2009). "Army Culture and Foreign Language Strategy (ACFLS)". secureweb2.hqda.pentagon.mil. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ HTS (2005). "About the Human Terrain System". hts.army.mil. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ TRADOC (2009). "Joint Training Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Operations Integration Center (JTCOIC)". secureweb2.hqda.pentagon.mil. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University. p. 47.
- ^ a b c d Weekly Community News (9 November 2007). "Community | Home: McFarland earns Presidential Rank Award from Army". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Chattanooga. Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
'Maxie L. McFarland', son of 'Maxine McFarland' of Soddy-Daisy, received the 'Presidential Rank Award' as one of the top career executives and senior professionals in the U.S. Army.
- ^ a b c d e McFarland, Maxie (2011). "Maxie McFarland – Executive Vice President for Strategic Initaitives at Sierra Nevada Corporation" (Profile). Retrieved 13 September 2013.[circular reference]
- ^ United States Army Intelligence Center; Fort Huachuca (15–17 December 2009). "2009 Intelligence Warfighting Summit: "Intelligence on the Edge: Setting the Conditions for Success"". National Conference Services, Inc. Tucson, AZ. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ United States Army Intelligence Center; Fort Huachuca (December 2009). "2009 Intelligence Warfighting Summit: Agenda (Wednesday, Dec. 16)". National Conference Services, Inc. Tucson, AZ. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
'Operational Environment – Co-Creation of Understanding'. Mr. Maxie McFarland, 'Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia'
- ^ Technology Training Corporation (8–9 December 2011). "Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Conference 2011". Technology Training Corporation. Washington, D.C. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ Technology Training Corporation (October 2011). "Next–Generation ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance) – Opportunities, Challenges, Threats and Emerging Capabilities" (PDF). Defense, Aerospace & Energy Conferences and Events | ASDEvents. Washington, D.C. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
'ISR on the Battlefield'. Colonel (ret) Maxie McFarland, 'Executive Vice President, Sierra Nevada Corporation; former Director, Intelligence, US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)'
- ). "LTC McFarland is the Division G2 for the 2d Armor Division, Fort Hood, TX, CPT Smith is serving in the 902d MI Battalion, and CPT Potter is the S2 for 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division."
- ISBN 1-60170-444-5. "The Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence (DCSINT) of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) is the Executive Agent for the development, management, administration, integration, and approval functions of the OPFOR Program across the Army. Thus, the TRADOC DCSINT is responsible for documenting the doctrine, organization, and capabilities of a contemporary OPFOR that is appropriate for training the Army’s leaders, soldiers, and units for the COE."
- ).
- OCLC 848194315. Archived from the originalon 21 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ISBN 1-60497-646-2
External links
- TRADOC, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, G-2 (Official Page) (original web-page's title – TRADOC: Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2 (Intelligence)).
- Rose, Maureen (10 February 2011). "Taining and Doctrine Commands's G-2, Maxie McFarland, spoke with Lt. Gen. Benjamin Freakley at Tuesday's Officer Professional Development". fkgoldstandard.com (former turret.com) (Photography). Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- Rose, Maureen (10 February 2011). "TRADOC's Maxie McFarland speaks on future ops environment". fkgoldstandard.com (former turret.com) (Article). Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- 312th Military Intelligence Battalion – Homepage