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The article discusses that the US Army must modernize and transform the sustainment warfighting function capabilities to respond and enable tactical and operational commanders to expand freedom of action and ensure prolonged endurance and build the Army of 2030. Army Materiel Command leads the logistics and sustainment communities to execute distribution, redistribution, and divestiture to efficiently build operational and strategic readiness, fill shortages, and balance resources.

The article focuses on the importance of having automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on hand during physical fitness tests in the Army to prevent sudden cardiac arrest deaths. Topics include the high incidence of sudden cardiac death in exercising athletes and the need for prompt access to AEDs, the recommended timeline for using an AED in case of sudden cardiac arrest, and the benefits and costs of implementing AED programs in the Army.

The article discusses about the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and the U.S. Army's strategic and brave response to it. Topics discussed include the President Franklin Roosevelt's order to Adm. Chester Nimitz after the attack; a lesson taught to the U.S. military by the strategic surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that is woven into the fabric of its military history, and the U.S. Army's strategy and operational approach to focus on being ready and active in competition.