The Army’s cuts, force structure changes put it on the right path
In this op-ed, retired Army Maj. Gen. John Ferrari argues that the Army's decision to make cuts to force structure, while tough, is ultimately the right one.
In this op-ed, retired Army Maj. Gen. John Ferrari argues that the Army's decision to make cuts to force structure, while tough, is ultimately the right one.
In this op-ed retired Army Maj. Gen. John Ferrari lays out why FARA had to go, and where Army aviation should fly from here.
“We're actually getting [soldiers] involved in how we're helping to design the force….My view is that we are going to see a lot of refinements from the field that will really help us figure out how we need to adjust," said Army Chief Randy George.
A trio of new longer range missiles could also be in soldiers’ hands over the next dozen months.
"How in the hell do you lose an F-35?"
“We have to be able to operate, wherever we're called, whether it's in Europe or the Pacific and I think that that has to kind of be a guiding principle for us,” said Army Chief Gen. Randy George.
“The Army is in a moment of transformation where we are really pivoting from [counterinsurgency] COIN and [counterterrorism] CT to large-scale combat operations: So, we've got to transform our force structure,” said Army Secretary Christine Wormuth.
Gen. Randy George and Gen. Eric Smith will now formally take over leadership of the Army and Marine Corps, respectively.
A breakthrough in a blockade on military confirmations came after the Senate’s top Democrat moved to hold individual votes for Brown, as well as Army and Marine Corps leaders.
“My brigade combat team was responsible for a third of Iraq, hell, everything from drinking chai to chasing Iranians. That's not the future,” said Army Futures Command Gen. James Rainey.
In addition to the official notice for the next leader of the Marine Corps are nominations for the Missile Defense Agency, US Cyber Command, the DIA and others.