More equipment, spare parts needed for all Army brigades to hit highest readiness levels
By: Todd South  
Little things, like spare parts, fuel systems and trailers, can stymie the Army’s primary close combat force, a recent report found.
An audit of the Army’s Brigade Combat Team Readiness by the Department of Defense Inspector General, released in November, shows how shortages in mobile gun systems, mounted telescopes, low-bed semitrailers and modular fuel systems were keeping BCTs from the fight.
Since the audit began in February 2018, the Army has prioritized equipment to deploying teams, ramped up production cycles and tackled backlogs of parts orders to meet and maintain two-thirds or more of its 31 active BCTs at a high level of readiness, some at their highest levels in 20 years.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/12/10/more-equipment-spare-parts-needed-for-all-army-brigades-to-hit-highest-readiness-levels/
