JUST IN: Army Looking to Base More Operational Forces in Arctic Region
1/19/2021
By Mandy Mayfield
The U.S. Army wants to increase its presence in the Arctic region and create new units capable of operating there, the service's top officer said Jan. 19.
“We're looking at establishing a multi-domain task force in the region, and we're looking at establishing an Arctic-capable brigade,†Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said during a webinar hosted by the Association of the United States Army. “Optimizing the employment of our forces and being able to demonstrate our capabilities through combined exercises and power projection are critical," he added.
To this end, the service is looking to transform an existing two-star headquarters into an operational headquarters, he said.
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/1/19/army-looking-to-base-more-operational-forces-in-arctic
