Soldier Readiness Remains High Despite Challenges
Wed, 04/21/2021 - 07:59
The Army continues to have trained and ready troops and units despite cultural and fiscal challenges and busy operational requirements, the commander of Army Forces Command said.
Gen. Michael Garrett, who took command of Forces Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, two years ago, said his top responsibility is to provide troops to “fight tonight,” but he and his team also have worked hard to create opportunities for important conversations between leaders and soldiers across the force and provide stable and predictable deployment cycles.
“We’ve asked a lot of our Army, a lot of our soldiers. They may not be deploying in the same numbers to the Middle East, but we’ve been deploying the same numbers to Europe, we’ve increased the deployments to the Pacific” for brigade combat teams, aviation brigades and support brigades, Garrett said April 16 during a virtual meeting with reporters organized by the Defense Writers Group.
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