Army Taking ‘A Hard Look at Everything’
Gen. James McConville visits troops.
Photo by: U.S. Army
Fri, 02/11/2022 - 07:55
The Army is preparing to make some tough choices as it looks to modernize the force while dealing with budget uncertainties and expanding missions at home and abroad, the service’s top general said.
“Our job is to provide the best Army we can provide with the resources we have,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said Feb. 10 during a virtual event hosted by the Heritage Foundation.
Soldiers are supporting COVID-19 missions at home and providing security around the world, he said. Last fall, thousands were called up on short notice for the evacuation mission in Afghanistan, and more recently, the Pentagon announced it was deploying 3,000 soldiers to Poland, Romania and Germany to bolster U.S. allies amid growing tensions with Russia.
At the same time, the Army continues to operate under a temporary funding measure that prohibits it from starting new programs and holds funding to last year’s levels, which McConville said leads to a delicate balancing act as the Army also is pursuing its most ambitious modernization effort in decades.
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