Looming threats could pile more on Army’s already full plate
Todd South
The Army’s next challenges span the globe and they could compound rapidly in a crisis, but the service will likely have to meet those hurdles with the same number of soldiers it had before 9/11.
While the Army might find a slight reprieve in the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan, that’s not guaranteed, acting Secretary of the Army John Whitley said at an event Monday.
How the exit from Afghanistan evolves will determine the service’s force commitment to that country, Whitley said at the Atlantic Council discussion also attended by Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville.
Without divulging detailed plans, McConville deferred to the Defense Department regarding what an Army contribution would look like should the situation in Afghanistan deteriorate to the point that U.S. ground forces would need to re-enter the country.
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