The Army Brief: Florida trainers are back; Military backbone; Pacific budget concerns; and more...
CAITLIN M. KENNEY | MAY 6, 2022 10:54 AM ET
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Gator trainers. A Florida National Guard unit has resumed training Ukrainian forces in Germany after the invasion forced them to leave Ukraine, Defense One reports. The Ukrainians are being trained on the new U.S. howitzers, of which almost all 90 of them are now in Ukraine.
Strong NCO corps. The war in Ukraine is highlighting the advantages of having a strong, professional NCO corps in modern warfare where low-level decisions are important, Defense One reports. China is working to improve their own NCO corps but Russia still prefers to leave its leadership and troop-discipline responsibilities with junior officers.
Don’t forget the Pacific. A bipartisan letter to the House Appropriations Committee is urging them to boost funding for the Pacific region after the Pentagon’s 2023 budget request appears lower than what Indo-Pacific Command said they needed last year, Defense One reports.
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