A pair of recent exercises enabled the 2nd Cavalry Regiment to train on "a very realistic objective" to test "real integration" with foreign partners, according to the regimental commander.
Friday, April 19, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
Courtney McBride was the managing editor of Inside the Army until May 2018. She previously worked for Hotline and National Journal. A native of the Philadelphia area, she studied the modern Middle East at the University of Pennsylvania.
A pair of recent exercises enabled the 2nd Cavalry Regiment to train on "a very realistic objective" to test "real integration" with foreign partners, according to the regimental commander.
The commander of the first combat aviation brigade to deploy to Europe as part of a heel-to-toe rotation of forces says the readiness gained there means the CAB "should be one of the first . . . the Army calls if they need one."
The Army acquisition executive has "partnered with" Army Materiel Command to implement contracting changes designed to improve efficiency, according to AMC's commanding general.
The Army is working to refine its common standards for ground vehicles and integrated components, according to the program executive officer for ground combat systems.
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The commander of the Europe-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment says his unit’s participation in the Stryker lethality upgrade process has paid dividends.
The North Korean regime led by Kim Jong Un poses "the biggest danger to our nation and world," and lends urgency to work by U.S. Army Pacific to test new operational concepts, according to the head of USARPAC.
The head of Army Materiel Command has directed a critical change to make equipment in prepositioned stocks combat-ready.
The Army's aviation branch is crafting new doctrine and revising its training emphasis to better operate in a complex environment against a near-peer adversary, according to the commander of the Aviation Center of Excellence.
The Army has "started to allocate force structure" in support of Multi-Domain Battle, according to the head of Training and Doctrine Command.
Acting Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy issued a directive Sept. 12 outlining implementation plans for a pair of acquisition reform initiatives.
The White House late Oct. 12 announced intended nominees for a pair of senior Army civilian posts.
Senior leaders' plans to reform the Army's approach to modernization are intended not only to speed acquisition, but to enable the service to better compete for resources, according to two officials.
The commander of U.S. Army Europe continues to call for aviation assets, short-range air defense, and long-range fires, but is encouraged by efforts to increase capability on the continent.
While the inaugural Strategic Portfolio Analysis Review "took a near-term focus," for the second iteration the Army is "shifting our focus to the mid-term," according to the director of force development in the office of the deputy chief of staff (G-8).
Several elements of Army leadership are working together to facilitate accelerated fielding of the service's new security force assistance brigades.
Readiness remains the Army's "No. 1 priority," and a rapidly changing global threat environment only increases its importance, according to the service's chief of staff.
A new report prepared for lawmakers weighs the efficacy of a trio of Army programs intended to improve the viability of the service's infantry brigade combat teams, as well as the potential impact of a continuing resolution.
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The Army intends to shift resources within its program objective memorandum to enable the "ruthless prioritization" required to modernize the force, according to the acting service secretary.