The Army and Navy this week signed a memorandum of agreement transferring all five of the Army's Joint High Speed Vessels to the Navy, the Defense Department announced today.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
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Tony Bertuca is chief editor of Inside the Pentagon, the flagship publication of InsideDefense, where he focuses on defense budget and acquisition policy. He previously worked for the Sun-Times News Group in his hometown of Chicago, IL, and at the New Hampshire Union Leader in Manchester, NH. Tony has also served as managing editor of Inside the Army. He has a master's degree in journalism from Boston University.
The Army and Navy this week signed a memorandum of agreement transferring all five of the Army's Joint High Speed Vessels to the Navy, the Defense Department announced today.
In the midst of planning to absorb a scheduled 27,000-soldier reduction in force structure in 2015, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey said today that the service was trying to determine what it would do with a European-based brigade scheduled to relocate to an as-yet unknown location, mentioning that no one should be surprised if the service decided to shut it down.
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The chief of the Army Reserve predicted today that his force would likely add a greater mix of capabilities as the active force begins to cut its end strength in the next five years. But he is also concerned that future belt tightening could adversely impact investments in training.
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The Army has identified two variants of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles for divestiture, according to government officials who briefed reporters today about the service's new tactical wheeled vehicle strategy.
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