Army looks to shorten time line for rotational BCT deployment setup

By Courtney McBride / March 15, 2017 at 5:32 PM
HUNTSVILLE, AL -- The Army and its partners succeeded this January in deploying the first armored brigade combat team to Europe as part of a heel-to-toe rotation, but the chief of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command is eyeing improvements. During a March 15 roundtable with reporters at the Association of the United States Army’s Global Force Symposium here, Maj. Gen. Duane Gamble explained that the command was working toward "self-imposed goals. There is no Army standard" time line for reception,...

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