McCarthy: ‘About 30 cities’ under consideration for Army Futures Command

By Courtney McBride / March 6, 2018 at 4:26 PM
Army senior leaders are teeing up key decisions this week for Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and Secretary Mark Esper on Army Futures Command. In remarks today at the McAleese/Credit Suisse Defense Programs Conference, Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy said service leaders “haven’t slapped the table” yet on the specific composition or site of the command, but he doubled down on prior comments about its non-traditional location . Citing the need for proximity to technology hubs and access to highly...

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