After years of declining readiness due to end-strength reductions and high operational tempo, the Army is now "significantly more combat-ready" today than it was less than three years ago, according to its chief of staff. Gen. Mark Milley told the House Appropriations defense subcommittee the service has made considerable strides since he assumed his post in August 2015, when just two brigade combat teams were "combat-ready." Milley, testifying alongside Army Secretary Mark Esper on March 15 , offered to provide...
