Milley: 'We are just scratching the surface' in growing modern Army

By Ashley Tressel / January 16, 2019 at 10:07 AM
At his first public appearance of the year, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley today restated the recent improvements made in manning and training, while the service works toward reaching its readiness and modernization goals following the National Defense Strategy. "We're increasing combat readiness by filling our operational units to 100 percent of authorized strength this year, 2019, and 105 percent by the end of 2020," Milley told an audience at an Association of the United States Army breakfast...

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