Mobility Study Update Won't Yield Army Transformation Lift Needs

By Thomas Duffy / July 10, 2000 at 5:00 AM
Army officials do not expect to get a clear picture of the strategic lift requirement for the service's future fighting force from an ongoing study of the military's strategic mobility needs due to be published in September, an Army official told reporters today. When Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric Shenseki unveiled the transformation plan last October, he said the goal was to build an Army that is more responsive and can be deployed more quickly than the heavy Cold...

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