Perna: 'My No. 1 priority is supply chain'

By Connie Lee / August 15, 2017 at 11:26 AM
The Army needs to improve its supply chain availability, according to the head of Army Materiel Command. Speaking at a ground vehicles conference hosted by the National Defense Industrial Association in Novi, MI, Gen. Gus Perna said the service only has 85 percent of its repair parts funded and is examining ways to improve that number. "What I told [Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley] was, 'Hey, if it takes 10 steps to make a cup of coffee and we...

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