The head of Army Materiel Command has directed a critical change to make equipment in prepositioned stocks combat-ready. During an Oct. 11 interview at the Association of the United States Army's annual meeting, Gen. Gustave Perna told Inside the Army he has briefed and received approval from Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley on a new approach. "Currently, my responsibility is to maintain the equipment to fully mission-capable, so that soldiers have confidence when they go over and draw it,...
