Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno said continued pay increases for military personnel could eventually hurt combat training and weapons programs, Breaking Defense reported Monday. Sydney Freedberg writes that Odierno told
MoreThe U.S. Army’s top uniformed officer announced plans Thursday to reduce its number of brigade combat teams over four years as part of restructuring efforts, the American Forces Press Service reports. Claudette
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The U.S. Army risks losing at least 100,000 soldiers on top of reductions if sequestration occurs over the full 10-year period, two of the branch’s lead officials told lawmakers Tuesday. Gen. Ray
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The top uniformed officers from the four military branches asked a House subcommittee Tuesday to give them spending flexibility now that automatic sequestration budget cuts are in effect. American Forces Press Service
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Four of the nation’s top military leaders outlined what they see as the potential impacts of sequestration cuts on the individual services branches before a Senate panel Wednesday, American Forces Press Service
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The U.S. Army would have to cut 30 percent of its operating costs for Army posts to help meet the cuts required under sequestration, USA Today reports. Tom Vanden Brook reports Army
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As the Army withdraws forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, the branch’s chief of staff says the next goal is having uniformed soldiers return to traditional jobs they performed previously, Federal News Radio
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Defense budget cuts will likely shrink the Army below 520,000 active duty soldiers, the Army chief of staff said Monday. At the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting, Gen. Raymond Odierno
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It is unlikely the U.S. military will resume combat missions in Iraq after Sept. 1, according to the top U.S. military commander. Army Gen. Ray Odierno appeared on Sunday news talk shows
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