Army Force Posture and Readiness
2016-04-07T09:30:15-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvN2RlXC8yMDE2MDQwNzA5MzI1MTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Acting Army Secretary Patrick Murphy and Chief of Staff General Mark Milley testified at a hearing on worldwide threats and challenges facing the U.S. Army, as well as the military branch’s operations and structure. General Milley said due to low troop readiness levels the U.S. is at “high military risk” with emerging threats and high power conflicts. He also provided an update on the military operations in Iraq saying the U.S. is making progress against ISIS* but not yet winning. Other topics included defense modernization, deterring Russian aggression, women in combat, and the fiscal year 2017 defense budget request.
* The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.
* The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.
Acting Army Secretary Patrick Murphy and Chief of Staff General Mark Milley testified at a hearing on worldwide threats and challenges facin… read more
Acting Army Secretary Patrick Murphy and Chief of Staff General Mark Milley testified at a hearing on worldwide threats and challenges facing the U.S. Army, as well as the military branch’s operations and structure. General Milley said due to low troop readiness levels the U.S. is at “high military risk” with emerging threats and high power conflicts. He also provided an update on the military operations in Iraq saying the U.S. is making progress against ISIS* but not yet winning. Other topics included defense modernization, deterring Russian aggression, women in combat, and the fiscal year 2017 defense budget request.
* The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State. close
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