Gen. Gary Cheek

Army Missile Defense Stretched Thin: Readiness, Crisis Response At Risk

ARLINGTON: There’s no peace dividend in missile defense. While most types of Army units don’t deploy to Iraq or Afghanistan anymore, some scarce specialties are in increasing demand worldwide, such as special operators, division staffs, and missile defense forces like the famous Patriot. As long-range missile threats increase from Iran and North Korea, China and Russia, […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Air Warfare

Army Shows Cheek, Elbows Its Way Into AirSea Battle Hearing

CAPITOL HILL: With half a million soldiers on active duty, you’d think the Army would be hard to overlook. When the House Armed Services Committee organized a hearing on the hot interservice concept known as “Air-Sea Battle,” though, they kind of forgot to invite the Army. But the largest service elbowed its way onto the […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.