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To deter Russia and China, the Army is building new prepositioned equipment sets for Europe and studying new stockpiles for the Pacific.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.![Army Pushes 600 Programs From Acquisition To Sustainment](https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/06/HIMARS-launching-x2-225x150.jpg)
The multi-million-dollar move will help Army Futures Command focus on new technology while Army Materiel Command focuses on sustaining the current force, Gen. Gus Perna told us.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.![Army’s 3D Printing Hub Will Be Rock Island: Gen. Perna](https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/10/5368804-225x150.jpg)
The upgraded arsenal will be the flagship of a much larger move towards advanced manufacturing across the Army. The goal: streamlining supply chains for major war.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.![AI, Initiative, & Lots Of Smart Bombs: Gen. Perna On Supplying Major Wars](https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/04/Army-fuel-convoy-trucks-training-225x150.jpg)
The massive Army Materiel Command needs to get a lot lighter on its feet for future conflicts, its four-star chief says.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.![Army Leaders Seek Budget Input From Beyond The Pentagon](https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/11/New-Pentagon-from-river-entrance-225x150.jpg)
“When I was here before,” said Lt. Gen. James Pasquarette, who returned to the Pentagon last week for his fifth tour there, “the four-star commanders around the Army had no say, no input. They’re in the room now when the big decisions are made.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.![Army AMC Head Wants To Stop Buying Ships](https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/Maneuver-Support-Vessel-Light-by-Vigor-225x150.jpg)
Gen. Gus Perna, head of Army Materiel Command, is a brave man. He came to Pacific Command’s AOR and announced he wants the Army to stop building the transport ships and so-called watercraft that could be crucial to any conflict in the Indo-Pacific region.
By Colin Clark![Get Off The ‘Hamster Wheel’ & Fix Readiness: AMC Commander](https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/11/138718-225x150.jpg)
WASHINGTON: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley says over and over that his top priority to getting the Army ready to “fight tonight.” What does that mean in practice? For Army Materiel Command, which keeps troops supplied, it means literally putting its money where his mouth is. If readiness for major combat operations is really the…
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HUNTSVILLE, ALA: This morning, Army Chief of Staff Mark Milley warned Congress that “I have grave concerns” about the Army’s ability to respond to a major war — say, with Russia, Gen. Milley’s no. 1 threat — “in a timely manner.” Here in Huntsville, generals and executives explained a big part of the reason why.…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.