Army Lost 3 NTC Training Rotations To COVID; FORSCOM Curbs Pace Next Year Too

Army Lost 3 NTC Training Rotations To COVID; FORSCOM Curbs Pace Next Year Too
Army Lost 3 NTC Training Rotations To COVID; FORSCOM Curbs Pace Next Year Too

Gen. Michael Garrett said computer simulations and other technical means can be used for some of the Army’s higher echelon training. The focus must, he said, stay on the men and women who fight the last 100 yards as they close with the enemy.

Army Tells Shoddy Suppliers: Shape Up

Army Tells Shoddy Suppliers: Shape Up
Army Tells Shoddy Suppliers: Shape Up

Quality control problems at Boeing are just part of wider supply shortfalls that could hamstring Army helicopters in a major war.

Army Leaders Seek Budget Input From Beyond The Pentagon

Army Leaders Seek Budget Input From Beyond The Pentagon
Army Leaders Seek Budget Input From Beyond The Pentagon

“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.”

Army Tests Jamming MRAPs: New Electronic Warfare Vehicle

Army Tests Jamming MRAPs: New Electronic Warfare Vehicle
Army Tests Jamming MRAPs: New Electronic Warfare Vehicle

The Electronic Warfare Tactical Vehicle is by no means the solution to the Army’s EW shortfalls. But there are enough vehicles with enough capability to train electronic warfare troops, test out new tactics, and, if worst comes to worst, deploy “to both Korea and Europe.”

All Active Combat Brigades Trained Vs. New Russian Tactics: FORSCOM

All Active Combat Brigades Trained Vs. New Russian Tactics: FORSCOM
All Active Combat Brigades Trained Vs. New Russian Tactics: FORSCOM

AUSA: In February 2014, when Russian troops seized Crimea, almost no one in the US Army had trained for great power war. But since then, the head of Forces Command told me, every active-duty combat brigade has gone through at least one high-intensity wargame at the famed Combat Training Centers on Fort Irwin, Calif. and…