{"id":25106,"date":"2021-05-10T20:21:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T20:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/10\/looming-threats-could-pile-more-on-armys-already-full-plate\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:26:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:26:39","slug":"looming-threats-could-pile-more-on-armys-already-full-plate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2021\/05\/10\/looming-threats-could-pile-more-on-armys-already-full-plate\/","title":{"rendered":"Looming threats could pile more on Army\u2019s already full plate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2021\/03\/25\/chief-lays-out-army-role-in-the-future-fight-across-the-globe\/\" target=\"_blank\">next challenges<\/a> span the globe and they could<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2021\/04\/15\/the-army-wants-an-anti-tank-missile-that-shoots-twice-as-far-as-its-current-weapon\/\" target=\"_blank\"> compound rapidly<\/a> in a crisis, but the service will likely have to meet those hurdles with the same number of soldiers it had before 9\/11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Army might find a slight reprieve in the United States <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/04\/16\/afghanistan-withdrawal-plan-could-involve-small-troop-surge\/\" target=\"_blank\">withdrawal from Afghanistan<\/a>, that\u2019s not guaranteed, acting Secretary of the Army John Whitley said at an event May 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How the exit from Afghanistan evolves will determine the service\u2019s force commitment to that country, Whitley said at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cGG7sgQuKJA\" target=\"_blank\">Atlantic Council<\/a> discussion also attended by Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without divulging detailed plans, McConville deferred to the Defense Department regarding what an Army contribution would look like should the situation in Afghanistan deteriorate to the point that U.S. ground forces would need to re-enter the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Joe Biden has set a September withdrawal deadline and military leaders have already developed commitments beyond Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army, for instance, has been sending rotational armored and aviation units to Europe since the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014. Whitley noted that the service is keeping a close eye on Russian actions along the Ukrainian border, be that in the southern area near Crimea or the northern regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re constantly thinking about those things and what might happen elsewhere in Europe,\u201d Whitley said.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link smg-interstitial-link--fallback wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2021\/02\/18\/army-taking-a-hard-look-at-what-end-strength-it-can-actually-afford\/#:~:text=The%20active%20duty%20Army%20met,486%2C000%20soldiers%20in%20fiscal%202021.\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__fallback-link\">Army takes &#039;hard look&#039; at end strength it can afford<\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the Indo-Pacific region doesn\u2019t allow for much breathing room either, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whitley rattled off ongoing island disputes in the South China Sea, ever-present tensions with North Korea, friction along the India-China border and recent unrest in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe list of what could happen in the next year is quite long,\u201d Whitley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If one of those scenarios escalates or an unforeseen challenge emerges and necessitates U.S. soldiers, the Army will likely have to respond with the same force size it had two decades ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the height of the post-9\/11 period, Army rolls topped out at 570,000 soldiers on active duty, McConville said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right now, the force has an active-duty end strength of just 485,000 soldiers \u2014 totaling nearly 1 million troops when the Army National Guard and Army Reserves are factored in. Those lagging numbers have been touted by Army leaders for months as the service heads into budget season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are not going to grow the Army above the 485,000 number with the resources we have now,\u201d McConville said. And the current force is already flush with ongoing responsibilities, both men explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe U.S. Army is fully committed today between [planning] demands in the event of war and current operations,\u201d Whitley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commitments in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria in recent years have taxed the force. But the Army has also been the go-to service at home this past year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army Guardsmen were dispatched regularly in 2020 and early 2021 to handle the U.S.-Mexico border mission, COVID-19 pandemic response, security in Washington, D.C., following the Capitol riot and annual natural disaster relief such as floods, fires and hurricanes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt becomes a conversation of what requirements are going to be relieved on us\u201d should multiple scenarios unfold, Whitley said. And he has no doubt they could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The secretary said that were something to go wrong in the Pacific, he could see \u201coptimistic behavior\u201d elsewhere in the world, hinting at maligned moves by Russia. 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