WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Army leaders will head to Capitol Hill after this week\u2019s Association of the U.S. Army conference to share its planned force structure changes, meant to ready the service to fight high-end adversaries, according to Army Secretary Christine Wormuth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe need to align structure with end strength over the next several years to ensure we can field the right formations and ensure they are properly manned, trained and able to deliver lethal results,\u201d Wormuth told an audience at AUSA\u2019s opening ceremony Monday. \u201cThis transformation must take place, and we look forward to briefing Congress right after AUSA.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Army is preparing to provide modernized weapon systems to soldiers in the 2030 time frame in a bid to transform the Army into a force capable of taking on high-end threats. Part of that effort is ensuring the Army is ready to use that new equipment within the right force structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the service is struggling to meet its recruiting goals, making it tough to achieve its desired end strength, much less add force structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an interview with Defense News before the conference, Wormuth said she could not discuss specific force structure changes or detail the support the Army will seek from Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, she said, \u201cwe are trying to do two things in terms of force structure. Most importantly, we\u2019re trying to build out the force structure for these new capabilities, whether it\u2019s air defense or whether it\u2019s for maneuver, for example. And the other thing we\u2019re trying to do, obviously, is bring down the amount of over structure we have \u2026 as we\u2019ve had recruiting challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Army is reexamining its recent force structure, designed for counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations. In those areas, the Army could make <\/b>\u201csome reductions because they\u2019re not as relevant for large-scale combat operations,\u201d she said in the interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additionally, Wormuth noted, modernization efforts will also drive how the service makes changes to its force structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re likely to probably see some of the reductions come sooner, meaning shedding some of the more <\/b>[counterinsurgency- and counterterrorism]-related functions. And then the growth of the new force structure will come in some cases in a couple years, as we have these new capabilities reach low rates of initial production,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the Army continues its \u201cmost significant modernization effort in generations,\u201d Wormuth said at the conference, \u201cwe are building an Army that can dominate in large-scale multidomain operations. Building this Army also requires transforming our force structure to ensure that we have the capabilities we need to meet current and future strategic requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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