The U.S. Army Materiel Command and the U.S. Army sustainment enterprise remain focused on projecting and sustaining combat power, because sustainment is about warfighting, period. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George made this clear last fall when he assigned Army Materiel Command (AMC) as lead for...
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The U.S. Army Reserve soldier’s career development autonomy and agency are unmatched in the U.S. military. That is for a good reason, as the Army Reserve is the second-largest reserve component of the military, without the state-specific limitations of the Army National Guard. The Army Reserve must...
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