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Army Chief Details New Pilot Program To Look At Cutting Excess Equipment

Army Chief Details New Pilot Program To Look At Cutting Excess Equipment
On September 28, 2023, Chief of Staff of the Army General Randy A. George spoke to U.S. Africa Command Soldiers at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany. Photo: Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Meaney, U.S. Africa Command

The Army is beginning a new pilot program aimed at cutting excess equipment from its units, with the service’s chief of staff telling reporters on Monday the effort may result in “fairly substantial” reductions. New Army Chief Gen. Randy George said the program will begin with two units, the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Liberty in North Carolina and the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart in Georgia, and is led by Army Forces Command and Army Materiel Command.  "I’ve…

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