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To Modernize, Army Will Undergo Restructuring Unseen In 40 Years

Monday, October 9th, 2017

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To Modernize, Army Will Undergo Restructuring Unseen In 40 Years

Acting Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy (left) and Chief of Staff Mark Milley hold a press conference at the 2017 Association of the U.S. Army annual expo in Washington, D.C.

The Army is set to undergo the largest structural change in four decades with the establishment of a modernization-focused command focused on bringing its decades-old vehicles and equipment into the 21st century.Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and Acting Secretary Ryan McCarthy laid out their plan to modernize the Army's aging combat vehicles and equipment during an Oct. 9 press conference at the Association of the U.S. Army's annual expo in Washington, D.C."It's a significant restructuring, probably one of…

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