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Odierno Hands Over Army With Few Resources, Many Challenges

Wednesday, August 12th, 2015

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Odierno Hands Over Army With Few Resources, Many Challenges

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno

When Gen. Raymond Odierno became chief of staff of the Army four years ago, the service was ending one war, winding down another and facing budget cuts that threatened its endstrength and modernization.Odierno in two days will hand his successor, Gen. Mark Milley, a service in much the same shape. The budget deadlock that has clouded Odierno’s entire tenure still looms and sequestration continues to threaten much-needed modernization plans.The Army needs to continue developing and fielding its tactical communication network,…

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