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Thankful For Two-Year Cash Infusion, Army Officials Plead For Funding Beyond 2019

Thankful For Two-Year Cash Infusion, Army Officials Plead For Funding Beyond 2019
Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper attends an Army Full Honors Arrival Ceremony hosted by the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. Mark A. Milley at Conmy Hall on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 5, 2018. Esper was recently appointed as the 23rd Secretary of the Army. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Anna Pol)

Army officials are thankful for the funding bump and short-term stability Congress has provided for the next two years, but no time is being wasted in asking lawmakers to continue increasing the service’s topline beyond 2019.On Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Army Secretary Mark Esper and Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said the past two years of budget increases have helped to restore what they termed a dire readiness crisis in which less than half of its combat brigades were…

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