Deployment Readiness Drives Mission Readiness For Global Requirements

摘要

Recently, I promoted a new colonel who had two very talented teenagers. Neither of these children had ever been educated in U.S. schools until his recent move to Washington D.C. Here's why: 14 years ago the Soldier was in South America supporting counter-drug trafficking efforts; 10 years ago he was in Germany and then deployed to Iraq during the surge; seven years ago he was in the Netherlands coordinating fuel supplies for 40 countries and then was deployed to Afghanistan twice; and four years ago he was in Korea overseeing a joint logistics support command during heightened tension on the peninsula. This family's experience drove home to me just how dynamic our Army has been and will continue to be. We have 186,000 Soldiers in 140 countries, and despite the hope for a time-out after 14 years of war, it is not happening. The global demands for our Army remain high, which is why readiness is and will remain the Army's number one priority.