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                                                                                                                                                                                           The Association of the U.S. Army Notes                 Lt. Gen. Duane Gamble, deputy Army
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               chief of sta  for logistics, said the changes

                                                                                                                                                                          1. Smaller Army Budget                                               are about more than food. He wants din-

                                                                                                                                                                           e $715 billion defense budget for  scal 2022 allocates $173 billion for the Army, a   ing facilities to be “places to eat, socialize

                                                                                                                                                                        $3.6 billion reduction that preserves funding for military personnel but cuts money for   and bond as a unit.”
                                                                                                                                                                        procurement, research, development, testing and evaluation.  e budget does continue the

                                                                                                                                                                        Army’s modernization priorities, with leaders pledging they are “committed to seeing them
                                                                                                                                                                        through completion.”                                                      4. Arlington Expansion

                                                                                                                                                                          Lawmakers have warned late delivery of the budget makes it very di cult for Congress to   A planned 37-acre expansion will provide



                                                                                                                                                                        pass policy and funding bills by the Oct. 1 start of the  scal year.  e short time for debate   room for 80,000 burials at Arlington National
                                                                                                                                                                        could also reduce opportunities for Army leaders to ask for budget increases.  Cemetery, Executive Director Karen Durham-Agu-
                                                       Courtesy of the Operations Group  Training Center hosted the 155th Armored  Rotations at the National Training Center                                                                   ilera told Congress.  e fully funded southern expansion

                                                            National Training Center   Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Na-  ensure that U.S. Army Units remain versa-    2. ID Card Extensions                                                will have a contract awarded in 2022 and a projected completion in 2027.
                                                       The National Training Center/Fort  tional Guard, for Decisive Action Rotation  tile, responsive and consistently available for   Army National Guard and Army Reserve soldiers, retirees and dependents whose military    e additional space isn’t enough to avoid more restrictive eligibility policies. A  nal



                                                     Irwin and Operations Group, National  21-08 from June 4-17. Decisive Action  current and future contingency operations.  identi cation cards expire between Jan. 1, 2020, and July 31, 2021, will be getting more   rule is being prepared that will be announced this fall.  e combination of extra space and

                                                                                                                                                                        time to renew. IDs that expired before Jan. 1, 2020, have not been extended, while cards   eligibility restrictions allows the cemetery to be active for 150 years, she said.
                                                                                                                                    From OPERATIONS, Page 1             that expire after July 31, 2021, must be replaced by their expiration date.
   “ ey are the ultimate guardians of those hard fought, war  ghting skills that make our   “ ere is a job that needs to get done, a mission and in 28 years I have never been a part   Deadlines vary by category. Dependents of active-duty troops, and reserve component   5. History-Making Army Secretary
   mounted formations into the most lethal battalions and brigades on the face of the Earth.”  of a more focused organization than this team,” said Simmering. “Within Operations Group   soldiers and their families now have until Oct. 31, 2021. Retirees and their dependents have   Christine Wormuth recently became the 25th Army secretary, making her the  rst woman

     “Because of the special place this formation holds as the foundation holds as the foundation  there is a collective desire to help train others, to simply make them better has by far been the   until Jan. 31, 2022, according to DoD.  to serve as the Army’s top civilian leader. An experienced national security expert, Wormuth
   of the Army’s readiness, the leader we select to command this group is carefully chosen from  most rewarding experience in my career.”                                                                                                      has previously served as undersecretary of defense for policy.
   among our very best mounted warriors. It is clear that the Army got this one right,” said Taylor.  “As an Army we can go toe-to-toe on anyone in the face of the Earth, but the fact of the   3. Food Bonding

     During the onset and height of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Simmering was credited for  matter is we don’t want to put our soldiers in a fair  ght, we want there to be absolutely no   Better food, more locations and easier payment methods are part of an Army-wide e ort   Wormuth has pledged to be a “hands-on” leader who will take care of people while mak-

   restarting Army training while mitigating the risk of COVID-19 transmission due to a global  question that if you decide to go up against the United States Army, there is only one possible   to modernize dining facilities. Part of this is embracing new recipes and more options.  is  ing sure the Army has what it needs to ful  ll its mission. “I will be the strongest possible

   pandemic.                                                                  outcome, defeat,” he said.                                                                could also mean extended hours and using food trucks and kiosks.       advocate for the Army inside the Pentagon and out,” she said during the con rmation process.
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