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Army Teams To Visit 15 Cities Hoping To Host Futures Command Headquarters

Thursday, April 19th, 2018

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Army Teams To Visit 15 Cities Hoping To Host Futures Command Headquarters

Army Undersecretary Ryan McCarthy views a Stryker vehicle at Fort Belvoir, Va., on April 17. (Photo by Dan Parsons)

Army reconnaissance teams are preparing to visit 15 cities that could host the new Futures Command headquarters with as many as 500 personnel.The Army started with a list of about 30 potential locations and on April 17 notified Congress of 15 that had made the cut. On the list are Atlanta; Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City, Philadelphia, Raleigh, N.C., San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle, according to a copy of the letter Army…

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