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Odierno: Embedded Advisers Would Help Iraq Army Be Effective Against ISIS

Monday, June 1st, 2015

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Odierno: Embedded Advisers Would Help Iraq Army Be Effective Against ISIS

The Army’s top officer supports embedding U.S. troops with Iraqi military units to more effectively help them fight the Islamic State, but strongly opposes deploying large number of combat troops.“I absolutely do not agree with right now with putting U.S. forces on the ground,” Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno said at a recent Defense Writers Group breakfast with reporters in Washington, D.C. “I am adamant about that. I think it would not be helpful at all.”Odierno, who is scheduled…

Advanced / Transformational Technology

Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has said the department may need to make “tradeoffs” on certain capability priorities if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation with $350 billion in requested defense […]

Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]

Congress

SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]

Congress

House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]