USA—Army National Guard Seeks To Adjust Ops Tempo For Armored Units

The U.S. Army National Guard is examining ways to increase readiness by reducing the deploy-to-dwell ratio of its armor and Stryker brigade combat teams and improving maintenance and parts availability, reports the Army Times. Under the Army National Guard 4.0 initiative, Guard units have taken on an increased operational tempo, including multiyear training cycles that conclude every four years with deployments to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., or the Joint Readiness...