Importance Of Operational Reserve Force Stressed

Senior Army leaders say they want to ensure that the Reserves remain an operational force once the missions in Afghanistan and Iraq wind down, reports the Army Times.

The pace of operations over the last decade has forced the Army to restructure itself to maintain an operational National Guard and Reserve force instead of a strategic reserve.

The head of the Army Reserve has noted that about 75 percent of the Army's engineering capability is in the Reserves, while 94 percent...