Army Releases Modernization Strategy

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Army Releases Modernization Strategy
September 02, 2008
Army News Service|by Lindy Kyzer

WASHINGTON - Last week the Army released the 2008 Army Modernization Strategy, the blueprint for the future of Army modernization.

Maj. Gen. Dave Halverson, the director of force development, discussed the new strategy in an interview with on-line journalists. He provided information about the survey and how it supports the Army's goals to provide the best equipment and capabilities to Soldiers.

Specifically, Halverson focused on how the modernization strategy offered an actionable way ahead for today's Army.

"Many times, with a modernization strategy, everyone's so focused on 'here's a weapons system' or 'here's a certain thing and here's what it can do; here's what it can't do'...and it's like a catalog of performance measures," said Halverson. "This strategy that we've worked very hard with is much shorter, much better - because it actually explains why we have modernization and why we modernize within the forces - especially in persistent conflicts."

Halverson also pointed out how the modernization strategy is linked to the recently released FM 3-0, and how the modernization strategy supports the overall Army objective of dominance as a landpower.


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