Army Operationalizing Reserve Component

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Army Operationalizing Reserve Component
October 10, 2008
Army News Service|by Elizabeth M. Collins

WASHINGTON - The Army is changing how it generates forces and is overhauling the National Guard and Reserve, said the commander of Forces Command.

Gen. Charles C. Campbell told reporters during the Association of the United States Army annual meeting that transitioning the reserve component from a strategic reserve to an operational force is a crucial part of modernizing the Army.

"We will organize the Guard and Reserve along modular lines and equip (the reserve component) in ways that make it fully interoperable with the active component," Campbell said. "There are some costs associated with that that are pretty significant, but nonetheless, at end state, our intent is to modularize the Guard and Reserve."

It's difficult and complex to operationalize the reserve component, Campbell said Tuesday at the AUSA Land Warfare Forum on the subject. But he emphasized that it's crucial.

"Clearly what is required is adequate equipment that enables home-station training" at reserve centers and armories prior to mobilization, Campbell said. He added that the Guard and Reserve must also be equipped and trained for homeland defense and homeland security.


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