Guard set to rebalance, grow

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Guard set to rebalance, grow
By Michelle Tan - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Oct 9, 2007 20:05:11 EDT

AUSA 2007, WASHINGTON D.C. — The Army National Guard will have 112 brigades — 28 of them brigade combat teams — after a historic rebalancing effort slated to be completed in 2013.

Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody, Army Guard Director Lt. Gen. Clyde Vaughn and Maj. Gen. Bennett Landreneau, adjutant general of Louisiana, on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to formalize the plan. The signing took place at the annual Association of the United States Army’s annual conference in Washington.

“This has been a journey,” Cody said. “It has been a necessary journey for our Army and our country.”

The rebalancing effort will help the force sustain the fight overseas and, at the same time, give soldiers more predictability, Cody said.

“It gives us the right balance so we don’t wear anybody out,” he said. “I think this is going to make our Army stronger.”

The plan calls for the Guard to have 28 BCTs; 46 multi-functional brigades, such as aviation brigades or maneuver enhancement brigades; and 38 functional brigades, including engineer brigades and military police brigades.


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