Army Drawdown and Restructuring: Background and Issues for Congress

On January 26, 2012, senior DOD leadership unveiled a new defense strategy based on a review of potential future security challenges, current defense strategy, and budgetary constraints. This new strategy envisions a smaller, leaner Army that is agile, flexible, rapidly deployable, and technologically advanced. This strategy will rebalance the Army's global posture and presence, emphasizing where potential problems are likely to arise, such as the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East.

• | Author: Congressional Research Service
• | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Oct 31, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 34 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1502954931
• | ISBN-13: 9781502954930