Tag Archives: Ray Odierno

Gen. Mark Milley was inducted into office as the new U.S. Army chief of staff at a ceremony in Fort Myer, Virginia on Friday, Army Times reported. Milley takes over from Gen. Ray Odierno, who has retired after nearly 40 years in service, Michelle Tan reports. During the swearing-in event, Milley reiterated his intentions to keep …

Outgoing Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno told reporters Wednesday he wants the military service to continue its efforts to develop information processing, unmanned and autonomous technologies, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. “We have programs in place to do that, but we have to continue to push on those …

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno has said that the Joint Chiefs of Staff is in talks with Congress to repeal the proposed caps on cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act, the Army website reported Wednesday. He said during a Facebook town hall that efforts are …

The U.S. Army has tapped BAE Systems and General Dynamics to help decide if the military branch will upgrade or replace its existing fleet of Bradley combat vehicles, Defense News reported Monday. Joe Gould writes the companies were awarded $28 million each to design and assess technologies for the Future …

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno has said the military branch is looking to build four types of ground combat vehicle over the next two years, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. Sydney Freedberg Jr. writes the Army wants an air droppable off-road truck, a scout car, a light tank and an …

Gen. Mark Milley, commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to succeed Gen. Ray Odierno as the military branch’s chief of staff, DoD News reported Wednesday. DoD News reports U.S. Navy Adm. John Richardson, currently director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, has …

The U.S. Army has implemented mobile access to the service’s training network with a username and password in a move to transition from the common access card protocol. Soldiers can sign up for a username and password through the defense manpower data center from the Army training network homepage, the …

U.S. Army Secretary John McHugh and Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno have highlighted the service’s continued efforts to reform its acquisition process and facilitate efficiency and oversight amid reduced budgets. “We take stewardship very seriously,” McHugh told the Senate Armed Services Committee during a hearing, according to a report published Wednesday on the Army website. …

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno and Secretary John McHugh have announced that the Army is in the process of cutting its spending on services contracts to drive efficiency, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jared Serbu writes that the contract spending cuts could continue over the next three years and would add to other reductions …

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno has warned that steep cuts to the U.K.’s defense budget could affect the British military’s ability to collaborate with U.S. troops in future campaigns, the Daily Telegraph reported Monday. Con Coughlin and Steven Swinford write Odierno said the U.S. Defense Department needs …