The commander of US European Command told lawmakers that cutting personnel by more than a third—from 114,000 troops to 71,000—will not hamper EUCOM’s capability. Marine Corps Gen. James L. Jones said that the 71,000 will be “better positioned, better capable, and better organized to do the things we need to do” in Europe and Africa. Testifying at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, Jones went on to say that he was concerned about having the right number of soldiers to maintain three Army brigades, but he believes the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps numbers are “fine.”
As the Space Force implements sweeping acquisition reforms over the next few years that will change the way it sets requirements, manages programs, and fields systems to operators, the head of its acquisition field command wants to ensure all of the change doesn’t disrupt program execution.