Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin A big appetite for U.S. armed forces around the world might be hurting military readiness

A big appetite for U.S. armed forces around the world might be hurting military readiness

Published: May 13, 2021, 2:41 p.m.

Every year, the Pentagon develops a Global Force Management Plan to determine how it\u2019ll deploy assets around the world. But DoD\u2019s regional combatant commanders are allowed to ask for more \u2013 and they often do. A bipartisan group of House members is concerned, those additional requests for forces have become so routine, they\u2019re hurting military readiness by stretching the force too thin. In a new letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, they ask several questions about whether it\u2019s time to rethink DoD\u2019s force management practices. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), who signed the letter, discussed it with Federal News Network\u2019s Jared Serbu. \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices