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The Pentagon wants to increase the number of rapid response forces throughout the globe. Here's What You Need to Remember: The Pentagon wants to increase the number of rapid response forces throughout the globe to strengthen an expeditionary posture and ensure immediate readiness in the event that circumstances call for U.S. military activity.  Speaking at the Heritage Foundation, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the Pentagon is adding larger numbers of “highly ready” Immediate Response Forces and follow-on Contingency Response Force units.  He also stressed that greater central author...

The Pentagon wants to increase the number of rapid response forces throughout the globe. Here's What You Need to Remember: Improving expeditionary warfare abilities, and rapid deployability is naturally of great relevance to the Army as it contributes to the service’s rationale for engineering faster, lighter more mobile, air-transportable combat vehicles such as its emerging Next-Generation Combat Vehicles and Mobile Protected Firepower vehicle.  The Pentagon wants to increase the number of rapid response forces throughout the globe to strengthen an expeditionary posture and ensure immed...