Better Buying Power initiatives play crucial role as Army deals with funding uncertainties, sequestration cuts
by Ms. Margaret C. Roth
MAKING RESET A PRIORITY Despite severe fiscal constraints, the Army must continue to reset and upgrade its equipment. Aging platforms such as the Bradley fighting vehicles, M113 family of vehicles and M109 self- propelled howitzer are due for modernization and replacement. Here, a Soldier with the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division keeps watch from a Bradley Feb. 24 during an exercise at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, CA. (DOD photo by E.J. Hersom, Joint Hometown News Service)