Guard Leaders Testify on Fiscal Realities, Readiness
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2015 – The nation’s investment in the National Guard transformed it into a premier operational force, but sequestration spending cuts scheduled to begin Oct. 1 will create challenges, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said during a congressional hearing this week.
Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, joined by other senior reserve force leaders, testified before the House Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee March 17 about the fiscal posture and readiness of the National Guard Bureau and its subordinate components.
“For the past 13 years of sustained conflict,” Grass said, “with the help of the Congress, the Guard has transformed into a premier operational force serving with distinction as the primary combat reserve of the Army and Air Force. The nation’s investment in the Guard has resulted in the best trained, led and equipped Guard in history. It is the finest I have seen throughout my career.”
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