"Today, we continue in the Army's rich history of transformation — combining Forces Command, Army North and Army South — to form the United States Army Western Hemisphere Command," Gen. Ryan said Friday. "The Army is making an enormous investment in this transformation, combining three important, effective, and historically capable commands into one. It is our responsibility to deliver returns on that investment."
Army forms single 4-star command responsible for ground operations in North and South America
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Combat-readiness exercises hopefully would make potential aggressors think twice, Ryan said.
US general to aggressors: Allies are battle-ready in Asia
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