"US Army's Force Reduction: Winners, Losers, and Future Focus"
The U.S. Army plans to shrink its force in some areas and expand it in others to align with its modernization efforts and address recruiting challenges, aiming to reach approximately 470,000 soldiers by fiscal 2029. The new force structure includes building out theater-level multidomain task forces and making significant investments in integrated air and missile defense, while also reducing spaces through efficiencies and adjustments to close combat forces. The Army's whitepaper outlines these changes as it transitions from counterinsurgency missions to large-scale combat operations against technologically advanced adversaries.