Friday - 10/19/2012, 9:30am EDT
Federal News Radio spoke with top military leaders attending the 2011 Association
of
the United States Army conference. Listen to the interviews and read more from the
event.
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Gen. Raymond Odierno
Army Chief of Staff U.S. Army Odierno discussed the Army's top priorities, even as many of them may compete with each other in an age of compressed budgets. Read more/Listen to the interview.
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Gen. Peter Chiarelli
Vice Chief of Staff U.S. Army Chiarelli discussed managing health in the field vs. Managing health for wounded warriors when they return home as well as some of the new programs for wounded vets. Read more/Listen to the interview. |
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Katherine Hammack
Assistant Secretary of the Army Installations, Energy and Environment Hammack is the service's energy guru. She discussed the service's latest efforts to make strides in clean energy. Read more/Listen to the interview. |
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Lt. Gen. Francis Wiercinski
Commanding general U.S. Army Pacific Command Wiercinski shared his perspective on the Army's mission and challenges in the Pacific. Wiercinski said one of the biggest challenges in the Pacific is the "tyranny of the distance." Read more/Listen to the interview. |
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James Snyder
Assistant Chief U.S. Army Reserve Command Snyder discussed the challenges for reserves as they withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan and return to civilian life. Read more/Listen to the interview. |
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Sgt. First Class Leroy Petry
Army Rangers Medal of Honor recipient When President Barack Obama awarded the nation's highest military honor — the Medal of Honor — to Petry, he became only the second living, active-duty service member to receive the honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan. Read more/Listen to the interview. |
