Why does the Army have to do everything?

• Author: Erwin, Sandra I.
• Position: Washington PULSE - Brief article

The demand for specialized military units in Iraq--such as police, medics and helicopter pilots--continues unabated. Most of these forces so far have come from the Army, which has prompted senior green-suiters to question why the Joint Chiefs of Staff are not assigning some of those duties to other services. Requests for fighting units, such as heavy armor or Stryker, only can be met by the Army or the Marine Corps, but...