Army Could Lose 140,000 Troops Over The Next Few Years

The Army paints a dire economic picture if it has to make worst-case reductions in force. The Environmental Command says local bases and surrounding communities would lose up to 80 percent of their civilian and military workforces. The Army is facing a possible reduction of 140,000 troops over the next few years. That could cost 16,000 jobs at Fort Campbell and an economic hit of nearly $900 million in Kentucky and Tennessee. Reductions at Fort Drum in New York would result in a $877 million loss. The projected losses double what the Environmental Command predicted last year.