1.   After years of resisting change, the Army announced plans to create lighter, more mobile combat brigades.

2.   Shinseki said the Army would reduce the large support units that accompany combat brigades when they deploy.

3.   The Army has already created two light combat brigades with plans for four more.

4.   For starters, two combat brigades at Fort Lewis, Wash., will be converted into more flexible and faster moving units during the coming year, he said.

5.   The Army is setting up four experimental quick-strike combat brigades geared for potential trouble spots in Asia and the Pacific.

6.   The proposals also include deactivating three combat brigades in Hawaii, Alaska and Kentucky, Pentagon officials said Wednesday.

7.   Another plan would rotate reserve combat brigades a month at a time through overseas assignments like protecting Kuwait.