“I think it is not a good idea to think that the [Theodore Roosevelt] is a one of a kind issue,” vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Hyten said. “To think that it will never happen again, is not a good way to plan.”
By Paul McLeary“You’ll see some significant changes” in the Navy report “regarding the portion of the fleet that supports maneuver of Marines and the expeditionary elements of that,” Gen. David Berger says.
By Paul McLeary“For its backbone,” Adm. Davidson said, “we need a joint — joint — network of training ranges capable of meeting the exercise, experimentation, and innovation objectives of the new warfighting concept.”
By Paul McLearyThe Army wants $985 million for modernization, from Apache gunships and 8×8 Strykers to safety improvements at ammunition plants. We have the list.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.To deter Russia and China, the Army is building new prepositioned equipment sets for Europe and studying new stockpiles for the Pacific.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.The Army Secretary is optimistic the service can balance its expensive modernization objectives at the same time it deters conflict with China.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Adm. Davidson pushed back against reports that the US might pull a brigade out of South Korea amid stalemated burden-sharing talks.
By Paul McLearyThe new commandant says the Corps has to start “unshackling ourselves from previous notions of what war looks like and reimagining how Marines will train, how we will operate, and how we will fight.”
By Paul McLeary“We’ve got to wrestle with ship mix and their capacity; there’s a balancing act.”
By Paul McLearyIn conflicts of the future the Pentagon will need some radically new thinking.
By Paul McLearyThe potential threat from Chinese batteries will only grow as Beijing continues to militarize small islands outside of its territorial waters, claiming them as their own.
By Paul McLearyThe Army’s experimental Multi-Domain Task Force tested new tactics for Pacific conflict, hand-in-glove with the Marines, Air Force, and Australians.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.There is “a significant opportunity for the United States to come to the table and negotiate with North Korea and at least begin the steps to take the program back,” says Ranking HASC Member Mike Turner.
By Theresa HitchensBeijing now boasts six of world’s top 15 defense firms according to a new report, edging out a slew of traditional defense powerhouses.
By Paul McLeary