Adm. Christopher Grady, vice chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the Joint Requirements Oversight Council is "well on pace" to putting more "teeth" into its processes for driving the military services to fulfill joint requirements.
“I’d go so far as say if you drive north of the National Cathedral on Connecticut Avenue, that popping sound you hear is not stray gunfire. It is champagne corks at the Chinese embassy bouncing off the walls,” Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly said.
The challenge for Western democratic institutions is not a lack of capability — it is a structural one.
“It's all about providing the president options against a broad series of contingencies. And in this respect, I am in favor of continuing to assess and evaluate the SLCM-N," the Pentagon's No. 2 general said.
"I'm very confident that the JROC is having a significant impact, which is what I'm responsible to help with," Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Christopher Grady told reporters here today during the Pentagon's FY23 budget rollout.
Proponents say treaty would allow US to pressure other nations to join as well; opponents say it'll threaten national security interests.
Adm. Christopher Grady appears poised to become the military's second highest ranking officer.
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As the Biden administration cuts it close with critical post, one analyst said Grady is a former fleet operator versed in "the challenges of dealing with day-to-day activities to counter adversaries and deter aggression."