/…/ Todd Harrison, senior fellow for budget studies at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, called the fixation of Army leaders on protecting end-strength, “misguided.”
In the event of a crisis, China’s missile forces could do great damage to U.S. and allied bases all over the Asia-Pacific. Is “hardening” the answer?
The Army is creating a force filled with geographical experts in hopes that steady relationships with other nations can help prevent future conflicts. Lt. Gen. Patrick J. Donahue II, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command, outlined the strategy for a regionally aligned force during a forum at the annual Association of the U.S. Army Meeting and Exposition.
The Defense Department has ordered a possible revision to its Air-Sea Battle concept with the aim of increasing military jointness, a DOD spokesman confirmed.
The campaign against Serbia in 1999 averaged 138 strike sorties daily. Against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria: seven.
Some analysts fear a forthcoming directive from the Defense Department’s acting chief information officer on digital cloud acquisition could compromise interoperability and create stovepiping.
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