It s no secret that over the last four years we had some difficult discussions inside NATO,” Secretary General Stoltenberg said. But now we look to the future, and the future is that we now have an administration in the United States.
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Paul McLeary on February 15, 2021 at 2:02 PM
"What is clear is that this issue of technology competition is of increasing importance in the US / China relationship" SecDef advisor Ely Ratner said, and it is "a huge priority for the administration."
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Paul McLeary on February 10, 2021 at 3:57 PM
President Joe Biden attends the 59th Presidential Inauguration.
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is kicking off a fourth-month review of its China strategy as the Biden administration charts its course on what is the biggest geopolitical issue facing Washington.
The review will be headed by a task force of 15 military and civilian officials across the DoD and intel communities, informing what promises to be a larger rethink across the entire administration on its posture in meeting Chinese diplomatic, economic, and military pressure across the globe.
The review doesn’t come as much of a surprise, as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his deputy, Kathleen Hicks, told senators during their confirmation hearings last month that China is the undisputed pacing threat for the United States, echoing Trump-era defense officials and diplomats. They also promised major strategic reviews.
The Navy is in a good place, CNO Adm. Mike Gilday says, as we present that analysis to senior decision makers, and we really re-litigate, if you will, the ‘22 budget submit which was very heavily in the Navy’s favor with respect to shipbuilding.”
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Paul McLeary on February 09, 2021 at 4:51 PM
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Paul McLeary on February 03, 2021 at 11:32 AM
Bradleys of the 4th Infantry Division on a rail car in Poland.
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has halted planning for the Trump administration’s order to move 12,000 US troops out of Germany, a move defense officials once said was critical to a larger realignment of US posture overseas.
“The previous planning that was ongoing for the previous initiatives that have been put on freeze,” Gen Tod Wolters, European Command chief, told reporters this morning.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin “is at this moment in the process of conducting a very, very thorough review” of the previous planning to move 12,000 troops out of Germany to bases elsewhere in Europe and the US, and “he’ll ultimately embrace our US President and the White House, and deliver us a decision.”