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China down as number two. >> reporter: he put north korea and isis third and fourth. meanwhile, the u.s. army announced today it is cutting 40,000 troops from its ranks, which will result in the smallest ground force since 9/11. >> these cuts will impact nearly every army installation both in the continental united states and overseas. >> reporter: 28 installations in all, the army is effectively firing 17,000 army civilians, too. >> these aren't cuts the army wants to make. these are cuts required by the budget environment in which we operate. >> the army is tasked with going from 490,000 act...

Shrink by 365 troops. the 25th infantry division will be stripped of its striker vehicle. >> it's bad news for the soldiers and their families. but it's probably recognized as good news in places like tehran where the ayatollahs are chanting death to america. >> when you look at the world we live in it doesn't make any sense to be cutting defense. we end up with a smaller army but we are asking more and more of them. >> reporter: this is not the first time the army has seen its force cut sharply over the past five years in 2010 there were nearly 570,000 soldiers in the u.s. army. right now the...

Next biggest threat it u.s. security and he had this warning about iran. >> iran will continue to influence across the region. if confirmed as chairman i'll make sure that our leadership has a full range of military options to deal with iranian activity. >> reporter: his confirmation hearing to be the next joint chiefs chairman came on the very day the army announced it is cutting its force by 40,000 troops. going from 490,000 to 450,000 troops in the next two years. military bases and communities across the can country affected. fort benning, georgia and ft. hood texas suffering the biggest i...

China down as number two. >> reporter: he put north korea and isis third and fourth. meanwhile, the u.s. army announced today it is cutting 40,000 troops from its ranks, which will result in the smallest ground force since 9/11. >> these cuts will impact nearly every army installation both in the continental united states and overseas. >> reporter: 28 installations in all, the army is effectively firing 17,000 army civilians, too. >> these aren't cuts the army wants to make. these are cuts required by the budget environment in which we operate. >> the army is tasked with going from 490,000 act...

Dire warnings from the marine corps general slated to become president obama's top military adviser. >> russia presents the greatest threat to our national security. if you look at their behavior it's nothing short of alarming. >> reporter: marine corps general dumford believes the u.s. should provide weapons to ukrainian forces. >> frankly, without that support they're not going to be able to protect themselves against russian aggression. >> reporter: he listed china north korea, and isis as the next-biggest threats to u.s. security and had this warning about iran. >> iran will continue to be...