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Efforts, this is about an hour. Good afternoon, i am Michael Hanlon and its my honor to have the undersecretary of the army, Ryan Mccarthy with us to talk about the armys ideas on modernization of its future. I will ask you in giving him a big brookings welcome then we followup with a discussion between him and me and then go to your questions, all of that by 2 30. Mr. Mccarthy is a proud native of chicago, he went to the Virginia Military institute with a bachelors in history. Then he joined an Operational Army unit, was deployed in afghanistan during the 1997 to 2002 careers, since that time...

Good afternoon, i am Michael Hanlon and its my honor to have the undersecretary of the army, Ryan Mccarthy with us to talk about the armys ideas on modernization of its future. I will ask you in giving him a big brookings welcome then we followup with a discussion between him and me and then go to your questions, all of that by 2 30. Mr. Mccarthy is a proud native of chicago, he went to the Virginia Military institute with a bachelors in history. Then he joined an Operational Army unit, was deployed in afghanistan during the 1997 to 2002 careers, since that time, he has done all of the kinds o...

You know him, he is well known us, internationally, and i had the privilege of serving alongside him. That he ask me to define him with one word, i would simply choose patriot. That is what he is. At his very core. And gentlemen, please welcome the secretary of defense, the honorable jim mattis. [applause] thank you. I can find no place near washington dc that i find a place so much like home than being here with you. Those very concerned days after 9 11 in afghanistan, we served together for many years after that as well. Sir, you for coming back it is a pleasure to serve with you once again....

Very core. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the secretary of defense and the honorable jim mattis. [applause] thank you. Thanks very much, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, general. Hes an old friend of many years and its an absolute delight to be here with you all. I do appreciate being invited to Something Like this. I can we found no place in washington dc today that i feel more at home then here amongst all of you. Acting secretary mccarthy, we first met each other in those very uncertain days after 911 in afghanistan and we served together for many years after that. Thank you for comin...

I would choose patriot, thats what he is. At his very core. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the secretary of defense, the honorable jim attis. [applause] [applause] secretary mattis thanks very much, ladies and gentlemen. And thank you, general hamm, old friend of many years. Its an absolute delight to be here with youall. I do appreciate being invited to Something Like this. I can probably find no place in washington, d. C. , today that i feel more at home than here among all of us. Mccarthy, we ry first met each other in those very uncertain days after mccar in afghanistan and we served...