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Maintaining a healthy defense posture requires sustained funding for national defense at no less than 4 percent of GDP. Unless Congress continues to separate funding for ongoing militaryoperations to combat terrorism from the core defense program, thecost of these ongoing operations will come at the expense ofnecessary long-term investments for defense.
Experience shows that blended warfare will happen more often thanexpected in one conflict and that hybrid conflict will demand creative approaches to operational problems, including the need forad hoc, modular composite units. As Army leaders create an updatedmodernization plan, they will be wise not to think of modernizationin a vacuum, but to plan for a future force of legacy and modernplatforms.
The Sea Services will play a central role in denying China hegemony over Asia.
The Army has done much to adapt its programs to strategic realities, but ensuring its ability to support a protracted war against terrorism requires additional initiatives that are fiscallyprudent, preserve combat readiness, and promote furthertransformation. Congress should ensure adequate funding for Armyprograms, carefully weigh proposals for increasing force structure,and push for further reforms in military education.
The Army Chief of Staff names the strategic challenges oftransformation.