It will affect nearly all aspects of the U.S. He told the Naval War College audience that as senior military leaders of the future, they must have this context in mind. “How do we offset near-term readiness versus future modernization?”
“I see the greatest challenge that I have, that the department faces, is how do we balance the present versus the future?” Esper said. The question for the Department of Defense, Esper said, is how to address that competition.
Our strategic competitors are Russia and China.” We are now in an era of great-power competition. “Many of you spent most of your career fighting irregular warfare,” Esper said. 27, his first address at a military academic institution since taking office July 23.Įsper told his audience that the Department of Defense is focused on the competition posed by China and Russia, after 18 years of conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan. Esper spoke to students and faculty of the U.S.
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