via DVIDS
“The President gave us a clear mission: achieve Peace through Strength,” he said. “To achieve this, the United States Army must prioritize defending our homeland and deterring China in the Indo-Pacific region. Deterring war, and if required, winning on the rapidly evolving battlefield requires Soldiers who are physically and mentally resilient, rigorously trained, and equipped with the best technology available.”
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Hegseth directed Driscoll to field long-range missiles capable of striking moving land and maritime targets and to achieve electromagnetic and air-littoral dominance by 2027.
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The Army will increase its forward presence in the Indo-Pacific by expanding pre-positioned stocks, rotational deployments, and exercises with allies and partners to enhance strategic access, basing, and overflight.
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To maximize efficiency, accelerate modernization, and pay for the Army transformation within existing resources, Hegseth said Driscoll will end the procurement of obsolete systems and cancel or scale back ineffective or redundant programs, including manned aircraft, excess ground vehicles and outdated Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
The Army will reduce spending on legacy sustainment, including outdated weapons systems and unnecessary climate-related initiatives, Hegseth said.
Read it all here.
This is concerning. I'm asking my readers to READ between the lines on this announcement.
The ENTIRE PENTAGON NOW is tilting toward a war with China on or around 2027.
No "ifs" or "buts" about it. Even our premier ground service is being tilted toward a war with China.
What is particularly concerning to me is that he's tasking the Army to do what Berger did to the Marine Corps. Jettison gear now to "pay" for modernization?
That leads to SERIOUS GAPS IN CAPABILITIES!
My biggest concern is that historically, great powers NEVER DIRECTLY ENGAGE WITH EACH OTHER! They use proxies or cut outs. Making a complete tilt to fighting in China's backyard will leave us vulnerable to a fight elsewhere (I'm still looking at Africa as being the next battleground).
In short?
Our leadership (in this case the Trump administration) is betting it all on getting the fight they want in the location they want.
That's a huge gamble.
Maybe they have intel that is informing this decision. If they don't then we're gonna be caught so flat footed its gonna hurt...hurt bad.
