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thank you , General Ham for that kind 

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introduction . It's great to speak with 

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all of you during this year's annual 

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meeting , and I want to thank the team , 

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but they use a for the hard work that 

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went into this conference . Despite a 

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global pandemic , you adapted and once 

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again provide this important form for 

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leaders across the Defense Department 

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industry , government and academia toe 

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openly and candidly discuss the future 

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of the army . In 2018 I spoke to 

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this conference about the Renaissance 

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we were driving within the army . As we 

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began to implement the national defense 

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strategy to adapt and lead in this era 

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of great power competition , the Army 

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launched a wholesale transformation to 

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dominate a 21st century high end fight , 

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whether on the plains of Europe or the 

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laterals of the Indo Pacific . Today , 

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I'd like to highlight the Army's 

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progress to date and lay out the many 

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ways in which the Renaissance has 

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already become reality . With each 

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generation come new technologies that 

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fundamentally alter the character of 

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warfare . Throughout our history , the 

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army has often stood on the leading 

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edge . In the early 19th century , the 

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Army Springfield Armory helped pioneer 

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the mass production a small arms . In 

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World War two , the army's M one became 

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the first semi automatic rifle to enter 

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widespread service , and roughly a 

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decade later , the army deployed the 

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first operational US guided ballistic 

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missile . Today , emerging technologies 

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are again expanding the geometry of the 

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battlefield and transforming how we 

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think about prepare and plan for war 

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are near . Pier rivals China and Russia 

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seek to erode our longstanding 

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advantages through cutting edge 

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military innovation , such as precision , 

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long range fires , anti access aerial 

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denial systems and other asymmetric 

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capabilities designed to counter our 

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strengths . Moreover , in space , 

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Moscow and Beijing have weaponized a 

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once peaceful domain through killer 

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satellites , directed energy weapons 

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and MAWR in an effort to seize the 

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ultimate high ground and chip away at 

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our military edge . Furthermore , our 

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competitors and adversaries exploit 

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cyberspace as it means to undermine our 

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advantages without confronting our 

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conventional strengths . In the face of 

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these threats , we must harness the 

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next generation of technologies and 

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stay ahead of the competition . Thanks 

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to the Army's efforts to ruthlessly 

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redirect time , money and manpower to 

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our highest priorities , were 

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positioned to do just that , 

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particularly along the Army's six 

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modernization priorities . At the top 

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of that list is hypersonic weapons , as 

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our competitors developed long range 

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fires to inhibit our freedom of 

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maneuver . We are increasing our 

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investments in hyper sonics over the 

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next five years so we can ramp up 

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testing and deliver these capabilities 

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to the warfighter as quickly as 

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possible . In March , the Army and Navy 

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reached an important milestone by 

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jointly executing the successful test 

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of a hypersonic glide body . We end 

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integrate this technology into an Army 

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battery by 2023 . At the same time , 

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the Army is investing in the interim 

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maneuver short range Air Defense 

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platform to provide soldiers with 360 

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degree protection from unmanned 

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aircraft systems and other low altitude 

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aerial threats . We can expect to see 

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this system integrated into four 

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battalions in Europe in 2023 . 

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Furthermore , to bolster our advantage 

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and land based competition , the 

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armored multipurpose vehicle , the 

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replacement for the Vietnam era and 113 

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is rolling off the production line . As 

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we speak , this 21st century personnel 

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carrier will play an integral and verse 

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to roll in the Armored Brigade Combat 

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Team . These and other modernization 

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efforts are building combat credible 

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capabilities , allowing us to target 

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anti access area denial complexes and 

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enabled joint maneuvers across all 

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domains . None of this would be 

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possible without our industry partners 

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who have persevered through a global 

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pandemic to keep supply chains 

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functioning and deliver these projects 

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on time . Thank you for your unwavering 

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commitment and support tow our service 

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members and their missions , in 

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addition to developing next generation 

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technologies , were also modernizing 

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the way we fight through enhanced 

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readiness concepts such as dynamic 

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force employment . During Defender 2020 

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for example , the Army applied D F E to 

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build rapid power projection through 

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dispersed prepositioned equipment . 

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This and other novel concepts will help 

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us become more nimble , less 

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predictable and better capable of 

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rapidly shifting to combat operations 

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when needed . In order to integrate 

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these concepts with state of the art 

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technology , we must be able to 

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exchange and synchronized information 

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across systems , services and platforms , 

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and we must do so seamlessly across all 

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domains . At the crossroads of these 

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efforts stands Army Futures Command , 

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and it's project conversions on Lee . A 

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few years ago , features command was 

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nothing more than a concept . Today , 

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General Mike Murray and his team at 

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Austin , Texas , are pioneering the 

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development of emerging technologies 

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from multi domain operations . Project 

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Convergence is designed to increase the 

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speed of platform integration in real 

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time and provide the best response to 

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the right shooter by computing at the 

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edge . The Command recently conducted a 

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live fire simulation with unmanned 

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unmanned teaming and with drones and 

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satellites relaying target coordinates 

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to ground artillery and other A I 

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enabled weapons systems . I understand 

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plans are already underway for Project 

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Convergence 2021 which intends to 

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incorporate joint partners and even 

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international allies to integrate 

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additional air and ground weapons , 

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including the F 35 precision strike 

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missile . The future of warfare is 

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being shaped right now before our eyes 

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and the Army proudly stands at the 

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forefront . Project conversions will 

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play an integral role in the 

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department's development of joint all 

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the main command and control , which 

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will truly modernize how we fight and 

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enable the development of a joint 

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warfighting concept and ultimately , 

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doctrine for the 21st century . While 

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these efforts are paramount to a future 

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high end fight , we know that our 

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military strongest and most enduring 

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advantage is America's unmatched 

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network of allies and partners in our 

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priority theater , the Indo Pacific . 

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The army is playing a leading role in 

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our efforts to strengthen alliances and 

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build partnerships by re balancing 

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force posture throughout the region . 

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The army's increasing access presence 

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and influence while also bolstering 

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returns , and by expanding training and 

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exercises across the region as part of 

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Pacific pathways and defender Pacific , 

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we are enhancing interoperability and 

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strengthening lasting relationships in 

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the region . This year , for example , 

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the army of stationing a company sized 

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striker training set in Thailand to 

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support the Royal Thai Army as they 

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build their own striker program . The 

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army also plans to expand the 

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international military education and 

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training program and increased military 

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school slots in support of their 

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striker program . In addition , the 

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army stood up the multi , the main task 

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force in 2018 to further synchronized 

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modernization efforts with joint assets 

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and partners in the region . Next year . 

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It aims to add a second standalone M D 

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T F in Europe , while we move forward 

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with other initiatives to optimize 

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force posture on the continent . In 

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July announced our plans to reposition 

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our forces in Europe to meet the 

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demands of great power competition . 

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The Army will play a critical role in 

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these deterrence efforts as striking 

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units begin continuous rotations 

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farther east on the continent . 

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for the lead element of the army's new 

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fifth Corps into Poland once the 

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appropriate agreements are finalized . 

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Through these and other actions are , 

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soldiers will be at the forefront as we 

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continue to enhance deterrence of 

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Russia , strengthen NATO and reassure 

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our allies in the region . All told , 

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these efforts prepare us for our high 

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end fight that we must hope we never 

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have but must be prepared to win . 

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Maintaining our overmatched depends on 

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the Army's next generation command 

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control , long range precision fires , 

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integrated air defense and operational 

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maneuver at strategic distances . And 

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it hinges on ensuring the right 

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capabilities are in the right 

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formations commanded and controlled at 

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the right echelon and four position at 

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the right points to support the joint 

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force alongside key allies and partners . 

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I'm incredibly proud of the work the 

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Army is doing on these fronts as we 

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implement the national defense strategy 

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and sustain our superiority across all 

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domains now and into the future . 

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Moreover , you've accomplished all this 

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in spite of a pandemic . In June , I 

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visited Portland would in Missouri to 

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see first hand how the Army is 

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modifying basic training in the time of 

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Cove it I was impressed by how our 

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soldiers continue to adapt and lead , 

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no matter the challenge before them . 

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And I was inspired by the enthusiasm of 

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the newest members of our ranks who 

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remain undeterred in the face of a 

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global health crisis . In closing , I 

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want to thank your leadership , 

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starting with Secretary McCarthy and 

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General McConville for their vision and 

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foresight as they make the hard choices 

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and take the risks needed . Toe 

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outpaced are near pier rivals , and I 

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want to express my gratitude to the men 

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and women of the Department of the Army 

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for all you do toe , uphold our 

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Constitution , defend our people and 

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protect our way of life . Thanks to 

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your selfless sacrifice rooted in the 

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army's core values , our military will 

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remain the finest fighting force 

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history has ever seen . Thank you