The 40th chief of the army general james mccarthonville. The secretary and chief and i will have a chat about the defense strategy, the armys modernization priorities, the president s budget request that just came out, as well as the emerging joint war fighting concept and well save about 15 minutes at the end to take questions from the audience here. First i want to throw it over to the secretary and the chief to give a couple opening remarks. Thank you, susan. Its the closest i will get to davos, switzerland. Great opportunity to be here. Thank you. As we discussed in the green room, these are wonderful opportunities for us to try to talk about how were trying to transform the army. Were in year three of a very aggressive effort of transforming the army in not only how we train the force, how we modernize and ultimately help our people reach their maximum potential. As i emphasized the third year of a massive restructuring like weve not seen in over 40 years in the army with creating
Secretary and chief and i will have a little chaff about the defense strategy. About their president s budget request that just came out. As well as the emerging concept. We will save about 15 minutes at the end to take questions from the audience here. First, i want to throw it over to the secretary and chief to give some opening remarks. Thank you, suzanne. The closest to switzerland. As we discussed in the green room, wonderful opportunities for us to try to talk about how we are trying to transform the army. We are in year three on a very aggressive effort of transforming the army and not only how we train the force, modernize and ultimately help our people reach their maximum potential. Emphasizing through a year of massive restructuring like we have not been in over the years in the army, creating an organization specifically to modernize the force, but staying against the fundamentals. We use reform as a tool to finance and help us evolve. On the readiness standpoint, we are nor
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More than 103. 00 and 4. 00 star generals from over 70 countries with which we entertain regular contacts but also which are engaged in their day to day life into military operations so its the exchange of experience and they have a classical exchange a very Practical Exchange of experts and this is the 1st time that this workshop is being held in russia where Russias Defense Ministry acting as the bounce partner and i assume there are lots of people and cultures who dont like Russias Defense Ministry as an entity let along and contact in military zones such as syria have you experienced any pushback on holding this specific event in this country i. C. R. C. Has no likes and dislikes of ministries and im sure you see here in dealing with the low internal intrigues and well we do have. We appreciate the contacts with military is of defense with armed forces thats the core activity of i. C. R. C. And we have been very appreciative for after some explanations also of the last 2 years to h
Conventions but this is not how this event is officially called instead it makes reference to International Rules governing military operations is it just me quibbling over semantics are has they indeed been a shift on the battlefield from the loss to the rules with the latter i assume being last restrictive well i think there have been many shifts in the battlefields over the last decades and recently we have seen that it is more important may be just to teach to generalities or flaws in try and in the Geneva Conventions to look much more in detail to. The ground rules the rules of engagements that militaries have in the battlefields to compare notes to look at good experiences as well which have proven to protect civilians better than others and i think this is what this workshop is very much about i think you have seen we bring. I gather more than 103. 00 and 4. 00 star generals from over 70 countries with which we entertain regular contacts but also which are engaged in their day t