Good morning, everyone. Im dr. Kathleen hicks, and im so pleased to have joining me this morning the chief of staff of the army. General, welcome to csis. Thank you, dr. Hicks. Great to be here with you. Wonderful. Theres so many things we should be talking to you about today. But i know we have a limited amount of your time. I really want to focus more than anything on the pacific. And i know you come from the region relatively recently. The National Defense strategy is prioritized, and especially china and russia. But i think most people, when they think about the army, are thinking obviously a ground intensive environment like europe and not thinking about the pacific. Is the pacific really a priority for the army and what does it mean if it is . Yeah. Historically we focused on europe, but with the strategy that puts the indopacific as a top priority, its certainly a priority for us. As we take a look and havent been out in the pacific, that was my first overseas trip as a chief in
Italy was broken. Our forces slowly resumed fighting their way up the west coast of the italian boot toward rome against bitter german opposition. The british advanced up the east coast in the face of equally bitter opposition. In the pacific troops of the First Cavalry Division landed on los megros and to wipeout all japanese and complete we landed large forces on the north coast of new guinea. This was global warfare on a scale never known before. Germany, italy and japan will wage common war upon the United States to a victorious concushion. In rome his fascist partner declared. Participate from today on the side of heroic japan against the United States. A japanese militarist joined. Americans have radios, automobiles, big beefsteaks. When a people has those things they dont want to fight. Americans wont sleepin hammocks or lie in trenches they are like a tiger whose stomach is full. They are sleeping. The american is no soldier. Yet there he was carrying the fight to the aggressor
Cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. With the coming of spring 1944, the winter stalemate in italy was broken. Our forces slowly resumed fighting their way up the west coast of the italian boot toward rome against bitter german opposition. The british raced up the east coast in the face of equally brutal opposition. The british r coast in the face of equally brutal opposition. Coast in the brutal opposition. In the pacific troops of the First Calvary Division landed to wipe out all japanese divisions. We landed large forces on the north coast of new guinea. General stillwell and his troops were fighting the japanese in ferma. This was global warfare on a scale never known before. Thi scale never known before. Less than three years before hitler had addressed his troops. Germany, italy and japan will wage common war upon the United States to a victorious conclusion. His fascist partner declared Na
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