Out of an abundance of caution during the covid19 pandemic, there is no in person audience today and certain ceremonial elements have been prerecorded. Please welcome the official party to the stage the secretary of the army, the honorable ryan b mccarthy. Chief of staff of the army, general james c mcconville. Sergeant major of the army, michael a grinstead. Director of the National Museum of the United States army, ms. Tammy call. Accompanied by acting secretary of defense, the honorable christopher c miller. And chairman to the joint chiefs of staff, general mark a. Millie. Now presenting the colors is the third United States infantry regiment the old guard, accompanied by the old guard fife and drum corps. The National Anthem will be performed by Sergeant First Class jesse meeks from the United States army band, pershings own. Present. O say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming . Whose broad stripes and bright stars through t
Please welcome the official party to the stage the secretary of the army, the honorable ryan b mccarthy. Chief of staff of the army, general james c. Mcconville. Sergeant major of the army, michael a. Grinstead. Director of the National Museum of the United States army, ms. Tammy call. Accompanied by acting secretary of defense, the honorable christopher c. Miller. And chairman to the joint chiefs of staff, general mark a. Millie. Now presenting the colors is the third United States infantry regiment, the old guard, accompanied by the old guard fife and drum corps. The National Anthem will be performed by jesse meeks from the United States army band, pershings own. Present arms o say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight , oh the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming . And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our
Ahead, Army Secretary Ryan Mccarthy talks about u. S. Policy and strategy in the indopacific region. The Brookings Institution hosted this event. Ladies and gentlemen, good morning and welcome to the Brookings Institution. Before i begin my remarks, i say on behalfe to of the institution that were thinking every moment about the isllenges that australia facing with the wildfires that in suchcting australia a dramatic and negative way. And they are in our thoughts and prayers. As well we also are focused on the passenger list of the iranaft that was lost in two days ago. All of those souls are in our our prayers in today. Im john allen, im the brookingsof the institution. Were very honored too far you with us. Happy new year. Very pleased this morning to welcome the secretary of the mccarthy, who is our distinguished guest and our helping to study the future of the United States army, the Defense Department and challenges that we face in the security environment. Secretary mccarthy was
all right, good morning. wow, what a great crowd. good morning. i want to thank you all for being here. my name is alex brody. i am the director of meetings at the association of the united states army. and again, thank you for being here. i can t think of a better way to kick off the 2020 ausa breck fast series than to do so in this very special location with the chief of staff, general james mcconville. appreciate everyone being here and want to wish you a happy new year. to get started, i m going to introduce miss tammy call, she s the director here at the knew seem. she d like to say a few things about this wonderful museum that we re all in today. press help me welcome mrs. tammy call. [ applause ] good morning, everyone. thank you for being here. general mcconville, general ham, all of our guests, welcome to the national mu sooechl of the united states army. we look forward with great excitement of opening the doors to the public on june 4th, 2020, four and a half mon
the technological advances in the department. good, what a great crowd. i want to thank you all for being here. my name is alex brody, director of meetings at the association of the united states army and thank you for being here. i can t think of a better way to kick off the 2020ausa breakfast series than to do so in this very special location with the chief of staff, general james mcconville. appreciate everyone being here and wish you a happy new year. to get started, i m going to introduce ms. tammy call, the director here at the museum. she d like to say a few things about this wonderful museum we re all in today. my name is alex brody, director of meetings at the association of the united states army and thank you for being here. i can t think of a better way to kick off the 2020ausa breakfast series than to do so in this very special location with the chief of staff, general james mcconville. appreciate everyone being here and wish you a happy new year. to get starte