Of a plevo site is created at that point. I realize im posing something to you that is hypothetical. In light of the officials in the Russian Federation, i think its something to be concerned about. Brezinski spoke to this Committee Earlier this year and said we need to create a trip wire in the baltics and that this trip wire should communicate clearly to russia that nato will not tolerate violation of the territorial integrity of our allies. What do you think of this idea and can you, the steps the dod needs to take under your leadership to send a credible message that this sort of pretext by the Russian Federation would not be tolerated be i the United States and our nato allies . Senator, i think our experience in ukraine and in the other examples that you use highlights the fact that we need to update our deterrence and response model to deal with the kind of threat we had today, which has been described as a hieber threat from russia, which combines Unconventional Warfare as well
Seriously considered. Senator mccain has already referenced them. One is i think we have to take a hard look at overhead. The army but not just the army but the military across the board, all of the services to include department of defense are very very Large Organization with a big bureaucracy with a significant overhead. A second is acquisition. As already previously mentioned, theres a considerable amount of cost and in many cases waste in the acquisition process. We need to get that under control. And the third and final piece that i think is worth taking a look at theres a wide variety of emerging technologies that could in the outyears could lend itself to automated processes and reducing either manpower or manpower costs, compensation cost over time. Thats three big areas that would want to lock at if confirmed. We have russia creating a looming threat in europe, we have the pacific and chinas expansion or i should say increased activity there. We have the ongoing war in the mi
That we made. Among the most contentious issues over the past two years involved the armys restructuring initiative. I understand the army has been put in a difficult position by budget reductions and over the past several years has been exploring a number of option to maximize come pat power while at the same time trying to combat costs. Congress has similarly been taking a hard look at this which is why the commission of the structure of the army was established in the ndaa. If confirmed will you comment to thoroughly reviewing the armys Aviation Restructuring Initiative and working closely with congress once the Commission Report is delivered next year to help us figure out the best path forward on Army Structure issues . Absolutely will and i look forward to reviewing the Commission Report. And what do you think are the biggest threats that should you be confirmed youll have to prepare the army to address in the coming decade . I think the armys fundamental mission of engaging in g
About. Justice has been found. Kevin that woman you heard from is vilardos only daughter. And the first person to find her parents brutally killed. And kind enough to speak with us today. To recap here, Scott Tomaszewski sentenced to life in prison. No questions asked. Live in rockville, kevin lewis, abc7 news. Larry thank you. D. C. Prosecutors dropping charges against a man accused of walking in comet ping pong with two guns. But it was always told that federal charges could be lever i haved against edgar welch. Stephen tschida levied against edgar welch. Stephen tschida has more. Stephen he ended up here in federal court. He carried fire arms across state lines to commit a crime. Affidavit shows they scoured watched video and read online about the pizza gate, the fake news story about child sex ring in comet ping pong with links to the clinton campaign. We learn they believed he tried to lure others to his plan and that he was heavily armed with an assault gun, Assault Rifle and pis
certainly raise it in the security briefing that members of congress will be getting in a couple of weeks time. embassy security is core to the marine corps mission. i have the utmost confidence that the marines are going to be able to do that mission for as long as the president directs them to. the larger concern here is can we maintain stability in kabul for long enough to broker a power-sharing agreement with the taliban that provides the leverage necessary for the united states to have a humanitarian and a diplomatic footprint footprint, excuse me, in the country so that we can sustain some of the hard-won gains we made in economic development and and protecting the rights of women and girls and civil society and the rule of law. the power-sharing agreement really rests on the security of kabul and that s why the capital region is of critical importance right now. massachusetts congressman who served in afghanistan as a united states marine. sir, thank you for joining us to