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
Good afternoon and welcome to theNational Press club, leading organization for journalists. I am the 113th president at the press club. We have an Excellent Program ahead. Listen, watch,o or follow along on twitter. Our cspan and public radio viewers and listeners, please be aware in the audience today are members of the general public. Any applause or reaction you may hear is not necessarily from the working press. By introducing our headed table. Hold yourt you applause until the head table announced. Been john oshea, colonel, retired. Kevin when seen. Captain, u. S. Navy, retired. And a member of the Headliners Team. Securityational johnter for the donnelly, Senior Writer at cq roll call and president of the military reporters and editors association. Right, theiate president of d. C. Media strategies. Former National Press Club President and cochair of the Headliners Team. Speaker, ryanur mccarthy, secretary of the u. S. Army in a minute. At defense reporter news and chair of the b
I am the 113th president at the press club. Residence atst in the university of maryland, global campus. We have an Excellent Program ahead. We invite you to listen, watch, or follow along on twitter. Live. The npc for our cspan and public radio viewers and listeners, please be aware in the audience today are members of the general public. Any applause or reaction you may hear is not necessarily from the working press. Lets begin by introducing our head table. We ask that you hold your applause until the head table guests have been announced. Beginning to my far left. John oshea, colonel, retired. And member of American Legion post 20 based here at the National Press club. Wensing. Captain, u. S. Navy, retired. And a member of the Headliners Team. Lolita, National Security reporter. John donnelly, Senior Writer at cq roll call and president of the military reporters and editors association. To my immediate right, the president of d. C. Media strategies. Former National Press Club Presi
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Indopacific region. He spoke at an event by the brookings institution. Ladies and gentlemen, good morning and welcome to the brookings institution. Before i begin my remarks, id just like to say on behalf of the institution that we are thinking every moment about the challenges that australia is facing with the wildfires that are impacting australia in such a dramatic and negative way. Tan they are in our thoughts and in our prayers. As well, we also are focused on the passenger list of the aircraft that was lost in iran two days ago. All of those souls are in our thoughts and prayers today. Im john allen im the president of the brookings institution. We are very honored to have you with us. Happy kn happy new year. We are pleased this morning to welcome the secretary of the Army Ryan Mccarthy who is our distinguished guest and our great ally in helping to study the future of the United States army, the defense department, and the challenges that we face in the security environment. Se