Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville said Tuesday that the brigade, a force of about 2,000-5,000 soldiers in three to five battalions commanded by a brigadier general or colonel, would be part of its recently completed Arctic strategy, the Army said on its website.
The Army wants a new Arctic-focused brigade and other operational forces to bolster its position in the High North, the service’s top general said this week.
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Paul McLeary on January 19, 2021 at 7:16 PM
Navy carriers lined up at Norfolk, Va.
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon will take a hard new look at the Trump Administration’s last-minute shipbuilding plans, presumptive Defense Secretary nominee Lloyd Austin’s said in written responses to questions before today’s nomination hearing.
A new 30-year Shipbuilding Plan is due with the 2022 budget submission expected in March or April, while the Future Naval Force Study (FNFS) would require tens of billions more to be pumped into the Navy’s shipbuilding account a plan that might end up being a non-starter for the new administration saddled with billions in Covid costs and a skyrocketing debt.
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January 19, 2021 | China’s Expanding Empire
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After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, historians began talking about “the end of history.”
International conflict would diminish as more nations embraced democracy and free markets.
But human nature being what it is, conflicts are once again erupting, escalating and spreading faster than almost anyone expected … especially between China and its neighbors.
A little over a year ago, I showed you how China is on a mission to be the next world superpower. Not just culturally and economically, but also militarily.