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Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on January 19, 2021 at 5:21 PM
Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville (masked, in dark blue) reviews an honor guard during a July, 2020 visit to Singapore.
WASHINGTON: With COVID budget cuts looming – especially for the ground force – the Army Chief of Staff is emphasizing his service’s role in the Pacific, traditionally thought of as a Navy and Air Force theater.
Gen. James McConville, who became chief in August 2019, isn’t nearly as blunt as his predecessor Gen. Mark Milley, who went on to become Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and last month prophesied a budgetary “bloodletting” of ground forces to fund naval capabilities versus China. But in McConville’s cautious remarks this afternoon to a friendly audience, the Association of the US Army, he emphasized the Army’s contributions to the Pacific more than any other theater. Those contributions range from traditional boots-on-the-ground partnerships with friendly armies to high-fl
Russia Is Tightening Its Control of the Arctic Region
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As global attention is directed at tackling COVID-19, Russia has tightened its control of the Arctic region. About 53% of the Arctic coastline belongs to Russia. In 2015, Russia submitted to the United Nations a revised bid to claim an additional 1.2 million square kilometers of Arctic sea shelf.
In response, the United States Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite issued a strong warning on December 2nd regarding Russia s growing presence in this increasingly important region.
Historically, the frigid Arctic region has been relatively free of geopolitical tensions between nations. However, in recent decades, climate warming and technological advancement have opened up the Arctic region.
New ABMS Systems Will Allow Easier Communications Between F-35, F-22 And Other Assets
New ABMS Systems Will Allow Easier Communications Between F-35, F-22 And Other Assets
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and F-35A Lightning II fly in formation with the XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle over the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground testing range, Ariz., during a series of tests Dec. 9, 2020. This integrated test follows a series of gatewayONE ground tests that began during the inaugural Department of the Air Force on-ramp last year in December. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Cason)
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