National security analyst at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).
Jun 18, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to Congress:
"China has a ways to go to develop the actual no-kidding capability to conduct military operations to seize through military means the entire island of Taiwan."
"Taiwan's air force is wiped out within minutes, U.S. air bases across the Pacific come under attack, and American warships and aircraft are held at bay by the long reach of China's vast missile arsenal."
It's time to talk about capacity as important to defense posture, deterrence, and readiness.
More capability, Pentagon leaders' oft-favored solution to declining budgets, is not a panacea.
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The U.S. military has B-52s operating simultaneously in 3 theaters (Europe, Middle East, & Indo-Pacific).
“We’ve never been more in demand,” Gen. David Nahom said recently of combatant commander demands for Air Force systems.
Takeaways from Pentagon's latest China military power report, thanks to @AndrewSErickson
By the *end of 2019*, China had achieved:
- the world’s largest standing ground force
- the world’s leading maritime militia
- the world’s largest navy, already with 50+ ships more than America, with "quality riding shotgun with quantity" & while pursuing a multiple-carrier, carrier-centric navy as gold standard. "China has a unified effort, not a collection of programs competing against themselves."
Jun 18, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
What are some pandemic lessons learned for @DeptofDefense as
- 1M defense civilians and active duty servicemembers are teleworking,
- shipbuilders and other cos. that reduced staff are rebuilding capacity, &
- commanders lift restrictions on troop movement & PCS?
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U.S. Forces Korea “Safety Bubbles” --> aka "the pacing item for the Department"
With first Covid case, GEN Abrams set up 24/7 ops center, tracked employees who had traveled through China, raised health protection on post, developed comms plans, & required self-quarantines. (2/6)
Sep 27, 2017 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
Highlights from Chairman of the Joint Chiefs re-confirmation hearing show array of challenges for military below the level of armed conflict
Our tech over-match is declining, ability to project power threatened & responding to multiple, simultaneous contingencies more challenging
