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I am a 26 year military veteran and retired Air Force officer. Here is what I can say about the DOD; we do focus on lethality. We also focus on myriad other things: industrial policy, acquisitions, basing, foreign policy, security assistance to other nations, climate change and its affects on operations. Also, as the U.S. is a big and diverse nation, we have focused on making the nation look like America. The DOD has the largest discretionary budget in the federal government. Now the focus will be simply lethality. No more talk of how rising sea levels and changing climates affect basing and weapons systems capabilities, for example, even though this should be obvious. Critical thinking is out.

The U.S. government needs to be quicker about rolling out new integrated deterrence efforts, the Pentagon’s top military officer says, as global tensions have risen since the Biden administration made the concept a key part of its national-security strategy. “What is old is new again. What is new is further complicated by emerging domains and technology. We needed a deterrence strategy to be integrated by design to deal with these modern challenges, and I would argue we need to be faster at developing and applying our new framework,” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. CQ Brown said Wednesday during U.S. Strategic Command’s Deterrence Symposium. Audrey Decker has more at: https://lnkd.in/ddVuyHXH #DOD #StrategicCommand #Defense

Robert Gates: Our Army is shrinking, our Navy is decommissioning warships faster than new ones can be built, our Air Force has stagnated in size, and only a fraction of the force is available for combat on any given day. The defense-industrial base, after decades of neglect, cannot produce major weapons systems in the numbers we need in a timely way nor — as we have seen in Ukraine — can it produce the vast quantity of munitions required for a great-power conflict. Despite these realities, it is largely business as usual in Washington. Dramatic change is needed to convert rhetoric into ensuring and sustaining long-term military superiority.

With D-Day 80 and Armed Forces Day both in June, it's topical to consider how even the simplest military decision making and planning process can add considerable value when applied through a business lens.

The Pentagon is pressing ahead with new tech and new tactics in 2024, many inspired by the conflicts in Ukraine, the Red Sea, and elsewhere. It's also working hard to boost production of existing weapons and figure out just how it would wage a major conflict in the Pacific. But progress has been hindered by the budgetary chaos in Congress, where debate is just beginning on next year's spending plan. Defense One?is proud to present State of Defense 2024, a service-by-service look at how the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force are?modernizing and positioning for the year ahead.

Lessons from the revolution in warfare underway on the Ukraine battlefield beginning to take hold among U.S. military leadership. The transparent battlefield and the proliferation of precision weapons has put an end to large scale offensive operations. In multiple conversations with Ukrainian frontline commanders over recent months the same consistent message: Massing troops becomes suicidal under these conditions. We're at a period analogous to the indirect fire revolution of WW1 and we have yet to find the answer to restoring mobility to the battlefield. https://lnkd.in/eefMpNFn

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A good recognition of the cost/readiness benefit of the Air Guard and AF Reserve.

A Panel discussion about The Future of Warfare. The Forum convenes leaders from the defense and national security communities to discuss the top security challenges facing the country and the world. This year's conference features keynote discussions with General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Honorable Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence. The theme of the 2024 Global Security Forum is "Gathering Strength in a Gathering Storm." Speakers addresses how the United States can muster its strengths to counter multiple global challenges, posture for uncertainty, and prepare U.S. forces to deter and defeat aggression. This year's Forum will also feature conversations with senior leaders from the government, military, private sector, and think tank community. Follow along with the link below ?? #GeoPolitics #CyberWarfare #Intelligence #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #NationalSecurity #Strategy Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Top Navy officials emphasized the need for greater coordination in the United States Department of Defense’s Replicator initiative, with Rear Admiral Christopher J. Sweeney stating at AFCEA West that military services must align efforts to enhance effectiveness. Read full story: https://lnkd.in/euDSSz45 --- #GovConNews #DoD