WEBVTT 00:00.140 --> 00:02.840 Good morning as Chairman . It's my 00:02.840 --> 00:04.951 responsibility to work with the Joint 00:04.951 --> 00:07.370 Chiefs to ensure that the Armed Forces 00:07.370 --> 00:09.280 of the United States keep America 00:09.280 --> 00:12.730 immune from coercion . The strategy 00:12.730 --> 00:14.730 just described by the President and 00:14.730 --> 00:16.674 Secretary of Defense enables us to 00:16.674 --> 00:18.452 fulfil that responsibility . It 00:18.452 --> 00:21.480 sustains the sacred trust put us put in 00:21.480 --> 00:24.690 us by the american people to defend 00:24.690 --> 00:27.580 them in our country . This strategy 00:27.580 --> 00:29.610 emerges from a deeply collaborative 00:29.610 --> 00:31.980 process . We sought out and took 00:31.980 --> 00:34.220 insights from within and from outside 00:34.220 --> 00:36.276 the Department of Defense to include 00:36.276 --> 00:38.276 from the intelligence community and 00:38.276 --> 00:40.276 other governmental departments . We 00:40.276 --> 00:42.220 weighed facts and assessments , we 00:42.220 --> 00:43.942 challenged every assumption we 00:43.942 --> 00:45.442 considered a wide range of 00:45.442 --> 00:47.664 recommendations and counter arguments . 00:47.940 --> 00:50.162 I can assure you that the steps we have 00:50.162 --> 00:51.996 taken to arrive at this strategy 00:51.996 --> 00:54.360 involved all of this and much more . 00:55.040 --> 00:57.150 The strategy also benefited from an 00:57.150 --> 00:59.317 exceptional amount of attention by our 00:59.317 --> 01:01.960 senior military and civilian leadership 01:02.440 --> 01:05.120 on multiple occasions . We held all day 01:05.120 --> 01:07.287 and multi day discussions with service 01:07.287 --> 01:09.630 Chiefs and combatant commanders . The 01:09.630 --> 01:11.630 service chiefs who are charged with 01:11.630 --> 01:14.010 developing the force for this strategy 01:14.170 --> 01:16.920 were heard early and often the 01:16.920 --> 01:18.809 combatant commanders charged with 01:18.809 --> 01:21.420 executing the strategy all weighed in 01:21.420 --> 01:24.670 time and time again . And we were all 01:24.670 --> 01:27.290 afforded extraordinary access to both 01:27.290 --> 01:29.234 the President and the Secretary of 01:29.234 --> 01:31.457 Defense frankly , the breadth and depth 01:31.457 --> 01:33.290 of dialogue to arrive at today's 01:33.290 --> 01:36.390 strategic choices was both necessary 01:36.700 --> 01:39.080 and noteworthy . Today , we're here to 01:39.080 --> 01:41.247 discuss the broad contours and central 01:41.247 --> 01:43.780 choices of this strategy , but this is 01:43.780 --> 01:46.530 not the end . Rather , it's a waypoint 01:46.540 --> 01:48.707 in a continuous and deliberate process 01:48.707 --> 01:51.630 to develop that joint force for 2020 01:51.650 --> 01:53.650 that the secretary just described . 01:54.330 --> 01:56.386 There are four budget cycles between 01:56.386 --> 01:58.530 now and then each of these cycles 01:58.530 --> 02:01.100 presents an opportunity to adjust how 02:01.110 --> 02:03.650 and what we do to achieve this strategy 02:03.660 --> 02:06.230 in the face of new threats in the 02:06.230 --> 02:08.010 context of a changing security 02:08.010 --> 02:10.570 environment , it's a sound strategy . 02:10.860 --> 02:13.260 It ensures we remain the preeminent 02:13.260 --> 02:16.020 military in the world . It preserves 02:16.020 --> 02:18.242 the talent of the all volunteer force . 02:18.700 --> 02:20.756 It takes into account the lessons of 02:20.756 --> 02:22.580 the last 10 years of war . It 02:22.580 --> 02:25.220 acknowledges the imperative of a global 02:25.270 --> 02:28.310 networked and full spectrum joint force 02:28.740 --> 02:31.070 and it responds to the new fiscal 02:31.070 --> 02:33.060 environment though , as a learning 02:33.060 --> 02:35.200 organization , it's important to note 02:35.210 --> 02:37.099 that even if we didn't have fewer 02:37.099 --> 02:39.660 resources , we would expect to change 02:40.310 --> 02:42.088 as a consequence . It calls for 02:42.088 --> 02:44.810 innovation for new ways of operating 02:44.810 --> 02:47.170 and partnering . It Rebalances are 02:47.170 --> 02:49.760 focused by region admission . It makes 02:49.760 --> 02:51.927 important investments as the Secretary 02:51.927 --> 02:53.704 noted in emerging and improving 02:53.704 --> 02:55.830 capabilities like cyber and special 02:55.830 --> 02:58.610 operations . Now there has been much 02:58.610 --> 03:00.721 made and I'm sure we'll be made about 03:00.721 --> 03:02.943 whether this strategy moves away from a 03:02.943 --> 03:05.110 force structure explicitly designed to 03:05.110 --> 03:07.332 fight and win two wars simultaneously , 03:07.740 --> 03:10.090 fundamentally . Our strategy has always 03:10.090 --> 03:12.146 been about our ability to respond to 03:12.146 --> 03:14.034 global contingencies wherever and 03:14.034 --> 03:16.660 whenever they occur . This won't change . 03:17.440 --> 03:19.329 We will always provide a range of 03:19.329 --> 03:21.660 options for our nation . We can and 03:21.660 --> 03:23.882 will always be able to do more than one 03:23.882 --> 03:26.200 thing at a time . More importantly , 03:26.210 --> 03:28.400 wherever we are confronted and in 03:28.400 --> 03:31.910 whatever sequence we will win , we do 03:31.910 --> 03:34.350 accept some risk in this strategy as 03:34.350 --> 03:37.290 all strategies must because we will be 03:37.290 --> 03:39.457 somewhat smaller . These risks will be 03:39.457 --> 03:41.760 measured in time and in capacity . 03:42.240 --> 03:44.910 However , we should be honest , we 03:44.910 --> 03:47.370 could face even greater risks if we did 03:47.370 --> 03:49.537 not change from our current approach , 03:50.440 --> 03:52.662 I'm pleased with the outcome . It's not 03:52.662 --> 03:54.607 perfect . There will be people who 03:54.607 --> 03:57.320 think it goes too far . Others will say 03:57.320 --> 03:59.600 it didn't go nearly far enough . That 03:59.600 --> 04:01.933 probably makes it about right for today . 04:02.340 --> 04:04.660 It gives us what we need in this world 04:04.660 --> 04:06.980 and within this budget to provide the 04:06.980 --> 04:09.202 best possible defense for our nation at 04:09.202 --> 04:11.460 a time of great transition . It 04:11.460 --> 04:13.682 prepares us for what we anticipate . We 04:13.682 --> 04:16.770 will need in 2020 . This is a real 04:16.770 --> 04:19.770 strategy . It represents real choices 04:19.800 --> 04:21.911 and I'm here today to assure you that 04:21.911 --> 04:23.911 it has real buy in among our senior 04:23.911 --> 04:26.170 military and civilian leadership . This 04:26.170 --> 04:28.450 is not the strategy of a military in 04:28.450 --> 04:31.290 decline . This is a strategy and a 04:31.290 --> 04:33.790 joint force on which the nation can 04:33.790 --> 04:36.450 depend . I want to wrap up by saying 04:36.450 --> 04:38.783 just a couple of words about leadership . 04:38.783 --> 04:40.617 It's always important , but it's 04:40.617 --> 04:42.839 absolutely essential during tough times 04:43.040 --> 04:45.151 and make no mistake . These are tough 04:45.151 --> 04:47.380 economic times and this strategy 04:47.380 --> 04:49.860 required some tough decisions . I want 04:49.860 --> 04:52.027 to thank President Obama and Secretary 04:52.027 --> 04:54.249 Panetta for their leadership throughout 04:54.249 --> 04:56.920 this process . The real test though , 04:56.930 --> 04:59.700 will be an execution fortunately the 04:59.700 --> 05:01.922 young men and women who will be charged 05:01.922 --> 05:04.033 to carry out the lion's share of this 05:04.033 --> 05:05.756 strategy knows something about 05:05.756 --> 05:08.120 leadership to It's the very cornerstone 05:08.120 --> 05:10.231 of our profession , the profession of 05:10.231 --> 05:12.680 arms , and for the past 10 years they 05:12.680 --> 05:15.470 have done nothing but lead under the 05:15.470 --> 05:18.160 most difficult circumstances imaginable . 05:18.540 --> 05:20.596 And it's for that reason , above all 05:20.596 --> 05:22.670 others that I'm absolutely convinced 05:22.680 --> 05:25.360 and fully satisfied that this strategy 05:25.360 --> 05:27.416 will meet our nation's needs for the 05:27.416 --> 05:28.050 future . Thank you .