The United States military is entering a period of widespread and discontinuous change. With forces transitioning out of lead combat roles in the Middle East and rebalancing to the Pacific, along with large-scale budget reductions, the military of the next 10 or 20 years may look very different than the force that has been at war for over a decade.
Join the American Enterprise Institute in a series of conversations with the Joint Chiefs of Staff as they discuss these and other critical issues of national security.
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![]() General Mark A. Welsh, III ► Chief of Staff of the Air Force |
General Mark A. Welsh, III, USAF |
![]() General Raymond T. Odierno ► Chief of Staff of the Army |
Squaring the circle: General Raymond T. Odierno on American military strategy in a time of declining resources AEI’s Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies will host General Raymond Odierno, chief of staff of the US Army, for the second installment of a series of four events with each member of the Joint Chiefs. |
![]() General James F. Amos ► Commandant of the US Marine Corps |
Squaring the circle: General James F. Amos on American military strategy in a time of declining resources |
![]() Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert ► Chief of Naval Operations |
Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, USN |













