US military chief for China shreds Congressional armed services committees on junk spending
Opinion by Tom Rogan - Yesterday 4:13 PM
On Friday, the head of U.S. military forces in the Indo-Pacific (responsible for theater preparation and command for U.S. military forces in any war with China), indirectly rebuked Congressional armed services committees for misappropriating precious dollars on things the military doesn't need.
US military chief for China shreds Congressional armed services committees on junk spending
Admiral John Aquilino did not directly criticize Congress, but he made abundantly clear that his Indo-Pacific Command needs more of the exact opposite of what Congress this week moved to give him. Aquilino's comments came during an interview by the FDD's Bradley Bowman. Underlying the urgency of now and the need to make every dollar count in an era of budget pressures and very urgent Chinese threats, Bowman asked Aquilino what he would do with an extra $5 billion beyond his expected budget.
Aquilino highlighted "The critical capabilities of being able to operate in contested space, the persistent battlespace awareness, real time ... and the ability to close the kill chain with the correct weapons from any location." The four star Admiral added, "I think funds in the near term focused on those areas would provide immediate increased advantage for the United States and deliver the integrated deterrence that the Secretary of Defense has tasked us with."
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