Seventeen consecutive years of irregular war, extended years of budget uncertainty, and an increasing complex security environment have eroded our competitive edge. Mark Esper More Quotes by Mark Esper More Quotes From Mark Esper Stay focused on your mission, remain steadfast in your pursuit of excellence, and always do the right thing. Mark Esper do-the-right-thingfocusedexcellence Clearly, we need a strong economy to build a strong military. Mark Esper strong-economyneedstrongmilitary I think artificial intelligence will likely change the character of warfare, and I believe whoever masters it first will dominate on the battlefield for many, many, many years. Mark Esper intelligencechangecharacterbelieve The biggest challenge is clearly China, in the years 2035 and beyond. I mean, the size of the country, its economy, and everything - they're - it is a big strategic competitor for the entire Department of Defense and country. Mark Esper challengeeverythingbigcountry The National Defense Strategy remains our guiding document, and everything we do should support its stated objectives. Mark Esper everythingstrategysupportdefense It is an honor of a lifetime to be appointed secretary of defense and to lead the greatest military in history. Mark Esper leadmilitaryhonorhistory Together, we will remain the most ready and capable military force in the world, which is what our nation expects and deserves. Mark Esper nationwilltogetherworld If you see something that doesn't make sense, ask. Change it. Think about dollars, think about your soldiers' time, think about efficiency. Mark Esper thinkyouchangetime Good alliances are made of strong, capable partners. Mark Esper goodcapablestrongmade Child care is very important, so I want to put dollars there, and I want to make sure we get the policies right. Mark Esper childcareimportantwant The Brits are escorting their ships, and we will escort our ships, and I assume other countries will escort their ships. Mark Esper assumeourwillships Our legacy platforms have served us well for decades, but we're running out of upgrades that will keep us ahead. Technology is changing too fast, and our enemies are too adaptable. Mark Esper enemieswilllegacytechnology Our warfighting doctrine is that we don't want to be in a fair fight, and we want the fight to always be tilted in our favor. Mark Esper fairfightalwayswant In the Army, I grew up with this view that you're asked to do anything that is illegal or immoral or unethical, then that would be the point at which you have to consider resignation, and you'd be willing to do that. Mark Esper viewyouresignationarmy A collective security relies on everybody doing their fair share. Mark Esper fairdoingsecurityshare The Army is a big mixing bowl, and we know that we wear one uniform. We identify with one set of Army values. We serve one Constitution, and we see ourselves as one team. Mark Esper uniformconstitutionarmyteam In my day, we had mastered high-intensity conflict, which is why I think we were so successful in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and then eventually the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Mark Esper daythinkdesertstorm The Army I grew up in was focused on high-intensity conflict against a peer competitor called the Soviet Union. Mark Esper againstfocusedconflictarmy Now, 'high-intensity conflict' is a fancy word for saying tanks on tanks, aircraft shooting each other out of the sky, a great deal of violence at a level we haven't seen since probably the Korean War or World War II, where you have big armies facing off against one another. Mark Esper greatyouskywar We certainly have the best special operations forces in the world and know how to do counterterrorism extremely well. Mark Esper bestknowspecialworld
