NEWS AND ANALYSIS:
Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the Hawaii-based Indo-Pacific Command, said recently that all U.S. services are strengthening command and control systems to prepare for a future conflict with China.
The four-star admiral stated in remarks in Washington on Friday that the American military’s key strategic advantage remains strong: the ability to conduct global, joint force warfare using strong communications and intelligence capabilities.
“We’ve proven over many years that the United States can operate as a joint force, synchronized, integrated in all domains across vast distances,” Adm. Aquilino said.
“That’s the exact problem I have in the Pacific,” he said at a forum hosted by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.