If you talk to any senior Army leaders…– Mark Esper
If you talk to any senior Army leaders, you’ll find one, if not all, their children are in the Army.
The Army is a big mixing bowl…– Mark Esper
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.
Our adversaries must see diplomacy as their best …– Mark Esper
Our adversaries must see diplomacy as their best option because war with the United States will force them to bear enormous costs.
It is an honor of a lifetime to be appointed …– Mark Esper
It is an honor of a lifetime to be appointed secretary of defense and to lead the greatest military in history.
When I went to West Point…– Mark Esper
When I went to West Point, I was there with cadets from 50 other states and territories. Cadets from other countries, and you learn all of these things about our country, about our culture, our heritage, our ethnicity. At the end of the day, you come back, we all wear green, and we all consider […]
I’ve been studying China for quite some time now…– Mark Esper
I’ve been studying China for quite some time now, and I’m big on China as well. And I think we need to be very concerned about Chinese technology getting into our systems or the systems of our allies.
Good alliances are made of strong…– Mark Esper
Good alliances are made of strong, capable partners.
At the end of the day…– Mark Esper
At the end of the day, the Army is a standards-based organization.
The surest way to deter adversary aggression is to …– Mark Esper
The surest way to deter adversary aggression is to fully prepare for war.
The Army I grew up in was focused on …– Mark Esper
The Army I grew up in was focused on high-intensity conflict against a peer competitor called the Soviet Union.