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 Cold War-era exclusive allegiance to a single great power no longer exists. Many if not all of our allies and partners maintain concurrent relationships with both the United States and our competitors and potential adversaries. We cannot take for granted these relationships and the vital access and presence they provide us.

Closing

The men and women of the United States Army are the greatest Soldiers in the world. The Army is cultivating cohesive teams, maximizing talent, sustaining tactical and strategic readiness, progressing through our greatest transformation in over 40 years, and strengthening our alliances and partnerships. We are leading the way in developing and fielding high technology for the Joint Force. We are opening operational and strategic doors in the Indo-Pacific and Europe. We are succeeding through calibrating our force posture around the globe to assure our partners and deter would-be adversaries. And we need your continued support. With timely, adequate, predictable, and sustained funding, we will remain ready to fight and win our Nation’s wars—now and into the future.