Landpower in the Pacific

Modern War Institute

John Amble

Government, News

4.7 • 798 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Many people look at a map of the Indo-Pacific region and assume that—characterized as it is by long distances and vast stretches of ocean—it is principally the air and maritime domains where military capability is most important. But as you'll hear in this episode, landpower services play a vital role in the region. So what is the US Army uniquely suited to achieving there? How are the service's newest capabilities reinforcing security for its allies and partners? How is it leveraging new Army organizations to meet its objectives? To discuss these questions and describe the diverse set of activities the Army is undertaking to help maintain a free and secure Indo-Pacific, John Amble is joined on this episode by General Charles A. Flynn, commanding general of US Army Pacific. The MWI Podcast is produced with the generous support of the West Point Class of 1974.

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, before we get to today's episode, I wanted to share some really exciting news
0:04.6	and express our gratitude at MWI for something that recently happened.
0:08.4	Some of you might have noticed in your podcast app that the image associated with this podcast
0:12.2	is a little bit different now. It mentions that the podcast is produced with the support of the
0:17.0	West Point Class of 1974. Now, for those of you who maybe aren't really familiar with
0:22.0	West Point, collectively at the academy, we really benefit from the generosity of alumni,
0:27.1	or as they call them around here, old grads. In many cases, a particular year's graduating class
0:32.4	will organize a gift to support the work of a specific organization at West Point or an initiative.
0:39.3	50 years ago this summer,
0:46.0	on June 5, 1974, more than 800 West Point cadets graduated and commissioned as officers. Members of the class went on to distinguish themselves both in and outside of the Army. And this year, as they
0:50.9	celebrate 50 years since their graduation, the class has very generously
0:54.5	chosen to support the work of the Modern War Institute, specifically with a gift that will
0:59.0	allow us to continue producing our flagship podcast. The MWI podcast brings senior leaders,
1:04.6	scholars, and other interesting guests, guests like General Charles Flynn, who you'll hear from
1:08.7	today, onto the podcast to discuss the most vital issues related to modern war.
1:13.6	And because of the generosity of the class of 1974, we're going to be able to keep doing that.
1:18.9	We have some exceptional guests lined up in the future, so look out for episodes to come.
1:23.2	And to the class of 1974, thank you so much for your support.
1:43.2	We campaign out here to deny key terrain, physical and human terrain to our opponents.
1:47.0	Humans have this unique tendency to live on land.
1:48.9	Decisions are made on land.
1:53.5	Nations exists and their wealth exists on land.
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