Rep. Gallagher: U.S. Needs More Agile Forces in the Pacific

ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. should absorb lessons from the recent ballistic missile strikes against troops in Iraq and Kenya and put a new emphasis on fielding mobile and dispersed forces, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and former Marine said on Wednesday. The threat from Iran’s missile forces is far less than those of China and the U.S. should take note, Rep. Mike Gallagher, (R-Wis.) said at the 2020 Surface Navy Association symposium. “A strategy of denial will largely be on the back of the surface fleet and Marines deployed,” especially in the Pacific where China is … Continue reading Rep. Gallagher: U.S. Needs More Agile Forces in the Pacific