Vice Adm. Scott D. Conn, center, salutes Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael M. Gilday, right, after receiving command of U.S. 3rd Fleet during a change of command and retirement ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Sept. 27, 2019. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Trietsch/Navy)
The U.S. Navy has identified China as the top strategic threat to the United States, according to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday, who cautioned the balance of maritime power could shift in the next 10 years.
“Specifically, China is the strategic threat to this country,” Gilday said during Defense One’s State of the Navy event on Tuesday.
That’s why the Navy is crafting a new maritime strategy — in tandem with the Marine Corps and the Coast Guard. Gilday first disclosed that the document was in the works in March during the WEST 2020 conference, according to multiple media reports.
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