It is an honor of a lifetime to be appointed secretary of defense and to lead the greatest military in history. — Mark Esper Copy Share Image
We certainly have the best special operations forces in the world and know how to do counterterrorism extremely well. — Mark Esper Copy Share
I think artificial intelligence will likely change the character of warfare, and I believe whoever masters it first will dominate on the battlefield for… — Mark Esper Copy Share
If you talk to any senior Army leaders, you'll find one, if not all, their children are in the Army. — Mark Esper Copy Share
We may be a little bit late - we are late - coming to the recognition that we are in a strategic competition with… — Mark Esper Copy Share
AI will allow the soldier to act and think much more quickly. Whoever gets to AI first, I believe, will have dominance for many… — Mark Esper Copy Share
Our warfighting doctrine is that we don't want to be in a fair fight, and we want the fight to always be tilted in… — Mark Esper Copy Share
One of the key challenges the military has faced - and the Army, in particular - is defining our requirements and keeping them stable. — Mark Esper Copy Share
The bottom line is this: in an era of mounting fiscal challenges and competing demands, we must actively seek ways to free up time,… — Mark Esper Copy Share
I've got a lot of military kids who are not in on-base child care, and they should be. So it's things like that I'm… — Mark Esper Copy Share
The biggest challenge is clearly China, in the years 2035 and beyond. I mean, the size of the country, its economy, and everything -… — Mark Esper Copy Share
The international rules-based order in the wake of World War II is the order that has ensured prosperity and security now for 75 years.… — Mark Esper Copy Share
In many cases, the reason why our child development centers are not at full capacity is that we have an insufficient number of providers. — Mark Esper Copy Share
Now, 'high-intensity conflict' is a fancy word for saying tanks on tanks, aircraft shooting each other out of the sky, a great deal of… — Mark Esper Copy Share
When I went to West Point, I was there with cadets from 50 other states and territories. Cadets from other countries, and you learn… — Mark Esper Copy Share
