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Morale within the U.S. military is high, and servicemembers around the world have a clear understanding of their mission, the challenges they face and the importance of what they’re contributing in the war on terror, the top military general told Pentagon reporters here today.
Two days after returning from a 10-day, around-the-world trip to “take the pulse” of the military, Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he’s convinced that America’s armed forces are the “best-trained and most capable force we have ever seen.”
After visiting 18 bases and meeting with more than 15,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, plus Defense Department civilians and contractors, Myers said Americans should be assured that their military is “the finest organization on the planet.”
But just as importantly, he said, its members recognize the role they’re playing in maintaining security around the world and see firsthand the difference they’re making, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan.
defenselink.mil/news/Aug2005/20050826_2542.html
Two days after returning from a 10-day, around-the-world trip to “take the pulse” of the military, Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he’s convinced that America’s armed forces are the “best-trained and most capable force we have ever seen.”
After visiting 18 bases and meeting with more than 15,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, plus Defense Department civilians and contractors, Myers said Americans should be assured that their military is “the finest organization on the planet.”
But just as importantly, he said, its members recognize the role they’re playing in maintaining security around the world and see firsthand the difference they’re making, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan.
defenselink.mil/news/Aug2005/20050826_2542.html