2004 Annual Defense Report to the President and the Congress"When this Administration took office, the President charged us with a mission - to challenge the status quo, and prepare the Department of Defense to meet the new threats our nation will face as the 21st century unfolds." - U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld The Department of Defenses' transformative mission is planned against the backdrop of a global war on terrorism. As a result, THE ANNUAL DEFENSE REPORT represents the latest defense strategy with an innovative approach to balancing risks and rewards of a retooled national security policy. This report encompasses information on Operational, Institutional and Force Management Risk and its Future Challenges. Also incorporated are reports from the Secretaries of the Army, Navy & Air Force. Appendices include detailed budget tables, resources allocated to mission and support activities, and a summary of the Goldwater-Nichols Act Implementation Report. |
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achieve acquisition activities Afghanistan air and space Air Force aircraft Army assessment Balanced Scorecard capabilities capabilities-based Central Personnel Central Training challenges civilian combatant commanders CONOPS continue cost critical DD(X Department Department of Defense Department's deployed deployment effective efforts end strength ensure equipment Expeditionary facilities financial management Force Management force structure funding FY 2005 budget FYDP global implementation improve increase infrastructure initiatives installations integrated intelligence investment Iraq Joint Forces Command logistics manpower Marine Corps meet metrics military mission N/A N/A N/A National Guard National Security Naval forces Navy and Marine officers Operation Iraqi Freedom operational risk OPTEMPO percent priorities Qtr FY Quadrennial Defense Review readiness recapitalization recruiting requirements Reserve Component retention risk Secretary of Defense service members skills Soldiers specialties sustain target Total transformation units war on terrorism warfighting workforce
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Page 4 - President the option to pursue a decisive victory in one of those conflicts — including the possibility of regime change or occupation; and Conduct a limited number of smaller-scale contingency operations.