WASHINGTON -- The chairman of U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey on Wednesday released the country's National Military Strategy which provides the blueprint for how the military will use its forces to protect and advance U.S. national and security interests.
"This strategy addresses these dynamics and our strategy to ensure that our force remains the best-led, trained and equipped military on the planet," said Dempsey in a statement of the U.S. Defense Department.
"Globalization, diffusion of technology, and demographic shifts are driving rapid change as state actors and trans-regional networks challenge order and stability," said the general.
The National Military Strategy follows the release of the 2015 National Security Strategy in February this year, as well as the2014 Quadrennial Defense Review.
The strategy recognizes that the application of military power versus traditional state threats is far different than military power against non-state actors. It also posits that the most likely scenario is prolonged campaigns rather than short, intense battles.
According to the strategy document, the U.S. military must be ready to fight against violent extremist organizations such as the Islamic State (IS).
Dempsey said he cannot predict exactly where the next threat to the U.S. will be, but he knows it will happen faster than in the past and the U.S. military must be prepared. Enditem
