JOHN M. McHUGH: “These important requirements will most decidedly put pressure on DOD fiscal resources and force difficult and…”

No Federal obligation is more important than protecting national security.

As Russian-backed forces rolled into Ukraine, annexed Crimea, and threatened regional stability, our soldiers rapidly deployed to Eastern Europe in a demonstration of U.S. commitment and resolve.

We must be seen as a credible ally and a dangerous enemy.

We now face fiscal year 2016 defense spending cap insufficient for operation in an unsustainable global security environment.