we're going to receive testimony from two of my favorite people, general lori robinson. i have to say i taught her everything she knows from when she was wing commander at tinker air force base in oklahoma, and from kurt ted, commander for the u.s. southern command. i think there is a lot of overlap. we've talked -- all three of us have talked about this between the north and the south command, and i think that's one reason senator mccain would want to have these meetings together. the new national defense strategy and the nds identifies in protecting the homeland sustaining american advantages in the western hemisphere as key priorities even as the dod focuses on the rising challenge of great power competitors. as we have seen from increasing economic and military efforts by china and by russia to gain a foothold in the americas and the boundaries between great power competition and unconventional threats are increasingly blurred. i think that's one reason why general dunford made the observation that we have -- that we're using our qualitative and quantitative edge on

northern commander general lori robinson and u.s. southern commander admiral curt tid testified before the senate armed services committee on their respective commands. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> we will call the meeting to order. we're going to receive testimony from two of my favorite people, general lori robinson. i have to say that i taught her everything she knows from when she was the wing commander in the ticker air force base in oklahoma, and from curt tid, commander for the u.s. southern command. i think there is a lot of overlap. week talked -- all three of us have talked about this between the north and the south command, and i think that's one reason that senator mccain would want to have these meetings together. the new natio

northern commander general lori robinson and u.s. southern commander admiral curt tid testified before the senate armed services committee on their respective commands. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> we will call the meeting to order. we're going to receive testimony from two of my favorite people, general lori robinson. i have to say that i taught her everything she knows from when she was the wing commander in the ticker air force base in oklahoma, and from curt tid, commander for the u.s. southern command. i think there is a lot of overlap. week talked -- all three of us have talked about this between the north and the south command, and i think that's one reason that senator mccain would want to have these meetings together. the new national defense strategy, the nds identifies protecting the homeland and sustaining american advantages in the western hemisphere as key priorities, even as the d.o.d. focuses on the rising challenge of great power competitors. as we have seen from increasing economic and military efforts by chin

northern command commander general lori robinson and u.s. southern command commander kurt tidd testified yesterday on the operation of their special commands. general robin addressed ballistic missile threats saying highest priority for the northern command is north korea. in ad jigs general tidd talked about combating the opioid crisis and improving elicit drug interdiction. the senate armed services committee hosted this four and 45-minute event. >> we will call the meeting to order. we're going to receive testimony from two of my favorite people, general lori robinson. i have to say i taught her everything she knows when she was the wing commander at teeinger air force base in oklahoma. and from kurt tidd, the commander for the u.s. southern command. there is a lot of overlap. we, all three of us talked about this between the north and the south command and i think that is one reason that senator mc cain would want to have these meetings together. the new national defense strategy, nds, identifies protecting homeland, sustaining american

we're going to receive testimony from two of my favorite people, general lori robinson. i have to say i taught her everything she knows from when she was wing commander at tinker air force base in ok

northern commander general lori robinson and u.s. southern commander admiral curt tid testified before the senate armed services committee on their respective commands. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> we will call the meeting to order.

northern command commander general lori robinson and u.s. southern command commander kurt tidd testified yesterday on the operation of their special commands. general robin addressed ballistic missile threats saying highest priority for t