MILITARY/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Presidential Memorandum on Rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces
Rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including my authority as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, I hereby direct the following:
Section 1. Policy. To pursue peace through strength, it shall be the policy of the United States to rebuild the U.S. Armed Forces.
Sec. 2. Readiness. (a) The Secretary of Defense (Secretary) shall conduct a 30-day Readiness Review…
Sec. 3. Rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces. (a) Upon transmission of a new National Security Strategy to Congress, the Secretary shall produce a National Defense Strategy (NDS). The goal of the NDS shall be to give the President and the Secretary maximum strategic flexibility and to determine the force structure necessary to meet requirements.”
-Donald Trump, “Presidential Memorandum on Rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces,” White House Office of the Press Secretary, Jan. 27, 2017