May 24, 2011

Remarks from General James Amos, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps


On May 24, 2011, CNAS hosted the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps General James F. Amos for a discussion among senior national security experts about the future of the Corps amidst a changing global strategic environment, and offered an assessment of the security situation in Afghanistan and continued challenges in the region. Download the full transcript.

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