1、 T E S T I M O N YCenter for Strategicand BudgetaryAssessmentsT h i n k i n g S m a r t e rA b o u t D e f e n s e1730 Rhode Island Ave.,NWSuite 912,Washington,DC 20036www.csbaonline.orgTel.202-331-7990Fax 202-331-8019July 9,2008 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL AWARENESS TRANSFORMATION T
2、estimony of Andrew F.Krepinevich,President1 Thank you,Mr.Chairman,for the opportunity to appear before you today,and to share my views on the value of cultural awareness and language training for the United States armed forces.My remarks are intended to place this issue in a broader strategic contex
3、t,in the hope that this will allow the subcommittee to evaluate its significance better.I will discuss the likely shape of the future security environment,the types of challenges the U.S.military should be prepared to confront,how it might respond to these challenges,and what all of this suggests ab
4、out the importance of cultural awareness and language training.In addition,I will address the issue of possible tradeoffs that might be required if the Services expand their focus on these types of training.INTRODUCTION asymmetric warfare will remain a mainstay of the contemporary battlefield for so
