Abstract
After 19 years of the Global War on Terror, the structure of the U.S. military has significantly changed. To address potential conflict with China in the Indo-Pacific region, the U.S. military has proposed several new operational concepts in recent years, such as "Joint All-Domain Operations," the Marine Corps' "Marine Littoral Regiments" (MLR), the Air Force's "Agile Combat Employment" (ACE), and the Navy's "Distributed Maritime Operations" (DMO). The implementation of these new operational concepts requires robust support from the defense industry in terms of both hardware and processes. However, in recent years, the U.S. defense industrial base has struggled to assist the military in transitioning its focus toward great power conflict. This article examines the challenges faced by the U.S. defense industry in recent years and how the U.S. government, particularly the Pentagon, is attempting to address these weaknesses and risks.