Doug is also an active member of the Association of the U.S. He was personally decorated for valor and service in multiple theaters of operation and is a professionally published author. He is the National Director for External Communications for the Special Forces Association and National Capital Region Ambassador for the Green Beret Foundation.ĭoug is a combat-proven, respected leader in the US Special Operations Community with many years of engagement in the Global War on Terror.
The hefty defense budget is the first installment of a five-year, 43-trillion-yen ($315-billion) military spending plan as part of Japan’s new National Security Strategy, which was announced in December.Doug currently works as a contracted advisor in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, in addition to continuing his military service as a Special Forces officer in the U.S. That includes 211.3 billion yen ($1.55 billion) for deployment of U.S.-made long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles that can be launched from warships and can hit targets up to 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) away. Japan’s budget for the coming fiscal year provides a record 6.8 trillion yen ($50 billion) in defense spending, up 20% from a year earlier. Milley also addressed the most recent missile test-launch by North Korea, a solid-fuel ICBM that he said “clearly demonstrates an intent to develop a capability to strike the continental United States.” While not providing specifics about the North’s missile program, he said: “It has our attention.” Japanese soldiers overran much of Asia in the years leading up to World War II, and the nation is still viewed with anger by many in surrounding nations because of a perception that it hasn’t been fully repentant. Japan, meanwhile, has long wrestled with the need for a strong military amid domestic and regional wariness about anything seen as overly aggressive.
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