War in Indo-Pacific Could Reach US Mainland: Army Secretary

Members of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment deploy to Germany in Savannah, Ga., on March 2, 2022. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

The next war that the United States fights could see hostilities erupt in the American homeland, according to the Army’s top two leaders.

“The homeland really isn’t a sanctuary anymore,” said Army Secretary Christine Wormuth during a March 15 interview with the Hudson Institute, a Washington-based think tank.