Carter calls Bragg troops 'tip of spear' for new strategic era

Defense Secretary Ash Carter thanked Soldiers on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, for their past service and said they will be the "tip of the spear" for the new strategic era the world is entering.

Carter viewed exercises featuring Special Forces and airborne Soldiers before holding a town hall meeting with troops, July 10.

"We have, as you well know, been understandably, totally and very successfully focused on Iraq and Afghanistan," Carter said. "From the point of view of the proficiency and skill and dedication of you, there's no question that it was a spectacular and remains a spectacular performance. This is the finest fighting force the world has ever known."

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