Ryan McCarthy, US Army under secretary, says the service must “continue to modernize itself to maintain its position as No. 1 in the world” and shares a status update on modernization efforts — including the Army Futures Command — during his opening remarks at the Brooking Institution’s “Next steps for the Army: A conversation with Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy” event, held Feb. 8, 2018, at its Washington headquarters. He delivered the remarks right before his discussion with Michael O’Hanlon, foreign policy research director, Sydney Stein, Jr. chair and a senior fellow at Brookings.