Gen. Flynn Was Pacific Commander for 10 Years. Here’s What He Says Will Define This Century.

For the past decade, Gen. Charles Flynn has thought about the threat of the Chinese communist regime every day. Flynn retired as commander general of the United States Army Pacific in November 2024, and before that he served as assistant deputy chief of staff for operations and then deputy chief of staff for operations for the Army. His experience in the Indo-Pacific began in 2014, when he assumed command of the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii. A decade ago, few Americans were as concerned with the Chinese regime’s threat to the free world as they are today, and at that time, Flynn had just spent 14 years zeroed in on the Middle East....