Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll has a vision for soldiers in the Pacific, and part of it centers on renegotiating leases for Hawaii lands the service has trained on for decades that expire in 2029.

Driscoll recently embarked on a tour of the Pacific that took him to Hawaii and Guam, as well as a stop in Australia to watch the multinational exercise Talisman Sabre.

While in Hawaii late last month, he met with soldiers and observed training. He also met twice with Gov. Josh Green to talk about the Army’s land negotiations for leases that it obtained in 1964 for a mere $1.

Now back at the Pentagon, Driscoll said it’s “too much risk” for the Army to wait until the leases end in 2029.

“It’s hard to overstate how important Hawaii and that training area are for us … . We are talking about

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