U.S. Pacific Command Posture: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session, Special Hearing, April 3, 2002, Honolulu, HI. |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
11 September ACTD additional Admiral BLAIR Afghanistan Air Force aircraft al-Qaida Alaska allies and partners American APAN Armed Forces Army Asia Asia-Pacific region Australia capabilities Chairman China coalition partners combating terrorism continue contributes counter-terrorism countries deployed deployment East Timor efforts engagement enhance equipment exercise facilities fiscal year 2002 force protection Force Protection Conditions funding Hawaii homeland defense humanitarian assistance IMET important improve increased Indonesia infrastructure integrated intelligence interoperability Japan Joint Task Force JRACS logistics maintain Marine military families million missions MPAT multilateral nations naval North Korea officers Operation ENDURING FREEDOM Pacific Air Forces peace peacekeeping personnel Philippines ports readiness relationship requirements rorists Senator INOUYE Senator STEVENS SIGINT Singapore sustain Thailand Theater Security Cooperation threat tion transformation troops U.S. forces U.S. interests U.S. military U.S. Pacific Command United USPACOM war on terrorism warfighting
Popular passages
Page 5 - The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
Page 8 - Navy's intense efforts and our two nations' exceptional cooperation overcame the effects of the tragedy, and even strengthened the ties between our two countries in many areas. We continue to work to be good neighbors on our bases in Japan. Japan closed the industrial waste incinerator next to the US Naval Air Facility Atsugi, ending an environmental hazard. Because of steady progress made under the Special Action Committee on Okinawa (SACO), a relocation site for Marine Corps Air Station Futenma...
Page 14 - UH-1 helicopters, 2Vz ton trucks, and 78-foot Fast Patrol Craft. We have also developed a statement of work to implement contractor management assistance and ways to track improvements in readiness rates. Full funding over the 5-year program will enable the AFP to sustain higher readiness levels for key weapons systems. This funding is essential for the AFP to achieve a self-sustaining capability. As the efforts in the Philippines evolve, possible opportunities to maximize effectiveness of counter...
Page 24 - Corps, this year's lead service, USPACOM has broadened the scope of challenges being investigated, focused the operational environment underpinning JWID to simulate demands of current military operations, expanded the list of countries participating to include Pacific Rim countries for the first time, and introduced warfighter rigor in executing the demonstration period and assessment of proposed technology solutions. US industry and government activities have responded to the call for interoperability...
Page 9 - RP continued to be a strong partner in ret'onal security initiatives — hosting various conferences, the annual bilateral ALIKATAN exercise linked to the regional TEAM CHALLENGE exercise, and numerous Joint Combined Exchanges for Training (JCETs). The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are challenged by budgetary constraints, logistical problems and a lack of adequately trained personnel. These factors hamper the AFPs ability to deal with internal insurgent groups, like the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)...
Page 7 - Analytical depth and breadth of the terrorism threat in the AOR has significantly improved, with increased collection, analysis, and reporting in this area. To build coalition support for our offensive efforts since 11 September, I have visited the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Singapore, Japan and Korea, and met with each country's US ambassador, and key senior government and military leaders to discuss our intentions, and how their support can help. The response to our plan...
Page 18 - Our people deserve much better than this; they deserve to live and work in a quality environment. At current Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP) funding levels, the $5.3 billion USPACOM recapitalization backlog will nearly double over the FYDP. USPACOM requires an additional $8.4 billion over the FYDP to eliminate the backlog and prevent future backlog growth through proper sustainment. SRM funding shortfalls not only affect quality of life, but also impact readiness, operation plan (OPLAN) execution,...
Page 15 - System I East Timor Engineer Plan The US armed forces continue to conduct operations in East Timor by providing liaison officers, engineers and humanitarian assistance during ship visits. Fiscal year 2002 engineering priorities include water plant, electrical system, and health clinic projects. The State Department programmed $4.8 million in FMF funds in fiscal years 2001-2003 to assist in developing the East Timor Defense Forces (ETDF) logistics support system and to conduct training to develop...
Page 9 - President's fiscal year 2003 budget. The ROK increasingly contributes to regional security by deploying over 400 troops to the peacekeeping mission in East Timor, in addition to its other peacekeeping commitments in Western Sahara, the Republic of Georgia, Cyprus and the India-Pakistan border region. ROK forces participate in exercises...
Page 10 - Detachment- 1 in Bangkok logistically anchors our POW/MIA recovery efforts throughout Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Within the last year, Thailand has requested US assistance to the Royal Thai Army in combating drug traffic across the Burma-Thai border. US Pacific Command is in the early stages of establishing a modest program of assistance against this common threat. Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF-WEST) is the standing task force for all counterdrug (CD) issues in the theater and has the...