U.S. Security Policy in Asia and the Pacific: Restructuring America's Forward Deployment : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, June 26, 2003 |
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Its commitment to support postwar reconstruction efforts in Iraq is a positive
reflection of our ability to work together on issues of global importance. Thailand's
willingness to afford us unimpeded access to valuable facilities enables us to ...
Its commitment to support postwar reconstruction efforts in Iraq is a positive
reflection of our ability to work together on issues of global importance. Thailand's
willingness to afford us unimpeded access to valuable facilities enables us to ...
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Expeditionary operations require a network of forward facilities (with munitions,
command and control, and logistics) in dispersed locations. A key objective of
U.S. transformation efforts will be to increase the capability of U.S. forward forces,
...
Expeditionary operations require a network of forward facilities (with munitions,
command and control, and logistics) in dispersed locations. A key objective of
U.S. transformation efforts will be to increase the capability of U.S. forward forces,
...
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Besides our direct efforts against al-Qaeda, we have been focused on threats like
the Abu Sayyaf group in the Philippines and the Jemaah Islamiah, or the JI, a
foreign terrorist organization infecting Southeast Asia. Both of these terror groups
...
Besides our direct efforts against al-Qaeda, we have been focused on threats like
the Abu Sayyaf group in the Philippines and the Jemaah Islamiah, or the JI, a
foreign terrorist organization infecting Southeast Asia. Both of these terror groups
...
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At Pacific Command, like all regional combatant commanders, our task is to "
operationalize" this guidance, synchronizing multiple efforts and putting them into
action with regional emphasis. So we are examining new ways of commanding, ...
At Pacific Command, like all regional combatant commanders, our task is to "
operationalize" this guidance, synchronizing multiple efforts and putting them into
action with regional emphasis. So we are examining new ways of commanding, ...
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Since the terrorist attacks of 11 September and in the intervening months, we
have had unprecedented regional cooperation in the Global War on Terrorism
and in efforts to stop the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. We have ...
Since the terrorist attacks of 11 September and in the intervening months, we
have had unprecedented regional cooperation in the Global War on Terrorism
and in efforts to stop the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. We have ...
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Page 33 - C2 for Coalitions. The Multinational Planning Augmentation Team (MPAT) Program involves a group of military planners from the US and many nations in USPACOM's Area of Interest. The purpose of MPAT is to increase operational interoperability among participating countries' interoperable planners who can rapidly augment a multinational force headquarters in response to a regional crisis. Using multinational, but standardized skills and procedures, MPAT planners would plan and execute coalition operations...
Page 21 - ... needed facilities for these assets to have full mission capability. These strategic mobility aircraft will bring a much-needed aerial delivery capacity to the Pacific Theater and prevent any lapse in capability during the reduction of C-130s in the AOR. We also support USAF efforts to procure F/A-22 Raptors. The F/A-22 will provide a unique, rapid response to swiftly defeat enemy threats in the USPACOM AOR. A V-22 Osprey tiltrotor capability is truly transformational — exhibiting leapahead...
Page 23 - CBRNE is a critical operating condition and potentially the greatest theater threat I face, affecting everyone, everywhere, including our allies and the homeland. Aircraft exposure on the Korean Peninsula or an attack on a few strategic choke points, including Guam and key Japanese air and seaports, could stop US force flows and other critical support operations. Significant differences exist between what we would like to achieve against CBRNE threats and our actual capabilities. Specific shortages...
Page 18 - Assuring allies and friends; • Dissuading future military competition; • Deterring threats and coercion against US interests; and • If deterrence fails, decisively defeating any adversary.
Page 1 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 1:35 pm, in Room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon.
Page 38 - States will: • champion aspirations for human dignity; • strengthen alliances to defeat global terrorism and work to prevent attacks against us and our friends; • work with others to defuse regional conflicts; • prevent our enemies from threatening us, our allies, and our friends, with weapons of mass destruction...
Page 35 - We are finding that by experimenting as we exercise, we can provide a continuous series of warfighting improvements that are field tested in joint and combined operations before we make key procurement decisions. I've highlighted just a few of the experimentation and modernization initiatives in USPACOM. Our initiatives, like those of other Regional Combatant Commanders and the Services, in concert with USJFCOM, promise to modernize the force and enhance mission capability. We are working hard with...
Page 20 - More importantly, these web-based activities have enabled us to expand our information base and share the results instantly with our foreign counterparts and potential coalition partners. Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW). The Pacific undersea warfare challenge is growing at a significant rate. In recent years, the USPACOM AOR has seen the greatest increase in submarine order of battle in the world. A robust and integrated ASW architecture and more capable force structure are essential to counter the...
Page 33 - ACTD and is pursuing involvement in other ACTDs, such as RESTOPS and JTF WARNET (Wide Area Relay Network). The JTF WARNET initiative approved by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) on 25 April 2002 provides organic, wireless secure Internet Protocolbased connectivity among tactical components of a JTF. WARNET applications, interfaces, and procedures enhance JTF command and control by sharing tactical situational awareness data among service command and control systems, enabling joint...
Page 70 - Statement of Interdiction Principles (supra note 6) provides: Undertake effective measures, either alone or in concert with other states, for interdicting the transfer or transport of WMD, their delivery systems, and related materials to and from states and non-state actors of proliferation concern.
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| Title | U.S. Security Policy in Asia and the Pacific: Restructuring America's Forward Deployment : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, June 26, 2003 |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003 |
| Length | 71 pages |
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