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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... Philippines in particular are presented with a vexing set of difficulties in Mindanao and elsewhere in the southern reaches of the country. While Congress is firmly supportive of United States assistance to Manila, I would hope the ...
... Philippines in particular are presented with a vexing set of difficulties in Mindanao and elsewhere in the southern reaches of the country. While Congress is firmly supportive of United States assistance to Manila, I would hope the ...
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... Philippines , as well as by active defense cooperation with allied and friendly states in Southeast Asia and Oceania , primarily Thai- land , Singapore and Australia . With the end of the cold war , the basis for our forward - deployed ...
... Philippines , as well as by active defense cooperation with allied and friendly states in Southeast Asia and Oceania , primarily Thai- land , Singapore and Australia . With the end of the cold war , the basis for our forward - deployed ...
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... Philippines in particular are presented with a vex- ing set of difficulties in Mindanao and elsewhere in the southern reaches of the country . While Congress is firmly supportive of United States assistance to Manila , I would hope the ...
... Philippines in particular are presented with a vex- ing set of difficulties in Mindanao and elsewhere in the southern reaches of the country . While Congress is firmly supportive of United States assistance to Manila , I would hope the ...
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... Philippines , in particular , are presented with a vexing set of problems in Mindanao and elsewhere in the southern reaches of the country . While Congress is firmly supportive of U.S. assistance to Manila , I would hope the Executive ...
... Philippines , in particular , are presented with a vexing set of problems in Mindanao and elsewhere in the southern reaches of the country . While Congress is firmly supportive of U.S. assistance to Manila , I would hope the Executive ...
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... Philippines . We have problems dealing with Pakistan and India , their rivalry , not only having in their pos- session of nuclear weaponry systems . The question of our military presence in South Korea , as well as in Okinawa . It is my ...
... Philippines . We have problems dealing with Pakistan and India , their rivalry , not only having in their pos- session of nuclear weaponry systems . The question of our military presence in South Korea , as well as in Okinawa . It is my ...
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Page 21 - 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 16 - Assuring allies and friends; • Dissuading future military competition; • Deterring threats and coercion against US interests; and • If deterrence fails, decisively defeating any adversary.
Page 15 - ... both shore-based and waterside, in response to enhanced FPCONs; non-US controlled port and airfield assessment teams; 24/7 coverage for JRACs and Crisis Action Teams; and the already expanding Homeland Defense, Civil Support and CT missions are a few examples of manpower generating tasks. Additional AT/FP billets are needed to address the full range of force protection, antiterrorism, and CT missions throughout USPACOM. As we continue to develop the Homeland Defense and Civil Support plan, we...
Page 25 - Jong-Il regime and the threat our ROK-US combined team faces on the peninsula. The conventional threat from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) remains unabated, illustrated by the unprovoked naval attack in July on an ROK Navy vessel that resulted in the loss of four young ROK sailors. The DPRK maintains more than 60 percent of its forces within 100 kilometers of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), and the Kim regime persists in its "military first...
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 36 - 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 33 - 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 31 - 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 32 - The Commander of US Forces Korea (USFK) has reached agreement with the ROK Government on an LPP that will consolidate US force presence. The plan will reduce the number of major US bases in Korea from 41 to 23 while significantly enhancing training and combined war-fighting capability — better supporting our long-term regional strategy. The LPP will also have a significant positive affect on the quality of life of our servicemen and women and their families assigned to our forces on the peninsula....
Page 18 - 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...