On the 29th, the US Department of Defense announced that it had completed the "Global Posture Review." The document is a secret document and only the content for publication is reported.
Overview of GPR
(1) Positioning the Indo-Pacific region as "most important"
(2) In order to deter China's military invasion and the threat of North Korea, "strengthen military cooperation with alliances and partner countries in the region."
Emphasize.
Also, as a concrete policy direction,
① Redeploy Middle East troops to the Indo-Pacific region
(2) Infrastructure development at bases in the Pacific Islands such as Australia and Guam to improve logistics functions (Australia patrols aviation units, Aegis Ashore is deployed in Guam)
③ Increase attack helicopters in South Korea
④ Building military facilities on the islands of the Pacific Ocean (Army is building four training grounds in the Philippines)
(5) In Europe, strengthen deterrence against Russia and streamline the activities of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
GPR analysis
[Big direction]
Looking at the fact that the Indo-Pacific region is "most important" and the major trend of streamlining NATO's activities while strengthening deterrence toward Europe, the Indo-Pacific will focus on most of the efforts of the U.S. military toward China. It can be analyzed by concentrating on the area.
[Strengthening Logistics Functions and Fronts]
Strengthening the logistics function in Guam and Australia, on the contrary, can be taken as an expression of the intention that the front line is ahead of Indonesia before that. The deployment unit is also basically a missile air defense unit and an aviation unit with excellent maneuverability. On the other hand, the Marine Coast Regiment, which was established in early November, is based in Guam and has not been deployed on fronts such as Okinawa. According to the Stand-in Force concept announced by the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Berger, the front-line units, which are supposed to be MLR-centered, will be deployed from the competitive stage to carry out ISR activities and control the command of the enemy. While giving a dilemma, if an armed attack occurs, make the best use of the information up to that point and facilitate the maneuver of the joint forces. It is said that. Therefore, it is a little puzzling that the Marine Corps, which should be the most forward, is located in Guam behind.
[Reinforcement of USFK]
As far as the U.S. Army's remarks by U.S. Army Secretary Warmas, Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Army McConville, and Commander of the Pacific Army Flynn at the Army's annual meeting in October, the main battlefield was mentioned while mentioning the difficulty of fighting in the southwest. There is a section in front of the continuation of North Korea and India. In that context, aside from India, where the USFK is not located, it can be said that strengthening the USFK is a consistent policy.
[Building military facilities on the islands of the Pacific Ocean]
The US military is already building a facility on a major island in the Philippines called a training ground. It is to expand these. Originally, the real intention was to build facilities on the southwestern islands, but it seems that Japan's political situation does not allow this. (This is the reason why I did not mention Japan as an ally.) On the other hand, it is undeniable that deploying troops within the A2 / AD area is almost impossible to carry out and may have changed the way of thinking as a risk. .. In fact, the Filipino military installation line is south of the first island chain. Even if the strategy is changed, it will not be notified to Japan because it will be partly the responsibility of the Japan-US alliance.
In the future, the United States is also proceeding with the formulation of the "National Defense Strategy (NDS)" and "Review of the Nuclear System (NPR)", which is expected to be announced early next year.
