Shaping Our Future in the Asia-Pacific,

Abstract

Today, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) forces are ready and work closely with our allies to prevent conflict in the Asia-Pacific region. This has not always been the case. America largely withdrew its military presence following the defeat of Japan in 1945. Then on July 5, 1950, a hastily deployed Sergeant First Class Loren Chambers, a World War II combat veteran with five Purple Hearts, became engaged in a new Asian conflict. His unit had only rifles and light artillery to fire at the Inmun Gun's T-34 tanks when it was overrun near Osan in South Korea. Chambers and the 1st Battalion, 21 Infantry, put Kim II Sung on notice that the United States would fight aggression in Asia; but our unreadiness cost the lives of thousands of Americans and millions of Koreans.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA356426

Entities

People

  • Joseph W. Prueher

Organizations

  • Joint Chiefs of Staff

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Asia
  • Command And Control
  • Commerce
  • Far East
  • Governments
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Conflicts
  • International Organizations
  • Korea
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Security
  • South Korea
  • United States
  • United States Pacific Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Military Science