Operationalizing the Asia-Pacific Defense Strategy(Joint Forces Quarterly 2002)

Abstract

The Quadrennial Defense Review and National Security Strategy of the United States call for transforming the Armed Forces to assure both allies and friends of our commitment to existing security arrangements, dissuade military competition, deter threats to vital interests, and decisively defeat enemies that are not or cannot be deterred. U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) therefore operationizes national security strategy and national military strategy with a regional emphasis. This effort requires an understanding of future threats, an assessment of evolving political -military realities of the region, and a well-charted course to the future. Just as the threat has been transformed, it is also clear that capabilities, command structures, and security relationships must be transformed to guarantee the stability on which the goals of peace-loving nations depend.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA426536

Entities

People

  • Thomas B. Fargo

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Asia
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Disaster Management
  • Disasters
  • Employment
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Security
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • United States Pacific Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies