[Circle depth] The five major military in the United States disrupt Yin Tai

[Global Times Special Reporter Chen Shan Global Times reporter Ma Jun] An analysis of the American media entitled "Coping the threat of China, the five major US military enhanced the Indian deterrent situation" attracted many attention on the 7th. The Global Times noticed that under the guise of "Chinese military threats", the U.S. military did continuously strengthen the deployment of the region, but its actions were far more limited to the content mentioned in the report, which greatly disturbed regional peace and stability.

U.S. Navy: Division of dual fleets in the Western Pacific region

On the 8th, the People's Liberation Army continued to conduct practical combat training in the sea and airspace around Taiwan, focusing on joint anti -submarine and assault operations on the sea. The China Think Tank's "South China Sea Strategic Situment Perception" revealed on the 8th that the US "Reagan" aircraft carrier strike group continued to drive south. Compared with the position on the 6th, the aircraft carrier moved south to about 140 nautical miles to the south. The Pentagon has asked the aircraft carrier strike group to monitor around Taiwan.

According to reports, the "Reagan" is the only cutting carrier deployed by the U.S. Navy. The parent port is the core of the U.S. Navy's seventh fleet in the Nakahaga Naval Base in Japan. Over the past 70 years, the seventh fleet has maintained cutting -edge existence in the Indo -Pacific region, and is the backbone of the US military in the first island chain. It is worth noting that the US Navy's Third Fleet recently stated that it will also expand activities in the Indo -Pacific region. According to the U.S. military plan, unlike the seventh fleet in western Pacific, the third fleet is mainly responsible for the eastern and northern parts of the Pacific, with an area of ​​about 50 million square kilometers. The two fleets together constitute the "sea spear" of the United States in the Pacific Ocean.

Since 2015, the U.S. military has clearly demanded that "60%of aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines are deployed to the Pacific Ocean." The "Voice of America" ​​website said that with the strategy of the "Third Fleet move forward", the U.S. military gradually formed a trend of dual fleet deployment in the Western Pacific region, and the third fleet and the seventh fleet added each other. Lieutenant General Michael Boyl, commander of the Third Fleet, recently said in an interview with the US Navy Society website that with the changes in the military situation of the Indo -Pacific region, the US Navy's Third Fleet is playing and expanding its role: or the mobile phone as a mobile phone for the Pacific Fleet The department, or when the seventh fleet is busy with other tasks, "performs the task". He said, "In the Pacific region, the third fleet did a lot of exercises for war that may occur after 5 years, 10 years, and 30 years later."

It is worth noting that the "Lincoln" aircraft carrier strike group, which has just ended the "Pacific 2022" joint exercise, belongs to the third fleet. Since the Seventh Fleet's "Reagan" carrier needs to be maintained after a long patrol, early January this year, the "Lincoln" set off from the Pacific Pacific Ocean from the Pacific Port of San Diego Mother Port in the west coast of the United States. The direction is raw and wrong, and the two aircraft carrier formations are formed with the "Karl Vinson" and "Reagan" aircraft carrier. For half a year, the aircraft carrier of the third fleet became the "big stick" of the United States in the Western Pacific region.

In addition, the U.S. Navy is also strengthening nuclear submarines in the Western Pacific. At present, only in Guam, the U.S. Navy has gathered as many as 5 attack nuclear submarines. As of March this year, the U.S. Navy has 68 nuclear submarines, of which 41 of them belong to the Pacific Fleet, accounting for nearly 60%of the total number of US nuclear submarines.

In recent years, the United States has excused the "Chinese Navy Threat" to vigorously implement the naval expansion plan. Not long ago, the US Navy's Secretary of Combat McCydi announced the latest version of "Naval Guidance Plan" and long -term development plan "US Navy Structure Plan 2045". Related documents show that the U.S. Navy plans to have a huge fleet consisting of 373 people driving warships and about 150 unmanned surface ships and underwater aircraft, and will also include about 3,000 aircraft.

Analysts believe that the U.S. Navy has continuously increased its military deployment in the Western Pacific waters, held joint exercises around China, and engaged in the so -called "freedom of navigation". These actions have seriously affected the peace and stability of the region. ▲

US Air Force: Large -scale expansion of the second island chain base

Compared with the US Navy, which continues to transfer troops to the West Pacific front line, the US Air Force is vigorously developing the Air Force base in Guam and other places in the second island chain. The U.S. Air Force is currently expanding the Tianning Island expansion airport at about 160 kilometers north of Guam. Analysts believe that after the airport is expanded, it is likely to be regarded as "backup" of the US military as the Anderson Air Force Base of the US military to support its actions in the Western Pacific region. The U.S. military hopes that Tianning Island Airport can deploy 14 large air tankers in order to enable the fifth -generation fighter aircraft deployed to the Guam Military Base to fight the first island chain and stay as much as possible.

At the same time, the U.S. Air Force Base located in Guam, Saipan and Wicker is also expanding. In June this year, the US Air Force once again deployed four B-1B strategic bombers in Guam. This is a supersonic bomber that began to be equipped with the US Air Force in the 1980s, and it was one of the "troosomes" of American strategic bombers. B-1B has been stationed in Guam for 16 years, but only temporarily stays or transit after 2020. After a lapse of two years, the B-1B resumed resident state, and the meaning of strengthening deterrence was very strong.

In recent years, the US Air Force's F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters have entered Japan and South Korea. However, Aquilino, commander of the United States India Command, said in an interview recently that "In order to deal with pressure from the PLA, the US Air Force should consider to migrate the fifth-generation stealth fighter such as F-22 and F-35 to Guam." He believes that the US military's current Air Force base in Japan and South Korea is easily attacked by the PLA's overwhelming missiles. Therefore, the US Air Force needs to disperse its military aircraft to a more rear area. He also emphasized, "The People's Liberation Army Rocket Army is developing continuous advanced capabilities and farther range. Guam is facing a comprehensive threat, so our defense ability and the ability to act from there are absolutely important." The US Air Force Chief of Staff Brown also clearly stated that the US Air Force is promoting a number of new technologies and combat concepts to create a competitive advantage over China. The U.S. Indo -Pacific Command submitted a "deterrent fund" report to the US Congress. The Indo -Pacific Command requested an increase of about $ 27 billion from 2022 to 2027. The United States' allies in the Indo -Pacific region have closer military cooperation. With the "European deterrence plan" in Russia in 2014, the budget for China's "Pacific deterrence plan" was applied for an additional $ 5 billion in budget. ▲

US Marine Corps: Strengthening the island warfare ability

The U.S. Marine Corps announced last year that all tanks were retired, which means that it will complete important strategic transformation, abandon the mission of the "Second Army", and re -put the future focus of the future to the amphibious combat field. The 3rd coastal combat regiment deployed in Hawaii was the U.S. Marine Corps "tailor -made for the island warfare with China."

In March of this year, the U.S. Marine Corps formed the third coastal combat regiment. It consists of three parts: the coastal combat team, the coastal air defense camp, and the battle logistics camp. The total force is about 2,500 people, mainly responsible for the offensive and defensive tasks of cutting -edge islands. Among them, the "coastal combat team" consists of a infantry battalion and an anti -ship missile. It can fight against ships from the beaches and straits in the area and seize maritime control. The "Marine Air Defense Camp" is equipped with MQ-9A drones, radar and other equipment for remote intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. It can timely transmit information back to the combined army command of the theater, or directly pass to the Marine Corps to take action. "Battle Logging Camp" provides tactical logistics supplies to the "coastal combat group" and supports expedition to fight for bases.

According to the U.S. Marine Corps for 2030, the U.S. military will eventually have three such "coastal groups" and deploy them in Hawaii, Guam and Okinawa, Japan. The Pentagon hopes that the lightweight troops such as "coastal groups" can start the "sea guerrilla warfare" with the PLA in the vast Pacific region. They can quickly deploy to a cutting -edge islands through transport aircraft and light amphibious ships, and carry out missile attacks on nearby PLAs and other targets. When the People's Liberation Army mobilized its strength to try to occupy the island, the "coastal group" quickly transferred and evacuated through transport aircraft or amphibious ships to achieve the purpose of "restraint and consumption of opponents".

US Army: Accelerate the establishment of a special team

The U.S. Army, which deployed in the Western Pacific region, is mainly based in the U.S. Army, but in recent years, the US Army is not willing to be limited by the Korean Peninsula. Charles Flynn, commander of the US Pacific Army, said in an interview with the Nikkei Asia recently that the US Army considers the deployment of a "multi -domain special team" in Asia and "deterring China's aggressive acts in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait." This unit will have capabilities such as missiles, electronic warfare and cyber warfare. He said that the vast Indica region is not only a matter of the US Navy and the Air Force, but "the ability and solution of joint operations."

It is said that the U.S. Army has two "multi -domain special teams", which are stationed in the United States and Germany, respectively. The troops are usually composed of thousands of people and have 4 teams under their jurisdiction to perform firepower strikes, air defense, logistics and information warfare missions. The U.S. Army said that it will be established in 2023 to establish a third "multi -domain special team" and plans to be stationed in Hawaii, but it is likely to be deployed in Asia. Flynn said that Japan, the Philippines and other countries have been included in the scope of consideration.

It is reported that the "multi -domain special team" usually uses electronics, networks, and space to collect information to master the action mode and weaknesses of hostile countries; responsible for launching electronic warfare or network attacks during the war, paralyzing the opponent's communication network, disrupting its command of its command And control systems, and use missiles to launch attacks at the same time to the opponent's ships and ground facilities. "Nikkei Asia" states that the "multi -domain special team" deployed in India will be responsible for destroying China's "regional refusal" strategy. Regional creation opportunities. "

It is worthwhile that after the United States withdraws from the "Guide Treaty", the US Army is developing a variety of types of land -based missiles. Affected by factors such as the range, these advanced missiles for China are likely to be deployed in Japan and other countries, thereby exacerbating the tension in the region.

Meitang Guard: Go to the South China Sea to do things

According to reports, the US Coast Guard is the fifth largest armed forces in the United States, which belongs to the US Department of Land and Security.Since January 2019, the United States has sent coastal guards to the South China Sea region to intervene in the surrounding situations such as the South China Sea through cruise and participating in the US naval and air force exercises.On August 4, after the US Coast Guard "Legend" -class patrol ship "Migit" ended the "Pacific 2022" exercise, he rushed to the Western Pacific region for the first time to launch patrols.In early 2021, the US Coast Guard deployed two most advanced patrol ships to Guam.In August last year, the patrol ship of the United States Coast Guard "Monroe" also crossed the Taiwan Strait with the US Navy destroyer.In addition, the United States has dispatched coastal guards to Vietnam, the Philippines, Australia, and Singapore.In February 2022, the "U.S. Indo -Pacific Strategy" document released by the White House required the existence and role of the US Coast Guard in Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Pacific Islands.