The tyranny of distance and the challenge of providing persistent presence will be beyond the kin of the United States with declining assets in the 21st century, if 20th century concepts of operations persist.
In his continuing look at the evolution of Japanese defense policy, Richard Weitz examines the Russian relationship.
In this second piece on shaping a Pacific strategy, the defense of the littorals is examined.
Secretary Wynne looks at the return of force transformation.
10/29/2011 Secretary Panetta connects the need to have a viable Pacific presence and strategy with avoiding the hollow force which could emerge from budgetary freefall.
10/27/2011 The surface fleet is a key contributor in a Pacific strategy to presence, scalability and strategic dominance.
10/24/2011 - The ISR service structure is dynamic and significant in providing inputs to the honeycomb.
10/23/2011 - A key development for the evolution of U.S. Pacific operations will be the use of new remotely piloted vehicles as part of the C4ISR capabilities.
