Readjustment of American Forces
Will Increase Military Capabilities |
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2004 – The global posture of American troops is part and parcel of the transformation of the U.S. military, said the Joint Staff's deputy director for strategy and policy.
Navy Rear Adm. Richard Hunt said a global readjustment of American forces is overdue and, with other changes, will increase U.S. military capabilities with fewer forces. Story |
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Reduction Doesn't Lessen
U.S. Commitment to Europe |
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2004 – A drop in the number of U.S. forces in Europe does not mean any lessening in U.S. commitment to the continent, the commander of U.S. European Command said today.
The United States will realign its forces in Europe "to meet the family of threats that face us in a way that is more suitable," said Marine Gen. Jim Jones.
U.S. forces will become more expeditionary, more available and quicker, the general said. Story |
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Rumsfeld Says Future Calls
For 'More Agile, Efficient Force' |
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2004 – If approved, the U.S. military will bring back 70,000 servicemembers and 100,000 family members and DoD civilians from bases overseas, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told the Senate Armed Services Committee today.
The transfer is part of the proposed changes to the U.S. military's global posture. Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs Chairman Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers discussed the changes.
Rumsfeld put the restructuring in perspective for the senators. He said rearranging U.S. global posture is an integral part of "undertakings essential to transforming our military into a more agile and efficient force." Story Prepared Testimony |
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Marine Gen. Jones Says Changes
To
U.S. Posture Will Strengthen Europe |
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2004 — The changes contemplated to the U.S. military posture in Europe will help strengthen the North Atlantic alliance and prepare the American military for the missions of the 21st century, the U.S. European Command chief said Sept. 23.
Marine Gen. James Jones told the Senate Armed Services Committee that U.S. "proposals will increase the strategic effect of our forces who are assigned to operate on the European and African continents and in their contiguous waters." Story |
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In Korea, Think Capabilities, Not Numbers, Army Gen. LaPorte Says |
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2004 – People have to stop thinking of capabilities solely in terms of numbers, the commander of all U.S. forces in Korea said.
Army Gen. Leon J. Laporte, the commander of Combined Forces Command, told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee Sept. 23 that they need to look at the U.S. military posture in Korea in terms of capabilities rather than numbers. Story |
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U.S., Republic of Korea Reach
Agreement on Troop Redeployment |
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2004 – The Department of Defense announced today that after several months of close consultations, the United States and the Republic of Korea have reached final agreement regarding the June 2004 U.S. proposal to redeploy 12,500 U.S. troops from Korea.
Throughout these consultations, the United States has made clear that it remains committed to the defense of the Republic of Korea and to the security and stability of the region. Release |
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld (center), accompanied by top service officers, answers questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee while in Washington D.C on Sept. 23, 2004. Secretary Rumsfeld was at the Hart Senate Office Building to give testimony on the Global Posture Review of U.S. military forces. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James M. Bowman |
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EDITORIAL |
Positioning U.S. Forces for the 21st Century |
By Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld |
"America is the world’s preeminent military power because its leaders have properly challenged assumptions and the status quo, invested in and made use of new technologies, and abandoned old certainties and strategies when freedom’s defense required it. And we must continue to do so." Full Text |
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Adm. Fargo Details
Pacific Command Posture Plan |
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2004 – Strengthening and rebalancing U.S. forces in the Pacific are vital to peace in the region, said Adm. Thomas B. Fargo, the commander of U.S. Pacific Command.
New threats that have no respect for national boundaries call for a regional approach to problems, the admiral told the Senate Armed Service Committee Sept. 23. "The new threat context demands profound and enduring improvements in the way we command, equip, employ and station our forces," Fargo said. Story
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