Images of Pacific Defense

Key Elements for Shaping a 21st Century Strategy

Key Requirements

• Presence• Credible Nuclear Deterrence• Coalition Interoperability• Scalability• Reachback of Forces• Leverage Strategic Depth for Dominance• C5ISR Connectivity• Shape Defense and Attack Enterprise• Maritime and Air Enabled

•The Chinese Perspective

The Chinese Nuclear Dynamic

•China and the Taiw

an Straits

•Sovereignty Claim

s in South China Sea

China, Korea and Western Pacific EEZsThe Map shows the pattern of maritime appropriation across the Western pacific and well illustrates the importance of the EEZs, and the shrinkage of “open” sea,”

The Bulk of Trade from the Pacific to the US Goes Via the Great Circle Routes

Source: ICC International Maritime Bureau. Encoding of piracy events by William Moreto.

Main Routing Alternatives

between the Pacific and

Atlantic

Main Routing Alternatives

between East Asia and N

orthern Europe

Strait of Malacca The strait is the main shipping channel between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, linking major Asian economies such as India, China, Japan and South Korea

Shaping an IKC2 Defense Force

The Dynamic Defense of Japan

Extended Deense of

Australia

The View from

America

The Strategic Triangle and Quadrangle Facing US and Allied Forces

F-35 and Pacific Strategy

Significant Interoperaability

Multiple and Diversified Basing

Networked Fleet

The Inversion of the Tactical With the Strategic

Economy of Force, Scalability and Reachback as

Core Elements of New Approach

Enabling the Wolfpack

A Globally Sustained Fleet

Shaping a Core Lynchpin

F-35 as Allied Pacific Lynchpin

Approximately 25 ThousandMiles of Perimeter Coverage

JapanSingaporeSouth Korea

HawaiiGuamAlaska

AustraliaCanada

Hubs andTraining Ranges Hubs Pacific Dynamic Distances Covered