U.S. Indo-Pacific command : implications for East Asia
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U.S. Indo-Pacific command : implications for East Asia
（Evidence-based approaches to peace and conflict studies, 12）
Springer Nature Singapore, 2022
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The purpose of this book is to introduce readers to INDOPACOM, which is responsible for U.S. military operations in a region covering approximately 50 percent of the Earth from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean. INDOPACOM has not received much attention in Japan compared to USFJ or the US Seventh Fleet. This book shines a spotlight on INDOPACOM in an effort to promote an understanding of its various aspects.
The mission of INDOPACOM is to protect U.S. territory, people, and national interests. However, it also includes protection of the countries within its geographic scope that are U.S. allies and security partners. INDOPACOM and its precursor Pacific Command, established in 1947, have always been major contributors to the peace and safety of Japan in the post-World War II era.
In view of the importance of U.S. interests in Northeast Asia, the region also has two Sub-Unified Combatant Commands called United States Forces Japan (USFJ) and United States Forces Korea (USFK). Each of these organizations strives to strengthen the relationship with the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Republic of Korea armed forces. Together, the United States, Japan and our partners around the globe will continue to safeguard the rules-based security order that has underpinned peace and prosperity for decades.
Table of Contents
Preface Chapter 1: Organization and History of the Unified Commands of the United States 1.1. From "Pacific Command" to "Indo-Pacific Command" 1.2. Formation of Unified Commands 1.3. Goldwater-Nichols Act 1.4. Positioning of Pacific Command 1.5. U.S.-led Liberal International Order and Indo-Pacific Command 1.6. Conclusion Chapter 2: America's Deep Rationale for PACOM 2.1. Introduction 2.2. How the USA Became a "Resident Asian Power" 2.3. Persistence of the Deep Rationale 2.4. The Rationale Under Challenge Chapter 3: Hawaii and Pacific Command: Historical Backdrop and Civil Society of Hawaii, Home of Pacific Command Headquarters 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Hawaii as the Central Pillar of Cooperative Military Interaction in the Pacific Ocean 3.3. Hawaii's Path to Becoming a Geographic Unified Combatant Command Hub 3.4. Distinguished World War II Service by Japanese from Hawaii 3.5. Headquarters of Four Military Branches Located in Hawaii 3.6. The Hawaiian Economy and the Presence of the Military 3.7. Conclusion Chapter 4: PACOM and the Pentagon 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Biggest is not necessarily most prestigious. 4.3. PACOM-Pentagon Tensions 4.4. PACOM, the Pentagon and Japan Chapter 5: The Japan Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. Pacific Command 5.1. Introduction 5.2. The Unique Conditions of the JSDF and Their Background 5.2.1 The Establishment of a New Constitution and the Impact of the Cold War 5.2.2. The Establishment of the JSDF 5.3. Changes in the Security Relationship between Japan and the United States and the Strengthening of the Japan-U.S. Alliance 5.3.1. Signing and Revision of the First Security Treaty 5.3.2 Features of the Japan-U.S. Security Treatmenty 5.3.3. Formulating the 1978 Guidelines - Facilitating Bilateral Operations 5.3.4 Guideline Revision - Formulating the 1997 Guidelines 5.3.5. Results of and Lessons from Operation Tomodachi After the Great East Japan Earthquake (a.k.a. the 2011 Tohoku earthquake) 5.4. Implementing New Security Arrangements 5.4.1. Revising Security Policy in the Second Abe Administration 5.4.2. The 2015 Guidelines and Security Legislation 5.5. The current State of Collaboration Between the JSDF and PACOM 5.5.1. Ongoing Developments in Japan-U.S. bilateral Training 5.5.2. Posting Japanese Liaison Officials to PACOM 5.6. Conclusion Chapter 6: The Korean Peninsula and the Pacific Command 6.1. Introduction 6.2. Security Structure on the Korean Peninsula: Pacific Command and Defense of the ROK 6.3. Special Position of the Commander of United States Forces Korea: A "Triple-Hatted" Commander 6.4. U.S.-ROK Military Exercises and PACOM 6.5. Preparations for a Contingency on Korean Peninsula: Establishment of an Operational Plan 6.6. USFJ and the Korean Peninsula: The Role of UNC-Rear 6.7. Conclusion Chapter 7: China and Pacific Command: The Course of Hegemony in the Indo-Pacific Region 7.1. Introduction 7.2. Two Taiwan Strait Crises 7.3. Changes to Pacific Command's Recognition of Threats from China 7.4. Pacific Command as Supporter of a "Tacit Alliance" between the United States and China 7.5. Aftermath of the Tiananmen Square Incident and the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis 7.6. China's Intervention Prevention Strategy and Pacific Command 7.7. Conclusion Chapter 8: Taiwan and Pacific Command 8.1. Introduction 8.2. History of Pacific Command and Taiwan 8.3. Severing of Relations between the United States and Taiwan and the Taiwan Relations Act 8.4. Sale of arms to Taiwan and the Six Assurances 8.5. Shift after severing of ties between the United States and Taiwan 8.6. Taiwan and Pacific Command during the Taiwan Strait emergencies 8.6.1. Saturation attacks with ballistic missiles 8.6.2. Repairing of runways 8.6.3. Air superiority strategies 8.7. Growing collaboration between the Pacific Command and the ROC Armed Forces under the Trump Administration 8.8. Conclusion Chapter 9: Joint Operations and Pacific Command: Development and Implementation of the Multi Domain Battle Concept 9.1. Introduction 9.2. Changes in the Operational Environment Surrounding PACOM 9.3. What is the Multi Domain Battle Concept? 9.4. The Western Pacific and the MDB Concept 9.5. Implications for Japan's National Security Afterword Speech by Admiral Harry Harris Index
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