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Defense News: Incoming US Pacific Command chief wants to increase presence near China
MELBOURNE, Australia ― The nominee to be the next chief of the U.S. forces in the Pacific has called for an increase in U.S. forces from all three services stationed in the vital region, adding that China is now effectively able to control the South China Sea and challenge the U.S. presence in the region.
In his testimony at last week’s Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing, Adm. Philip Davidson also said he will work to recalibrate U.S. force posture in the Indo-Pacific region to align with the recently released 2018 National Defense Strategy, an effort he said “entails ensuring the continued combat readiness of assigned forces in the western Pacific (and) developing an updated footprint that accounts for China’s rapid modernization.”
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WNU editor: Ideas like this one are being floated around to make it happen .... Washington report floats US nuclear attack subs and warships in Perth (The Australian).
Update: How Does China's Navy Compare to the U.S? (David Brennan, Newsweek)
