關於
The Formosa Statehood Movement was founded by David C. Chou in 1994. It advocates Taiwan become a territory of the United States, leading to statehood.
簡介
[台灣建州運動]在1994年被周威霖與他的同志們在台灣建立, 這個運動主張[台灣人民在美國政府所認為的適當時機, 透過自決與公投, 加入美國], 第一個階段先讓台灣成為美國的領地, 第二階段再經一次公投成為美國一州.

[台灣成為美國的領地]是台灣前途解決的[中程解決方案], 在台灣成為美國領地之後, 經過一段時間, 台灣領地人民再來進行第二次的公投, 那時公投的選項當然可以包括[台灣成為美國一州].[台灣獨立建國].[台灣繼續做為美國的領地]及其它的方案.

[台灣建州運動]現階段極力主張與強力推動[台灣成為美國的領地], 這應該是 [反國民黨統治當局及中國聯手偷竊台灣主權] 的所有台灣住民目前最好的選擇.

在[舊金山和約]中被日本拋棄的台灣主權至今仍在美國政府的政治監護之中, [台灣建州運動]決心與台灣住民. 台美人.美國政府及美國人民一起捍衛台灣主權, 並呼籲台灣住民將台灣主權正式交給美利堅合眾國, 以維護並促進台灣人民與美國的共同利益.

2015年6月1日 星期一

只要認真執行「重返東亞」的大戰略與「海空一體作戰」的戰略,建州運動支持五角大廈新的建軍方案與方向 (下)

只要認真執行「重返東亞」的大戰略與「海空一體作戰」的戰略,建州運動支持五角大廈新的建軍方案與方向 (下)



在兩個月前,我們還在「美軍星條旗報」讀到一篇報導,標題是「為轉向太平洋做準備:

“Preparing for the Pacific Pivot”
By Jay C. Pugh
The Stars & Stripes
12/29/2013

The United States’ planned military pivot to the Pacific was largely clouded by fiscal uncertainty as Congress and the Department of Defense wrestled with budget cuts throughout 2013.

Even as aircraft and a new warship moved to the region this year, the department’s top leaders warned a full shift will never be possible if lawmakers allow the defense budget to be slashed by a half-trillion dollars over the coming decade.

Despite the warnings, an initial $46 billion in cuts went into effect in March, and while a deal was struck in mid-December that removes an immediate threat of more government shutdowns, the uncertainty of a long-term budget still looms.

The pivot is a key initiative for the Obama administration and is aimed at expanding the U.S. military presence with new ships, joint exercises and troop rotations as China also seeks a greater economic and military role here. The shift could also help close the long chapter of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and focus American influence on an area that is home to the world’s largest economies and many long-simmering political tensions.

The United States continued to step up exercises this year with Pacific allies including Australia and Japan as a show of dedication to the strategy. Talks were also underway with the Philippines on allowing a rotational military presence in the country — the first since U.S. forces were kicked out by Manila in 1992.

It raised the possibility of the first major diplomatic breakthrough to increase military forces in the region and push the pivot forward since the U.S. inked a deal with Australia in 2011 allowing Marine Corps units to rotate through Darwin.

However, the Philippines discussions broke off in early October and the effort was overshadowed by Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated the country. Top officials on both sides still appeared optimistic that negotiations would continue and an agreement could be reached.

U.S. leaders also continued to talk publicly about a new commitment to the region, and the DOD offered new pivot timetables and fielded new military equipment. But even progress outside the fiscal troubles in Washington faced some challenges and scrutiny.

The commander of U.S. Pacific Command told Congress the relocation of Okinawa-based Marines to Guam and Hawaii will take at least another 13 years. The redistribution of Marine forces throughout the Pacific has evolved into a key component of the Pacific pivot but the project has been dogged since 2006 by delays and red tape.

The restructuring of Marine forces on Okinawa alone is not slated for completion until 2029, according to a timetable released in March by the U.S. and Japan.

Also in March, the USS Freedom became the first of the military’s new littoral combat ships to steam into deployment in the Pacific and Asia — a visible symbol of the U.S. commitment. The pivot strategy has called for placing 60 percent of Navy ships in the region. [為了執行「重返亞太」的大戰略,美國已多次宣示,要將六成的美國海軍船艦部署在亞太地區。]

The Freedom was deployed to Changi Naval Base in Singapore, a prime location to cruise the Pacific region throughout the year and take part in exercises. But the $500 million first-in-class vessel was sidelined for maintenance during July and October making it unable to perform scheduled tasks due to technical difficulties.

The Navy called the issues routine. Still, such problems raised reliability questions over a vessel billed as the next generation in surface warfare as the U.S. was attempting to roll out the Pacific pivot.

Another new piece of military hardware — the Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft — bolstered its presence on Okinawa when a second squadron arrived in August following an initial deployment in 2012.

The aircraft vastly increase the range and carrying capacity of Marine Corps forces in the Pacific, adding more weight to the pivot strategy. It proved valuable during recovery operations following Haiyan in October.

But a year after protests first flared, the Ospreys continued to spark public anger on Okinawa, where residents are wary of past crashes and worry the hybrid aircraft could go down in a residential area. The MV-22 has now become a symbol of anti-military opposition on the island and can be seen on bumper stickers and protest signs.




華盛頓號號航艦的命運未卜,我們現在來讀兩篇報導。 ---Read More--- 

(1) “Navy realigns carrier fleet: Ronald Reagan to replace GW in Japan”
By Erik Slavin
The Stars & Stripes
2/14/2014


YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan – The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan will make Yokosuka its new home port in the summer of 2015, replacing the USS George Washington, Navy officials in Japan announced Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the Norfolk, Va.-based USS Theodore Roosevelt will replace the Ronald Reagan in San Diego, while the George Washington moves to Virginia to complete a multi-year nuclear refueling and overhaul, according to a Commander Naval Forces Japan statement.

The Navy said it would release timelines on the moves at a later date; however, Navy contracting documents call for Huntington Ingalls, the lead contractor handling USS George Washington’s overhaul, to work on advance planning between October 2013 and September 2016.

Carrier Air Wing Five will remain in Japan as part of the USS Ronald Reagan’s complement. This ship rotation also does not necessitate any changes to base facilities in either San Diego or Yokosuka, officials said Wednesday.

Most of the crew of the George Washington will transfer over to USS Reagan, “so there will be no mass movement of families overseas,” CNFJ spokesman Jon Nylander said Wednesday.

The moves are part of the United States’ rebalancing pivot strategy in the Pacific theater, an area that the Obama administration and the Pentagon have deemed their greatest long-term priority.

“The security environment in the Indo-Asia-Pacific requires that the U.S. Navy station the most capable ships forward,” according to the statement. “This posture allows the most rapid response times possible for maritime and joint forces, and brings our most capable ships with the greatest amount of striking power and operational capability to bear in the timeliest manner.”

Despite arriving in Japan only in 2008, when the USS Kitty Hawk was retired, the George Washington’s departure was anticipated due to its age.

The George Washington was commissioned in 1992. An overhaul for a Nimitz-class carrier generally takes about three years and must be done in the United States.

Because some of Reagan’s systems differ from those of the George Washington, a small contingent will remain with the ship and transfer to Japan. Also, a small group of George Washington sailors will remain with the carrier when it transfers to Virginia.

Japanese media outlets reported last June that Reagan would replace the George Washington in 2015, citing anonymous sources. Navy officials said publicly that no decision had been made at the time.

However, senior Navy leaders were also adamant that a carrier would remain forward deployed to Yokosuka, and often added that the service’s Asia-Pacific locations were due to receive many of the most modernized assets in the fleet.

Only four carriers are newer than the George Washington. Reagan, second-newest behind the USS George H.W. Bush, went on active duty in 2003.

(2) ”Pentagon drops plan to retire USS George Washington”
By Clifford L. H. Davis
The Stars & Stripes
2/7/2014 

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will not retire one of its nuclear-powered aircraft carriers after the White House intervened to head off a political fight, the Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday.

The military had proposed mothballing the USS George Washington, reducing the U.S. carrier fleet to 10, to deal with across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration, imposed by Congress. That irked a bipartisan group of lawmakers, who called on Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in a letter last week to preserve what they see as a potent symbol of American power.

The behind-the-scenes battle illustrates how politics can complicate the task of wringing savings from the U.S. military budget, the Journal noted. Facing pressures from defense contractors and local communities, lawmakers often oppose cuts to military bases, aircraft and shipbuilding programs and weapons systems.

A 2013 strategic review by Hagel on the impact of the mandated spending cuts found the U.S. could reduce the carrier fleet to eight or nine — still equal the number of carriers operated worldwide by seven other nations.

But it soon became clear that any proposal endorsed by the White House to retire an aircraft carrier likely would have been blocked by Congress, opening Democrats to election-year criticism, officials familiar with the discussions told the paper.

White House officials headed off the issue by telling defense officials in recent days that they would provide extra money — in effect raising the military’s proposed budget — to allow the Navy to extend the life of the George Washington, which was commissioned July 4, 1992. While spending levels are set by Congress, requests such as these from the White House generally are backed by lawmakers.

That makes the cost of maintaining and operating aircraft carriers and their strike groups a tempting target for cuts. Retiring older carriers and reducing operating costs would free up money to invest in modernized weapons and ships, officials told the Journal.

During the Reagan defense buildup, the Navy grew to 15 carriers. The number fell to 14 in 1992 and stood at 12 between 1994 and 2007. In 2007, the number of ships was reduced to 11 with the decommissioning of the first USS John F. Kennedy. ) (雷根總統時代,美國海軍擁有15個航艦戰鬥群,1992年降為14個,1994-2007年間再降為12個,2007年以降,維持11個的規模。)

Bryan Clark, a defense analyst at the nonpartisan Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, told the Journal that it makes sense to reduce the fleet by one or two carriers and invest in new submarines or stealthy aircraft and bombers. But he said far more money could be saved by slowing procurement of new Ford-class carriers, which require fewer crew members and can launch planes more quickly, rather than retiring the George Washington 25 years early.

Current plans call for the Navy to build one new carrier every five years, at a cost of about $13 billion each.

Other defense analysts believe the Pentagon should allow the overall size of the fleet to shrink through the retirement of older carriers, but continue to build more modernized carriers. “Once you break the production of carriers,” said David Berteau, a defense analyst with the nonpartisan Center for Strategic and International Studies, “you will not have a carrier industrial base.”

台灣建州運動發起人周威霖
David C. Chou
Founder, Formosa Statehood Movement
(an organization devoted in current stage to making Taiwan a territorial commonwealth of the United States)

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