Argument for Consolidation: The ANZUS Carrier Task Force.

摘要

The ANZUS (Australia - New Zealand - United States) Treaty has evolved into a series of strong, individually bipartisan relationships. ANZUS Naval cooperation is the gold standard for other alliances to aspire to achieving. A recent shift in strategic attention to the Indo-Pacific region by the United States and other nations, the challenges posed by the Indo-Pacific region, and financial restrictions on defense expenditures are shared concerns of the ANZUS nations. These concerns are directly addressed within their overlapping national strategies. One possible solution to these challenges is the U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group (CSG). However, the drawback to this solution is that CSGs can be encumbered by geographic factors related to the world's oceans or threatening regional military systems. To adequately address the shared challenges of Indo-Pacific maritime threats, defense restrictions, and geographic limitations, a consolidated, integrated, and forward-deployed multinational maritime Carrier Task Force ought to be established at Fleet-Base West in Perth, Australia: The ANZUS Carrier Task Force.