Posture Statement of General Peter Pace, USMC Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff before the 110th Congress, Senate Armed Services Committee

摘要

This document contains the testimony of General Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before the 110th Congress, Senate Armed Services Committee, on 6 Feb 2007. The testimony begins with a brief review of the biennial National Military Strategy Risk Assessment, which depicts the threats the U.S. military faces around the world and how they will overcome them. These threats emanate from Iran, North Korea, China, Pakistan, Al Qaeda and its partners, narco-terrorism in Latin America, the governments of Venezuela and Cuba, and political and humanitarian challenges in Africa. In the next section, General Pace discusses the force structure needed to sustain operations in Iraq and Afghanistan while maintaining readiness to respond to new contingencies around the globe; reconstitution of the Joint Forces; Security Cooperation efforts in Latin America, the Far East, and Africa; expansion of irregular warfare capabilities, including Special Operations Forces; increases in information warfare capabilities; and civilian-military cooperation in Homeland Security and response to natural disasters. In the third section, General Pace focuses on accelerating Transformation, including requiring that the Armed Forces work closely with civilian government personnel and multinational partners; building partnership capacity by helping other countries combat terrorism and instability; expanding the expeditionary capabilities of civilian agencies for stability and reconstruction operations; and enhancing interagency effectiveness. In the fourth section, General Pace advocates strengthening U.S. Joint Warfighting capabilities, including Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; satellite communications; communications networks; and target engagement. The final section focuses on improving the Quality of Life of Service members and their families through greater deployment predictability, better armor protection, and advances in medical services.