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SASC Leaders Introduce New Pacific Deterrence Initiative to Bolster Counter-China Efforts

SASC Leaders Introduce New Pacific Deterrence Initiative to Bolster Counter-China Efforts
Marines from South Korea, Thailand and the United States set up their assault amphibious vehicles for a group photo at Hat Yao Beach, Rayong province, Thailand, after coming ashore from the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Feb. 17, 2018. The Marines participated in an amphibious assault in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018. Cobra Gold is one of the largest exercises in the Indo-Pacific region and improves the capabilities of participating nations in the event of a regional contingency or natural disaster. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Lee Brown)

The bipartisan leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) announced May 28 their plan to establish a new initiative meant to help the Pentagon better prioritize the Indo-Pacific region in its budgeting and planning processes. SASC Chairman James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-R.I.) will introduce the Pacific Deterrence Initiative in the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the two lawmakers wrote in a Thursday article for War on the Rocks. “The Pacific Deterrence Initiative…

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