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Taiwan war and not only. Will the United States be avoided by a new pearl in the Pacific region

The Chinese military will be much more complicated (or at all impossible) to hit US air and naval means if they have time to be dispersed before the first blow.

What will happen if China starts fighting in the Indo-Pacific region as part of the Taiwan capture plan? What to do the US Air Force so that their aircraft and planes do not be victims of Chinese rockets and drones-Kamikadze? They will be helped by two combat concepts: Agile Combat Employment, or ACE) and the advanced weapons and refueling (Forward Arming and Refueling Point, or Farp). Focus translated the article by journalist Stavros Atlases about the concepts of US Air Force Air Force.

ACE and FARP are two key concepts of the Air Force. Within ACE, several aircraft and small auxiliary personnel units are placed on expeditionary bases in the shortest possible time and conduct operations. During the recent exercises, Beverly Pack 25-1 pilots from the 8th fighter aircraft checked their capabilities of ACE, quickly turned on a modeled expeditionary base to Kwwanda (Republic of Korea).

"We are working out our disposal capabilities by taking a small detachment from our main operational base and moving it here for a short period of time to perform unforeseen [operations]," the 1st Lieutenant of the US Air Force Berns, the head of operations of the US Air Force, said in the press release. ACE 8th Fighter Aircraft. The 8th fighter wing uses F-16C/D Fighting Falcon and is based in South Korea. In the event of a conflict with China or North Korea, this unit will be on the front line.

"Based on intelligence data, we will find out when the enemies are gathered to attack certain places, so we will be able to gather our forces and move them to get the opportunity to make combat departures and continue without risk for ourselves to tear the enemies," Burns added. The Air Force is tested by ACE concept on several platforms, including F-22 Raptor stealth fighters, aircraft a-10 Thunderbolt II and F-35 Lightning II steals.

"We perform ACE at [one] level and additionally carry out stress tests of Mission Generation Force Element," said Senior US Air Force Senior Schelley Schofield, senior ACE detachment. We will be able to thoroughly prepare planes with the help of those people and equipment who have taken with them. " The FARP concept is closely linked to ACE and allows aircraft to be re -equipped and refueling in expeditionary conditions.

In practice, ACE and FARP concepts mean that the Air Force has the opportunity to disperse its strength and prevent a new "pearl harbo". For example, in the event of a clash with China in the Indo-Pacific region, the Chinese military, most likely, will start fighting with long-range strikes on US air and naval bases in the region. The purpose would be to suppress the US military response and allow Chinese amphibian forces to land in Taiwan and capture it.

The Chinese military will be much more complicated (or at all impossible) to hit US air and naval means if they have time to be dispersed before the first blow. In such a scenario, the value of ACE and Farp is quite obvious. Stavros Atlazoglu is an experienced journalist who writes on defense topics and specializes in special operations, as well as a veteran of the Greek army (served in the 575th Battalion of the Marine Corps and the Army Headquarters).