According to recent reports from comprehensive media, after years of construction, Guam has become the "military force delivery center" of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region, just like Japan's base group. The US military has gradually formed a geo-military pattern with the Guam base as the axis, with the Northeast Asian Base Group and the Greater Central Asia Counter-terrorism Base Group as the two wings, with the East China Sea region, the Taiwan Strait region and the South China Sea region as the frontline positions, and with Australia, Hawaiian Islands and Alaska as the rear support targeting China.
It can be said that the offensive posture of the US military is becoming more and more obvious, and he is arrogant! The military value of Guam depends on its geographical location and good natural berthing conditions. Guam is the core of 's second island chain , which is just at the intersection of the east-west route from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean and the north-south route from Japan to Australia. It is 5,300 kilometers away from Hawaii, and is basically 2,000 to 3,000 kilometers away from sensitive areas in East Asia such as the Taiwan Strait, the Peninsula, the South China Sea, and is at the heart of the Western Pacific.
US aircraft carrier shortest route to the Taiwan Strait across the Pacific Ocean is to depart from the local area, pass through Hawaii, Guam to the Taiwan Strait, and the sailing time is about 1 and a half weeks, and it takes 5 days even if you depart from Hawaii. If it is an aircraft carrier battle group , the speed is slower. It takes 16 days to go from , the west coast of the United States, and 12 days to set off from Hawaii. Starting directly from Guam, you can reach Japan, Philippines and Malacca Strait within 4 days. The second-line forces of the US military are mainly deployed on the second island chain base with Guam as the core, which can not only directly support front-line operations, but also provide ammunition and fuel supplements as transit bases.
This has a huge effect on improving the strike effectiveness of strategic bomber . The US Air Force deploys various combat aircraft at Anderson Base in a rotational manner, including F-22 and B-2, while the Navy deploys 4 "Los Angeles"-class nuclear submarines at the Apula Base, as well as the Mariana Command of the Navy, the Guam Office of the Military Maritime Command. The Mariana Command of the Navy is responsible for providing ammunition and logistical support to the Fifth Fleet of the Seventh Fleet and the Persian Gulf , while the Guam Office of the Military Maritime Command is responsible for transporting equipment, fuel and ammunition to the U.S. frontline troops.
Once war breaks out in the Taiwan Strait, the US military will arrive in just two and a half days if it is not dispatched from Guam. Therefore, the number of nuclear submarine deployed on Guam can reach 88 to 123 days in the mission area in one year. Nuclear submarines based on mainland China have an average of 36 days in the Western Pacific region in an average of 1/3 of the former. In other words, the deployment of nuclear submarines in Guam is equivalent to a triple increase in force. Text/PY
