陆上力量如何助美军在印太地区应对中国
How land power could help US forces counter China in the Indo-Pacific
美国陆军太平洋司令罗恩·克拉克指出，在印太地区与中国发生冲突时，驻扎当地的陆军部队和装备至关重要，不能只依赖海空力量。他称，地理距离带来的限制使海空军难以单独承担作战任务；他指挥着部署于美国太平洋领土及韩国、日本等盟友境内的超过 107,000 名士兵。
Senior US commanders have highlighted the importance of land-based troops and equipment stationed in the Asia-Pacific in any conflict with China, countering assumptions that such a war would be fought mainly at sea and in the air.
General Ron Clark, commander of US Army Pacific, said the “tyranny of distance” made it difficult to rely on air and naval forces during a panel discussion at the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting this week.
The comments reflect mounting concerns among US commanders that China’s increasingly sophisticated air and naval forces could stop American forces operating freely in the region, leaving them in greater need of land-based support.
Clark commands more than 107,000 soldiers deployed in US Pacific territories and in allies such as South Korea and Japan, with rotational deployments in the Philippines.
来源：南华早报 · scmp.com