ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

The Army’s ability to counter disinformation in the Indo-Pacific theater has been enhanced with the activation of a new unit.

Known as a TIAD, the 1st Theater Information Advantage Detachment was activated on Nov. 7 in a ceremony at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, where it is headquartered. Designed to seize and maintain the information advantage in a multidomain environment, the unit is a direct-reporting unit to the commander of U.S. Army Pacific.

The return of large-scale war in Ukraine “has been a wake-up call for the U.S. joint force” that underscores the importance of joint logistics in the Indo-Pacific, according to a new paper published by the Association of the U.S. Army. 

The Army’s ability to project power in the Indo-Pacific is more important than ever, said Gen. Ron Clark, commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific.

Proximity, speed and complexity are just some of the many challenges in the Indo-Pacific, but the presence of land forces in the region offers a tangible deterrent to any potential adversary, said Gen. Xavier Brunson, commanding general of U.S. Forces Korea.

Speaking May 15 on the final day of the Association of the U.S. Army’s LANPAC Symposium and Exposition in Honolulu, Brunson emphasized the important role of land forces in a region often thought of as an air and maritime theater.

Despite the proliferation of technology, NCOs must master the fundamentals of soldiering as they prepare to deter and prevail in the Indo-Pacific, a panel of senior enlisted leaders said during the Association of the U.S. Army’s LANPAC Symposium and Exposition in Honolulu.

American soldiers are building readiness alongside their allies and partners across the Indo-Pacific, a panel of leaders said May 14 during the Association of the U.S. Army’s LANPAC Symposium and Exposition in Honolulu.

“Our No. 1 priority is building warfighting lethality and readiness, and we do that through Operation Pathways throughout the year, with 40 exercises with 20-odd nations,” Lt. Gen. Matthew McFarlane, commanding general of I Corps, said during a panel discussion titled “Shoulder to Shoulder.”

Faced with the intense pressures of military life, soldiers must build trust with their teammates and leaders, a senior leader told a group of about 100 young officers and NCOs during the Association of the U.S. Army’s LANPAC Leadership Forum.

“We build trust because we have a common threat, a common problem we have to solve together,” said retired Maj. Gen. Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum, director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.

In the Indo-Pacific, the U.S. Army and its allies and partners are ramping up efforts to gain positional advantage to deter a resurgent adversary in the region.

“In our theater, it’s about how we focus on gaining positional advantage on key terrain, not just physical terrain but human terrain,” said Gen. Ron Clark, commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific. “Our ability to gain positional advantage gives us convergence at the joint and combined levels of capabilities that focus on deterrence, [or] our ability to be able to prevent war.”