Proposed US Military Buildup - 2012-2024

JEFFHEAD.COM ^ | 19 May 2012 | Jef Head

[Jeff Head]

Proposed US Military buildup under a conservative U.S. Administration circa 2012-2024

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The following plan is based on a major US economic turnaround based on sound Free Market principles geared to US interests, energy independendece, a balanced budget, stabilization of Social Security & Medicare & eliminating unessary and wasteful entitlements & entire federal agencies. It is also based,under a conservative leadership in Washington, on adopting lower corporate and individual income taxes so the revenue to the treasury expands and increases significantly which will fuel the buildup necessary to remain technologically superior by two generations to any potential enemy on earth, and to be in a position to contain and defeat any outbreaks of agression on a minimum of two major theaters, and one minor theater simultaneously. Follow the links below to each specific area of this far reaching proposal.

[US FOREIGN POLICY] - [US NAVY] - [US AIR FORCE] - [US ARMY] - [US MARINES] - [US COAST GUARD] - [LINKS]

FORIEGN POLICY & NATIONAL SECUIRTY INITIATIVES 2014-2024: [BACK TO START]

No nuclear weapons for Iran by whatever means necessary as quickly as possible. Make officill US Policy the regime change in Iran with the express goal to a secular republican principled representative government in Iran, friendly to the US within five years. Offer whatever aide necessary to secular, republican based citizens in Iran to achieve this goal, including intelligence, reconnaisence, logistics, supplies, weapons, and special forces and air support as necessary.
Develop a land based AEGIS BMD capability using land installed 48 cell SM-3 VLS missile units to deploy, with security forces, to whichever European and Asian or other allies who desire them and are willing to pay for them and their security and upkeep, including Japan, Korea and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Urge the UK to build both of its new carriers in the CATOBAR configuration, assisting them finanacially if necessary so that F-18, F-35, E-2D and other aircraft crossdecking can occur.
Assist the Republic of China in building eight AIP SS vessels of their own to a similar design as the US NAvy will start building (see below).
Ensure that China is aware that the US Navy will enforce freedom of the seas and right of passage, right through the critical sea lanes in the China and South China Seas to our allies and will brook no bullying of Taiwan, the Philipines, South Korea, Japan or any other US ally in the region. On the other hand, ensure that the Chinese Navy (PLAN) and the PRC understand that we will cooperate with them on mutual interst against pirates, other rogue nations, and on humanitarian endeavors.
Upgrade and expand Guam's docking, repair, air field capacity, and self defense capabilities (its air defense, ballistic missile defense, and sea defenses). Forward deply a full squadron of F-22s, a full squardron of attack submarines and guided missiles destroyers and the necessary logistical assets to support them.
Become completely energy independent by 2020, and grow to be the largest next exporter of oil and energy in the world by 2025. Then inform the Middle Eastern (OPEC) and other nations who have held the US hostage to oil production whose governmental policies are an enigma to US policy that they can drink their own oil for tea and suppplant them as the oil provider to our allies for cheaper proces, and through more secure sea lane delivery.
Forge closer economic and military ties with India, assisting them to convert from older Soviet block equipment to newer western (US) technologies. Work with them on Free Trade economic initiatives with the idea of a future alliance with them, perhaps inviting them into ASEAN.
Ensure that Pakistan knows that its relationship with the US is dependent upon strengthening its civil liberties, secular republican principles, and engagement of the radcial islamics operating within its borders, helping the US achieve its goal of the elimination of Al Quida and Taliban influence there. Continuously update plans for taking down and neutralizing Pakistan's nuclear weapons should any fundamental islamic regime appear emminent.
Ensure that the Israeli government and people understand that the US policy is the protection of Israeli soveriegnty and defensible borders. That no peace with the Palestinians will be possible until the Palestinians completely repudiate Islamic terror and the destruction of Israel and until other Arabic nations (ie. Jordan, Egyt and Syria) agree to swap Gaza territories particularly for lands adjoining the West bank with their own and resettling Palestinians away from Gaza which would become soveriegn Israeli territory. In addition, Jeruselam would become the Israeli capital with the West Bank territories moved back at least 20 km away from Jerusalem.
Bring home regular US troops from foreign bases in nations that will not pay for their support and upkeep and where there is no over-riding strategic US interest in maintaining them there. For allied nations wanting our forces and willing to pay for their upkeep and stationing, and where there is a vested US interest, ensure that said basing is top notch for military and their families, and well secured with strong ROEs to ensure force and basing protection.
Station National Guard forces along the Southern US border to act in a over watch capacity, doing recon, intelligence, and, where necessary, direct interdiction of illegal aliens, and particularly drug trafficers in support of the US Border Patrol which will be strengthened, tooled up with pradator drones abd global hawk drones, and will have a double fence, with periodic observation posts and staging areas for equipment and personnel all along the border to close down illegal entry into this nation. Committ one or two divisions of troops to this activity.
Develop and build two US geosynchronous US Space stations that are joint NASA and US Military stations, with self-defense capabilities, and capable of BMD. Also capable of staging for inter-system missions to the Moon, Mars, the asteroid belts, and ultimately beyond to Saturn and Jupiter's moons. Target the completion of the 1st station by 2024 and the second by 2028. Target a permanent base on the Moon by 2028, and the first manned mission to mars by 2032.

PROPOSED US NAVY BUILDUP 2014-2024: [BACK TO START]

Keep all ten Nimitz class carriers until at least four Ford class are built, and then maintain 14 super carriers. Put our RFQs for and award a contract to a second company for a second aircraft carrier construction site, either on the west coast or the gulf coast.
Keep all eight wasp class amphibious assault ships, and continue building new America class vessels unti six have been built and maintain 14 amphibious assault groups on a go forward basis.
Build 24 each of the two LCS class vessels (Freedom and Independence) and upgrade them in a Flight II version that adds more multi-mission capability to them by adding a 16 cell MK-41 launcher, two eight cannister Harpoon launchers, and a 2nd RAM launcher to each vessel.
Continue building the new Virginia Class SSNs at a rate of two per year, and maintain a force of 60 SSN boats, decommmisionning the older Los Angeles Class as we go to maintain this force level as time goes on.
Issue and RFQ for, award, develop and begin building a force of 24 stealthy, AIP diesel electric subs for litoral waters.
Build twelve Flight III Burkes along the lines of the Korean KDX-III Aegis vessel as a stop gap until a CGX design is completed and begins building by 2018. Build a total force of 24 AEGIS cruisers in this program.
Continue building Burke Class DDGs and maintain a force of 60 of these detroyers as time goes on, decommmissioning older vessels to maintain this force level, and upgrading the DDGs with the latest threat upgrades, AEGIS upgrades, etc. as toime goes on.
Convert four more Trident Class SSBN submarines to SSGN classification for guided missile (Tomahawk) missiles by 2018. Maintian this force of eight SSGNs.
Develop and begin building a new class SSBN to begin replacing the Trrident Class SSBN vessels by 2018. Build a total of 24 of these SSBN submarines and maintian that force level.
Build a total of eight Zumwalt class destroyers instead of three.
Accelerate the F-35C JSP Program and get these aircraft aboard the carriers as soon as possible.
Develop a new longer range air superiority fighter for the US Navy along the lines of the range and carry wieght of the F-14 which is stealthy and carries a new ALRAAM long range anti-air/missile missile. Build 200 of these 5th generation aircraft for the US Navy.
Develop an AEW version of the V-22 Osprey for deployment on all Wasp and America class Amphibious assault vessels. Build enough to maintain a wing of four aircraft for each of the fourteen vessel along with training and logistics. Approximately 75 aircraft.
Develop an ASW version of the V-22 vessels for deployment on all US Nimitz and Ford class carriers, and America class vessels. Build enough to maintain a wing of four aircraft for each of the 20 vessels along with training and logistics. Approximately 120 aircraft.
Develop an aerial refueling version of the V-22 to operate inconjunction with USMC F-35B aircraft off of the Wasp and America class Amphibious assault vessels. Build enough to maintain a wing of three aircraft for each of the 14 vessels along with training and logistics. Aprroximately 50 aircraft.
Redesign, modernize and strengthen the Lockheed F-23 aircraft design into a modern, stealthy, medium to long range, 5th generation strike/attack airfraft and produce a total of 500 of these aircraft, including a naval variant, for use by US military forces - Air Force (300) and Navy (200).
Complete research, design and build UAVs for recon and ground attack missions from US aircraft carriers. The full production and capability outgrowth of the X-47B. Deploy one squardon of these for each carrier.
Full one for one replacement of P-3C ASW aircraft with the new P-8 Posioden ASW aircraft.
Develop, build and deploy a working enclosed SEAL Team submersable good for a 50 mile round trip that will deploy a full Navy SEAL Team from existing SSGN a, Sea Wolf, and Virginia Class Submarines.

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[Terabitten]

Jeff, good work, but a couple quibbles -

Run spellcheck and edit. In one place you use the word “enigma” when I’m pretty sure you meant “anathema.”

Second, the Army needs to look in a whole new direction. The Infantry always bears the brunt of the casualties but little is done to enhance the infantry’s capability or survivability. It’s time to look into powered armor for the infantry.

[Terabitten]

Whoops, sorry for the double tap. It’s what I get for posting from my phone sometimes.

[Triple]

Jeff Head for SecDef!

[KantianBurke]

“stabilization of Social Security & Medicare”

Meaningless piffle revealing nothing. Instead of bland semantics, deal with the reality. Just to put those programs on a solid footing you will need to either cut benefits, raise taxes or do both. With the coming tsunami of Boomers along with a war weary public, you have a better chance of winning the lottery than witnessing your dream turn into a reality.

[rmlew]

Build 24 each of the two LCS class vessels (Freedom and Independence) and upgrade them in a Flight II version that adds more multi-mission capability to them by adding a 16 cell MK-41 launcher, two eight cannister Harpoon launchers, and a 2nd RAM launcher to each vessel.
These ships traded too much for thier 50 knot speed, and the Freedom class get hull cracks at full speed.

[Jeff Head]

The plan is a military and national security plan. It is not a medicare or social security plan. However, for it to work, the economic situation not only has to become stable, it must improve significantly.

So, it states that those programs (among quite a few other statements) have to be stabilized and not threaten budgetary consideration. I believe they can be...but that is not what this particlar initiative and plan are about...it simply presumes it.

[editor-surveyor]

>> “If someone like myself cannot get elected it is because too many of those whose views I represent are busy supporting someone they admit they hate, who does not represent them. So, don’t blame me. All I’m doing is raising the standard.” <<

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That comment is utterly invidious of the structure and realities of the American political system. Can’t say whether its just ignorant, or if its deliberately deceptive, but it offers nothing of use to the debate for those honestly seeking solutions.

[truth_seeker]

“Certainly laudable goals Jeff, but in an era where the debt service alone equals the total FedGov revenue, and our credit has assumed ‘imaginary’ status, how will we achieve it?”

The theory says grow the economy.

[editor-surveyor]

But military buildup is not capable of growing the economy. It’s just as much a drag on the economy as any welfare check is. It rides the back of those that can grow the economy.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

The following plan is based on a major US economic turnaround based on sound Free Market principles geared to US interests, energy independendece, a balanced budget, stabilization of Social Security & Medicare & eliminating unessary and wasteful entitlements & entire federal agencies.

Well, in that case, there's no point in reading it, at least not until Harry Reid and John Boehner are deposed from leadership.

[KantianBurke]

“The plan is a military and national security plan. It is not a medicare or social security plan.”

If you’re going to decouple the latter then one can’t take former seriously. Why not throw in some funds for a battalion of unicorns and elves while you’re at it. They have just as much chance of becoming a reality.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

With these politicians who are in charge, “growing the economy” would merely mean growing the spending, also. The bigger the economy, the more money these people, on both sides of the aisle, would spend, and to hell with our fiscal situation. More tax revenue from “growing the economy” would simply encourage more spending.

(No, I’m not against economic growth, just against semantic tricks that politicians can hide behind.)

[PGalt]

The following plan is based on a major US economic turnaround based on sound Free Market principles geared to US interests, energy independendece, a balanced budget, stabilization of Social Security & Medicare & eliminating unessary and wasteful entitlements & entire federal agencies. It is also based,under a conservative leadership in Washington, on adopting lower corporate and individual income taxes so the revenue to the treasury expands and increases significantly which will fuel the buildup necessary to remain technologically superior by two generations to any potential enemy on earth, and to be in a position to contain and defeat any outbreaks of agression on a minimum of two major theaters, and one minor theater simultaneously. Follow the links below to each specific area of this far reaching proposal.

Defense/offense detailts BUMP!

live - free - republic

[Jeff Head]

You need to slow down and read it again. They are not de-coupled...the article states that the military growth will be based and dependent on the other things happening.

Sheez...this particular article explaines the types of things refering to the former, the military and national security, it is not an article going into detail about the latter.

Just because this one goes into some detail on the former, while referencing the need for the former, does not “de-couple” them in the least. It’s just what this article is about...someone (maybeyou) can write the article about making the former happen.

[Jeff Head]

I added the Paladin replacement and referenced the NLOS program as the place to start. Also added the K-46 tanker in there...that program is already starting.

[lentulusgracchus]

Jeff, Thanks for a thought-provoking and detailed post. There's a lot to consider there, and you've had a good 30K-foot perspective of the Navy's needs for years.

I notice you call for the return of task-specific diesel submarines. I've often said myself that, having been in ASW I know that diesel boats on battery power are quieter than nukes, and that that fact reinforces the observation that you do not always need a Seawolf on location, or even a generic nuclear submarine; sometimes, a submarine will do. And there are some pretty good ones out there now -- Collinses and Scorpenes and Japanese designs among the better ones.

[lentulusgracchus]

NATO’s Mission ended 20 years ago.

No, it didn't. Not the real mission, which is to keep Germany pacified and oriented toward democratic governance, and immunized against imperial ambitions.

It is a tripartite initiative shared, still, by the UK, France, and Russia, with US encouragement and sustainment.

True, Russia was not a NATO member but a NATO policy object, with its swarm of satellites. But the East-West division was only part of the story.

Part of the original mission -- divided Germany -- has come to an end. That makes the backup mission all the more important, of keeping Germany engaged peacefully with the other European societies.

The European Union is very much, on the surface, about the same issues and objectives (when its bureaucrats aren't gloating over secret imperial ambitions of their own) of German pacification and integration. But it was built on the idea of competition with both the Eastern Bloc and the United States, and its mission is under challenge now, now that the "threat" of domination by either entity has receded.

[lentulusgracchus]

The Paladin cannot be upgraded an further. We used to have a replacement in the pipeline until Barry was elected. Had Obama not cancelled te NLOS Cannon program we would be going to production next spring.

So what ever happened to the "Crusader" SP gun program? We've all see video and still photography of it in testing. Jerking that up short was Dubya's doing -- not Don Rumsfeld's, but Dubya's. Just killed it dead, so he could do RiNO wooden-gun tax cuts instead (like his daddy did), a month before 9/11.

Why'd they kill Crusader? Because of the politics of the name?

[Jeff Head]

Well said.

[Jeff Head]

A good AIP DE sub would work wonderfully in the littorals, particularly against the emerging numbers of PLAN vessels.

The Swedish have some excellent DE subs too...and the newer PLAN vessels are approaching a level where in choke points along sea lanes and in the South China Sea that they could become dangerous.