USMC Relocation to Guam: Political Pressure and Poor Planning to Blame for an Ill-Postured U.S. Military in the Pacific

by U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College

The 2006 U.S.-Japan Roadmap for Realignment Implementation which provides for the consolidation of Ill MEF on Okinawa and the subsequent relocation of approximately 8,000 Marines and Sailors from Okinawa to Guam has created a difficult political situation, a challenging operational scenario, and extreme logistical challenge that ill-postures the United States. Currently, internal politics within Japan has caused infighting that could threaten the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508935343
• ISBN13: 9781508935346
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"