{"id":47072,"date":"2020-02-20T17:46:09","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T17:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/20\/soldiers-will-spend-longer-deployments-in-asia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:38:08","slug":"soldiers-will-spend-longer-deployments-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/02\/20\/soldiers-will-spend-longer-deployments-in-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldiers will spend longer deployments in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army secretary and chief of staff are looking to bring troops to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2020\/02\/04\/us-army-wants-to-expand-prepositioned-stock-in-pacific\/\" target=_blank>Indo-Pacific region<\/a> for two to three months longer than past rotations \u2014 on top of aligning a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/01\/16\/army-sets-end-of-year-window-for-sfabs-to-deploy-outside-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>security force assistance brigade<\/a> specifically to the theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The push comes as the ground service lobbies for its future role in an area dominated by water, a role that would include missile defense and courting potential allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re looking very hard at our disposition and the duration of forces west of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/05\/08\/the-us-militarys-logistical-train-is-slowly-snaking-toward-china\/\" target=\"_blank\">International Date Line<\/a>,\u201d said Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy during a discussion at the Center for New American Security think tank on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAbout a year ago, Strykers from [Joint Base Lewis-McChord] were there for about three months,\u201d McCarthy added during a press gaggle after the event. \u201cWe\u2019re looking to get them about five to six months \u2014 a longer duration, more repetitions with their counterparts.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The brigade McCarthy referenced came from the 7th Infantry Division. During their rotation, Stryker troops helped prepare the Philippine Army\u2019s 1st Brigade Combat Team for its inaugural combat deployment to the southern Filipino province of Sulu to counter ISIS-aligned Abu Sayyaf militants, returning soldiers told Army Times this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rotation was part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/10\/08\/pacific-pathways-army-rotations-will-go-to-fewer-places-but-stay-longer\/\" target=_blank>Army\u2019s Pacific Pathways program<\/a>, which has been sending three unit rotations to the region each year for the past five years to partner with countries like Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. 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James McConville said during the press gaggle. \u201cAs the secretary said, many want longer durations to build stronger relationships, so we\u2019re working through that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On top of extended Pathways rotations, the Army is also gearing up to send the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/01\/16\/army-sets-end-of-year-window-for-sfabs-to-deploy-outside-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>5th Security Force Assistance Brigade<\/a>, which is based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, to Asia in the coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[The SFAB] is being stood up now and we\u2019ll take a look at how soon they\u2019re ready to go,\u201d McCvonville said. \u201cThis summer and the fall is when we\u2019ll start seeing those deployments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Building partnerships is a cornerstone of U.S. strategy in the region. Those relationships could be critical in convincing local nations to house future long-range fires emplacements needed to guard the sea lanes patrolled by U.S. warships and the airspace flown by U.S. aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/05\/09\/does-your-combat-experience-even-matter-against-chinese-and-russian-troops\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-477235999.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Does your combat experience even matter against Chinese and Russian troops?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">To boost American morale in the face of a rising China and resurgent Russia, some pundits point to the U.S. military\u2019s surplus of combat experience and large-scale logistical expertise in massing forces.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe haven\u2019t had specific conversations about what capabilities, per say, would be housed in country x or y,\u201d McCarthy added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the service secretary has before mentioned that long-range precision fires being developed through the Army\u2019s modernization portfolio could \u201cchange the geometry within Southeast Asia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf we can get the appropriate partnerships, <a 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