US Army Special Forces military advisors stationed in Taiwan: reports
US Army Special Forces military advisors stationed in Taiwan: reports
2024-03-14
Taiwan-U.S. military cooperation has hit a new milestone. According to foreign media reports, officers from the U.S. Army Special Forces have been stationed in Taiwan to help with military training. The military advisors are reportedly stationed at amphibious bases in Kinmen and Penghu, to train local troops. The move was made in accordance with the U.S.’ 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
A mini helicopter smaller than the soldier’s hand takes off into the sky. The Norway-made Black Hornet Nano is a micro unmanned aerial vehicle that can be used to collect and transmit images in real time. Reports say U.S. Army Special Forces officers are assisting with training for Taiwan’s Army. The reports say some of the U.S. officials have been stationed permanently in Taiwan.
Chiu Kuo-cheng
Defense minister
There are inevitably some shortcomings when it comes to our nation’s military operations and war preparations. So we have to conduct exchanges and learn from our allies, be they groups, organizations or countries. They identify our problems and help us improve while we learn from their strengths. This is standard practice.
Foreign media reports say that, following the U.S.’ 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, the U.S. has stationed military advisors at amphibious command centers in Kinmen and Penghu to conduct drills with Taiwan’s elite units. The approach marks a departure from previous training programs, which did not involve the long term stationing of military personnel. The move has been hailed as a milestone for Taiwan-U.S. military cooperation.
As China escalates its military aggression, Taiwan is boosting its military cooperation with the U.S. while upgrading its own training drills. Starting in April, the Air Force will be conducting its annual shooting training in two areas east of the median line of the Taiwan Strait. One goes from Penghu to Taichung, and the other from Taichung to Taipei. The border of the areas comes very close to the median line.
Chiu Kuo-cheng
Defense minister
Areas where shooting and training will be conducted are planned ahead of training. For us, the median line of the Taiwan Strait is very important, so we have designated many training areas there. That’s where we conduct drills. If that space is infringed upon we’d be left with nowhere to do training. The median line isn’t just for war preparations and response times.
Taiwan is set on holding drills near the median line of the Taiwan Strait, which Beijing has claimed doesn’t exist.
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外媒:綠扁帽常駐台協訓 台美軍事合作里程碑
2024-03-14
中國日前片面宣稱沒有海峽中線，破壞兩岸長久默契。空軍規劃四月起，在海峽中線以東規劃對空對海射擊訓練，危險區規劃接近中線，同時與美國加強軍事合作力度。據外媒報導，美方依據2023NDAA條款，派陸軍特種部隊來台常駐，協助我軍訓練，其中包括黑色大黃蜂奈米無人機的使用，這也是台美軍事合作里程碑。
比官兵手還小的微型直升機，迅速升空起飛，這是挪威生產的黑色大黃蜂奈米無人機，可將蒐集到的圖像即時回傳，現在傳出美陸軍特種部隊，正在協助訓練我國陸軍使用，連「綠扁帽」成員都進駐。
[[國防部長 邱國正]]
“我們國家不管建軍備戰各方面，有一些盲點或缺點，所以要跟其他跟我們友好的，不管是團隊或者團體或國家，做一個交流，交流就互相觀摩嘛，看我們有哪些問題我們怎麼改進，看他們有什麼長處我們可以學習，這是一個固定的。”
外媒報導，美方依據2023NDAA條款，長期派駐軍事顧問駐紮金門與澎湖的兩棲指揮中心，與我精銳部隊進行定期演練，與以往非常駐作法不同，可說是台美軍事合作里程碑。
應對中國與日俱增的軍事恫嚇，除了和美方強化合作，也加強自身演訓，空軍四月起以海峽中線以東劃分兩個對空對海炸射區，分別是澎湖到台中，以及台中到台北，進行年度射擊訓練，其中危險區域劃分線抵近中線。
[[國防部長 邱國正]]
“平常劃設射擊區、訓練區都有規劃，而且當初為什麼講說中線對我們很重要，上面劃很多訓練區，那是我們訓練的空域，假如壓縮以後訓練空域就沒有了。不完全為了作戰用，不完全是為了反應時間。”
在中方宣稱沒有中線之際，國軍加大操演，要北京別輕舉妄動。
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