
考量北極地區戰略重要性提升,美國陸軍持續強化極地作戰能力。
美軍第11空降師16日於阿拉斯加州正式成立「極地後勤旅」,負責油彈、糧食、裝備維修及運輸等後勤支援任務,並編有情報與電戰部隊,以在極端環境下維持長時間作戰能力。
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考量北極地區戰略重要性提升,美國陸軍持續強化極地作戰能力。
美軍第11空降師16日於阿拉斯加州正式成立「極地後勤旅」。(取自美國陸軍網站)
〔記者涂鉅旻/台北報導〕考量北極地區戰略重要性提升,美國陸軍持續強化極地作戰能力。外國軍聞網站報導,美軍第11空降師16日於阿拉斯加州正式成立「極地後勤旅」,負責油彈、糧食、裝備維修及運輸等後勤支援任務,並編有情報與電戰部隊,使這支專精極地作戰的空降師,能在低溫、地廣人稀的嚴苛環境下,維持長時間作戰能力。
外國軍聞網站《Defense Blog》報導,美國陸軍第11空降師公布的消息顯示,該師16日在阿拉斯加州「埃爾門多夫—理查森」聯合基地,舉行「第11空降師極地後勤旅」(11th Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade, Arctic)部隊成立儀式。
報導稱,這次編制調整包括重啟第106情報與電戰營,原第17戰鬥後勤支援營更名為第17師後勤支援營,另成立第11空降師後勤部隊營,強化後勤補給、情報蒐集及電戰支援能力。
第11空降師於2022年重新啟用,取代原本美國陸軍阿拉斯加司令部架構,旗下主要作戰兵力包括兩支步兵旅級戰鬥隊,分別駐紮於埃爾門多夫—理查森聯合基地,以及費爾班克斯附近的溫萊特堡。
由於阿拉斯加冬季氣溫經常遠低於冰點,各軍事基地相距遙遠,部隊若要長時間部署,必須具備獨立且可靠的後勤支援能力。第11空降師師長科格比爾少將(John Cogbill)強調,若缺少這些支援部隊,美軍就不可能在大規模作戰的嚴酷環境下維持持久戰力。
值得注意的是,美國陸軍本月7日發布最新《陸軍如何作戰》(How the Army Fights)指導文件,將「持久作戰」列為四大作戰要素之一,與聚合、打擊及近接戰鬥並列,凸顯後勤支援的重要性。
極地後勤旅旅長普萊斯上校(George Plys)表示,第17師後勤支援營負責維持部隊運作,第106情報與電戰營則協助指揮官掌握戰場情勢、作出決策,兩者都是美軍取得勝利不可或缺的能力。

Saudi Arabia's coalition leading the fight against the Yemeni rebel Youth Movement said a helicopter crashed near the Yemeni border due to a technical failure, killing two pilots. This was the coalition's first loss of life since the conflict resumed in July.

The Coast Guard stated that China recently deployed a fleet of 16 coast guard ships, scientific research vessels and fishing vessels to carry out multiple gray zone intrusions in the waters off Hualien, Pingtung, Kaohsiung and the waters surrounding Dongsha. The Coast Guard deployed its warships forward and used strong surveillance and broadcast warnings to drive away all vessels that crossed the border.

The Iranian Congress voted on the 18th to appoint Ahlaj, a senior official sanctioned by the United Nations, as the new defense minister. He will succeed former Defense Minister Nasir Zaid, who was killed in a US-Israeli air strike at the end of February this year. He received 237 votes out of a total of 277 votes.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on October 18 that Russian air defense systems shot down thousands of Ukrainian drones in many places and in the Black Sea. St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast and Moscow were hit by large-scale drone attacks that day, causing casualties, fires at oil terminals and local power outages.

Japan and the United States will carry out the "Sharp Sword 27" large-scale joint military exercise in Japan from the 19th to the 29th, with a total strength of nearly 60,000 troops and the participation of many Western and regional countries. The exercise involved the deployment of surface-to-ship missiles and advanced US-made equipment, triggering protests and concerns among people in many places in Japan.

The Yemeni rebel "Youth Movement" claimed to have shot down a Saudi Arabian coalition helicopter. On the 18th, the Saudi Arabian coalition confirmed that a helicopter crashed in the Najran area of Saudi Arabia due to a "technical failure", killing two pilots. This was the first reported military casualty since the war resumed in July.