Last week, Adm. Samuel Paparo, the head of US Indo-Pacific Command, gave China “high marks” in its ability to prevent the US from achieving air superiority in the first island chain, the strategic archipelagos in East Asia that includes Japan, Taiwan, and the northern Philippines, among other territories.
This has been known for a while and it’s a foundational assumption in the 2030 preparation plan for the Marines, Air Force, and Navy. SpaceForce and Army to a lesser extent.
TLDR: littoral ships, new tactics, and command structures are in place if we end up island hopping around the south china sea.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_Design_2030
Brb, gonna go gut ourselves strategically real quick