A new Asia-focused defense strategy unveiled Jan. 5 could bode well for the Navy, whose presence in the Pacific will be a top priority for military planners even as Defense Department officials prepare to cut as much as $1 trillion from their budgets over the next decade. The details of the new plan, dubbed the Defense Strategic Guidance, will not be known until the Defense Department releases its fiscal 2013 budget request this month. But early indications are that the Navy, in particular, could come out on top while the ground forces face potentially deep reductions to their manpower and equipment after a decade of war. The new strategic guidance, which was prompted by the looming defense cuts, puts into policy a shift already under way within a Pentagon that is focusing more on the Pacific, where naval power is paramount, and less on ground-centric Europe. Strengthening security relationships with countries such as India, Australia and Singapore will be key under the new strategy.
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