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標題: [新聞] 五角大廈同意 增派3000部隊至沙烏地阿拉
時間: Sat Oct 12 07:55:48 2019
1.媒體來源:
中央社
abcnews
2.記者署名
（譯者：徐睿承）1081012
By LUIS MARTINEZandELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN Oct 11, 2019, 2:04 PM ET
3.完整新聞標題:
五角大廈同意 增派3000部隊至沙烏地阿拉伯
Thousands of US troops deploying to Saudi Arabia: Pentagon
4.完整新聞內文:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak3E9w90WeU
五角大廈同意 增派3000部隊至沙烏地阿拉伯
最新更新：2019/10/12 02:53
（中央社華盛頓11日綜合外電報導）美國指控伊朗為攻擊沙烏地阿拉伯石油設施的幕後黑
手後，五角大廈今天同意增派3000部隊和軍事裝備至沙國，協助沙國強化防禦。
法新社報導，五角大廈聲明指出，國防部長艾斯培（Mark Esper）批准，增派2個愛國者
（Patriot）飛彈連、1個薩德反導系統（THAAD）、2支戰鬥機中隊和1支空軍遠征聯隊。
聲明指出，「國防部長艾斯培今天早上知會沙國王儲暨國防部長穆罕默德．沙爾曼（
Mohammed bin Salman），將增派軍隊以確保和強化沙國防禦。」（譯者：徐睿承）
1081012
Thousands of US troops deploying to Saudi Arabia: Pentagon
By LUIS MARTINEZandELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN Oct 11, 2019, 2:04 PM ET
The United States is deploying an additional 2,800 U.S. forces to Saudi
Arabia in the aftermath of Iran's attack on Saudi oil facilities in
September, the Pentagon announced on Friday. The deployment includes fighter
squadrons, early detection aircraft, and air defense systems.
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The new forces will join the 200 American service members that are part of
the Patriot air defense battery and radars sent to Saudi Arabia in late
September in response to the Sept. 14 attack that the United States blames on
Iran.
"[Defense] Secretary Esper informed Saudi Crown Prince and Minister of
Defense Muhammad bin Salman this morning of the additional troop deployment
to assure and enhance the defense of Saudi Arabia," said Chief Pentagon
spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman in a statement on Friday. "Taken together with
other deployments, this constitutes an additional 3,000 forces that have been
extended or authorized within the last month."
“We have been concerned, based on what we hear from partners and allies in
the region, about continued Iranian behavior,” Esper said at a Pentagon news
conference on Friday.
Soldiers from Battery C, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment work together to
prepare a Patriot missile launcher for reloading March 7, 2019.more +
“There are things that we pick up, if you will through intelligence, that we
thought it was important to deploy forces to deter and defend and to send the
message to the Iranians do not strike another sovereign state,” he added.
“Do not threaten American interests, American force or we will respond,”
Esper warned. “And I’ve said time and time again do not mistake our
restraint for weakness. If you will, you will regret that.
Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the
deployment to Saudi Arabia was "for the purpose of defense of our interests
and assets in the region and also re-establish deterrence with respect to
Iran in the wake of an attack on Saudi Arabia."
The U.S. is sending two fighter squadrons, an air expeditionary wing, two
Patriot Batteries, Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, and
a High Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD) to Saudi Arabia. The air
expeditionary wing can be comprised of tankers, fighters, surveillance and
reconnaissance aircraft a U.S. official tells ABC News.
According to U.S. officials, the new fighter aircraft deployment is not meant
to make up for the potential lack of a U.S. carrier in the region in the
future. Instead it will involve the replacement of squadrons of aircraft the
U.S. sent to the region earlier this summer after Iran carried out a series
of attacks on commercial shipping and downed an American drone. The squadrons
sent during that time were not originally scheduled to be replaced. One of
those squadrons will also be extended, said a U.S. official.
PHOTO: A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry (AWACS) descends after receiving fuel
from a KC-10 Extender, assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling
Squadron, out of Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 1, 2019.
Christopher Drzazgows/U.S. Air Forces
A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry (AWACS) descends after receiving fuel from a
KC-10 Extender, assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron,
out of Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 1, 2019.more +
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has been in the Gulf region
since May and is expected to depart later this year. No decision has been
made yet if another carrier will replace it because the USS Harry S. Truman
that was its scheduled replacement remains in Norfolk, Virginia for
unscheduled repairs to its electrical systems.
"Since May, the Department of Defense has increased the number of forces by
approximately 14,000 to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility as an
investment into regional security," Hoffman said. "As we have stated, the
United States does not seek conflict with the Iranian regime, but we will
retain a robust military capability in the region that is ready to respond to
any crisis and will defend U.S. forces and interest in the region."
5.完整新聞連結 (或短網址):
https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/201910120007.aspx
https://is.gd/gPWpFp
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