6 Pacific Air Bases The US Is Quietly Building Up To Back Up Andersen AFB

Andersen Air Force Base on Guam is the most important fully sovereign US Air Force base in the Eastern Pacific. However, it exists in a much broader context that includes important US bases in Japan and South Korea as well as bases in the Philippines and Australia. In the event of a conflict, some of these bases might not be available, as a country like South Korea could declare its neutrality. Another issue is that Andersen is a very obvious target that could be knocked out, even temporarily. For aircraft to land and continue to operate, there need to be…