Chapter 1135: The Army of Alaska

Neither of the two world wars affected the American mainland. After the war, with the Cold War confrontation with the Soviet Union, the US military strength has always been one of the strongest in the world.

But now, with the disastrous defeat in one war after another, the U.S. military is no longer as strong as before. Whether it is the Air Force, Navy, or Army, they can't gain an advantage over the Soviets. Moreover, the number of U.S. troops is also decreasing, and the U.S. military has to be deployed globally. Therefore, there are not too many U.S. troops in the United States, and even fewer in Alaska.

There are only two division-level troops in Alaska now, the 25th Infantry Division and the 94th Mechanized Infantry Division, with a total number of less than 40,000 people.

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This is because it is the peak of the Cold War.

However, it would be a mistake to think that Alaska's defense is limited.

In addition to the regular army, the United States armed forces also has the National Guard!

Some people will simply make an analogy, saying that the US National Guard is just like our armed police, but in fact they are completely different. The US National Guard is equipped with M1A1 main battle tanks and F-15 fighter jets. It can be said that they have the same weapons and equipment as the military, and they are almost equal in strength!

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In fact, it should be understood that the National Guard is the local militia force of the United States and the reserve force of the US military.

At the beginning, the gunshots in Clessington started the American War of Independence, drove out the colonists, and officially established the United States. During this process, it was the militia who fought bravely.

After the war, there was a heated discussion about the militia: Is this kind of organization necessary?

After that, Washington determined that the United States needed to quickly establish a national regular army and at the same time, thoroughly reform the militia system!

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Each state in the United States retains a militia, and the governor serves as the commander of the state militia. Generally, they are not subject to the jurisdiction of the president. The federal government has the right to call up the militia of each state for service only when it is necessary to enforce federal laws or in the event of rebellion or foreign invasion. The president has temporary jurisdiction over the militia. In other words, the militia can be quickly and effectively expanded into a regular force.

In fact, sometimes, when the regular U.S. Army is reduced, it directly becomes the National Guard.

This represents American democracy. Each state has its own armed forces! At the same time, these two forces usually do not interfere with each other. The U.S. military is external, while the National Guard is internal! Otherwise, it is a violation of the Constitution.

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The National Guard listens to the governor, and the army listens to the president. It seems very democratic, but in fact, there are often dirty things. In later generations, when Hurricane Katrina hit, the US government wanted to send troops to help with disaster relief, but the governor of Louisiana disagreed and refused to let the federal government troops come. As a result, Bush Jr. got angry and deployed troops in New Orleans to strengthen disaster relief efforts, even at the risk of violating the constitution, and forcibly took over the law enforcement power of the Louisiana National Guard.

Now, in Alaska, facing the Soviet Union's aggressive attitude, the state's National Guard was also urgently mobilized. After the emergency mobilization, a total of 8,000 National Guards were mobilized and deployed to the long western coastline of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands.

At the same time, in **ER, Alaska, a discussion was also unfolding at the U.S. military garrison headquarters in Alaska.

The garrison commander, Lieutenant General Dena Atkins, smoked a pipe and listened to the analysis of his subordinates.

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"If the Soviets want to attack, they must first occupy the Aleutian Islands and then occupy our Dutch Harbor," said a staff officer.

Aleutian Islands! This archipelago is like a long arm of Alaska, stretching westward from the Alaska Peninsula to the Kamchatka Peninsula between the Bering Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, and its shape also resembles an arc.

The entire archipelago, consisting of more than 300 small volcanic islands, is 1,900 kilometers long and has a total area of ​​17,666 square kilometers.

Part of this archipelago belongs to the Soviet Union, and most of it belongs to the United States. During the Cold War, this was also an absolute frontier. The United States deployed 2,000 officers and soldiers in the entire Aleutian Islands, guarding each island.

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During World War II, the island country attacked the Aleutian Islands, captured several islands, and used these islands as a springboard to attack Alaska.

"No, it shouldn't happen." Another staff officer said, "If we don't have the ability to transport large numbers of troops, the Soviets will definitely use the Aleutian Islands as a springboard. But now, the Soviets have ground-effect vehicles. We have observed that they can send a division-level military force at once, just like they did in South Africa. So, the Soviets will definitely not argue about these islands, but will directly land in Alaska!"

What’s the point of occupying these small islands? Landing directly is the most appropriate option!

"I think the Soviets are bluffing. If it were winter, it would be a good idea to go through the Bering Strait. But now, there is no need for them to do so. Even if we fight this war, we have to wait until winter." Another staff officer said.

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Until now, the Alaskan army has not even had a complete defense plan! This cannot be blamed on them, because they have been shielded from the eyes and ears!

The number of reconnaissance satellites left in outer space by the United States is almost zero! The United States lacks effective reconnaissance means and does not even know the Soviet Union’s military movements. How can it analyze the combat plans that the Soviets will adopt?

If you lose space, you lose victory!

Now, they can't even analyze whether the Soviets will attack or where they will attack, so they can't come up with a response plan.

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"General, General!" At this moment, a staff officer finally came in hurriedly with a document: "Our maritime patrol aircraft has discovered the Soviet aircraft carrier formation, which is advancing towards our Gulf of Alaska!"

Since they had no reconnaissance satellites, they could only launch a large number of maritime patrol aircraft to search for possible threats at sea. Now, they finally reaped the rewards and discovered the movements of the Soviet Navy!

The south, it's actually the south! Looking at the sand table that he had seen countless times, Lieutenant General Dena put down his pipe and said, "The Soviets must want to land from our south. We must mobilize our troops to the south! Strengthen our defense in the south! Especially those relatively flat areas and the coast!"