強化台美軍事交流 傳國軍參與美國"州夥伴計畫" 民視新聞 20220103

強化台美軍事交流 傳國軍參與美國"州夥伴計畫"     民視新聞 20220103

台灣強化後備戰力，除了成立全動署、改革教召制度，也傳出將參與美國主導的「州夥伴計畫」，包括後備部隊和常規部隊，都將與美方深化交流互動。所謂州夥伴計畫是冷戰結束後，美國為拉攏東歐國家和中亞等新興國家，推動各州國民兵和指定國家，發展軍事合作交流關係。

在美國各州實施的「州夥伴計畫」，傳出我方也將於2022年參與。

州夥伴計畫源於冷戰結束後，美國為拉攏東歐、中亞等新興國家，推動各州國民兵和指定國家，發展軍事合作交流關係，原則上採一州認養1到2個國家，現有5大州共92國，建立至少85個夥伴關係。除了後備部隊交流，也包括常備部隊的作戰議題，傳出台灣會以距離最近的夏威夷州為主要基地。

國防院國防資源與產業研究所長蘇紫雲：“我們陸戰隊跟夏威夷的陸戰隊司令部也有合作。夏威夷州的腹地比較小，它最大的優點，是因為距離台灣相對的飛行時間比較短，大概在10個鐘頭左右。(州夥伴計畫)對其他國家的武裝部隊訓練跟合作，主要是著重在後備人員，還有災害防救的這個區塊。除了跟美國國防部的合作之外，其實美國國務院跟州夥伴計畫也很有密切關係。國務院認可、然後美國國防部也同意的情況下，就會啟動這樣的專案。”

台灣除了參與州夥伴計畫，已經建立和國民兵的交流窗口，負責退伍軍人的退輔會，也規劃派員駐美。駐美人選包括退役少將倪邦臣，他曾任參謀本部情次室處長。還有曾任海軍大氣海洋局副局長的退役上校程國峰，盼駐美後能讓兩國退伍軍人更緊密，並增加相關人員訪台機會。

 

State Partnership Program    US National Guard

The State Partnership Program has been successfully building relationships for over 25 years and now includes 85 partnerships with 92 nations around the globe.

The SPP evolved from a 1991 U.S. European Command decision to set up the Joint Contact Team Program in the Baltic Region with Reserve component Soldiers and Airmen.  A subsequent National Guard Bureau proposal paired U.S. states with three nations emerging from the former Soviet Bloc and the SPP was born, becoming a key U.S. security cooperation tool, facilitating cooperation across all aspects of international civil-military affairs and encouraging people-to-people ties at the state level.

This cost-effective program is administered by the National Guard Bureau, guided by State Department foreign policy goals, and executed by the state adjutants general in support of combatant commander and U.S. Chief of Mission security cooperation objectives and Department of Defense policy goals.

Through SPP, the National Guard conducts military-to-military engagements in support of defense security goals but also leverages whole-of-society relationships and capabilities to facilitate broader interagency and corollary engagements spanning military, government, economic and social spheres.

 

 

10 U.S. Code § 341 - Department of Defense State Partnership Program

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(a)Authority.—

(1)In general.—The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is authorized to establish a program of activities described in paragraph (2), to support the security cooperation objectives of the United States, between members of the National Guard of a State or territory and any of the following:

(A)

The military forces of a foreign country.

(B)

The security forces of a foreign country.

(C)

Governmental organizations of a foreign country whose primary functions include disaster response or emergency response.

(2)State partnership.—

Each program established under this subsection shall be known as a “State Partnership”.

(b)Limitations.—

(1)In general.—

An activity with forces referred to in subsection (a)(1)(B) or organizations described in subsection (a)(1)(C) under a program established under subsection (a) may be carried out only if the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, determines and notifies the appropriate congressional committees not less than 15 days before initiating such activity that the activity is in the national security interests of the United States.

(2)Prohibition on activities with units that have committed gross violations of human rights.—

The conduct of any assistance activities under a program established under subsection (a) shall be subject to the provisions of section 362 of this title.

(c)Coordination of Activities.—

The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall designate a director for each State and territory to be responsible for the coordination of activities under a program established under subsection (a) for such State or territory and reporting on activities under the program.

(d)Regulations.—

This section shall be carried out in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe for purposes of this section. Such regulations shall include accounting procedures to ensure that expenditures of funds to carry out this section are accounted for and appropriate.

(e)Availability of Authorized Funds for Program.—

(1)In general.—Funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense, including funds authorized to be appropriated for the Army National Guard and Air National Guard, are authorized to be available—

(A)

for payment of costs incurred by the National Guard of a State or territory to conduct activities under a program established under subsection (a); and

(B)

for payment of incremental expenses of a foreign country to conduct activities under a program established under subsection (a).

(2)Limitations.—

(A)Active duty requirement.—

Funds shall not be available under paragraph (1) for the participation of a member of the National Guard of a State or territory in activities in a foreign country unless the member is on active duty in the Armed Forces at the time of such participation.

(B)Incremental expenses.—

The total amount of payments for incremental expenses of foreign countries as authorized under paragraph (1)(B) for activities under programs established under subsection (a) in any fiscal year may not exceed $10,000,000.

(f)Rule of Construction.—

Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede any authority under title 10 as in effect on December 26, 2013.

(Added and amended Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1246(a)–(c), (d)(1), (2)(B), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2520, 2521; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XII, § 1210, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2023; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XVII, § 1731(a)(16), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1813.)