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《建设一支面向未来的部队》中英文对照版——美空战司令部司令官专访By Robert S. Dudney, Editor in Chief作者：罗伯特·S.·达得尼，　总编 《Air Force》　December 2006, Vol. 89, No. 12  《空军》杂志　2006年12月，89期，12页A Force For the Long Run建设一支面向未来的部队Some new emphasis on irregular threats was warranted, but overcorrection can be dangerous.内容提要：对非常规威胁进行一些强调是需要的，但纠枉过正就变得危险了。The political ghost of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, who resigned under fire on Nov. 8, will haunt the Pentagon for some time. He has put a deep imprint on the place. For the Air Force, that legacy is not altogether positive.国防部长拉姆斯菲尔德11月8号宣布准备下台了，但他的政策幽灵某些时候仍将在五角大楼里神出鬼没。他在这里留下了深刻的烙印。对于空军来说，这种痕迹并不完全都是正面的。His thinking was evident in the Pentagon’s latest Quadrennial Defense Review, unveiled this year. Rumsfeld, greatly influenced by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, shifted DOD emphasis away from “traditional” conflict—that is, against nation-states—toward war with “irregular” forces such as terrorists, insurgents, and guerrillas.在今年发表的五角大楼《四年国防报告》里充满了拉姆斯菲尔德的思想。由于受到伊拉克和阿富汗战事的深刻影响，他让国防部的重心偏离了“传统”冲突——这里指的是，针对国家政权的斗争——而转向了与恐怖分子、贩毒人员、以及游击队这些“非正规”武装的战争。Low-intensity conflict, the QDR said, is now the “dominant form of warfare.” Fighters and other advanced weapons were of relatively less value. The services would have to adjust accordingly.《四年国防报告》里说，低强度的冲突现在“成为了战争的主要形式。”战斗机和其它先进武器的价值相对变小了。军队必须做出相应的调整。Every transition is also an opportunity. With Rumsfeld’s power now at an end, his successor may want to reconsider that QDR decision, at least as it pertains to the Air Force. The question is this: Has DOD overemphasized irregular warfare?每一次的人事变换都也是一个机会。随着拉姆斯菲尔德权力的终结，他的继任者也许会重新考虑《四年国防报告》里的决定，至少是有关空军的部分。现在的问题是这样的：国防部是否过份强调了非常规战争？One who thinks a great deal about that issue is Gen. Ronald E. Keys, head of USAF’s Air Combat Command at Langley AFB, Va. As the ACC boss, he’s in charge of some 1,100 aircraft, 25 wings, 15 bases, and 105,000 troops and civilians. He has no choice but to take the long view, and thus his words have special weight