U.S. Military Reposturings
美军的重新部署
The distribution of U.S. military forces around the world has undergone several major "reposturings", especially since World War II.
美军在全球的分布经历了若干次重要的“重新部署”，尤其是在第二次世界大战以后。
1789-1898 U.S. forces extended along America's frontier to defend settlers.
美军沿美国边境进行部署以保护边民。
1898-1940 Garrisons established to protect colonies acquired in the Spanish American War and kindred annexations.
建立起卫戍部队以便保护在美西战争中占领的殖民地和兼并的西班牙领地。
1941-1945 World War II saw the first major buildup of U.S. bases overseas.
在第二次世界大战中，美国第一次在海外大规模修建基地。
1945-1950 In one of the few instances of forces pulling back, there was a rapid build down of American bases abroad after World War II.
美军很少有撤军的情况，但其中一次便发生在第二次世界大战后的这一时期，美国迅速撤销了一批海外基地。
1950-1960 The start of the Cold War saw the rapid expansion of bases to counter the Soviet Union, including medium-range bomber bases around the Soviet periphery.
冷战开始后，为了对抗苏联，基地得以迅速扩建，其中就包括苏联周边地区的中程轰炸机基地。
1960-1975 Bases were gradually built in and around Vietnam and subsequently withdrawn after the end of the Vietnam War.
在越南境内和周边地区陆陆续续建了一些基地，但后来，在越南战争结束以后这些基地便被撤销。
1975-1990 The later period of the Cold War was generally stable, although there was a gradual buildup of bases in southwest Asia.
在冷战后期的这个阶段，虽然陆陆续续在亚洲西南部建了一些基地，但局势总体上是稳定的。
1990-2001 The post-Cold War period saw continued buildup in southwest Asia, residual bases in Europe, Korea and Japan and a U.S. withdrawal from the Philippines.
在后冷战时期，美国继续在亚洲西南部扩建基地，在欧洲、韩国和日本则维持原有基地数量不变，并从菲律宾撤军。
2001- ?? In the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, the Pentagon is preparing to reduce the size of U.S. bases abroad while increasing their number and positioning them in more remote and unstable areas of the world.
