The US Air Force is working to create a network of dispersed bases and airfields from Australia to Japan in case of war with China. Since the beginning of organized war, tactics and strategies have been changing. Those who do not adapt are destined to lose, which remains true today. For years, the United States has enjoyed unrivaled dominance in the air, and while it still does to a large extent, aircraft parked on the ground are little more than sitting ducks. The United States no longer feels its forward-deployed airbases are safe in the Pacific.