208: Chapter 208 Comprehensive Inspection of the Frontline Command Post

After returning to the USA, General Maitang immediately reported to the senior leadership of the United States Department of Defense, informing them of the results of his visit to the Persian Gulf region and deciding on the next steps for the US Central Command.

Since the various countries in the Persian Gulf region were not enthusiastic about meeting General Maitang, very little was achieved; even the use of military threats failed to serve as a warning.

After a period of heated debate, the senior leadership of the United States Department of Defense ordered the aircraft carriers USS Gerald R. Ford and USS David to be urgently deployed to the Persian Gulf, accompanied by two cruisers and seven destroyers, to provide military deterrence against the countries in the Persian Gulf region while supporting Israel and giving the Israeli military confidence.

To reassure Israel, the USA promised to provide a batch of weapons and ammunition to equip the Israeli military and to send military experts to train the Israeli troops to deal with possible attacks launched by countries in the Persian Gulf region.

After these arrangements, General Maitang felt slightly less tense. After all, if war broke out again in the Persian Gulf, the US Central Command would be the most affected, and General Maitang would face immense pressure regardless of whether they chose to enter the conflict.

Although the Anti-Israel Coalition Joint Command received news that the USA had provided a large amount of military aid to Israel, they were unable to stop it because they were still not ready for combat and the troops of the four frontline commands were undergoing intense reorganization.

For now, apart from analyzing and estimating Israel's military deployment to strike the Israeli army as effectively as possible at the first opportunity, no military measures have been taken to stop the continuous flow of military aid to Israel.

As more and more weapons and equipment arrived at the assembly and training locations for the armies of the countries surrounding Israel, the various military leaders of the Joint Command began intensive visits to the frontline commands they were directly responsible for to monitor the progress of each army's training.

Accompanied by commanders such as Major General Rahim and Major General Zaha, General Faraj conducted a comprehensive inspection of the various training bases of the Golan Heights Front Command.

Since the units reorganized by the Golan Heights Front Command included 30 Mechanized Infantry Brigades and 15 Drone Battalions, they were scattered across 20 Reorganization Bases distributed in multiple cities from north to south.

Some Reorganization Bases had relatively complete facilities and looked like regular military barracks. However, some bases were temporary, with simple conditions, looking like they had just been established in a new place; aside from a few barracks and grounds, everything else had been rushed there, making them look somewhat cluttered.

General Faraj could do nothing about this; after all, Syria previously controlled very few military bases in the Golan Heights. Many areas here were previously controlled by Israel, and some bases were even seized from Israel, so there were no conditions to establish sophisticated military base facilities.

After the inspection, General Faraj requested Major General Rahim and Major General Zaha to complete the reorganization as soon as possible and promised that the necessary weapons and equipment would be allocated in a timely manner. An army of over 210,000 people required a significant amount of weaponry.

Some units were equipped with armored vehicles and drones, but others did not arrive fully armed. This required a large supplement of weapons and equipment so that these units could quickly familiarize themselves with them, avoiding situations where they would not know how to use them or would be unskilled, failing to exert the combat performance of the equipment.

Subsequently, General Faraj also inspected eight secret armories of the Golan Heights Front Command to check the status of weapons and ammunition and conducted a comprehensive security check of these secret armories to prevent them from being discovered and destroyed by Israel.

Major General Rahim, Major General Zaha, and others were intimately familiar with the situation of each unit, as these were their own troops, some of whom they had even commanded directly. No flaws were found during General Faraj's inspection.

Of course, to make the Joint Command pay more attention to the Golan Heights Front Command, it was inevitable to "cry poverty" and exaggerate Israel's military deployment in this direction. This would allow them to obtain more weapon and ammunition reserves, providing more options if the war did not go well.

Accompanied by Major General Faye, Major General Maliki, Major General Dula, and others, Lieutenant General Ham visited every unit of the Aqaba Front Command's 40 Mechanized Infantry Brigades and 12 Drone Battalions to understand their reorganization status.

Since these troops involved relatively many countries and their military literacy varied, many problems arose, giving Lieutenant General Ham a headache.

For instance, the Afghan army was very unfamiliar with the weapons and equipment and required extensive training to master them; the Saudi Arabian army's training was not serious enough, making Lieutenant General Ham very uneasy about their combat effectiveness; and the officers and soldiers of the Pakistani army were more concerned about whether their pay would be distributed on time, which affected their training enthusiasm.

Major General Faye did not hide the various problems when reporting on the reorganization status so that Lieutenant General Ham could grasp the most accurate information and avoid misjudgments that could affect the operational command of the Aqaba Front Command.

Lieutenant General Ham could only ask Major General Faye to strengthen the training intensity and complete various reorganization tasks as soon as possible through both material and spiritual means to improve the combat strength of the troops.

Naturally, he also promised to solve some of the problems of the Aqaba Front Command by allocating more weapons, equipment, and funds so that the frontline officers and soldiers would have no worries and could participate in the battle with peace of mind.

Senior officials from the Joint Command also inspected the Lebanon Front Command and the Sinai Front Command. The reorganization progress of these two frontline commands met expectations, and although they also encountered various problems, it did not affect the progress of the reorganization.

Commanders such as General Moss and Major General Al-Sisi performed their duties diligently, giving these pieced-together units the appearance of a modern army. Even the Local Militias showed a new look after reorganization.

In particular, some units with actual combat experience saw a qualitative leap in their combat effectiveness after upgrading their equipment. They now had greater firepower with armored vehicles they didn't have before. While they used to be helpless against aerial attacks, they now had anti-aircraft missiles and drones, allowing them to respond more calmly.

The Anti-Israel Coalition Joint Command was basically satisfied with this comprehensive inspection. Once the reorganization is complete, they are full of confidence in a victorious offensive against Israel. With so many weapons and ammunition being poured into Israel, they wondered what Israel could possibly use to counter them.