A cost analysis of the U.S. Air Force overseas posture : informing strategic choices /

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This report seeks to inform the debate over the extent of U.S. military presence overseas by providing a rigorous estimate of the costs associated with maintaining U.S. Air Force installations and units overseas rather than in the United States. The authors describe the various types of expenditures...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: Project Air Force (U.S.). Strategy and Doctrine Program, Rand Corporation, United States. Air Force
Other Authors: Mills, Patrick, 1975-, Grissom, Adam, Kavanagh, Jennifer, 1981-, Mahnad, Leila, Worman, Stephen M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2013.
Series:Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-150-AF.
Subjects:
United States. > Air Force > Appropriations and expenditures.
United States. > Department of Defense > Appropriations and expenditures.
États-Unis. > Air Force > Crédits budgétaires et dépenses.
United States. > Air Force
United States. > Department of Defense
Air bases, American > Foreign countries > Costs.
Military bases, American > Foreign countries > Costs.
Military base closures > Economic aspects.
Military planning > United States.
Strategy.
Bases aériennes américaines > Pays étrangers > Coût.
Bases militaires américaines > Pays étrangers > Coût.
Bases militaires > Fermeture > Aspect économique.
Planification militaire > États-Unis.
Stratégie.
HISTORY > Military > Strategy.
Armed Forces > Appropriations and expenditures
Expenditures, Public
Military base closures > Economic aspects
Military planning
Strategy
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Components of overseas presence
  • An overview of Air Force spending
  • Cost categories for overseas basing
  • Modeling installation support costs
  • Regression analysis of installation support costs
  • Other cost categories
  • Summary of results
  • Cost-sharing arrangements
  • Applying cost factors to policy options
  • Putting costs in context
  • Implications.

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