ISBN:
9780833080370
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0833083333
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0833080377
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9780833083333
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 40 pages)
Series Statement:
Research report RR-150-AF
Keywords:
United States Appropriations and expenditures
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United States Appropriations and expenditures
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United States
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United States
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Military planning
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Strategy
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Military base closures Economic aspects
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Military bases, American Costs
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Air bases, American Costs
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Military planning
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Strategy
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Military base closures
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Military bases, American
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Air bases, American
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Military planning
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Strategy
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Military & Naval Science
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Law, Politics & Government
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Air Forces
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United States
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HISTORY ; Military ; Strategy
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Armed Forces ; Appropriations and expenditures
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Expenditures, Public
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United States
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United States
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Military base closures ; Economic aspects
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Electronic books
Abstract:
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 required to maintain bases and military units overseas and estimate current costs using official data and econometric modeling. They provide a cost model of overseas presence for policymakers to weigh alternative posture options. Their main findings are that while it does cost more to maintain force structures and installations overseas rather than in the United States, the total cost of doing so for the Air Force's current overseas posture is small relative to the Air Force's overall budget
Abstract:
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 required to maintain bases and military units overseas and estimate current costs using official data and econometric modeling. They provide a cost model of overseas presence for policymakers to weigh alternative posture options. Their main findings are that while it does cost more to maintain force structures and installations overseas rather than in the United States, the total cost of doing so for the Air Force's current overseas posture is small relative to the Air Force's overall budget
Note:
"The study was conducted within the Strategy and Doctrine Program of RAND Project Air Force"--Preface
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"RAND Project Air Force
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-40)
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