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Record Nr.

UNINA9910219975503321

Autore

Mills Patrick <1975->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

RAND Corporation, 2013

[Place of publication not identified], : Rand Corporation, 2013

ISBN

9780833083333

0833083333

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Research report  A cost analysis of the U.S. Air Force overseas posture

Disciplina

358.4/170681

Soggetti

Air bases, American - Costs - United States

Military planning

Military & Naval Science

Law, Politics & Government

Air Forces

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.