02491oam 2200457 450 991022007870332120190911100038.00-8330-7908-50-8330-7906-9(OCoLC)824140303(MiFhGG)GVRL6SHR(EXLCZ)99267000000041181520121113d2012 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrU.S. global defense posture, 1783-2011 /Stacie L. PettyjohnSanta Monica, CA :RAND Corporation,2012.1 online resource (xx, 124 pages) illustrations (some color), maps (some color)Gale eBooks"Prepared for the United States Air Force.""Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."0-8330-7696-5 Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-124).Framework for U.S. posture -- Extent of the U.S. overseas military presence -- Operational orientation of American forces -- Continental defense, 1783-1815 -- Continental defense and commercialism, 1815-1898 -- Transition period, 1898-1905 -- Oceanic posture -- Hemispheric defense (hemispheric anti-access/area denial) -- Perimeter defense in-depth, 1943-1949 -- Consolidated defense-in-depth -- Transitioning from perimeter defense-in-depth to consolidated defense-in-depth -- Expeditionary defense-in-depth -- Comparing the GDPR to perimeter defense-in-depth -- Findings and recommendations -- Recommendations -- Concluding thoughts.This monograph describes the evolution of the U.S. global defense posture from 1783 to the present as the nation grew from a relatively weak and insular regional power into the preeminent global power. As new and unpredictable threats emerge, alliance relationships are revised, and resources decline, past efforts at dealing with similar problems yield important lessons for future decisions.Military bases, AmericanPlanningUnited StatesDefensesHistoryUnited StatesArmed ForcesForeign countriesUnited StatesMilitary policyMilitary bases, AmericanPlanning.355/.033073Pettyjohn Stacie L924024MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910220078703321U.S. global defense posture, 1783-20112073709UNINA