A cost analysis of the U.S. Air Force overseas posture informing strategic choices
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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, CA
RAND
2013, 2013
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| Series: | Research report
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-40)
- 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