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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Project Air Force (U.S.) Content Provider (content provider)
Otros Autores: Mills, Patrick, 1975- Author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] Rand Corporation 2013
Colección:Research report A cost analysis of the U.S. Air Force overseas posture
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427812806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.