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Changes ahead : future directions for the U.S. overseas military presence / Richard L. Kugler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kugler, Richard L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military relations.
- Foreign countries.
- United States--Armed Forces--Foreign countries.
- United States.
- Armed Forces.
- United States--Military relations--Foreign countries.
- Military planning--United States.
- Military planning.
- National security--United States.
- National security.
- United States--Military policy.
- Military policy.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 174 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1998.
- Summary:
- U.S. military forces stationed abroad play vital roles. This study offers eight options that can be used to help guide thinking and planning for the coming era of change.
- Contents:
- Figures ix
- Tables xi
- Contemplating the Future 2
- Organization 5
- Chapter 2 Current U.S. Overseas Presence 7
- The Current Overseas Presence: Resources and Assets 8
- Overseas Presence as Part of U.S. Defense Strategy 10
- Reasons for Overseas Presence 12
- Composition of Overseas Presence 12
- Evaluating the Current Overseas Presence: 15
- Strategic Considerations 15
- Theater-by-Theater Appraisal 18
- Military Considerations 22
- Major Theater War Defense in the Persian Gulf and Korea 26
- Chapter 3 The Impact of Future International Conditions on the U.S. Overseas Presence 37
- Toward a Future of Dynamic Change and Uncertainty 37
- The Contributions of Complexity Theory to Understanding International Change 39
- Preventing Descents to Permit Progress 46
- Chapter 4 New Purposes and Geography for U.S. Overseas Presence 59
- Toward a New Strategic Planning Framework 61
- New Strategic Objectives 66
- New Strategy Precepts 68
- New Military Missions 72
- Toward a New Design Concept 75
- Future Strategic Directions in Each Region 78
- Europe 78
- Persian Gulf 81
- Asia 82
- The Role of Allies and Coalition Partners in Power Projection 84
- Chapter 5 Toward Different and Better Forces 95
- The Importance of "Being There" with Combat Forces 96
- Future Force-Sizing Principles 101
- Possible Portfolio Posture and a Changing Mix 109
- Toward Higher-Quality, Reengineered Forces 119
- Impact of RMA 120
- Implications for Overseas Presence 123
- Military Infrastructure for Outlying Areas 126
- Importance of New Reception Facilities and Bases 127
- An Innovative Idea: New USAF Deployment Bases 132
- Chapter 6 Options for future U.S. Overseas Presence 139
- A Spectrum of Options 139
- Option 1 Continuity Posture 142
- Option 2 Evolutionary Posture 146
- Option 3 Reengineered Posture 149
- Option 4 Rotational Posture 154
- Option 5 Gulf-Heavy Posture 158
- Option 6 Asia-Heavy Posture 159
- Option 7 Global Threat Posture 161
- Option 8 Stable World Posture 163
- Implications for the Department of Defense 164
- Implications for the Air Force 167.
- Notes:
- "Prepared for the United States Air Force [by] Project Air Force."
- "MR-956-AF"--P. [4] of cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174).
- ISBN:
- 0833026194
- OCLC:
- 38976209
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