The role of the United States and its global military presence are under debate in the face of changing strategic and economic realities. The authors present a menu of global postures and compare them in terms of the U. S. Air Force bases, combat forces, active-duty personnel, and base operating costs. Ultimately, the choice will depend on perspectives on the role overseas military presence can play in achieving U.S. global security interests.

U.S. Overseas Military Presence: What Are the Strategic Choices?

History

Davis, Lynn E.

McNerney, Michael J.

Pettyjohn, Stacie L.

Worman, Stephen M.

Sisson, Melanie W.

Military

RAND Corporation

This independent assessment is a comprehensive study of the strategic benefits, risks, and costs of U.S. military presence overseas. The report provides policymakers a way to evaluate the range of strategic benefits and costs that follow from revising the U.S. overseas military presence by characterizing how this presence contributes to assurance, deterrence, responsiveness, and security cooperation goals.

Overseas Basing of U.S. Military Forces: An Assessment of Relative Costs and Strategic Benefits

Business & Money

Halliday, John

Peltz, Eric

Frelinger, David R.

Sollinger, Jerry M.

Eaton, Derek

Greenfield, Victoria A.

Lostumbo, Michael J.

Mills, Patrick

Nardulli, Bruce R.

Management & Leadership

Because of the widespread use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) for positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT), concerns have been expressed that a disruption of GPS might require a national investment in backup capabilities. The authors assess the costs associated with realistic threats to domestic, nonmilitary uses of GPS, and review possible additions to the PNT ecosystem in light of those costs.

Analyzing a More Resilient National Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capability

KENNEDY, Michael

Vermeer, Michael J. D.

Oberholtzer, Jenny

Conley, Tim

Pint, Ellen M.

Jackson, Brian A.

Rockstroh, Parousia

Mason, Richard

Stanley, Karlyn D.

Bonomo, James

Consaul, Ryan

Galvan, David A.

Goldfeld, Dahlia Anne

Grossman, Scott A.

Koym, V. Ray

Mastbaum, Jason

Nguyen, Thao (Liz)

Shostak, Melissa Corinne

Stickells, Anne

Economics

Logistics are often ignored or abstracted at a very high level during operational wargames. This report details a logistics game design that reflects the complexity of logistics systems without requiring computer aids. This game design is flexible enough to accommodate a variety of scenarios, objectives, and modifications.

Network Logistics Games: Design and Implementation

Shlapak, David A.

Litterer, Sydney

Brookes, Jennifer

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