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1 online resource |
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Research report |
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Research report (Rand Corporation)
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"The research described in this report was sponsored by the United States Air Force under Contract FA7014-06-C-0001." |
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"Rand Project Air Force." |
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Title from title screen. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Introduction -- What does the USAF need a global posture? -- Where does the USAF need basing and access? -- What types of security partnerships minimize peacetime access risk? -- How much forward presence does the USAF require? -- Findings and recommendations. |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Background; The Policy Problem; Purpose of This Document; Organization; 2. Why Does the USAF Need a Global Posture?; The Reach and Limits of U.S. Territory; The Posture Triangle; Strategic Anchors; Forward Operating Locations; Support Links; An Integrated Framework for Posture Planning; 3. Where Does the USAF Need Basing and Access?; Strategic Anchors; Strategic Anchors: Enduring Partners; Strategic Anchors-Mutual Defense Partners; Forward Operating Locations. |
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Support Links (En Route Airfields)4. What Types of Security Partnerships Minimize Peacetime Access Risk?; Political Challenges to Peacetime Access; Peacetime Access Risk; 5. How Much Forward Presence Does the USAF Require?; Tremendous Variation in the USAF's Overseas Presence; Military Requirements and Forward Presence; The Posture Triangle and Peacetime Presence Needs; 6. Findings and Recommendations; Why Does the USAF Need a Global Posture?; Where Does the USAF Need Basing and Access?; What Types of Security Partnerships Minimize Peacetime Access Risk? |
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How Much Forward Presence Does the United States Require?Recommendations; Use an Integrated Framework to Explain Global Posture; Maintain Strategic Anchor Locations in Key Regions and with Enduring Partners; Expand Access to Potential Forward Operating Locations in Key Regions; Use Basing Clusters to Minimize Access Risk; Expand USAF Capability to Support Rotational Forces; Global Posture for a Global Power; Bibliography. |
| Summary |
U.S. Air Force (USAF) global posture-its overseas forces, facilities, and arrangements with partner nations-faces a variety of fiscal, political, and military challenges. This report seeks to identify why the USAF needs a global posture, where it needs basing and access, the types of security partnerships that minimize peacetime access risk, and the amount of forward presence that the USAF requires. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
United States. Air Force -- Foreign service.
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États-Unis. Air Force -- Service à l'étranger.
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United States. Air Force
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Air bases, American.
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Bases aériennes américaines.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Strategy.
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Air bases, American
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Armed Forces -- Foreign service
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| Added Author |
Vick, Alan. Author.
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United States. Air Force. Sponsor.
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Project Air Force (U.S.)
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Rand Corporation. Publisher.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pettyjohn, Stacie L. Posture Triangle : A New Framework for U.S. Air Force Global Presence. Santa Monica : RAND Corporation, ©2013 |
| ISBN |
9780833081704 (eISBN) |
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0833081705 (eISBN) |
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0833081675 |
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9780833081674 |
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9780833081674 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000053042769 |
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AU@ 000053336770 |
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DEBBG BV043040143 |
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DEBBG BV043777967 |
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DEBBG BV044066116 |
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DEBSZ 429959419 |
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GBVCP 1008661724 |
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NZ1 15494052 |
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AU@ 000073103132 |
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