Us Military Capabilities and Forces for a Dangerous World

Ochmanek, David; Wilson, Peter A.; Allen, Brenna; Meyers, John Speed; Price, Carter C. (2018-01-29). Us Military Capabilities and Forces for a Dangerous World. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, The. ISBN 978-0-8330-9742-2.

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Abstract: "This report evaluates the capabilities of current and programmed U.S. forces to meet the demands of conflicts that could arise involving any of five potential adversaries: China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and Salafist-jihadi groups worldwide. The report finds that U.S. forces today are larger than necessary to fight a single major war, are failing to keep pace with the modernizing forces of great power adversaries, are poorly postured to meet key challenges in Europe and East Asia, and are insufficiently trained and ready to get the most operational utility from many of its active component units. The report recommends a host of enhancements to the capabilities and posture of U.S. forces and offers three alternative force planning constructs to help ensure that defense resources are, in the future, applied to the highest-priority needs."

"...regular rotational deployments of land-based aircraft and support assets to a network of dispersal bases in Japan, the Philippines, Micronesia, and elsewhere; ensure that USAF, USMC, and USN units operating land-based aircraft have sufficient maintenance and support capacity to sustain operations at a large number of wartime dispersal bases..."

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