The Posture Triangle: A New Framework for U.S. Air Force Global Presence

by Alan J. Vick and Stacie L. Pettyjohn

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833081675
• ISBN13: 9780833081674
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 10.9"