Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Preface
Contents
Figures
Tables
Summary
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Background
The Policy Problem
Organization
The Reach and Limits of U.S. Territory
The Posture Triangle
Strategic Anchors
Forward Operating Locations
Support Links
An Integrated Framework for Posture Planning
Strategic Anchors
Strategic Anchors: Enduring Partners
Strategic Anchors—Mutual Defense Partners
Forward Operating Locations
Support Links (En Route Airfields)
4. What Types of Security Partnerships Minimize Peacetime Access Risk?
Political Challenges to Peacetime Access
Peacetime Access Risk
Tremendous Variation in the USAF's Overseas Presence
Military Requirements and Forward Presence
The Posture Triangle and Peacetime Presence Needs
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?
How Much Forward Presence Does the United States Require?
Use an Integrated Framework to Explain Global Posture
Use Basing Clusters to Minimize Access Risk
Expand USAF Capability to Support Rotational Forces
Global Posture for a Global Power
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