Military Presence: U.S. Personnel in NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Europe.

摘要

For the past few years, the Congress has questioned whether the U.S. military presence in Europe can or should be reduced. Most recently, arms reduction tasks and the possibility that some agreement will be reached between the United States and the Soviet Union have highlighted the need for information on U.S. forces in Europe. To this end, GAO addressed the following questions to provide certain information that should be useful to the Congress in assessing the U.S. presence in the North Atlantic Treaty Organizational (NATO): 1) How many military and civilian personnel are assigned in NATO Europe, and how many dependents are residing with them; and 2) What military commands, defense agencies, and other defense-related U.S. government organizations are located in NATO Europe; what personnel are assigned to them; and what missions are they performing. The data in this report should provide a good baseline of historical information to illustrate trends in the numbers of U.S. military personnel, associated civilian personnel, and their dependents; their geographic distribution; and respective mission in NATO Europe. (KR)