Defense Planning in a Decade of Change

摘要

This is the final report for a Project AIR FORCE study entitled 'Where Is the United States Air Force Post-Base Force, Post-BUR, and Post- QDR'. The research was sponsored by the Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff, Air and Space Operations, and was performed within the Aerospace Force Development Program of Project AIR FORCE. The report summarizes a comparative historical review of the three major force structure reviews of the 1990s: the 1989-1990 Base Force, the 1993 Bottom-Up Review (BUR), and the 1997 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). It describes key assumptions, decisions, and outcomes of these reviews, focusing on elements related to strategy, forces, and resources, and summarizes key lessons learned.