Defense Infrastructure: Basing Uncertainties Necessitate Reevaluation of U.S. Construction Plans in South Korea

Abstract

The U.S.-South Korean Land Partnership Plan (LPP), signed in March 2002, was designed to consolidate U.S. installations, improve combat readiness, enhance public safety, and strengthen the U.S.-South Korean alliance by addressing some of the causes of periodic tension associated with the U.S. presence in South Korea. The Senate report on military construction appropriations for fiscal year 2003 directed GAO to review the LPP. GAO adjusted its review to also address the effect of ongoing reassessments of U.S. overseas presence upon the LPP and other infrastructure needs. In this report, GAO assessed (1) the scope of the LPP, (2) the implications on the LPP and other construction projects of proposals to change basing in South Korea, and (3) implementation challenges associated with the LPP that could affect future U.S. military construction projects in South Korea.

Document Details

• Document Type: Technical Report
• Publication Date: Jul 01, 2003
• Accession Number: AD1153769

Entities

People

• Barry W. Holman

Organizations

• United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Human Systems
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Agreements
• Air Force
• Air Force Facilities
• Ammunition
• Buildings And Structures
• Combat Readiness
• Congress
• Construction
• Department Of Defense
• Electronic Mail
• Explosives
• Families (Human)
• Governments
• Grenade Launchers
• House Of Representatives
• Infrastructure
• Korea
• Military Facilities
• Military Personnel
• Military Training
• Money
• Public Safety
• Recreation
• South Korea
• Tactical Training
• Training
• United States
• Websites

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