U.S. War Costs, Casualties, and Personnel Levels Since 9/11

Abstract

Seventeen years have passed since the U.S. initiated major military operations following the September 11, 2001,terrorist attacks. In the intervening period, operations first classified as Global War on Terror (GWOT) and later Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) have varied in scope. Though primarily focused on locations in Afghanistan and Iraq, they have also included territories throughout Central and Southeastern Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. This In Focus summarizes major expenditures on U.S. war operations, reconstruction assistance, troop levels and casualties, and ongoing issues for Congress. This analysis narrowly defines war/non-war costs as OCO designated appropriated funds associated with overseas operations as designated in DODs official Cost of War(CoW) report. Other observers may define war operations or costs more broadly (see Issues for Congress section).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 18, 2019
Accession Number
AD1169621

Entities

People

  • Christopher T. Mann

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Asia
  • Budgets
  • Casualties
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Support
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Contractors
  • Defense Planning
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Middle East
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

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  • Government and Public Administration Law.
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