Military Operations: Some Funds for Fiscal Year 1999 Contingency Operations Will Be Available for Future Needs,
Abstract
In fiscal year 1999, U.S. military forces are participating in a number of contingency operations, most notably in the Balkans and Southwest Asia. Through June 1999, the Department of Defense (DOD) has reported about $4 billion in incremental costs for contingency operations in fiscal year 1999 and is estimating that there will be several billion dollars in additional costs through the end of the fiscal year. In response to your request, this report examines (1) the costs of and funding for fiscal year 1999 contingency operations and (2) whether any funds remaining at the end of fiscal year 1999 can be applied to fiscal year 2000 funding requirements. Since the end of the Persian Gulf War in 1991, the two largest contingency operations involving U.S. military forces are in the Balkans and Southwest Asia. These two operations account for 98 percent of DOD's reported fiscal year 1999 incremental costs for contingency operations through June 1999, the latest available data. In the Balkans, the United States was first engaged in Bosnia and, beginning this year, in Kosovo. U.S. involvement in Bosnia began in July 1992 as part of humanitarian relief efforts and then, in April 1993, the United States began to participate in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) enforcement of a no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina in support of United Nations peacekeeping. From December 1995 through the present date, the United States has deployed military personnel in and around Bosnia to assist in implementing the General Framework Agreement (also known as the Dayton Agreement). U.S. forces, currently numbering about 6,200, are part of a multilateral coalition under NATO command. On March 24,1999, the United States provided military forces in support of NATO combat operations against Yugoslavia following the failure of peace talks and escalating violence against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA369119
Entities
People
- Carol Schuster
- Steve Sternlieb
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office