Guam: U.S. Defense Deployments

Abstract

The U.S. military is building up forces on the U.S. territory of Guam to maintain deterrence and warfighting capabilities for possible responses to crises and disasters, counter-terrorism, and contingencies in support of South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, or elsewhere in Asia. Guam's role has increased with plans to withdraw some U.S. forces from Japan and South Korea. The purpose of this CRS Report is to discuss developments and issues in Guam's defense build-up in terms of policy considerations, rather than detailed budgetary issues. This CRS Report will be updated as warranted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 26, 2008
Accession Number
ADA479034

Entities

People

  • Larry Niksch
  • Shirley Kan

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Attack Submarines
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Counterterrorism
  • Deployment
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Navy
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Security
  • South Korea
  • United States
  • United States Pacific Command
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

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