Military Almanac 2001-2002

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Research and writing for the 2001-2002 Military Almanac was
contributed by the following members of the CDI staff:
Nicholas Berry
Marcus Corbin
Christopher Hellman
Jeffrey Mason
Col. Daniel Smith, USA (Ret.)
Rachel Stohl
Tomas Valasek
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Table of Contents
ABOUT THE CENTER FOR DEFENSE INFORMATION......................................................................................................v
U.S. MILITARY FORCES..................................................................................................................................................................1
Composition of U.S. Military Forces................................................................................................................................................3
Post-Cold War Defense Reviews......................................................................................................................................................4
The 21st Century National Security Study.......................................................................................................................................5
Transformation...................................................................................................................................................................................9
Military Strength Comparisons, 2000-2001...................................................................................................................................11
Nuclear Weapons Facts..................................................................................................................................................................12
U.S. Conventional Weapons Facts.................................................................................................................................................13
Ballistic Missile Defense..................................................................................................................................................................15
PEOPLE...............................................................................................................................................................................................19
U.S. Military and Military-Related Personnel.................................................................................................................................21
Recruitment and Retention............................................................................................................................................................24
Demographic Breakdown of the U.S. Military..............................................................................................................................25
Military Pay and Costs of U.S. Military Personnel.........................................................................................................................27
U.S. Military Ranks...........................................................................................................................................................................29
Top States for Military People and Money....................................................................................................................................30
MONEY...............................................................................................................................................................................................33
U.S. Military and Military-Related Spending.................................................................................................................................34
U.S. Military Spending 1946-2002..................................................................................................................................................35
FY 2002 Military Budget Request...................................................................................................................................................36
Discretionary Spending..................................................................................................................................................................37
Funding Comparisons.....................................................................................................................................................................38
Global Military Spending Comparisons........................................................................................................................................39
Military Contracts: Top 15 Corporations in Military Industry.......................................................................................................40
U.S. AND THE WORLD.................................................................................................................................................................41
The World At War Today ................................................................................................................................................................43
Costs of U.S. Wars and Interventions since 1900..........................................................................................................................47
U.S. Military Deployments/Engagements, 1975-2001..................................................................................................................50
International Peace Operations.....................................................................................................................................................54
U.S. Military Relations with Foreign Countries..............................................................................................................................58
De-alerting.......................................................................................................................................................................................59
European Security Structures at a Glance.....................................................................................................................................61
Asian Security Structures at a Glance............................................................................................................................................63
U.S. Military Commands.................................................................................................................................................................65
Arms Control and Other Military-Related Agreements and Treaties .........................................................................................66
REFERENCES AND GLOSSARY................................................................................................................................................71
Recent Significant DoD and Defense-related Reports................................................................................................................73
Sources and Recommended Readings.........................................................................................................................................74
Key Military Definitions...................................................................................................................................................................78
Selected Military Acronyms............................................................................................................................................................81
CENTER FOR DEFENSE INFORMATION BOARD OF ADVISORS....................................................inside back cover
ALMANAC ORDERING INFO......................................................................................................................................back cover

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