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INDEX OF
U.S. MILITARY
STRENGTH
DAVIS INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY
© 2019 by The Heritage Foundation
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2019
INDEX OF
U.S. MILITARY
STRENGTH
DAVIS INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY
edited by
Dakota L. Wood

We are honored to dedicate the
2019 Index of U.S. Military Strength
to Thomas A. Saunders III.

Contents
Contributors ix
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Acknowledgments xi
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Preface xiii
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Kay Coles James
Introduction 1
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Executive Summary 7
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Supplying the Manpower That America’s National Security Strategy Demands 19
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Blaise Misztal and Jack Rametta
Training: The Foundation for Success in Combat 37
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Jim Greer, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.)
An Overview of the DOD Installations Enterprise 47
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John Conger
Winning Future Wars: Modernization and a 21st Century Defense Industrial Base 61
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Daniel Gouré, PhD
Logistics: The Lifeblood of Military Power 93
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John E. Wissler, Lieutenant General, USMC (Ret.)
Global Operating Environment
Assessing the Global Operating Environment. ................................................................................................107
Europe...................................................................................................................................................................... 109
Middle East ............................................................................................................................................................. 153
Asia ........................................................................................................................................................................... 173
Conclusion: Scoring the Global Operating Environment ............................................................................. 201
Threats to U.S. Vital Interests
Assessing Threats to U.S. Vital Interests .......................................................................................................... 205
Europe...................................................................................................................................................................... 209
Middle East ............................................................................................................................................................. 241
Asia ........................................................................................................................................................................... 271
Conclusion: Global Threat Level. ........................................................................................................................ 303
U.S. Military Power
An Assessment of U.S. Military Power. ............................................................................................................. 309
U.S. Army .................................................................................................................................................................327
U.S. Army Modernization Table. .................................................................................................................... 335
U.S. Navy ................................................................................................................................................................. 343
U.S. Navy Modernization Table ..................................................................................................................... 368
U.S. Air Force. ......................................................................................................................................................... 385
U.S. Air Force Modernization Table. ..............................................................................................................397
U.S. Marine Corps .................................................................................................................................................. 409
U.S. Marine Corps Modernization Table ...................................................................................................... 419
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Capability. ..................................................................................................................... 429
Ballistic Missile Defense ....................................................................................................................................... 445
Conclusion: U.S. Military Power. ......................................................................................................................... 455
Glossary of Abbreviations 459
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Methodology 469
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