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Report: US Paying More For Bases In Allies’ Countries -- Stars and Stripes
WASHINGTON — The United States is bearing a bigger share of the cost to maintain military bases in allied countries than in years past, and military construction projects in those countries move ahead without proper oversight, according to a Congressional report released Wednesday.
A yearlong review by the Senate Armed Services Committee found that the United States spends more than $10 billion yearly to maintain overseas bases. Seventy percent of the spending is directed toward three major allies: Germany, Japan and South Korea. The figure does not include military pay and benefits or the cost of supporting the war in Afghanistan.
The report comes at a time of declining defense spending as well as a new defense strategy aimed at increasing U.S. influence and military presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Update: Report: US paying more for overseas bases in Germany, Japan, South Korea despite troop shifts -- Washington Post/AP
WNU Editor: For a list of U.S. bases overseas .... go here.
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