Congressional Budget Office Primer on U.S. Military’s Force Structure
The primer is organized as follows:
- Chapter 1 describes CBO’s conceptual approach to analyzing the military’s force structure and costs.
- Chapter 2 discusses the Department of the Army, with descriptions of each type of brigade combat team.
- Chapter 3 discusses the Department of the Navy, with descriptions of major types of ships and Marine Corps units.
- Chapter 4 discusses the Department of the Air Force, with descriptions of major types of aircraft squadrons and the new Space Force.
- Chapter 5 describes some major defensewide organizations, such as Special Operations Command and the military’s health care system.