Scott R Stephenson

This report summarizes the findings of research on U. S. and other armed forces' capabilities in the Arctic, the extent to which non-U. S. entities are operating where U. S. forces cannot, and how those operations might affect U. S. national interests. The authors found that the United States is lacking in capacity and, to a lesser extent, capability and that this creates risk for U. S. security.

Climate-driven natural hazards will continue to affect Department of the Air Force (DAF) installations and missions for the foreseeable future. There is a need for the DAF to consider how installation infrastructure projects that improve hazard resilience may be prioritized. A new approach allows comparison of infrastructure projects based on their ability to improve installation resilience to climate-related hazards.

Climate hazards adversely affect the physical environment in which the U. S. Department of Defense must operate, thereby adversely affecting the performance of the joint force. Acknowledging that climate effects will likely become more severe as global temperatures rise, the authors of this report discuss findings from a study they conducted to develop links between climate and force readiness.