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Major US Military Bases1 Pre-Gulf War: Incrilik AB

Post-Gulf War: None

Minor US Military Bases1 None
US Military Personnel Stationed 10/14/20001 1,100 Air Force personnel, manning approximately 60 planes.
US Military Personnel Stationed as of 2/27/031 1,700 Air Force personnel, and 2,300 other uspecified personnel, manning at least 60 planes.
Military Expenditures, 20012 $8.1 billion
Military Expenditures as Percentage of GDP2 4.5%
US Arms Sales (Delivered) 1990-2001 $9.8 billion

1 Source: www.GlobalSecurity.org
2 Source: CIA World Fact Book, www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
3 Source: Federation of American Scientists, U.S. Arms Transfers Database, www.fas.org/asmp/profiles/sales_db.htm

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