Transportation advances have erased the deployment-time advantage of overseas bases

Evidence

For those concerned that closing bases abroad might slow deployment times in case of a legitimate defensive war or peacekeeping operation, studies by the Pentagon and others have shown that in most cases, advances in transportation technology have largely erased the advantage of stationing troops overseas. Nowadays, the military can generally deploy troops just as quickly from bases in the continental United States and Hawaii as it can from many bases abroad. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 37

Categorization

• QUESTION: The Pentagon studies behind this claim are worth identifying by name to verify the timing comparison.