Rebalancing the Air Force: A Comprehensive Solution

Abstract

In the following pages, the author offers a comprehensive solution to the ongoing Air Force capabilities rebalancing effort by arguing for the adoption of military judgment criteria to inform and standardize the process. Additionally, the author argues for the adoption of a conceptual model meant to enable senior leaders to visualize the complex interplay of variables relevant to the rebalancing process. Armed with the model and a set of standardized military judgment criteriasenior leaders will be in a better position to make fully informed force structure decisionstheoretically improving the Air Forces ability to meet sustained operational requirements at a lower cost with minimum risk. Much of what is contained here is applicable to the Army, Navy and Marines, all of which have reserve components.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 16, 2011
Accession Number
AD1018730

Entities

People

  • Bruce K. Johnson

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Base Closures
  • Business Administration
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Force Structure
  • Governments
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Guard
  • Small Business
  • Students
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Theoretical Analysis.