Estimating Air Force Deployment Requirements for Lean Force Packages: A Methodology And Decision Support Tool Prototype

Abstract

In the early 1990s, the U.S. Air Force embarked on an effort to be more responsive to worldwide demands for airpower. The intent was to create an Expeditionary Aerospace Force (EAF) that could provide a lean, agile airpower capability with short response times across the world.1 The EAF capabilities would allow the Air Force to stabilize the operations tempo of the force by using rapid-response capability in lieu of a permanent forward presence for deterrence.2 In response to the challenge, the Air Force developed lean force-deployment packages that when complemented by a pre-established, robust, worldwide infrastructure of war reserve materiel and forward-positioned aircraft-repair facilities could provide desired airpower in the time needed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1055960

Entities

People

  • James A. Leftwich
  • Jason Mastbaum
  • Kristin Van Abel
  • Patrick Mills

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Civil Engineering
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Support
  • Command And Control
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Management
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space