Evaluating Future Trends in Support of the Air Force Strategic Environment Assessment: Discussion and Results from a Structured Workshop

Abstract

This report presents the results of a fiscal year 2016 RAND Project AIR FORCE add-on project. This project supported the Air Force Strategic Environment Assessment (AFSEA). The AFSEA is an examination of plausible futures for Air Force planning over a 30-year time frame. This report presents the results of analysis on nine future trends provided by the Air Force and the output of a structured workshop to consider interactions between the trends and to develop a set of future worlds. The research described in this document was sponsored by Maj Gen John F. Newell III, director of Strategy, Concepts and Assessments, deputy chief of staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. This project was performed within the Strategy and Doctrine Program of RAND Project AIR FORCE.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1088619

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  • Brien Alkire
  • David R. Frelinger
  • David T. Orletsky
  • Forrest E. Morgan
  • Karl P. Mueller
  • Marek N. Posard
  • Richard Silberglitt
  • Steven Berner
  • William Young
  • Yuna H. Wong

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  • RAND Corporation

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  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
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  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Air Force
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  • Employment
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  • Information Systems
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
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  • Medical Personnel
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  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.