Cost-Benefit Analysis of Marine Corps Operational Support Airlift: Alternative Acquisition and Force Structures for Marine Corps Operational Support Airlift

Abstract

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) currently operates 28 operational support airlift (OSA) aircraft. The USMC must maintain the requirements set forth by the Department of Defense in a cost-effective way to ensure the OSA aircraft and personnel accomplish the mission. In this thesis, I use a cost-benefit analysis to examine the current OSA fleet, specifically the UC-12W and UC-35D platforms and several feasible alternative courses of action (COAs). In my analysis, by estimating the costs associated with operations, support, and personnel, I find that there are cost-saving opportunities of approximately $2 million over the five-year cost projection by implementing an alternative COA that adds three additional UC-12W aircraft to the OSA fleet. The findings of the cost-benefit analysis provide evidence that the current structure of medium- and short-range aircraft is not the most cost-effective; therefore, a restructuring of the UC-12W and UC-35D must be undertaken to ensure the OSA program maximizes cost savings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2022
Accession Number
AD1173298

Entities

People

  • Jerett D. Fazendine

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Active Duty
  • Aircrafts
  • California
  • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Flight Crews
  • Force Structure
  • Governments
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Tactical Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Transportation Command
  • Warfare

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