How Can the Mobility Air Forces Better Support Adaptive Basing? Appendixes A-C, Supporting Analyses of Adaptive Basing, Soft Power, and Historical Case Studies
Abstract
A primary focus of the 2018 U.S. National Defense Strategy is the growing air and missile threat of potential adversaries. As a result, joint force development is focused on solving the operational problem of fighting effectively and winning in increasingly contested environments. This has led to the development of adaptive basing (AB) and other concepts that could reduce the vulnerability of U.S. forces while enhancing the warfighting capability through maneuver and other nonstandard approaches. AB and similar concepts call for force packages to operate in mobile and responsive ways to preserve critical U.S. combat capabilities and fight from positions of advantage. Many organizations are developing innovative AB concepts to address these issues. These concepts place demands on the U.S. Air Forces global mobility capabilities, but the effects on the Mobility Air Forces (MAF) have not been fully analyzed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 25, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1191611
Entities
People
- Adam R. Grissom
- Christian Curriden
- David T. Orletsky
- Julia Brackup
- Patrick Mills
- Robert A. Guffey
Organizations
- RAND Corporation