An Information Requirements Analysis of Military Airlift Command (MAC) Aerial Port Operations.
Abstract
The Military Airlift Command (MAC) as the Single Manager Operating Agency for the Department of Defense Airlift Service provides air transportation for the DOD and other government agencies. MAC maintains a vast network of intertheater aerial ports providing a vital link in accomplishing MAC's mission during wartime, periods of crisis, and peacetime. This research focused on operating procedures and existing regulations in order to assess the information requirements necessary to conduct daily operations. Documentation review and telephone interviews were used to facilitate this research. A Critical Success Factors methodology was employed and resulted in a proposed new set of information needs for the Air Terminal Operations Center (ATOC). The proposed set greatly reduces the degree to which the ATOC currently documents each airlift mission, without degrading effectiveness. Savings realized by reducing the time expended in documenting needless or redundant information are significant given pending aerial port manpower authorization reductions. ATOC personnel can increase time spent on management and control of aerial port resources. Keywords: Theses; Information exchange; Information transfer.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA187968
Entities
People
- Victor R. Stack
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology