Quick Strategic Force Closure Sensitivity for Multiple Scenarios
Abstract
A tenant of the U.S. Army Vision for future small scale contingency deployments is rapid force closure. To examine initial concept feasibility from an airlift transportation perspective, U.S. Transportation Command developed a Strategic Airlift Quick-Look Tool. Like other U.S. Quick-Look tools, this tool allows assessments to be made quickly using the best available data and planning factors flexibly defined by the analyst. This tool is unique in that it allows for the examination of up to 56 different scenarios simultaneously under various transportation constraints which impact closure. When evaluating future concepts, many variables are still "soft." For the transportation analyst, these "fuzzy" variables may include the size of the dedicated airlift fleet, size of deploying force, level of hazardous cargo processing required, available en route infrastructure, etc. In order to assess the essence of the future transportation challenge, the analyst must take a broader look and examine the relative sensitivities of these variable on closure estimates. The purpose of this presentation is to share a "Quick-Look" approach to examining multiple scenarios at once to assess closure potential relative to variables of interest.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA438909
Entities
People
- Jean M. Mahan
- Robert T. Brigantie
- William H. Key