The United States Air Force Approach to Capabilities-Based Planning & Programming (CBP&P), Part 1: Planning

Abstract

The United States Air Force (USAF) is moving from a mission-oriented planning approach to a capabilities-oriented approach to help better prepare for an uncertain future by optimizing its capabilities to face a broad spectrum of threats. This paper addresses the USAF's approach to capabilities-based planning and describes a methodology for: better aligning the USAF's approach to operations with its approach to resource allocation; explicitly assessing and making decisions on operational risk; promoting a range of solutions to capability shortfalls from across the "DOTMLPF" spectrum (doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, and facilities); providing an operational basis for resource allocation decisions; and providing an operationally-oriented forum for addressing combatant command (COCOM) priorities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA472037

Entities

People

  • James Jones
  • Robert Herslow

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Programming
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems

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  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.