Increasing Aircraft Carrier Forward Presence: Changing the Length of the Maintenance Cycle

Abstract

The U.S. Navy currently maintains a fleet of 11 aircraft carriers. These ships, which are among the most powerful and versatile elements of U.S. naval forces, allow the Navy to undertake a wide range of tasks. They are also among the most complex weapon systems operated by the Navy. The carriers themselves need continuous and regularly scheduled maintenance. Their crews require a great deal of training to attain and sustain readiness levels. The length of the training, readiness, deployment, and maintenance cycle (defined as the period from the end of one depot maintenance period to the end of the next), the type of maintenance needed (i.e., docking or non-docking), and the timing of events within the cycle affect the carrier's availability to meet operational needs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA479999

Entities

People

  • Clifford Grammich
  • James G. Kallimani
  • John F. Schank
  • Roland J. Yardley

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Carrier Based Aircraft
  • Maintenance
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Nimitz-Class
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • Uss Abraham Lincoln
  • Uss Carl Vinson
  • Uss George Washington
  • Uss Kitty Hawk
  • Uss Nimitz
  • Uss Ronald Reagan
  • Uss Theodore Roosevelt

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design