Combat Support Execution Planning and Control: An Assessment of Initial Implementations in Air Force Exercises

Abstract

Operations in Serbia in 1999 revealed issues with combat support execution planning and control. RAND Project Air Force (PAF) analyzed the then-current operation architecture and developed a future ("TO-BE") architecture. As part of this continuing effort, PAF and Air Force personnel formed an assessment team to observe two command post exercises, Terminal Fury 2004 and Austere Challenge 2004, that offered an operational environment in which to evaluate Air Force progress in implementing the TO-BE. The exercises highlighted opportunities in three areas--organizational structure, systems and tools, and training and education--in which continuing implementation of the TO BE architecture should improve productivity and enhance decisionmaking.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA496937

Entities

People

  • Kristin F. Lynch
  • William A. Williams

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Civil Engineering
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Control Systems
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Information Systems
  • Knowledge Management
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Warfare

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  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).