Speed and Power Toward an Expeditionary Army

by Peltz, Eric; Halliday, John M.; Bower, Aimee

• ISBN13: 9780833034786
• ISBN10: 0833034782
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-05
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

Explores ways in which the Army might improve its ability to contribute to the prompt, global power-projection capability of the United States.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Figures	ix
Tables	xiii
Summary	xv
Acknowledgments	xxvii
Glossary	xxxi
Introduction	1	(2)
The Deployment System and Modeling Assumptions	3	(18)
The Deployment Process	3	(3)
Determining the Deployment Plan	3	(1)
Preparing for the Movement of Forces	3	(2)
Aerial Port of Embarkation Processes	5	(1)
The Deployment Route	5	(1)
The Deployment Brigade Combat Team Deployment Goal	6	(1)
Airfield Throughput	6	(3)
Modeling Assumptions	9	(4)
Deployment Node Throughput	9	(2)
Utilizing Node Throughput Capacity	11	(2)
Aircraft Loads	13	(1)
Conditions that Could Slow Deployment	13	(1)
Airlift Allocation and Working MOG: Baselines for Analysis	14	(7)
Airlift Allocation	14	(3)
Working MOG	17	(4)
Leveraging the Deployment Tradespace to Improve Strategic Responsiveness	21	(38)
Deployment Footprint	21	(9)
The Choice of Forces for Early Entry	21	(2)
Size of the Force: The First Element of Deployment Footprint	23	(1)
Aircraft Loading: The Second Element of Footprint	24	(4)
The Effect of Deployment Footprint on Closure Time	28	(1)
Reaching 96 Hours with the SBCT	29	(1)
Throughput Capacity	30	(10)
The Effect of Working MOG	30	(2)
A Future Force Unit of Action Excursion	32	(1)
The Effect of Distance	33	(1)
Restricted Throughput Example: Limited Airfield Operating Hours	34	(1)
APOD Ground Times in Recent Operations	34	(2)
Joint Planning, Practice, and Process Improvement as Routes to Increasing Throughput	36	(3)
The Benefit of APOD Process Improvement for a CONUS-Based Deployment	39	(1)
Expanding the Tradespace: Forward Unit or Equipment Positioning	40	(15)
Forward Unit Positioning: When Does it Make Sense?	41	(1)
The ``Types'' of Forward Unit Positioning	41	(1)
The Deployment Benefits of Forward Unit Positioning	42	(2)
The Synergy Between Forward Unit Positioning and Process Improvement	44	(1)
A New Alternative: ``Selected'' Prepositioning	44	(1)
Sharing Prepositioned Equipment and Supplies Among Force Types	45	(2)
The Forms of Prepositioning	47	(1)
The Need to Leverage Strategic Warning for Rapid Response with Prepositioned Materiel	47	(2)
The Deployment Benefits of Selected Prepositioning: SBCT Trucks, Nonvehicular Equipment, and Supplies	49	(1)
Changing the Prepositioning Paradigm	50	(1)
Additional Selected Prepositioning Issues for Analysis	51	(1)
Prepositioning Considerations	52	(1)
Employing a Mixed Strategy of Forward Unit Positioning and Materiel Prepositioning	53	(2)
Options for Improving Rapid Closure of Early-Entry Forces	55	(4)
Rapidly Providing Mission-Tailored Force Packages	59	(14)
Filling the Gap with a ``Medium'' Force	59	(3)
Changing the Force Design: A New Point on the Tradeoff Curve	60	(2)
Force Phasing to Minimize Time to Initial Operating Capability	62	(4)
A Stryker Battalion Task Force ``Plus''	63	(2)
Deployment Time of the SBCT's First Phase	65	(1)
Rapid Mission Tailoring	66	(7)
Tailoring from Capability Building Blocks	67	(3)
A Menu of Capability Options	70	(1)
The Next Step: Joint Expeditionary Forces	70	(3)
Conclusions and Recommendations	73	(8)
A Comparison of Cases	73	(1)
Prompt Power Projection Requires New Thinking in Positioning, Practice, and Preparation	73	(2)
Recommendations Suggest Changes in Deployment Preparation and Positioning with Process Improvement	75	(6)
Bibliography	81