Supporting Air and Space Expeditionary Forces Lessons from Operation Iraqi Freedom

by Lynch, Kristin F.

• ISBN13: 9780833036773
• ISBN10: 0833036777
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-22
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

"Supporting Air and Space Expeditionary Forces: Lessons from Operation Iraqi Freedom analyzes combat support experiences associated with Operation Iraqi Freedom and compares these experiences with those associated with Joint Task Force Noble Anvil in Serbia and the first 100 days of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The analysis offered an opportunity to compare findings and implications from the three operations. The objectives were to indicate how combat support performed in the Iraq scenario and how the support was implemented, to compare the three experiences to determine similarities and applicability of lessons across operations, and to determine whether some experiences are unique to particular scenarios."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Figures	xiii
Tables	xv
Summary	xvii
Acknowledgments	xli
Abbreviations and Acronyms	xliii
CHAPTER ONE Introduction	1	(10)
Background of the Agile Combat Support System	1	(2)
The ACS Network in Joint Task Force Noble Anvil, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom	3	(3)
Analytic Approach	6	(4)
Organization of This Report	10	(1)
CHAPTER TWO Overview of JTF NA, OEF, and OIF	11	(8)
Operations	11	(3)
Support Requirements	14	(3)
Pacific Air Force Flexible Deterrent Option	17	(1)
OIF in Perspective	18	(1)
CHAPTER THREE Combat Support Execution Planning and Control	19	(24)
CSC2 Nodes and Responsibilities in JTF NA	19	(3)
The TO-BE Operational Architecture	22	(1)
CSC2 Nodes and Responsibilities in OEF	23	(4)
CSC2 Nodes and Responsibilities in OIF	27	(9)
Comparison of Actual and TO-BE CSC2 Nodal Responsibilities	34	(2)
Integrated Closed-Loop Assessment and Feedback Capabilities	36	(2)
Implications	38	(5)
CHAPTER FOUR Forward Operating Locations and Site Preparation	43	(18)
Findings	43	(16)
JTF NA FOL Timelines	43	(2)
OEF FOL Timelines	45	(1)
OIF FOL Timelines	46	(3)
JTF NA Host-Nation Support, Country Clearances, and Site Surveys	49	(1)
OEF Host-Nation Support, Country Clearances, and Site Surveys	49	(2)
OIF Host-Nation Support, Country Clearances, and Site Surveys	51	(2)
JTF NA FOL Development and Construction	53	(1)
OEF FOL Development and Construction	53	(2)
OIF FOL Development and Construction	55	(1)
JTF NA Contractor Support	56	(1)
OEF Contractor Support	57	(1)
OIF Contractor Support	57	(2)
Implications	59	(2)
CHAPTER FIVE Forward Support Location/CONUS Support Location Preparation for Meeting Uncertain FOL Requirements	61	(10)
Findings	61	(8)
FSLs as Supply Locations	61	(4)
CSLs and C2	65	(1)
Maintenance FSLs	66	(3)
Implications	69	(2)
CHAPTER SIX Reliable Transportation to Meet FOL Needs	71	(20)
Findings	71	(18)
Movement by Commodity	71	(2)
OEF Modes of Transportation	73	(5)
OIF Modes of Transportation	78	(5)
Management of Theater Distribution	83	(6)
Implications	89	(2)
CHAPTER SEVEN Exploitation of Technology	91	(8)
Findings	91	(6)
Communications	91	(4)
Munitions	95	(1)
Fuels	96	(1)
Implications	97	(2)
CHAPTER EIGHT Resourcing to Meet Contingency, Rotational, and MRC Requirements	99	(10)
Findings	99	(7)
Harvest Falcon Assets	99	(3)
Munitions	102	(1)
Critical Combat Support Personnel	102	(4)
Implications	106	(3)
CHAPTER NINE Conclusions	109	(6)
Near-Term Recommendations	112	(1)
Combat Support Execution Planning and Control (CSC2)	112	(1)
Forward Operating Locations and Site Preparation	112	(1)
Forward Support Location/CONUS Support Location Preparation for Meeting Uncertain FOL Requirements	112	(1)
Reliable Transportation to Meet FOL Needs	112	(1)
Exploitation of Technology	113	(1)
Resourcing to Meet Contingency, Rotational, and MRC Requirements	113	(1)
Long-Term Recommendations	113	(1)
Combat Support Execution Planning and Control (CSC2)	113	(1)
Forward Operating Locations and Site Preparation	113	(1)
Forward Support Location/CONUS Support Location Preparation for Meeting Uncertain FOL Requirements	114	(1)
Reliable Transportation to Meet FOL Needs	114	(1)
Resourcing to Meet Contingency, Rotational, and MRC Requirements	114	(1)
APPENDIX Combat Support Execution Planning and Control (CSC2) TO-BE Operational Architecture	115	(4)
Bibliography	119