Supporting Air and Space Expeditionary Forces Capabilities and Sustainability of Air and Space Expeditionary Forces

by Synder, Don; Mills, Patrick; Carrillo, Manuel; Resnick, Adam

• ISBN13: 9780833038616
• ISBN10: 0833038613
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-15
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

The Department of Defense in recent years has shifted from sizing and shaping its forces using threat-based planning to structuring its forces to provide a range of capabilities. Given this transition, the need has arisen for new methods to assess the Air Force's manpower and material deployment capabilities. In response to this need, the authors outline a method for assessing Air and Space Expeditionary Force capabilities given certain policies and resource levels, and they illustrate how this method can contribute to the capabilities-based planning environment. They give a detailed description of prototype analytical software tools developed by RAND for quantifying deployment capabilities and provide illustrative examples of how the tools can be used in capabilities assessments. They conclude with strategies for facilitating the implementation of such an analytical framework.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Figures	ix
Tables	xi
Summary	xiii
Acknowledgments	xxi
Acronyms	xxv
CHAPTER ONE Introduction	1	(6)
Policies for an Expeditionary Air Force	2	(3)
Scope of This Study	5	(1)
Organization of This Report	6	(1)
CHAPTER TWO Measuring AEF Capabilities	7	(20)
Defining Deployment Capabilities	8	(5)
Determining Resource Requirements for Deployment Capabilities	13	(2)
The START Model	15	(1)
Assessing AEF Capabilities	16	(7)
Incorporating Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Call-Up Status	18	(1)
Assessing Availability Based on Authorized Force Levels Versus UTC Readiness Status	18	(1)
Assessing Availability of UTCs for Deployment	19	(1)
Measuring Capabilities by UTCs and AFSCs	20	(2)
Using Multiple Metrics to Assess AEF Capabilities	22	(1)
AEF Deployment Planning	23	(4)
CHAPTER THREE AEF DCAT—A Decision Support Tool for AEF Capability Analysis	27	(16)
Databases	27	(7)
AEF Libraries	27	(5)
Manpower Force Packaging System	32	(1)
AEF UTC Reporting Tool	32	(2)
Equipment Databases	34	(1)
The AEF Deployment Capabilities Assessment Tool	34	(9)
AEF DCAT's Relational Database	38	(2)
Manpower Resources, Manpower AEF Rotational Limits, and AEF DCAT	40	(3)
CHAPTER FOUR Illustrative Applications of AEF Capabilities and Sustainment Analysis	43	(16)
Creating Fighter Bare Bases	43	(8)
Supporting Theater Operations	51	(4)
Conclusions from Sample Calculations	55	(8)
Provides a Vocabulary for Articulating AEF Capabilities	55	(1)
Helps Identify Factors That Limit Deployment Capabilities	55	(1)
Provides an Analytic Basis for Balancing Resources	56	(1)
Provides an Analytical Foundation for Exploring Alternative AEF Policies	56	(1)
Permits Analyses to Guide Both Planning and Execution of Plans	56	(3)
CHAPTER FIVE Conclusions and Recommendations	59	(4)
APPENDIX
A. Computer Hardware and Software Requirements for START and AEF DCAT	63	(2)
B. Architecture of AEF DCAT	65	(8)
Bibliography	73