Supporting the Future Total Force A Methodology for Evaluating Potential Air National Guard Mission Assignments

by Lynch, Kristin F.; Drew, John G.; Sleeper, Sally; Williams, William A.; Masters, James M.

• ISBN13: 9780833040190
• ISBN10: 0833040197
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-10
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

Given manpower reductions in the active-duty Air Force and a surplus of highly trained Air National Guard (ANG) personnel, some missions might be transferred from the active component to the ANG without significant cost to the total force. Predator operations and support, air mobility command and control, Commander of Air Force forces staffing, and base-level intermediate maintenance are potentially attractive missions for ANG participation.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Figures	p. xv
Tables	p. xvii
Summary	p. xix
Acknowledgments	p. xxxv
Abbreviations	p. xxxix
Introduction	p. 1
Study Motivation-End Strength and Force Structure Changes	p. 2
Analytic Approach	p. 3
Previous RAND Analyses	p. 4
Analytic Framework	p. 5
Nature of the Mission	p. 6
ANG Benefits and Limitations	p. 9
ANG Mission Feasibility	p. 10
Deployment Characteristics of the Mission	p. 11
Workforce Requirements	p. 13
Potential Mission Candidates	p. 15
Support of Recent Operations	p. 15
Mission Areas Evaluated	p. 16
Organization of This Report	p. 19
Potential Predator Operations and Support Postures	p. 21
Operational and Combat Support Requirements and Existing Force Options	p. 22
ANG Goals, Strengths, and Limitations	p. 23
Assignment Criteria Findings	p. 24
Portfolio of Candidate Mission Options	p. 25
Base Case: ANG Assumes Active Component Staffing Profiles	p. 25
Option 1: Implement Cross-Skilling Policies in ANG Predator Units	p. 28
Extend Option 1: Blend ANG and Active Units	p. 29
Potential for Changing CONOPs	p. 30
Option 2: Change the Support Paradigm	p. 30
Summary Findings	p. 33
Potential Air Mobility Command and Control Postures	p. 35
Operational and Combat Support Requirements and Existing Force Options	p. 36
The TACC	p. 37
ANG Goals, Strengths, and Limitations	p. 38
Assignment Criteria Findings	p. 40
Portfolio of Candidate Mission Options	p. 41
Base Case: Individual Augmentation of the AMD Staff	p. 41
Option 1: ANG Assumes Forward-Deployed, Unit-Based AMD Augmentation Role with Partner Component	p. 42
Option 2: ANG Provides Regional In-Garrison Air Mobility Command and Control Utilizing Cross-Skilling	p. 46
Option 3: Creating an Air Mobility Operational Command and Control Mission	p. 48
Alternative Staffing Solutions for Options 2 and 3	p. 49
Summary Findings	p. 51
Potential COMAFFOR Warfighting Operations Support Postures	p. 55
Operational and Combat Support Requirements and Existing Force Options	p. 56
ANG Goals, Strengths, and Limitations	p. 57
Assignment Criteria Findings	p. 59
Portfolio of Candidate Mission Options	p. 60
Base Case: Individual Augmentation Using AFFOR Staff UTC	p. 60
Option 1: Provide Unit-Based Augmentation Using a Force-Provider Construct	p. 63
Option 2: Provide Unit-Based, AOR-Specific Augmentation Using a Force-Provider Construct	p. 65
COMAFFOR Center of Excellence	p. 66
Other Implementation Considerations	p. 68
Summary Findings	p. 69
Intermediate-Level Maintenance Options for Supporting the Future Total Force	p. 73
Operational and Combat Support Requirements and Existing Force Options	p. 74
ANG Goals, Strengths, and Limitations	p. 76
Assignment Criteria Findings	p. 77
Portfolio of Candidate Mission Options	p. 78
Scenario Implications of BRAC	p. 81
Scenario Implications of FTF	p. 84
Analysis of Options	p. 87
Base Case: Active Component Maintains Responsibility for ILM	p. 90
Option 1: Using ANG to Provide All Moderate and Nondeployment ILM Capability	p. 92
Option 2: Using ANG to Provide All Moderate and Nondeployment ILM Capability; Active Increase of 25 percent in the ANG Moderate-Deployment ILM	p. 95
Summary Findings	p. 101
Specific Implementation Issues	p. 103
Colocated ANG ILM	p. 103
Off-Site ANG ILM	p. 107
Impact of BRAC and FTF on ILM PCS	p. 108
FTF Associate Base Template	p. 110
Overarching Concepts and Conclusions	p. 113
Appendix
Mission Assignment Decision Tree	p. 117
Predator Operations and Support	p. 127
Air Mobility Command and Control	p. 133
Command of Air Force Forces Warfighting Support	p. 143
AFFOR Staff Roles and Responsibilities	p. 157
Intermediate-Level Maintenance Support	p. 165
DoD BRAC Commission Actions, September 2005	p. 173
Future Total Force Initiatives	p. 175
Response to Hurricane Katrina	p. 183
Bibliography	p. 207
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