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Project Air Force modeling capabilities for support of combat operations in denied environments

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Project Air Force modeling capabilities for support of combat operations in denied environments / Brent Thomas, Mahyar A. Amouzegar, Rachel Costello, Robert A. Guffey, Andrew Karode, Christopher Lynch, Kristin F. Lynch, Ken Munson, Chad J.R. Ohlandt, Daniel M. Romano, Ricardo Sanchez, Robert S. Tripp, Joseph V. Vesely.

Author

Thomas, Brent (Optimization specialist)

Publication

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2015]
©2015

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xxi, 82 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm

Summary

This report documents the modeling framework Project AIR FORCE (PAF) developed to analyze the support of combat operations in a denied environment. The models help illuminate combat support requirements, basing posture vulnerabilities, operational resilience, and capability trade-offs. Specifically, the modeling framework addresses four questions: (1) How does dispersed basing affect combat support resource requirements, and how many operating locations can be supported? (2) Where should combat support resources be stored and maintained to enable rapid deployment and employment of forces in the Pacific theater? (3) How vulnerable are U.S. air bases in denied environments, given current and planned capabilities? (4) What is the right mix and level of investment in active and passive defense materiel solutions to ensure resilience against a range of adversary kinetic attack strategies? The PAF framework consists of four models. The Strategic Tool for the Analysis of Required Transportation (START) estimates manpower and equipment requirements to support a given basing posture in a combat scenario. The RAND Overseas Basing Optimization Tool (ROBOT) identifies the least-cost allocation of war reserve materiel. The Theater Air Base Vulnerability Assessment Model (TAB-VAM) analyzes trade-offs among basing strategies, determines the effect of adversary attacks on sortie generation, and examines the effectiveness of threat mitigation options. The Theater Air Base Resiliency Optimization Model (TAB-ROM) finds the most cost-effective way to improve sortie generation against a range of enemy attack strategies for a given scenario. Together these models can inform decisions concerning force posture, cost-asymmetric investments, and theater-shaping strategies in denied environments.

Series Statement

Research report ; RR-427-AF

Uniform Title

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-427-AF.

Subject

Note

"RR-427-AF"--Page 4 of cover.
"Prepared for the United States Air Force."

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-82).

Contents

Introduction -- Strategic tool for the analysis of required transportation -- RAND overseas basing optimization tool -- Theater air base vulnerability assessment model -- Theater air base resiliency optimization model -- Conclusion.

Call Number

JBF 17-285

ISBN

9780833085122
0833085123

LCCN

2015945045

OCLC

914216880

Author

Thomas, Brent (Optimization specialist), author.

Title

Publisher

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2015]

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Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Research report ; RR-427-AF

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-427-AF.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-82).

Added Author

Project Air Force (U.S.), sponsoring body.

United States. Air Force, sponsoring body.

Rand Corporation, issuing body.

Research Call Number

JBF 17-285

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