Combat Service Support

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Sep 23, 2024

Enhancing Department of the Air Force Combat Support Analytic Capabilities: Approaches to Better Inform Force Employment, Development, and Design Decisions

In this paper, the authors consider how iterative and integrated enterprise-wide combat support analyses can be used to improve critical operations planning and execution decisions regarding force, employment, development, and design.
Research

Dec 14, 2023

Kicking the Tires? The People's Liberation Army's Approach to Maintenance Management

The People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) ability to project and sustain power relies on its logistics capabilities. The authors examine the PLA’s approach to maintenance to inform a broader understanding of PLA plans to operate and sustain its forces.
Research Summary

Jul 26, 2021

The Future of Combat Casualty Care: Is the Military Health System Ready?

The Military Health System will need to implement a portfolio of mitigation strategies to ensure an agile, resilient, and global network of capabilities and a robust industrial supply base to effectively treat combat casualties in future conflicts.
Research

Jul 26, 2021

Preparing for the Future of Combat Casualty Care: Opportunities to Refine the Military Health System's Alignment with the National Defense Strategy

The Military Health System needs an agile, resilient, and global network of treatment and storage facilities and transportation assets, as well as knowledge of gaps and risks that could hinder effective medical support for future combat operations.
Research

Mar 17, 2021

Increasing Aircrew Flight Equipment Personnel Proficiency: Insights from Members of the Career Field

The Air Force Aircrew Flight Equipment (AFE) specialty plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety of airmen. The authors investigate causes for the decline in AFE proficiency and develop courses of action to mitigate the issue.
Research

Mar 16, 2021

Command and Control of U.S. Air Force Combat Support in a High-End Fight

This report describes new concepts for U.S. Air Force combat support command and control while under persistent multi-domain attack during a high-end fight, specifically to support maneuver and functioning in a communications degraded environment.
Research

Dec 21, 2020

Developing Operationally Relevant Metrics for Measuring and Tracking Readiness in the U.S. Air Force

The authors developed a new approach to leverage and aggregate authoritative data sources that feed the current readiness reporting system to better measure the ability of Air Combat Command forces to meet scenario demands.
Research

Apr 16, 2020

Building Agile Combat Support Competencies to Enable Evolving Adaptive Basing Concepts

RAND researchers review the motivations for adaptive basing, describe a footprint model used for estimating its implications for Agile Combat Support (ACS), and discuss recommendations for the ACS community and the U.S. Air Force at large.
Research

Aug 27, 2019

Personnel Recovery in the AFRICOM Area of Responsibility: Cost-Effective Options for Improvement

This report identifies the most cost-effective options for improving medical rescue capabilities in U.S. Africa Command's area of responsibility.
Research

Nov 29, 2018

Quality of Life at Contingency Bases: Managing Sustainment Community Support Requirements

Quality of life for soldiers on contingency bases is key for morale and physical and emotional well-being but also a substantial logistics burden. This report evaluates factors that contribute to and detract from soldier quality of life.
Research

Oct 11, 2018

Naval Operational Supply System: Analysis of Alternatives

The Department of the Navy asked the RAND Corporation to assist with the Analysis of Alternatives for modernization of its future operational supply, food service, and retail operations capability, the Naval Operational Supply System.
Commentary

Oct 5, 2018

Does Japan Need an Aircraft Carrier?

Japan has not possessed an aircraft carrier in more than 70 years. But that may soon change as the Japanese government is debating retrofitting a class of destroyers to turn them into aircraft carriers. Considering both operational needs and resources limitations, does an aircraft carrier for Japan make sense?

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Enhancing Department of the Air Force Combat Support Analytic Capabilities: Approaches to Better Inform Force Employment, Development, and Design Decisions

Kicking the Tires? The People's Liberation Army's Approach to Maintenance Management

The Future of Combat Casualty Care: Is the Military Health System Ready?

Preparing for the Future of Combat Casualty Care: Opportunities to Refine the Military Health System's Alignment with the National Defense Strategy

Increasing Aircrew Flight Equipment Personnel Proficiency: Insights from Members of the Career Field

Command and Control of U.S. Air Force Combat Support in a High-End Fight

Developing Operationally Relevant Metrics for Measuring and Tracking Readiness in the U.S. Air Force

Building Agile Combat Support Competencies to Enable Evolving Adaptive Basing Concepts

Personnel Recovery in the AFRICOM Area of Responsibility: Cost-Effective Options for Improvement

Quality of Life at Contingency Bases: Managing Sustainment Community Support Requirements

Naval Operational Supply System: Analysis of Alternatives

Does Japan Need an Aircraft Carrier?

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Enhancing Department of the Air Force Combat Support Analytic Capabilities: Approaches to Better Inform Force Employment, Development, and Design Decisions

Kicking the Tires? The People's Liberation Army's Approach to Maintenance Management

The Future of Combat Casualty Care: Is the Military Health System Ready?

Preparing for the Future of Combat Casualty Care: Opportunities to Refine the Military Health System's Alignment with the National Defense Strategy

Increasing Aircrew Flight Equipment Personnel Proficiency: Insights from Members of the Career Field

Command and Control of U.S. Air Force Combat Support in a High-End Fight

Developing Operationally Relevant Metrics for Measuring and Tracking Readiness in the U.S. Air Force

Building Agile Combat Support Competencies to Enable Evolving Adaptive Basing Concepts

Personnel Recovery in the AFRICOM Area of Responsibility: Cost-Effective Options for Improvement

Quality of Life at Contingency Bases: Managing Sustainment Community Support Requirements

Naval Operational Supply System: Analysis of Alternatives

Does Japan Need an Aircraft Carrier?

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