Title: Supporting expeditionary aerospace forces : an analysis of F-15 avionics options /
Authors: Peltz, Eric, 1968-; Rand Corporation.; Project Air Force (U.S.); United States.
Publisher: Rand,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Avionics United States.; Eagle (Jet fighter plane)
Abstract: The goal of the Expeditionary Aerospace Force (EAF) concept is to rely on rapidly deployable, immediately employable, highly effective and flexible air and space packages to flexibly serve the strategic role that a permanent forward presence formerly played in deterring and quickly responding to aggression. Building on earlier analyses that framed a range of general EAF support concepts, this report assesses how well alternative logistics processes and organizational designs for meeting F-15 avionics maintenance demands across the spectrum of EAF operations support this concept. The alternatives range from the current decentralized organization associated with the policy of deploying intermediate-maintenance capabilities with the flying units to consolidated, nondeploying structures. The authors find that consolidating F-15 avionics intermediate maintenance and supporting operations from regional support bases would be more conducive to achieving the EAF goal than the current structure, offering the potential to quickly respond to rapidly changing situations, reduce deployment airlift requirements, and ease the stress that frequent and unpredictable deployments place on maintenance personnel. These benefits would come at the expense of greater reliance on intratheater distribution.
Contents: Ch. 1. Introduction -- Evolving Operational and Logistics Requirements -- The Agile Combat Support System of the Future -- Analysis Approach -- Objective and Organization of Report -- Ch. 2. Support Structure Options and the Decision Space -- Support Structures -- Range of OST Assumptions -- Tester Configuration Options -- Ch. 3. Resource Requirements Determination Models -- The ACS Evaluation General Analytic Approach -- Mission Requirements Determination -- Support Requirements -- Maintenance Shop Requirements Model -- Personal Requirements Modeling -- Transportation Modeling Approach -- Spare-Parts Modeling Approach -- Determining Infrastructure Requirement Changes -- Ch. 4. Resource Requirements -- Operational Employment Requirements -- Maintenance Requirements -- Reduction of Tester Requirements -- Shortages of Certain Testers in Today's System -- Personnel Requirements -- Spare-Parts Requirements -- Peacetime Transportation Requirements -- Infrastructure Requirements -- Ch. 5. Options Analysis -- Minimize Cost -- Reduce Personnel Turbulence -- Minimize Deployment Footprint -- Minimize Operational Risks -- Enhance Flexibility -- Spin-Up Time -- Ch. 6. Additional Opportunities to Improve Logistics Systems with Consolidated Structures -- Ch. 7. Conclusion -- Decentralized With AIS Deployment Structure -- Decentralized Without AIS Deployment Structure -- Consolidated Structures -- Test of an F-15 Regional Repair FSL -- App. A. Tester Requirements Model -- App. B. Tester Requirements Model Data -- App. C. Model Output.