An operational architecture for improving Air Force command and control through enhanced agile combat support planning, execution, monitoring, and control processes
By: Kristin F. Lynch, John G. Drew, Robert S. Tripp, Daniel M. Romano, Jin Woo Yi, Amy L. Maletic
Contributors: Drew, John G., 1956- author; Tripp, Robert S., 1944- author; Romano, Daniel M., author; Yi, Jin Woo, author; Maletic, Amy L., author; Project Air Force (U.S.)
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
ISBN-13: 9780833081407
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: United States. Air Force; Operational readiness; Command and control systems; United States; Operational art (Military science)
Description: This document presents an architecture that describes a TO-BE vision for integrating enhanced ACS processes into Air Force command and control (C2) as it is defined in Joint Publications.  This architecture addresses the near-term--what C2 processes could be in the next 4-5 years using current Air Force assets.  It first identifies C2 processes and the echelons of command responsible for executing those processes and then describes how enhanced ACS planning, execution, monitoring, and control processes to provide senior leaders with enterprise ACS capability and constraint information.  We use this architecture to identify and describe where shortfalls or major gaps exist between current ACS processes (the AS-IS) and this vision for integrating enahcned ACS processes into Air Force C2 (the TO-BE).
Notes: "Research report."

"RAND Project Air Force."

"Prepared for the United States Air Force. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."

"RR-261-AF"--Cover page 4.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-95).
Table of contents: title: Introduction, background, and motivation; title: Research approach and architectural framework; title: The vision and scope of the operational architecture; title: Operational architecture products; title: Gaps and shortfalls identified using the operational architecture and recommended stategies to enhance command and control; title: Conclusions and recommendations; title: Appendix A: Operational architecture for mobility Air Force maintenance; title: Appendix B: Annotated bibliography