Enhancing Airlift Planning and Execution in the Joint Theater Distribution System

Tripp, Robert S.; Lynch, Kristin F.; Roll, Charles Robert; Drew, John G.; Mills, Patrick

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“…11 Much of this work has focused on issues that arise during steady-state operations. We MG-261-AF, 2004;Kristin F. Lynch, John G. Drew, Robert S. Tripp, and C. Robert Roll, Jr., Supporting Air and Space Expeditionary Forces: Lessons from Operation Iraqi Freedom, Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation, MG-193-AF, 2005;Patrick Mills, Ken Evers, Donna Kinlin, and Robert S. Tripp, Supporting Air and Space Expeditionary Forces: Expanded Operational Architecture for Combat Support Execution Planning and Control, Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation, MG-316-AF, 2006;Robert S. Tripp, Kristin F. Lynch, Charles Robert Roll, Jr., John G. Drew, and Patrick Mills Tripp, Kristin F. Lynch, John G. Drew, and Robert G. DeFeo, Improving Air Force Command and Control Through Enhanced Agile Combat Support Planning, Execution, Monitoring, and Control Processes, Santa Monica, will not reiterate these issues in this report but focus instead on new issues that emerge or are exacerbated by the challenges posed when operations are dispersed or communications are degraded. We describe how dispersed operations and degraded communications affect combat support in the remaining sections of this chapter.…”

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

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“…Tripp et al, 2006. Ideas include improving existing processes-for example, creating a dual-hatted deployment and distribution movement organization, implementing closed-loop planning and execution procedures, or developing new ways for utilizing the Air Force Air National Guard.46 The Army has an existing force structure for the C-23s, and the C-27Js will replace the C-23s.…”

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Use of the C-27J Fixed-Wing Aircraft for Conducting Army Mission Critical, Time Sensitive Missions in Counterinsurgency Operations

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This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law as indicated in a notice appearing later in this work. This electronic representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for non-commercial use only. Unauthorized posting of RAND PDFs to a non-RAND Web site is prohibited. RAND PDFs are protected under copyright law. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of our research documents for commercial use. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please see RAND Permissions. Limited Electronic Distribution RightsThis PDF document was made available from www.rand.org as a public service of the RAND Corporation. PrefaceThe Army believes that it needs the new joint cargo aircraft, the C-27J Spartan, to transport mission critical, time sensitive (MCTS) cargo and passengers to the brigade combat teams and supporting forces conducting full-spectrum operations. This issue is relevant in today's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and in future counterinsurgencies where ground forces are widely dispersed across long resupply distances, as well as in stability operations overseas and support to civil authorities at home. Two related questions arise: Is the C-27J Spartan a reasonable replacement for the C-23 Sherpa that is being used today in Iraq to deliver MCTS cargo and passengers? Are there ways to improve the resupply routes and the air tasking procedures that are currently being used by the Army to provide direct support to the field commanders?In April 2009, after the research phase of our study was completed, the Secretary of Defense decided to place the Air Force in charge of the C-27J Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) program and reduce the number of aircraft procured from 78 to 38. In speaking to reporters, Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale explained that "what we're looking for in transferring to the Air Force is to exploit some synergy between the C-130s, particularly the C-130s the Air Force has, and the JCA." This programmatic change does not alter the findings of our study. Irrespective of whether the Air Force or the Army owns and operates the C-27J aircraft, the Army needs to have access to a responsive airlift system that can deliver MCTS cargo to the forward operating forces. This requires an air scheduling system that incorporates rapid approval procedures and does not lead to excessive aircraft holds and procedural delays. This paper should interest those involved with 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review and with Army rotary-wing and fixed-wing airlift.

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Enhancing Airlift Planning and Execution in the Joint Theater Distribution System

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

Use of the C-27J Fixed-Wing Aircraft for Conducting Army Mission Critical, Time Sensitive Missions in Counterinsurgency Operations

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