Fighter basing options to improve access to advanced training ranges / Bradley Debois [and ten others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeBlois, Bradley, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-A169-1.

[Research report] ; RR-A169-1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Air Force--Facilities.

United States.

Air bases, American--Design and construction.

Air bases, American.

United States. Air Force--Airmen--Training of--Planning.

Air pilots, Military--Training of--United States.

Air pilots, Military.

Military reservations--United States.

Military reservations.

United States. Air Force.

Air pilots, Military--Training of.

Armed Forces--Facilities.

Physical Description:

xii, 66 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2021]

Summary:

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has determined that its fighter pilots do not currently have sufficient access to training ranges with airspace, threat emitters, targets, and electronic support measures capable of representing advanced potential adversaries. The USAF is developing a plan to upgrade certain ranges with these capabilities. In addition, the USAF may consider potential fighter squadron restationing options that would improve access to the upgraded training ranges. The authors developed an optimization model to determine the combinations of range upgrades and squadron restationing options that provide the highest levels of effectiveness given different policy constraints. They developed one-time move costs associated with squadron restationing and compared those with preliminary range upgrade cost estimates. Finally, the authors collected data on the risks from natural hazards and power outages for the set of bases and ranges under consideration. The authors found that range upgrades alone might not ensure sufficient access to advanced ranges and that restationing fighter squadrons can provide additional access, but the amount depends on institutional freedom to make restationing decisions. The one-time costs for restationing a fighter squadron and range modernization are on the same order of magnitude, but range upgrades may be substantially more expensive over the long term. The authors recommend that the USAF assess the effectiveness, costs, and risks of restationing presented in this report against other potential solutions for providing access to advanced ranges.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction

Project Objective and Approach

Scope

Organization of This Report

2. Effectiveness Analysis

Methodology

Results

3. Cost Analysis

Restationing Costs

Range Upgrade Costs

Comparing Restationing and Range Upgrade Costs

4. Risk Analysis

Hazard Exposure Maps

Downscaled Climate Projections

Electric Power Reliability

Discussion and Next Steps

5. Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

1977406432

9781977406439

OCLC:

1237630877