Supporting air and space expeditionary forces : analysis of CONUS centralized intermediate repair facilities / Ronald G. McGarvey [et al.].

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

McGarvey, Ronald G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Airplanes, Military--United States--Maintenance and repair.

Airplanes, Military.

United States. Air Force--Supplies and stores.

United States.

United States. Air Force--Facilities.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 225 pages : illustrations, maps

Other Title:

Supporting air & space expeditionary forces

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2008.

Summary:

RAND was asked by the U.S. Air Force to carry out analyses needed to determine alternatives for the use of CONUS Centralized Intermediate Repair Facilities (CIRFs) that would provide increased maintenance efficiency (compared with traditional, decentralized structures) without reducing combat support capability. These CIRFs would provide off-equipment repair of propulsion and avionics components for the F-15, F-16, and A/OA-10. RAND developed an optimization-based analytic method for CIRF network design that identifies a range of cost-effective alternatives. Aircraft force structure bed-downs resulting from the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) recommendations were used in the analyses, and all CONUS active duty bases and Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command installations were included, considering support to three tasking scenarios--normal peacetime training and readiness, Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF) deployment, and major regional conflicts (MRCs). General results from the analyses are: CONUS CIRF is a cost-effective maintenance strategy for nearly all commodities analyzed; potential manpower cost savings more than offset increased transport costs; CONUS CIRF total pipeline requirements generally are not excessive; many network designs are virtually equivalent in cost and performance; and large user bases are naturally attractive CONUS CIRF locations. The monograph also provides commodity-specific results and recommendations.

Contents:

The CONUS CIRF Concept The Q-METRIC Modeling Approach Results of Engine Analyses Electronic Warfare Pods F-15 Avionics and LANTIRN Results Findings, Recommendations, and Concluding Comments Appendix A: Technical Description of Q-METRIC Modeling Tools Appendix B: Assessment Scenarios and Sources of Input Data Appendix C: Detailed Results of JEIM Analyses Appendix D: Detailed Results of ECM Pod Analyses

Notes:

"RAND Project Air Force."