2013-05-28T11:29:04Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/l/loredo_elvira_n.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/06/04/CSM.html 2010-06-04T15:48:00Z 2010-06-04T15:48:00Z

President Karzai's Washington visit last month was basically a "be-nice-to-Karzai summit." After a period of harsh and direct U.S. criticism this past fall, the air is cleared, but issues remain—corruption in particular, write Cheryl Benard and Elvira Loredo.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR890.html 2011-03-18T11:00:00Z 2011-03-18T11:00:00Z

Produced status profiles of the Army's medium and heavy TWV fleets to show how many vehicles of each type the Army has and the years of useful life remaining for each group.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR528.html 2008-07-21T13:10:00Z 2008-07-21T13:10:00Z

This technical report describes the F-15 programmed depot maintenance (PDM) process as performed at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC) in FYs 2004-2006, assessing PDM duration and the challenges the process faces.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR377.html 2006-11-27T16:28:00Z 2006-11-27T16:28:00Z

This report introduces a revealed preference methodology to estimate the value to the United States Air Force of expediting F-15 fighter jet Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG241.html 2005-05-24T15:28:00Z 2005-05-24T15:28:00Z

When is it more cost efficient to replace an aircraft ratherthan continue to maintain it?

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG495.html 2006-03-06T16:45:00Z 2006-03-06T16:45:00Z

Aerial refueling is critical to U.S. military and national security strategy; this analysis assessed alternatives for recapitalization of the ageing KC-135 fleet.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF304.html 2012-06-15T11:15:00Z 2012-06-15T11:15:00Z

This document synthesizes the discussion from a roundtable symposium RAND convened in January 2012 to explore the practical difficulties facing companies in complying with anti-corruption mandates and the challenges of corruption in foreign markets.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB201.html 2006-03-09T11:52:00Z 2006-03-09T11:52:00Z

This research brief describes an analysis that assessed alternatives for recapitalization of the ageing KC-135 air tanker fleet.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB212.html 2006-11-20T16:46:00Z 2006-11-20T16:46:00Z

This research brief summarizes the cost-benefit analysis of expediting programmed depot maintenance (PDM) for F-15s by the U.S. Air Force using a methodology based on declining aircraft valuation, relating the value of expedited PDM to aircraft age.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB219.html 2007-05-22T19:30:00Z 2007-05-22T19:30:00Z

This research brief describes a new tool for forecasting the maintenance workloads of aging Air Force fleets.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB158.html 2005-11-25T10:11:00Z 2005-11-25T10:11:00Z

This research brief describes work documented in Aging Aircraft Repair-Replacement Decisions with Depot-Level Capacity as a Policy Choice Variable (MG-241-AF).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG934.html 2011-06-09T09:00:00Z 2011-06-09T09:00:00Z

Finds parallels in U.S. prisoner and detainee operations in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq. Recommends that detailed doctrine should be in place prior to detention and that detainees should be surveyed when first detained.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG519.html 2007-05-20T17:32:00Z 2007-05-20T17:32:00Z

Describes a model for evaluating organic and contractor capacity to meet aircraft programmed depot maintenance (PDM) workloads, using an assessment tool that forecasts the number of aircraft that will be in maintenance over the coming decades.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP254.html 2010-08-24T11:45:00Z 2010-08-24T11:45:00Z

Considers use of the C-27J Spartan to deliver mission critical, time sensitive cargo and passengers in Iraq and Afghanistan and how to improve the resupply routes and the air tasking procedures the Army uses there.