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Supporting Expeditionary Aerospace Forces
An Operational Architecture for Combat Support Execution Planning and Control
As part of RAND’s work to define the elements of a combat support system to help achieve U.S. Air Force Aerospace Expeditionary Force goals, this report provides a critical analysis of the current command and control (C2) architecture for combat support (CS). Based on this analysis as well as interviews with Air Force personnel, lessons from the Air War Over Serbia, and doctrinal changes and evolving practices, the authors provide a series of structural concepts to help improve execution of the C2 for combat support and remedy identified shortfalls in the current structure. The proposed architecture would allow the combat support community to quickly estimate requirements for force package options and to assess the feasibility of operational and support plans. To transition to the new architecture, the authors recommend summarizing and clarifying Air Force CS doctrine and policy on C2, using feedback to monitor performance against plans, creating standing CS organizations to promote stability in turning from one contingency to the next, cross-training operations and combat support personnel on each other’s roles, and fielding improved information and decision support tools.
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Contents
Summary PDF
All Prefatory Materials PDF
Chapter One:
Introduction PDF
Chapter Two:
Analysis Approach PDF
Chapter Three:
CSC2 As-Is Architecture: Description and Analysis PDF
Chapter Four:
CS Execution Planning and Control To-Be Concepts and Operational Architecture for the Future PDF
Chapter Five:
Shortcomings and Proposed Changes PDF
Chapter Six:
Summary and Conclusions PDF
Appendix A:
Interview List PDF
Appendix B:
As-Is CSC2 Detailed Process Flow Model PDF
Appendix C:
To-Be CS Execution Planning and Combat Detailed Process Flow Model PDF
References PDF
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