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A Framework for Enhancing Airlift Planning and Execution Capabilities Within the Joint Expeditionary Movement System
Recent operations abroad have shed light on shortfalls in the way the Air Force performs intratheater airlift within the military joint end-to-end multimodal movement system. Cargo backlogs, insufficient methods of tracking cargo, inefficient use of airlift resources, and a lack of discipline in requesting airlift support were among the problems identified. Using an expanded strategies-to-tasks framework as a “lens” for evaluating intra- and intertheater movement, the authors assess current intratheater airlift processes, organizations, doctrine, training, and systems. The report catalogues identified shortfalls and recommends options for improving the Theater Distribution System. They recommend a clear separation of supply, demand, and integrator roles, and they provide several organizational options. They also suggest the adoption of a closed-loop planning and execution process that focuses on the trade-offs in effectiveness and efficiency of alternative network options.
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Contents
Chapter One:
Introduction
Chapter Two:
Strategies-to-Tasks and Closed-Loop Planning Applied to Theater Airlift
Chapter Three:
Shortfalls in the AS-IS Theater Airlift Planning and Execution System
Chapter Four:
Evaluation of TO-BE Improvement Options
Chapter Five:
Summary and Conclusions
Appendix A:
Theater Distribution System Analyses Contributing Organizations
Appendix B:
The Strategies-to-Tasks Framework and a Closed-Loop Planning and Execution Process
Appendix C:
Closed-Loop Planning and Execution Example
Appendix D:
Illustrative Example of Reachback in the Air Mobility Division
Appendix E:
Reachback Decision Tree
Appendix F:
Evolved CENTCOM Intratheater Airlift Planning Process
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