RAND: National Security: Documents Available Online 2008-09-05T12:45:18Z Copyright (c) 2007-2008, The RAND Corporation Bricolage RAND Corporation urn:uuid:777447A2-41D4-11DB-A3BD-CE1F1D4D57CE A Common Operating Picture for Air Force Materiel Sustainment urn:uuid:CF0E14B4-5A8E-11DD-95BF-59C038788F35 2008-09-03T07:56:00Z 2008-09-03T07:57:00Z Describes a common operating picture for the Air Force materiel sustainment system that, if implemented, would make the system more efficient and more responsive to changing operational needs. An Examination of Options to Reduce Underway Training Days Through the Use of Simulation urn:uuid:4E6511C0-6545-11DD-9B28-58C038788F35 2008-08-28T05:16:00Z 2008-08-28T05:17:00Z The U.S. Navy is looking for ways to reduce the annual operating costs of the fleet. RAND examines whether and how an increased use of simulators could reduce costly underway training days for DDG-51-class ships while sustaining readiness. Improving the Cost Estimation of Space Systems urn:uuid:D217CF60-5A8E-11DD-95BF-59C038788F35 2008-08-25T06:43:00Z 2008-09-02T10:50:54Z Analyzes the reason for the comparatively high growth in the cost of space systems by means of an in-depth study of two systems: SBIRS-High and GPS. Dangerous Thresholds: Managing Escalation in the 21st Century urn:uuid:4A721F92-4EAF-11DD-B037-E4D638788F35 2008-08-25T06:18:00Z 2008-09-02T11:13:51Z This analysis of escalation dynamics and approaches to escalation management draws on a range of historical examples from World War I through Somalia in the early 1990s to inform escalation-related decisionmaking. Insights on Aircraft Programmed Depot Maintenance: An Analysis of F-15 PDM urn:uuid:8AE94DBE-5988-11DD-B8FB-0DC138788F35 2008-08-20T07:30:00Z 2008-08-20T07:31:00Z 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. The Weighted Airman Promotion System: Standardizing Test Scores urn:uuid:AA5DB3C6-42A7-11DD-BD30-E1BD38788F35 2008-08-19T11:59:00Z 2008-08-19T12:00:00Z Examines the practice of not standardizing the test scores that are part of the U.S. Air Force enlisted promotion system and discusses possible standardization strategies. RAND Review: Vol. 32, No. 2, Summer 2008 urn:uuid:322E31A2-6320-11DD-8ECF-DAEA38788F35 2008-08-15T10:46:00Z 2008-08-15T10:47:00Z The cover story contains 11 essays that forecast 11 ''issues over the horizon''; other articles discuss the invisible wounds of war, visions of the future, colleges in prisons, and nuclear deterrence for the modern age. Why Has the Cost of Fixed-Wing Aircraft Risen?: A Macroscopic Examination of the Trends in U.S. Military Aircraft Costs over the Past Several Decades urn:uuid:49C90CCC-4441-11DD-B672-BEBE38788F35 2008-08-13T05:20:00Z 2008-08-13T05:21:00Z This report explores why, in recent decades, military fixed-wing aircraft costs have escalated faster than the rates of inflation, examining both economy-driven factors that the Services cannot control and customer-driven ones that they can. Department of Defense Training for Operations with Interagency, Multinational, and Coalition Partners urn:uuid:E1CF14E8-5FF9-11DD-AED7-DAEA38788F35 2008-08-11T10:56:00Z 2008-09-02T10:39:09Z "Integrated operations" require the U.S. military to work with other government agencies, organizations, and foreign militaries. Current headquarter-staff training needs to be revamped to focus on high-priority tasks. How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al Qa'ida urn:uuid:530FC050-63AE-11DD-BD88-DAEA38788F35 2008-08-06T08:01:00Z 2008-09-05T07:17:10Z All terrorist groups end. But how do they end? Most groups since 1968 have ended because they joined the political process or are defeated by police and intelligence services. This has significant implications for countering al Qa'ida. Future U.S. Security Relationships with Iraq and Afghanistan: U.S. Air Force Roles urn:uuid:38831224-3EC3-11DD-BBE1-E1BD38788F35 2008-08-01T10:34:00Z 2008-08-08T12:24:24Z Frames potential long-term U.S. security relationships with Iraq and Afghanistan in a regional context and posits roles of U.S. forces, especially the Air Force, in supporting these relationships under a variety of contingencies. Flexibility and Sensitivity to Local Concerns Are Crucial to Long-Term U.S. Security Relationships with Iraq and Afghanistan urn:uuid:16C93BC2-519C-11DD-A501-0CC138788F35 2008-08-01T10:34:00Z 2008-08-01T10:39:00Z This research brief discusses long-term U.S. security relationships with Iraq, Afghanistan, and the surrounding regions. A New Grand Strategy for the United States urn:uuid:BD4179B0-5D90-11DD-8890-59C038788F35 2008-07-31T07:01:00Z 2008-07-31T07:07:45Z Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on July 31, 2008. How Terrorist Groups End: Implications for Countering al Qa'ida urn:uuid:4856DF74-48F4-11DD-8F9D-84DB38788F35 2008-07-28T21:01:00Z 2008-08-06T08:37:37Z This research brief describes an analysis of how terrorist groups end. The evidence since 1968 indicates that most groups have ceased to exist as a result of police and intelligence actions or of political accommodations, not military efforts. How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al Qa'ida urn:uuid:57289F4C-469C-11DD-B40D-BEBE38788F35 2008-07-28T21:00:00Z 2008-08-06T08:41:09Z All terrorist groups end. But how do they end? Most groups since 1968 have ended because they joined the political process or are defeated by police and intelligence services. This has significant implications for countering al Qa'ida. Considering a Cadre Augmented Army urn:uuid:ACFAAB3E-57E7-11DD-A3F8-0DC138788F35 2008-07-25T10:29:00Z 2008-07-25T10:30:00Z Analyzes the attractiveness and feasibility of integrating a new type of unit into the Army from three perspectives: budgetary, operational, and historical. Sustaining Key Skills in the UK Naval Industry urn:uuid:CD76278C-54C5-11DD-95A4-0DC138788F35 2008-07-25T05:53:00Z 2008-07-25T10:57:48Z To preserve its ability to design, build, and support complex warships and submarines, the UK's Ministry of Defence will need to preserve and sustain several key technical skills in the maritime domain. Nuclear-Armed Regional Adversaries: How Deterrable Are They Likely to Be? urn:uuid:76B08324-5728-11DD-BDAC-0DC138788F35 2008-07-24T11:58:00Z 2008-07-24T12:03:00Z This research brief describes a study of nuclear-armed regional adversaries, which suggests that U.S. policymakers and commanders will want to field improved capabilities that can prevent (rather than deter) an enemy's use of nuclear weapons. The Defense Acquisition Workforce: An Analysis of Personnel Trends Relevant to Policy, 1993-2006 urn:uuid:19F3BCAA-519C-11DD-A501-0CC138788F35 2008-07-23T07:36:00Z 2008-08-22T05:52:00Z Summarizes defense acquisition workforce analyses that RAND has undertaken in support of human capital strategic planning. Allocation of Forces, Fires, and Effects Using Genetic Algorithms urn:uuid:8777D38C-387A-11DD-91CE-E1BD38788F35 2008-07-22T05:41:00Z 2008-07-22T05:42:00Z Using information about friendly and enemy forces and the terrain, a RAND-developed model that incorporates a genetic algorithm (1) determines preferred Blue routes around Red forces and (2) allocates forces to these routes.