Combat Support Operations

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Improving Air Force Command and Control Through Enhanced Agile Combat Support Planning, Execution, Monitoring, and Control Processes — Dec 19, 2012

Describes agile combat support (ACS) process gaps and recommends ways to improve Air Force command and control through enhanced ACS planning, execution, monitoring, and control processes.

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Addressing Commanders' Needs for Information on "Soft" Factors — Dec 5, 2011

Describes a framework for thinking about commanders' critical information needs in countersurgency operations and offers practical ways for commanders to integrate influence activities into combined arms planning and assessment.

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Standing Up a More Capable Joint Task Force Headquarters — Nov 18, 2011

The U.S. Army needs to improve its ability to command and control joint, interagency, and multinational forces in diverse environments, and to prepare Army headquarters to perform as components of, or headquarters for, joint task forces.

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Enhancing Army Joint Force Headquarters Capabilities — Jul 7, 2010

The U.S. Army needs to improve its ability to command and control joint, interagency, and multinational forces in diverse environments, and to prepare Army headquarters to perform as components of, or headquarters for, joint task forces.

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A Repair Network Concept for Air Force Maintenance: Conclusions from Analysis of C-130, F-16, and KC-135 Fleets — Mar 8, 2010

The initial phases of a study of the Air Force logistics enterprise finds that consolidated wing-level scheduled inspections and component back-shop maintenance capabilities would be more effective and efficient than the current system.

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Understanding Commanders' Information Needs for Influence Operations — Nov 23, 2009

In order to improve the effectiveness of combined arms planning and assessment operations, ground commanders need information pertaining to cultural and other "soft" factors and practical ways to integrate such information into influence operations activities.

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Combat Support Execution Planning and Control: An Assessment of Initial Implementations in Air Force Exercises — Feb 24, 2009

Two command post exercises in 2004 offered an operational environment in which to observe Air Force combat support execution planning and control activities.

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Sense and Respond Logistics: Integrating Prediction, Responsiveness, and Control Capabilities — Nov 22, 2006

This monograph identifies the elements of sense and respond combat support and shows what is necessary to use the concept within the Air Force.

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"Sense and Respond" Capabilities Can Make the Air Force Combat Support System More Agile — Nov 16, 2006

This research brief summarizes a promising approach -- sense and respond combat support -- to distributing materiel to fielded forces as they need them and to adapting quickly to changing operational needs.

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Strategic Analysis of Air National Guard Combat Support and Reachback Functions — Aug 18, 2006

Evaluates options for Air National Guard combat support and reachback missions in four Air Force mission areas to support the Air and Space Expeditionary Force and Future Total Force capabilities.

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Transforming Combat Support in the Air National Guard Would Support Air Force Deployment and Sustainment Goals — Aug 16, 2006

This research brief summarizes an evaluation of four options for transforming Air National Guard combat support mission areas to enhance support to the Air and Space Expeditionary Force.

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Improving Agile Combat Support for the U.S. Air Force: Lessons from Operation Iraqi Freedom — Nov 25, 2005

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New Analytic Tools Evaluate Overseas Combat Support Basing Options for the U.S. Air Force — Nov 25, 2005

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Network-Centric Operations Case Study: Air-to-Air Combat With and Without Link 16 — Mar 22, 2005

How much of an increase in mission effectiveness does the Link 16 communications system provide in prosecuting air-to-air combat and how can the observed increase in actual performance be attributed to the advantages of network-centric operations?

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Supporting Air and Space Expeditionary Forces: Lessons from Operation Iraqi Freedom — Feb 15, 2005

Presents an analysis of Air Force combat support experiences associated with the year of planning and the first month of combat in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and compares these experiences with those associated with Operation Allied Force and the first 100 days of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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Sustainment of Army Forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom: Battlefield Logistics and Effects on Operations — Jan 1, 2005

Describes how Army forces were sustained with materiel during Operation Iraqi Freedom, examines how well this support performed, and discusses the effects on operations, emphasizing the period from the start of ground combat to the fall of Baghdad.

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Supporting Air and Space Expeditionary Forces: Analysis of Maintenance Forward Support Location Operations — Jan 1, 2004

Examines the development and recent implementation of maintenance forward support locations, also known as Centralized Intermediate Repair Facilities.

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Supporting Air and Space Expeditionary Forces: Analysis of Combat Support Basing Options — Jan 1, 2004

Evaluates global forward support locations (FSLs) for storing war reserve materiel and presents a framework for evaluating FSL options.

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A Framework for Evolving Agile Combat Support Concepts to Meet NATO Reaction Air Force Operational Requirements — Jan 1, 2001

The authors explore a planning framework that could be used in evolving the Agile Combat Support and mobility systems of participating partners to meet the operational needs of the NATO Reaction Air Force.

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Supporting LANTIRN in the Expeditionary Aerospace Force — Jan 1, 2001

RAND's EAF combat support research evaluates how alternative support structures, technologies, and methods affect EAF capabilities.

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