2012-05-24T14:56:29Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/combat-support-operations.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9628.html Dec 5, 2011 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9625.html Nov 18, 2011 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG675.html Jul 7, 2010 Jul 7, 2010

<p>The research in this document is aimed at helping the Army improve its ability to command and control joint, interagency, and multinational forces to accomplish diverse missions in a range of settings. A particular emphasis was placed on suggesting innovative ways to prepare Army headquarters, including Divisions, Corps, and Theater Armies, to perform as components of, or headquarters for, joint task forces.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG919.html Mar 8, 2010 Mar 8, 2010

<p>Recent Office of the Secretary of Defense planning guidance directs the services to plan for high levels of engagement and deployed operations, although their nature, locations, durations, and intensity may be unknown. This book synthesizes the results of the initial phases of a study of the basic issues and premises on which the Air Force plans, organizes, and operates its logistics enterprise.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG656.html Nov 22, 2009 Nov 22, 2009

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR356.html Feb 24, 2009 Feb 24, 2009

<p>As part of a continuing effort to improve combat support execution planning and control (CSC2), a RAND-Air Force assessment team observed CSC2 activities during two command post exercises in 2004. The exercises revealed areas, such as organizational structure, systems and tools, and training and education, in which a proposed future CSC2 architecture could improve productivity and enhance decisionmaking.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG488.html Nov 22, 2006 Nov 22, 2006

<p>This monograph describes some of the research that has been conducted on the military combat support system. It identifies the elements of sense and respond combat support and shows what is necessary to implement the concept. The monograph points out the need for both predictive tools and responsive systems working together. It also describes elements of one of the key enabler of sense and response combat support, combat support command and control.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB209.html Nov 16, 2006 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG375.html Aug 18, 2006 Aug 18, 2006

<p>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, investigates transformational opportunities for the ANG that would add the most value in achieving the desired operational effects, and considers how changes in unit and above-unit policies are likely to affect Total Force capabilities.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB198.html Aug 16, 2006 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB154.html Nov 25, 2005 Nov 25, 2005

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB150.html Nov 25, 2005 Nov 25, 2005

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG268.html Mar 22, 2005 Mar 22, 2005

<p>Link 16 enables network-centric operations (NCO) in ways that voice-only communications cannot. How does this increase in effectiveness translate into success in battle? More than 12,000 sorties were flown in the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System Operations Special Project, where Link 16 and voice-only communications were evaluated. Using NCO metrics, the authors gauged improvements provided by Link 16. The almost threefold increase in effectiveness shows the merits of the Link 16 and NCO concepts. The authors conclude that further studies should examine more complex missions and increase understanding of NCO concepts.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG151.html Mar 7, 2005 Mar 7, 2005

<p>Despite many advantages, reorganizing the U.S. Air Force into an Air and Space Expeditionary Force places serious demands on combat support infrastructure. Consolidating intermediate maintenance at forward support locations may lessen the burden.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG193.html Feb 15, 2005 Feb 15, 2005

<p>An analysis of combat support experiences associated with Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) that compares these experiences with those associated with Joint Task Force Noble Anvil (JTF NA), the U.S. component of Operation Allied Force, in Serbia, and the first 100 days of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), in Afghanistan. Its objectives were to indicate the performance of U.S. Air force combat support in JTF NA, OEF, and OIF, and examine how Agile Combat Support concepts were implemented in OIF.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG344.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004

<p>This monograph describes how Army forces were sustained during Operation Iraqi Freedom, examines how well this support performed, and discusses the effects on operations with an emphasis on the period from the start of ground combat to the fall of Baghdad. The findings have implications for the design of the logistics system, logistics process improvement efforts, future force design and warfighting concepts, and the acquisition of end items such as vehicles as well as logistics enablers such as those that provide logistics situational awareness.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG261.html Dec 31, 2003 Dec 31, 2003

<p>The U.S. Air Force is committed to the Air and Space Expeditionary Force concept and the transformation that is necessary for it to project power quickly to any region of the world. Forward positioning of heavy war reserve materiel (WRM) in optimal forward support locations (FSLs) is key to the Air Force&rsquo;s ability to respond to a wide variety of scenarios. This monograph evaluates a set of global FSL basing and transportation options for storing WRM and presents an analytical framework for evaluating alternative FSL options.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P8052.html Dec 31, 2000 Dec 31, 2000

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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB60.html Dec 31, 2000 Dec 31, 2000

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1075.html Jan 1, 2000 Jan 1, 2000

This report addresses support of emerging Air Force employment strategies associated with Expeditionary Aerospace Forces (EAFs).