Research Brief
Building Partner Country Capacity for Stability Operations
Helps to develop an integrated strategy for building partner capacity for stability operations through an analysis of key strategic elements within the context of BPC and stability operations guidance as well as ongoing security cooperation programs.
Dec 16, 2011
Report
A Methodology for Comparing Costs and Benefits of Management Alternatives for F-22 Sustainment
The U.S. Air Force asked RAND Project AIR FORCE to perform a congressionally required assessment of contractor versus organic management of F-22 sustainment to determine the most cost-effective approach, the methodology for which is described here.
Feb 16, 2011
Report
The Economics of Air Force Medical Service Readiness
To transition rapidly to wartime service, Air Force Medical Service critical-care providers need suitable peacetime training opportunities, and this work must be properly attributed to AFMS so that it receives proper credit in budget distributions.
Jan 12, 2011
Report
Adding Value to Air Force Management Through Building Partnerships Assessment
Evaluates existing Air Force capacity to conduct assessments of its security cooperation and building partnerships programs, makes the case for improving assessment efforts, and describes a framework for doing so.
Dec 17, 2010
Report
Developing an Army Strategy for Building Partner Capacity for Stability Operations
Helps to develop an integrated strategy for building partner capacity for stability operations through an analysis of key strategic elements within the context of BPC and stability operations guidance as well as ongoing security cooperation programs.
May 14, 2010
Report
Titanium: Industrial Base, Price Trends, and Technology Initiatives
Analyzes the underlying factors that triggered the unprecedented surge in titanium price after 2003 and reviews future market prospects and emerging technologies to assess their implications for the production cost of future military airframes.
Mar 11, 2009
Periodical
RAND Review: Vol. 32, No. 2, Summer 2008
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.
Aug 1, 2008