Supporting Air and Space Expeditionary Forces

Analysis of Combat Support Basing Options

Mahyar A. Amouzegar, Robert S. Tripp, Ronald G. McGarvey, Edward W. Chan, Charles Robert Roll, Jr.

ResearchPublished 2004

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) resources in optimal forward support locations (FSLs) is key to the Air Force’s ability to respond to a wide variety of potential scenarios. This monograph evaluates a set of global FSL basing and transportation options for storing WRM. The authors present an analytical framework that can be used to evaluate alternative FSL options. A central component of the authors’ framework is an optimization model that allows a user to select the best mix of land-based and sea-based FSLs for a given set of operational scenarios, thereby reducing costs while supporting a range of contingency operations.

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  • Year: 2004
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Amouzegar, Mahyar A., Robert S. Tripp, Ronald G. McGarvey, Edward W. Chan, and Charles Robert Roll, Jr., Supporting Air and Space Expeditionary Forces: Analysis of Combat Support Basing Options, RAND Corporation, MG-261-AF, 2004. As of September 14, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG261.html
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Amouzegar, Mahyar A., Robert S. Tripp, Ronald G. McGarvey, Edward W. Chan, and Charles Robert Roll, Jr., Supporting Air and Space Expeditionary Forces: Analysis of Combat Support Basing Options. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2004. https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG261.html. Also available in print form.
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