Rapid Force Deployment

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May 27, 2026

Battle Damage Repair for Arleigh Burke–Class Destroyers: Tabletop Exercise Results

The authors share results from a tabletop exercise evaluating requirements for salvaging and repairing guided missile destroyers in the Indo-Pacific region, focusing on repair capabilities, command-and-control measures, and partner nations’ roles.
Research Summary

Jan 29, 2026

Improving Interoperability with Allies and Partners: Aircraft Maintenance and Base Operating Support

The U.S. Air Force must generate and sustain airpower from dispersed, partner-owned locations. This brief discusses interoperability not as an end state but as a spectrum of cooperation that is tailored to requirements, standards, and capabilities.
Research

Sep 10, 2025

Improving Partner Interoperability for U.S. Air Forces in Europe: Base Operating Support and Airfield Recovery

U.S. Air Forces in Europe is pursuing greater interoperability with European partners. The authors reviewed policy and interviewed experts and recommend changes to overcome technical and institutional obstacles to base operating support interoperability.
Research

Aug 17, 2023

Deterring Russia and Iran: Improving Effectiveness and Finding Efficiencies

To support defense planners in crafting effective deterrence strategies, RAND researchers assess the impact of U.S. forward presence, exercises and short-term deployments, and security cooperation on deterrence in Europe and the Middle East.
Research

Aug 27, 2020

Strategies for Acquisition Agility: Approaches for Speeding Delivery of Defense Capabilities

The authors analyze various approaches to speed acquisition of military capabilities and keep pace with evolving threats, assess these approaches' suitability for different conditions and acquisition types, and identify implementation issues.
Research

Jun 3, 2020

Improving the Air Force Medical Service's Expeditionary Medical Support System: A Simulation Approach: Analysis of Mass-Casualty Combat and Disaster Relief Scenarios

Uses a simulation tool to analyze the Air Force's Expeditionary Medical Support System to see how it performs, what changes can be made, and the specific impacts on overall patient outcomes for different patient streams.
Research

Aug 27, 2019

Personnel Recovery in the AFRICOM Area of Responsibility: Cost-Effective Options for Improvement

This report identifies the most cost-effective options for improving medical rescue capabilities in U.S. Africa Command's area of responsibility.
Expert Insights

Dec 3, 2018

Planning an Army for the 21st Century: Principles to Guide U.S. Army Force Size, Mix, and Component Distribution

In this Perspective, the authors seek to provide criteria for an effective and efficient Army for the 21st century and lay out principles to help guide leaders in making contemporary force-planning decisions.
Commentary

Nov 19, 2018

The U.S. Military's Border Enforcement Role

The Trump administration announced a deployment of at least 5,200 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. Is a military response of this size needed to address the situation on the southern border?
Research

Nov 15, 2017

Estimating Air Force Deployment Requirements for Lean Force Packages: A Methodology and Decision Support Tool Prototype

This report describes a methodology and prototype tool -- the Lean Strategic Tool for the Analysis of Required Transportation (Lean-START) -- that can explore trade-offs among capability (or risk), speed, and cost to create force packages for deployment.
Research Summary

Oct 18, 2017

Lessons from Israel's Wars in Gaza

This brief summarizes a RAND report that explores lessons that the U.S. Army and the Joint force can draw from Israel's military operations in Gaza from 2009 to 2014 and how Israel adapted to hybrid adversaries in complex urban terrain.
Research Summary

Oct 18, 2017

دروس من حروب إسرائيل في غزة

يلخص هذا الموجز دراسة RAND التي تستخلص الدروس ذات الصلة، من أجل الجيش الأمريكي والقوات المشتركة، من العمليات العسكرية الإسرائيلية في غزة من عام 2009 إلى 2014 وكيف تكيفت إسرائيل مع الخصوم المُهجّنين على أراضٍ مدنية ذات طبيعة مُعقدة.

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Battle Damage Repair for Arleigh Burke–Class Destroyers

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Battle Damage Repair for Arleigh Burke–Class Destroyers: Tabletop Exercise Results

Improving Interoperability with Allies and Partners: Aircraft Maintenance and Base Operating Support

Improving Partner Interoperability for U.S. Air Forces in Europe: Base Operating Support and Airfield Recovery

Deterring Russia and Iran: Improving Effectiveness and Finding Efficiencies

Strategies for Acquisition Agility: Approaches for Speeding Delivery of Defense Capabilities

Improving the Air Force Medical Service's Expeditionary Medical Support System: A Simulation Approach: Analysis of Mass-Casualty Combat and Disaster Relief Scenarios

Personnel Recovery in the AFRICOM Area of Responsibility: Cost-Effective Options for Improvement

Planning an Army for the 21st Century: Principles to Guide U.S. Army Force Size, Mix, and Component Distribution

The U.S. Military's Border Enforcement Role

Estimating Air Force Deployment Requirements for Lean Force Packages: A Methodology and Decision Support Tool Prototype

Lessons from Israel's Wars in Gaza

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Rapid Force Deployment

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Related Topics

Battle Damage Repair for Arleigh Burke–Class Destroyers

Deterring Russia and Iran

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Battle Damage Repair for Arleigh Burke–Class Destroyers: Tabletop Exercise Results

Improving Interoperability with Allies and Partners: Aircraft Maintenance and Base Operating Support

Improving Partner Interoperability for U.S. Air Forces in Europe: Base Operating Support and Airfield Recovery

Deterring Russia and Iran: Improving Effectiveness and Finding Efficiencies

Strategies for Acquisition Agility: Approaches for Speeding Delivery of Defense Capabilities

Improving the Air Force Medical Service's Expeditionary Medical Support System: A Simulation Approach: Analysis of Mass-Casualty Combat and Disaster Relief Scenarios

Personnel Recovery in the AFRICOM Area of Responsibility: Cost-Effective Options for Improvement

Planning an Army for the 21st Century: Principles to Guide U.S. Army Force Size, Mix, and Component Distribution

The U.S. Military's Border Enforcement Role

Estimating Air Force Deployment Requirements for Lean Force Packages: A Methodology and Decision Support Tool Prototype

Lessons from Israel's Wars in Gaza

دروس من حروب إسرائيل في غزة

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