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Alignment of U.S. Space Force Military Human Capital Management Functions: A Qualitative Review

The U.S. Space Force has the opportunity to determine its human capital management functions at all organizational levels. This report presents near-, middle-, and far-term recommendations to create a more aligned and effective personnel framework.
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Recommended Approaches for General Officer Promotions in the U.S. Space Force: The Stars Above

Because of its small size, the U.S. Space Force faces more challenges with filling its general officer ranks than the other services, which have larger populations. This report defines these key challenges and presents options to overcome them.
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U.S. Space Force Personnel Role Distinctions: Differentiating Between Officer, Enlisted, and Civilian

As the U.S. Space Force defines its identity and culture, it must decide how to use its officer, enlisted, and civilian forces to meet its mission requirements. This report discusses the current state and future directions for the workforce.
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Mar 25, 2024

Integrating Variable-Time Work Within a U.S. Space Force Component

The authors of this report describe models that the U.S. Space Force can use to integrate reserve and regular units into a combined component in ways that allow for seamless permeability between full- and part-time service.
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Developing the Department of the Air Force Military Workforce of the Future: Implications from the 2023 Air Force Global Futures Report

The author considers how the Department of the Air Force should develop its military workforce now to prepare for the scenarios described in the Air Force Futures office’s Air Force Global Futures Report.
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Mar 11, 2024

Integrating Recruiting and Marketing for the Total Air Force

To help the Air Force achieve an integrated recruiting system, the authors compared the ways Air Force organizations conduct their recruiting operations and identified useful recruiting practices in the private sector.
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Getting Space Acquisition Right: Steps to Realize Enduring Change

RAND researchers explored ways the U.S. Space Force can facilitate the integration, synchronization, and acceleration of space acquisition and fielding to support the delivery of end-to-end space capabilities to outpace adversary threats.
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Jan 30, 2024

Charting a Path to Thoughtful Allied Space Power: Allied by Design

RAND researchers evaluated the U.S. Department of Defense space enterprise and the interest, potential, and perspectives of six allies to recommend opportunities for a more effective approach to allied space power.
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Allied by Design: Defining a Path to Thoughtful Allied Space Power

In this report, the authors evaluate the U.S. Department of Defense space enterprise and the interest, potential, and perspectives of six allies to recommend opportunities for a more effective approach to allied space power.
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Jan 18, 2024

Resilient Partnerships for U.S. Military Satellite Communication Missions: Designing a Method to Assess the Impact of Partnerships on Resilience

The authors develop a methodology to define, assess, and evaluate resilience criteria over time and use the methodology to evaluate the impact of partnerships on the operational resilience of the U.S. military satellite communications mission.
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications for Defensive Counterspace: A Decision Support Tool Capability Demonstration

This report summarizes results from a fiscal year 2020 project examining the applicability of artificial intelligence and machine learning as an enabler of decision support in defensive counterspace missions. The project included a demonstration tool.
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Dec 12, 2023

Developing U.S. Space Force Organizational Culture with Future-Facing Intention

The authors of this paper describe how organizational culture will influence the U.S. Space Force’s performance and recommend how the force can shape its organizational culture with greater intention.

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