Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Combat sustainability (Military science)

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

U.S. Department of Defense Directive 1200.17 prescribes that services integrate their reserve components into the "total force based on the attributes of the particular component and individual competencies." After more than ten years of war, however, there have been no studies that assess the relative capabilities of Regular Army and reserve component units of the same type. Accordingly, the authors of this study employed a stated preference approach to assess the relative importance of component status relative to a number of other potential determinants of operational effectiveness, including but not limited to unit type, training level, experience in country, and associated costs and risk. The authors found that, on the one hand, Regular Army officers consistently said that Regular Army maneuver units were significantly more effective than their Army National Guard (ARNG) counterparts, but that the latter may be employed in low- to moderate-threat environments with acceptable levels of tactical and operational risk. On the other hand, reserve component officers believed ARNG maneuver units perform as effectively as their Regular Army counterparts with additional training and other preparations. Policymakers will need to decide the degree to which they want to rely on the professional judgment of Regular Army or reserve component officers on this point. Preferences with regard to enablers-units employed to support maneuver forces-were considerably less pronounced, as were those with respect to individuals. In the latter category, the dominant factor in determining individual capability was whether the individual in question had a relevant civilian acquired skill.

Combat sustainability (Military science) --- United States. --- Combat sustainability

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

This report seeks to promote discussion of the way the Air Force develops its weapon systems, manages its support resources, and conducts its wartime logistics operations. It describes the enemy threat facing the Tactical Air Forces in the next several decades, how that threat affects the combat environments within which those forces will have to operate, how those environments should shape force characteristics, and the implications for various resource management functions. The central conclusion is that effecting the necessary improvements in readiness and sustainability will require fundamental changes in the way the Air Force perceives weapon system requirements, develops and procures those systems, manages logistics resources, and organizes and operates combat support systems.

United States. --- Operational readiness. --- Combat sustainability.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

United States. --- United States. --- Procurement. --- Combat sustainability.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Deception (Military science) --- Deception (Military science) --- Combat sustainability (Military science) --- Combat sustainability (Military science) --- Combat sustainability (Military science) --- Deception (Military science) --- History --- History --- History --- History --- 1900-1999