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Global combat support basing : robust prepositioning strategies for Air Force war reserve materiel / Ronald G. McGarvey [and others].

Published
Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2010.
Physical Description
xxvii, 141 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm.
Additional Creators
McGarvey, Ronald G. and Rand Corporation
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The ability to rapidly deploy forces into austere locations is essential to the global power projection concept of operation. Much of the materiel used by such expeditionary forces does not deploy with the unit. It is instead sourced from a global network of prepositioning storage locations to reduce the transportation requirements associated with the movement of such materiel. Current storage concepts for prepositioned materiel are based on planning assumptions from the Cold War era: that deployment scenarios and their associated support requirements could be fairly well identified in advance and the necessary materiel prepositioned at anticipated deployment sites. This monograph examines alternative approaches to storing combat support materiel to see if they would provide better support to deploying forces in an expeditionary environment that more closely resembles the current Department of Defense (DoD) planning guidance: frequent force projections, of varying sizes and of unknown durations, to wide-ranging locations.
Report Numbers
MG-902-AF
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ISBN
9780833047663 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0833047663 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Note
"Prepared for the United States Air Force."
"Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."--Title page.
"MG-902-AF."--Page [4] of printed paper wrapper.
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Funding Information
"The research described in this report was sponsored by the United States Air Force under Contract FA7014-06-C-0001."--Verso of t.p.
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