tailieunhanh - Improving U.s. Air Force Readiness And Sustainability

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 | R-3113 1-AF Improving . Air Force Readiness and Sustainability Michael Rich William Stanley Susan Anderson April 1984 PROJECT AIR FORCE The research reported here was sponsored by the Directorate of Operational Requirements Deputy Chief of Staff Research Development and Acquisition Hq USAF under Contract F49620-82-C-0018. The United States Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for governmental purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation hereon. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Rich Michael D. Improving . Air Force readiness and sustainability. Prepared for the United States Air Force. R-3113 1-AF. 1. United States. Air Force Operational readiness. 2. United States. Air Force Combat sustainability. I. Stanley William L. II. Anderson Susan. III. Rand Corporation. IV. United States. Air Force. V. Title. 1984 13 4-15931 ISBN 0-8330-0585-5 The Rand Publications Series The Report is the principal publication documenting and transmitting Rand s major research findings and final research results. The Rand Note reports other outputs of sponsored research for general distribution. Publications of The Rand Corporation do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the sponsors of Rand research. R-3113 1-AF Improving . Air Force Readiness and Sustainability Michael Rich William Stanley Susan Anderson April 984 A Project AIR FORCE Report prepared for the United States Air Force 1700 MAIN STREET . 8OX 213B 5ANTA 90406-2138 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DISTRIBUTION .