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Enabling the Global Response Force : access strategies for the 82nd Airborne Division

Pernin, Christopher G., 1973- author, Best, Katharina Ley, author, Boyer, Matthew E., author, Eckhause, Jeremy Michael, author, Gordon, John, 1956- author, Madden, Dan, author, Pfrommer, Katherine, author, Rosello, Anthony D., author, Schwille, Michael, author, Shurkin, Michael Robert, author, Wong, Jonathan P., author, Arroyo Center, United States. Army, sponsoring body

2016

Overview

\"The Global Response Force (GRF) is built for rapid response to unforeseen or, more specifically, unplanned operations. Selected Army airborne forces provide a large portion of the GRF and are dependent on joint concepts for deployment and access. This study illustrates a method for determining the best access strategies given constraints in aircraft, intermediate staging bases, operational capabilities, and other factors. The study applies this method to each geographic combatant command and develops specific, tailored strategies for each. The access strategies are built from multiple analytic techniques: historical aircraft data and platform specifications to determine capabilities and limitations of the air fleet; several airfield databases, site reports, and expert judgments to determine probable intermediate staging base locations and their likely capabilities; multiple deployment concepts for access to minimize operational risks; and detailed geographic and operational analysis to determine global coverage and reach. In the end, we were able to deduce a preferred strategy for each of the combatant commands. Global access for the GRF is provided partially through the use of well-established staging bases but will necessarily rely on austere basing and complex deployment concepts for particular locations in multiple combatant commands. The study concludes with several recommendations to close those risks, which span the services, combatant commands, and joint staff\"--Back cover.

• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Subject: United States. Army. Airborne Division, 82nd Operational readiness. / United States. Army. Airborne Division, 82nd. / 2000-2099 / Security, International 21st century. / Deployment (Strategy) 21st century. / Military planning United States 21st century. / Unified operations (Military science) / Armed Forces Operational readiness. / Deployment (Strategy) / Military planning. / Military policy. / Security, International. / United States Military policy 21st century. / United States.
• ISBN: 9780833092472, 0833092472

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
JZ6005.P47 2016	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE