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1 online resource (xviii, 235 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
The ability of the United States Air Force (USAF) to keep its aircraft operating at an acceptable operational tempo, in wartime and in peacetime, has been important to the Air Force since its inception. This is a much larger issue for the Air Force today, having effectively been at war for 20 years, with its aircraft becoming increasingly more expensive to operate and maintain and with military budgets certain to further decrease. The enormously complex Air Force weapon system sustainment enterprise is currently constrained on many sides by laws, policies, regulations and procedures, relationships, and organizational issues emanating from Congress, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Air Force itself. Against the back-drop of these stark realities, the Air Force requested the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies, under the auspices of the Air Force Studies Board to conduct and in-depth assessment of current and future Air Force weapon system sustainment initiatives and recommended future courses of action for consideration by the Air Force. Examination of the U.S. Air Force's Aircraft Sustainment Needs in the Future and Its Strategy to Meet Those Needs addresses the following topics: Assess current sustainment investments, infrastructure, and processes for adequacy in sustaining aging legacy systems and their support equipment. Determine if any modifications in policy are required and, if so, identify them and make recommendations for changes in Air Force regulations, policies, and strategies to accomplish the sustainment goals of the Air Force. Determine if any modifications in technology efforts are required and, if so, identify them and make recommendations regarding the technology efforts that should be pursued because they could make positive impacts on the sustainment of the current and future systems and equipment of the Air Force. Determine if the Air Logistics Centers have the necessary resources (funding, manpower, skill sets, and technologies) and are equipped and organized to sustain legacy systems and equipment and the Air Force of tomorrow. Identify and make recommendations regarding incorporating sustainability into future aircraft designs. |
| Contents |
Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Review of the Impact of Regulations, Policies, and Strategies on Sustainment -- 3 Assessment of Current Sustainment Investments, Infrastructure, and Processes -- 4 Assessment of Air Force Air Logistics Centers -- 5 Technology Development and Insertion for Sustainment -- 6 Incorporating Sustainability into Future Designs -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Appendix B: Meetings and Participating Organizations -- Appendix C: Navy Enterprise Transformation: Working for the Greater Good. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Air Force.
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United States. Air Force. |
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United States. Air Force -- Operational readiness. |
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Airplanes, Military -- Maintenance and repair.
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Airplanes, Military -- Maintenance and repair. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Examination of the U.S. Air Force's Aircraft Sustainment Needs in the Future and Its Strategy to Meet Those Needs.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Air Force Studies Board.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Examination of the U.S. Air Force's aircraft sustainment needs in the future and its strategy to meet those needs. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2011 030921520X (OCoLC)753637360 |
| ISBN |
0309215218 (electronic book) |
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9780309215213 (electronic book) |
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9780309215206 |
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030921520X |
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1283376296 |
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9781283376297 |
| Standard No. |
9786613376299 |
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