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Record Nr.

UNINA9910219975803321

Autore

Robbert Albert A. <1944->

Titolo

Costs of flying units in Air Force active and reserve components / / Albert A. Robbert [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

RAND Corporation, 2013

Santa Monica, CA : , : Rand Corporation ; , 2013

ISBN

0-8330-8191-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 67 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

Technical report  Costs of flying units in Air Force active and reserve components

Disciplina

358.4/1622

Soggetti

Air forces and warfare

History of the Americas

Military and defence strategy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

"Prepared for the United States Air Force."

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Costs and outputs -- Cost structures and alternative mixes -- Perspectives and insights.

Sommario/riassunto

The relative costs of operating and supporting Air Force active- and reserve-component units are an important consideration in programming the mix of forces for various missions. Unfortunately, there are no generally accepted or well-documented methodologies for compiling the costs and output measures to be included in these comparisons. This report describes the development of one such methodology and applies it to an exploration of force mix alternatives in several weapon systems. Using data from the Air Force Total Ownership Cost decision support system from fiscal years 2006 through 2010, the author estimates the cost of operating the C-130 tactical airlifter, KC-135 aerial refueler, and F-16 multirole fighter fleets in Air Force active and reserve components. The author highlights the ways in which cost considerations favor the active and reserve components differently and discusses how this can help determine a cost-minimizing active/reserve mix.