04153oam 2200757zu 450 991022012770332120220307233808.00-8330-8470-4(CKB)2560000000315346(SSID)ssj0001562684(PQKBManifestationID)16213414(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001562684(PQKBWorkID)14822299(PQKB)11308747(EXLCZ)99256000000031534620160829d2014 uy engtxtccrModeling, simulation, and operations analysis in Afghanistan and Iraq : operational vignettes, lessons learned, and a survey of selected efforts[Place of publication not identified]Rand Corporation2014Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8330-8211-6 Introduction -- Decision issues and analysis in COIN and IW literature -- Support to force protection decisions -- Support to logistics decisions -- Support to campaign assessment decisions -- Support to force structuring -- Conclusions, findings, and recommendations -- Appendix. Review of selected models and simulations.RAND conducted a lessons learned examination of operations analysis, modeling, and simulation in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. This report identifies ways in which analysts have attempted to support commanders' decisions in counterinsurgency and irregular warfare, describes many of the models and tools they employed, provides insight into the challenges they faced, and suggests ways in which the application of modeling, simulation, and analysis might be improved for current and future operations. RAND identified four broad categories of decisions: force protection, logistics, campaign assessment, and force structuring. Modeling, simulation, and analysis were most effective in supporting force protection and logistics decisions, and least effective in supporting campaign assessment and force structuring.CounterinsurgencySimulation methodsEvaluationUnited StatesIrregular warfareEvaluationSimulation methodsUnited StatesSoldiersProtectionEvaluationSimulation methodsUnited StatesLogisticsSimulation methodsEvaluationUnited StatesMilitary planningSimulation methodsEvaluationUnited StatesDecision makingEvaluationSimulation methodsOperations researchComputer simulationAfghan War, 2001-2021Computer simulationIraq War, 2003-2011Military Science - GeneralHILCCMilitary & Naval ScienceHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCCounterinsurgencySimulation methodsEvaluationIrregular warfareEvaluationSimulation methodsSoldiersProtectionEvaluationSimulation methodsLogisticsSimulation methodsEvaluationMilitary planningSimulation methodsEvaluationDecision makingEvaluationSimulation methods.Operations researchComputer simulation.Afghan War, 2001-2021Computer simulation.Iraq War, 2003-2011.Military Science - GeneralMilitary & Naval ScienceLaw, Politics & Government956.7044/38Connable Ben924041Lander NatashaDoll AbbyDoll AbbyPerry Walt LPerry Walt LMadden DanNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.)International Security and Defense Policy CenterRand CorporationPQKBBOOK9910220127703321Modeling, simulation, and operations analysis in Afghanistan and Iraq : operational vignettes, lessons learned, and a survey of selected efforts2786338UNINA