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RAND’s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. R ® is a registered trademark. © Copyright 2011 RAND Corporation Permission is given to duplicate this document for personal use only, as long as it is unaltered and complete. Copies may not be duplicated for commercial purposes. Unauthorized posting of RAND documents to a non-RAND Web site is prohibited. RAND documents are protected under copyright law. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please visit the RAND permissions page (http://www.rand.org/publications/permissions.html). Published 2011 by the RAND Corporation 1776 Main Street, P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202-5050 4570 Fifth Avenue, Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2665 RAND URL: http://www.rand.org To order RAND documents or to obtain additional information, contact Distribution Services: Telephone: (310) 451-7002; Fax: (310) 451-6915; Email: [email protected] Preface This functional area analysis (FAA) for U.S. Air Force intratheater air- lift is the first in a series of documents RAND Project AIR FORCE is producing that together constitute a capabilities-based assessment (CBA) required as part of the Joint Capabilities Integration and Devel- opment System (JCIDS). According to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction (CJCSI) 3170.01E, an FAA identifies the opera- tional tasks, conditions, and standards needed to achieve military objectives.1 Two other elements of the JCIDS process will follow: the functional needs analysis (FNA) and the functional solution analysis (FSA).2 The research described in this monograph was sponsored by Maj Gen Thomas P. Kane, Director, Plans and Programs, Headquar- ters, Air Mobility Command (AMC), Scott Air Force Base, Illinois (HQ AMC/A5). The work was conducted within the Force Modern- ization and Employment Program of RAND Project AIR FORCE as part of a fiscal year 2006 study, “Improving Air-Ground Integration, Interoperability, and Interdependence.” 1 CJCSI 3170.01E, Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System, May 11, 2005, p. A-4. 2 John Stillion, David T. Orletsky, and Anthony D. Rosello, Intratheater Airlift Functional Needs Analysis (FNA), Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation, MG-822-AF, 2011, and David T. Orletsky, Daniel M. Norton, Anthony D. Rosello, William Stanley, Michael Ken- nedy, Michael Boito, Brian G. Chow, and Yool Kim, Intratheater Airlift Functional Solution Analysis (FSA), Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation, MG-818-AF, 2011. iii iv Intratheater Airlift Functional Area Analysis RAND Project AIR FORCE RAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF), a division of the RAND Cor- poration, is the U.S. Air Force’s federally funded research and devel- opment center for studies and analyses. PAF provides the Air Force with independent analyses of policy alternatives affecting the devel- opment, employment, combat readiness, and support of current and future aerospace forces. Research is conducted in four programs: Force Modernization and Employment; Manpower, Personnel, and Train- ing; Resource Management; and Strategy and Doctrine. Additional information about PAF is available on our website: http://www.rand.org/paf/ Contents Preface ............................................................................. iii Figure and Tables ................................................................vii Summary .......................................................................... ix Acknowledgments ..............................................................xiii Abbreviations .....................................................................xv ChAPTeR One Introduction, Purpose, and Scope ............................................. 1 ChAPTeR TwO Guidance Documents ............................................................ 5 JCIDS Process Guidance .......................................................... 5 Sources and Guidance ............................................................. 6 National Security Strategy ...................................................... 6 National Defense Strategy ...................................................... 7 Joint Operations Concepts Family of Documents ........................... 7 Relevant JFCs and JICs ..........................................................13 JFCs ..............................................................................13 JICs ...............................................................................17 The U.S. Air Force Transformation Flight Plan 2004 ..........................21 Global Mobility CONOPS ..................................................... 23 The Air Mobility Master Plan .................................................. 24 Army Vision .......................................................................25 ChAPTeR ThRee Operational Mission Areas .................................................... 27 v vi Intratheater Airlift Functional Area Analysis ChAPTeR FOuR Scenarios and Operational environment ...................................31 Planning Scenarios ................................................................31 Historical Experience .............................................................32 Critical Variables of the Operational Environment ...........................33 ChAPTeR FIve Tasks ...............................................................................37 ChAPTeR SIx Concluding Remarks: Tasks, Conditions, and Standards ...............41 Bibliography ......................................................................45 Figure and Tables Figure 2.1. JOpsC Family of Documents ......................................10 Tables S.1. Tasks and Mission Areas Applicable to This CBA ............... xi 2.1. Move the Joint Force Operational Tasks ..........................19 2.2. Sustain the Joint Force ..............................................19 4.1. Variables Describing Operational Environment .................35 5.1. Universal Joint Task List ........................................... 38 5.2. Air Force Master Capabilities Library ............................ 40 6.1. Tasks and Mission Areas Applicable to This CBA .............. 42 vii