This handbook is designed to complement the main report (RAND/MR-1110-A). It is intended to provide the analyst the substance of the concepts and metrics for assessing national power without presenting extensive background or the analytic underpinning contained in the main document.

Measuring National Power in the Postindustrial Age: Analyst's Handbook

History

Layne, Christopher

Tellis, Ashley J.

Sollinger, Jerry M.

McPherson, Melissa

Bially, Janice

Military

RAND Corporation

Can the U.S. Navy save money by increasing its use of simulators without sacrificing readiness?  The authors look at the use of simulators in the Air Force, the Marines, and French and British forces to see if the Navy's current mix of simulator and live training should be changed substantially for the first time since the 1970s. After presenting the data for each service branch and type of simulator, the authors conclude that the Navy must first decide how it wants to measure readiness before an increased use of simulators will yield tangible returns in the form of increased proficiency at lower cost.

Finding Right Balance:Simulato

Schank, John F.

Thie, Harry J.

Graff, Clifford M.

Beel, Joseph

Soon after Operation IRAQI FREEDOM began in March 2003, RAND Arroyo Center began a project, completed in January 2006, to produce an authoritative account of the planning and execution of combat and stability operations in Iraq and to recommend changes to Army plans, operational concepts, doctrine, and Title 10 functions. This report presents a broad overview of the study findings based on unclassified source material.

Operation IRAQI FREEDOM: Decisive War, Elusive Peace

Perry, Walter L.

Darilek, Richard E.

Rohn, Laurinda L.

Middle East

Compares three units that conducted stability operations in the same area in northern Iraq-the 101st Airborne Division (which had only limited digital communications), the 3/2 Stryker brigade combat team (SBCT), and the 1/25 SBCT (both equipped with digital networks) and finds that leadership, training, and tactics and procedures are just as important as networking capabilities for improving mission effectiveness in stability operations.

Networked Forces in Stability Operations 101st Airborne Division, 3/2 and 1/25 Stryker Brigades in Northern Iraq

Hollywood, John

McFadden, James

Gonzales, Daniel

DeJarnette, John

Recent Office of the Secretary of Defense planning guidance directs the services to plan for high levels of engagement and deployed operations, although their nature, locations, durations, and intensity may be unknown. This book synthesizes the results of the initial phases of a study of the basic issues and premises on which the Air Force plans, organizes, and operates its logistics enterprise.

A Repair Network Concept for Air Force Maintenance: Conclusions from Analysis of C-130, F-16, and KC-135 Fleets

Engineering & Transportation

Tripp, Robert S.

McGarvey, Ronald G.

Masters, James M.

Van Roo, Ben D.

Engineering

A congressionally mandated review of the proposed restructuring of Air Force Materiel Command examined the proposal and its effect on life-cycle management, weapon system sustainment, and overall support to the warfighter. It also presents process improvement options to improve warfighter support and product development/support system design and operations support efficiencies, and it suggests organizational changes to facilitate their implementation.

Air Force Materiel Command Reorganization Analysis: Final Report (Rand Corporation Monograph)

Shelton, William

Fox, Bernard

Ausink, John A.

Conley, Raymond E.

Lynch, Kristin F.

Romano, Daniel M.

Duran, Chelsea Kaihoi

DeFeo, Robert G.

George, David W.

The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems program aimed to field an ambitious system of systems, with novel technologies integrated via an advanced wireless network. The largest and most ambitious planned acquisition program in the Army's history, it was cancelled in 2009, and some of its efforts transitioned to follow-on programs. This report documents the program's complex history and draws lessons from its experiences.

Lessons from the Army's Future Combat Systems Program

Wilson, Peter A.

Pernin, Christopher G.

Drezner, Jeffrey A.

McMahon, K. Scott

Gordon IV, John

Axelband, Elliot

Dille, Brian B.

Held, Bruce J.

Rizzi, Christopher

Shah, Akhil R.

This independent assessment is a comprehensive study of the strategic benefits, risks, and costs of U.S. military presence overseas. The report provides policymakers a way to evaluate the range of strategic benefits and costs that follow from revising the U.S. overseas military presence by characterizing how this presence contributes to assurance, deterrence, responsiveness, and security cooperation goals.

Overseas Basing of U.S. Military Forces: An Assessment of Relative Costs and Strategic Benefits

Business & Money

Halliday, John

Peltz, Eric

Frelinger, David R.

McNerney, Michael J.

Eaton, Derek

Greenfield, Victoria A.

Lostumbo, Michael J.

Mills, Patrick

Nardulli, Bruce R.

Worman, Stephen M.

Management & Leadership

RAND identified and reviewed international contestability practices on behalf of the Australian Department of Defence (ADoD), which is restructuring its military capability acquisition process. A key component of this restructuring is the establishment of an internal contestability capability to assess ADoD’s requirements, acquisition, and budget decisions internally before they are passed to other elements in the government.

Contestability Frameworks: An International Horizon Scan

Oberholtzer, Jenny

Lee, Gordon T.

Cook, Cynthia R.

McKErnan, Megan

Westerman, Emma

Ahtchi, Badreddine

Shontz, Douglas

To help the U.S. Army and U.S. Department of Defense retain institutional knowledge and capabilities and fully prepare leaders for future conflicts, RAND researchers recount the Army’s efforts in the Iraq War, especially in Baghdad, and offer lessons learned and recommendations.

The U.S. Army and the Battle for Baghdad: Lessons Learned―And Still to Be Learned

Johnson, David E.

Cohen, Raphael S.

Schwille, Michael

Gentile, Gian

Schaefer, Agnes Gereben

Hoobler, James

Zeigler, Sean M.

Allen, Brenna

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