Air Force Journal of Logistics articles

Recent articles from Air Force Journal of Logistics

Logistics challenges: air mobility command: improving aircraft maintenance team recovery processes future air bases: power patches or military communities.(Special Feature)(Cover story)(Brief article)
September 22, 2008... The Air Force budget is comprised of four main areas, all in desperate need of additional funding: personnel (force structure), readiness, infrastructure (sustainability), and procurement (modernization). Personnel costs (pay and benefits) have risen 57 percent over the last 10 years while...

Air mobility command: improving Aircraft maintenance recovery team processes.(Special Feature)
September 22, 2008... Introduction The United States' (US) civilian and military leaders well recognize the need for speed in prosecuting military operations. The 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review places particular "emphasis on the ability to surge quickly to trouble spots across the globe." (1) This...

Future Air Bases: power patches or military communities? A revolutionary approach is needed by the Air Force to reengineer not only its business processes but also its current and future basing methods.(Special Feature)(Essay)
September 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction Reality struck hard on 24 September 2007 when Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne publicly announced that the 40,000 personnel reduction taken by the Air Force to pay for new airplanes was not reaping the rewards envisioned--stated bluntly,...

Contemporary issues.
September 22, 2008... Contemporary Issues in this edition presents three articles: "Capturing Risk in Solution Prioritization," "Defense Budgeting Challenges: Uncertainty and Unpredictability" and "Generating Opportunity from Uncertainty." In "Capturing Risk in Solution Prioritization" Jennifer G. Walston,...

Capturing risk in solution prioritization.(contemporary issues)(Report)
September 22, 2008... Introduction The intent of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force-directed Comprehensive Assessment of Nuclear Sustainment (CANS) was to identify and provide solutions for any systemic problems within the nuclear sustainment enterprise. During the study, strategic-level findings were...