Air Force Journal of Logistics articles from June 2003

Air Force Journal of Logistics archives from June 2003

Combat support command and control: a new global vision for support.(Special Feature)
June 22, 2003... Today, we find ourselves deployed to global places, many on short notice, and as a result, many of our resources are stretched to their breaking point. In this new environment, we no longer can afford to manage in stovepipes; rather, all combat...

The new vision.(Special feature: introduction)
June 22, 2003... For the last 7 years, the Air Force, in response to ever-changing geopolitical events, has been working toward becoming a more expeditionary force. We have shifted from a Cold War-based system, where we concentrated on certain enemies and...

Implementing the architecture: moving from concept to reality.(Special Feature)
June 22, 2003... The responsiveness required by today's operational forces can be achieved better through a CSC2 construct that is focused on creating operational effects. CSC2 is a subset of the overarching command and control within the operational planning...

Concept to reality: implementing the architecture.(Special Feature)
June 22, 2003... As the Air Force transitions to a more expeditionary force, combat support command and control (CSC2) will have an essential role. The responsiveness required by today's operational forces can be achieved better through a CSC2 construct that is...

Combat support studies: analyzing command and control needs.(C2 Combat Support)
June 22, 2003... The shift toward expeditionary operations presents numerous challenges, particularly in combat support. To meet these challenges, the Air Force requires a global CS infrastructure. RAND and AFLMA-partnered analyses offer recommendations for...

Combat support C2 architecture: supporting expeditionary airpower.(C2 Combat Support)
June 22, 2003... Motivation Since the end of the Cold War, the US security environment has undergone extensive transitions. Combat has evolved from a theater-centric perspective, which focused on well-understood enemies in well-known locations, to a global...

Combat support C2 nodes: major responsibilities.(C2 Combat Support)
June 22, 2003... We have presented a TO-BE combat support command and control (CSC2) operational architecture (1) that would help the Air Force meet its air and space expeditionary force (AEF) operational goals. The future architecture would: * Enable the...

C2 in the CIRF test: a proof of concept: C2 To-Be operational architecture.(C2 Combat Support)
June 22, 2003... We have, in our reports, (1) described the elements of a global Agile Combat Support (ACS) network capable of enabling air and space expeditionary forces. The components of this global ACS network include: * Forward operating locations...

Expeditionary leader development: training and development.(C2 Combat Support)
June 22, 2003... Lieutenant General Michael E. Zettler, Deputy Chief of Staff, Installations and Logistics, described "our Air Force today [as] expeditionary, and our prime operating environment is in a deployed state." The change to the new combat wing...

Combat support features: Agile Support--the concept doctrine.
June 22, 2003... ACS is recognized as the product of processes that effectively ready and prepare our forces for quick response and efficiently sustain an operational activity with the right resource at the right place, at the right time, and for the right...

Agile combat support the concept.
June 22, 2003... The Air Force defines airpower transformation as a fundamental change involving the integration of three elements: Advanced technologies providing a new capability, new concepts of operation (CONOPS) producing...

Doctrine and combat support C2.
June 22, 2003... The combat support command and control (CSC2) operational architecture report (1) highlights the importance of doctrine in establishing an effective command and control (C2) structure. Sound guidance on command and control is especially...

Innovations and transformations.(Inside Logistics: exploring the heart of logistics)
June 22, 2003... George W. Bush's speech at the Citadel in September 1999 introduced his position on defense operations and policies. He said, "Even the highest morale is eventually undermined by back-to-back deployments, poor pay, shortages of spare parts and...