Download or read book Increasing Aircraft Carrier Forward Presence written by Roland J. Yardley and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors assess several one- and two-deployment cycles, assuming a deployment length of six months and a time-between-deployments length equal to twice the duration of the previous deployment. Among many findings, RAND concludes that shorter cycles can increase the forward presence of the carrier fleet and help level shipyard workloads. Longer, two-deployment cycles can increase forward presence, but may result in shipyard workload complications and deferred-work backlogs."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Increasing Aircraft Carrier Forward Presence Changing the Length of the Maintenance Cycle written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Navy currently maintains a fleet of 11 aircraft carriers. These ships, which are among the most powerful and versatile elements of U.S. naval forces, allow the Navy to undertake a wide range of tasks. They are also among the most complex weapon systems operated by the Navy. The carriers themselves need continuous and regularly scheduled maintenance. Their crews require a great deal of training to attain and sustain readiness levels. The length of the training, readiness, deployment, and maintenance cycle (defined as the period from the end of one depot maintenance period to the end of the next), the type of maintenance needed (i.e., docking or non-docking), and the timing of events within the cycle affect the carrier's availability to meet operational needs.
Download or read book Improving the Efficiency of Forward Presence by Aircraft Carriers written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The modem U.S. Navy has been built around the aircraft carrier. That ship, with its battle group of surface ships and submarines and its resupply vessels, has been the major tool for projecting power ashore and controlling the seas during wartime. In peacetime, the carrier battle group has been used to remind national leaders of U.S. power through its presence in areas of tension. Such presence, according to its proponents, has deterred aggression, reassured allies, and allowed a more rapid response to regional crises than if carriers had sailed from the United States. The average aircraft carrier, however, spends less than a quarter of its life providing presence--that is, being 'on-station'--in overseas theaters. The main constraint on getting more presence out of each carrier is that the Navy limits the amount of time sailors spend at sea. In an environment in which demands for overseas presence are high and financial constraints are great, the Navy may want to get more out of the forces it is paying for. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) examined several alternatives to improve the efficiency of carrier operations. They range from altering carrier deployment cycles to establishing an overseas home port for a carrier on the Mediterranean Sea.
Download or read book A Methodology for Estimating the Effect of Aircraft Carrier Operational Cycles on the Maintenance Industrial Base written by Roland J. Yardley and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fleet Response Plan is a U.S. Navy program to enhance the operational availability of the aircraft carrier fleet. This report describes program modeling that varies the time between depot availabilities and the size of the depot work packages, to estimate its effect on the maintenance industrial base and the operational availability of the aircraft carrier fleet.
Download or read book Optimal Long Term Aircraft Carrier Deployment Planning with Synchronous Depot Level Maintenance Scheduling written by Mehmet Ayik and published by . This book was released on 1998-03-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forward deployment of Navy aircraft carrier battle groups is a primary means for the United States to achieve overseas interests. The Navy maintains the forward presence of aircraft carriers in three major Areas of Responsibility (AORs): the Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the Western Pacific. Considering the cost of carrier operations and the desire to maximize coverage of the AORs, planning deployments for the carriers not only significantly affects the achievement of U.S. defense strategy, but also impacts the Navy financially. Previous studies have maximized the deployment of aircraft carriers to the AORs while strictly adhering to the fixed, long-range maintenance schedules published by the Planning and Engineering for Repairs and Alterations Activity for Aircraft Carriers (PERA CV). This thesis optimizes aircraft carrier deployment planning while shifting the pre-scheduled maintenance availabilities well within limits allowed by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). This synchronous planning of deployments and major maintenance yields at least 15% more planned coverage in the AORs with the existing carrier fleet Such an increase had heretofore been thought to require three additional aircraft carriers.
Download or read book Leveraging America s Aircraft Carrier Capabilities written by John Gordon and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the United States seeks ways to stretch its defense dollars, pursue the Global War on Terrorism, and meet other national-security challenges, it is highly likely that policymakers will increase their reliance on aircraft carriers, using them more often and in more situations than they have in the past, especially if the vessels have the additional capabilities to respond appropriately. The current and expected use of aircraft carriers led the United States Navy in fall 2004 to commission RAND to explore new and nontraditional ways that the United States might be able to employ aircraft carriers in pursuit of traditional and emerging military and homeland defense missions. Over six months, RAND created and convened two Concept Options Groups (COGs)-small groups of experienced military and civilian experts, defense analysts, and potential users who work together to identify promising ways to employ military might in nontraditional ways-to explore possible nontraditional roles for aircraft carriers. One COG explored and identified new ways that aircraft carriers could be used in combat operations; the second COG examined ways that the vessels could be used in noncombat, homeland security missions or to help the nation recover from terrorist attacks or natural disasters in U.S. territories. Among the combat recommendations to come from the COG insights are that abilities need to be enhanced to reconfigure carrier air wings; among noncombat recommendations are that the availability of nonready carriers to respond to unforeseen crises needs to be improved. This monograph summarizes the activities, findings, and recommendations of both carrier COGs. It should be of special interest to the Navy and to uniformed and civilian decisionmakers with responsibilities related to naval and carrier operations, maritime domain awareness, or homeland security.
Download or read book A Methodology for Estimating the Effect of Aircraft Carrier Operational Cycles on the Maintenance Industrial Base written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the next two decades, the United States Navy will, at any one time, have a fleet of ten to 12 aircraft carriers. Of these, two or three will be continuously deployed and on-station at any one time in its major overseas operational areas of the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf region, and the Western Pacific, in support of combatant commanders. In addition, the Navy intends to surge carriers (including those already deployed) so that a total of six carriers can be provided to combatant commanders within 30 days and another carrier within 90 days. The ability of the Navy to meet all these requirements is constrained both by the six-month limit on deployment length and by the intensive training and maintenance demands of aircraft carriers. The Navy has considered the six-month limit on deployments and the predictability of Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs) rotation key to maintaining forward presence while meeting personnel recruiting and retention goals. In addition, maintenance is constantly being performed on aircraft carriers, with nearly a third of a carrier's lifetime being spent either preparing for or actually in depot-level repair availabilities, in which it is not deployable.
Download or read book Leveraging America s Aircraft Carrier Capabilities Exploring New Combat and Noncombat Roles and Missions for the U S Carrier Fleet written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On numerous occasions over the past 50 years, U.S. military and civilian defense leaders have relied on aircraft carriers and their air assets, not only as key forward-based elements of the nation's deterrent and warfighting force but also when the United States has needed to project military power, engage in hostile operations, provide humanitarian relief, or fulfill a range of other hostile and nonhostile missions. Because they offer unparalleled mobility, provide sustained military presence, can send signals of U.S. concern and possible action, and free the United States from having to conduct flight operations from foreign bases or obtain permission from foreign powers to fly over territory, aircraft carriers likely will continue to be an asset of choice for years to come. Indeed, it is entirely possible that, as the United States seeks ways to stretch its defense dollars, pursue the Global War on Terrorism, and meet other national-security challenges, policymakers will increase their reliance on aircraft carriers, using them more often and in more situations, than they have in the past, especially if the vessels have the additional capabilities to respond appropriately. The current and expected use of aircraft carriers led the U.S. Navy in fall 2004 to commission the RAND Corporation to explore new and nontraditional ways that the U.S. might be able to employ aircraft carriers in pursuit of traditional and emerging military and homeland defense missions. Over six months, RAND created and convened two Concept Options Groups (COGs)-small groups of experienced military and civilian experts, defense analysts, and potential users who work together to identify promising ways to employ military might in nontraditional ways-to explore possible nontraditional roles for aircraft carriers. One COG explored and identified new ways that aircraft carriers could be used in combat operations the second COG examined ways that the vessels could be used in noncombat missions.
Download or read book Navy aircraft carriers costeffectiveness of conventionally and nuclearpowered carriers report to congressional requesters written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Optimal Aircraft Carrier Deployment Scheduling written by Craig T. Schauppner and published by . This book was released on 1996-03-01 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Navy's peacetime mission is 'to conduct forward presence operations to help shape the strategic environment by deterring conflict, building interoperability, and by responding, as necessary, to fast breaking crises with the demonstration and application of credible combat power. 'To meet this mission, the Navy deploys aircraft carriers to forward positions throughout the world. A new nuclear powered aircraft carrier costs over $3.4 billion dollars and when deployed carries over 6,000 personnel onboard. Considering the cost and the man hours involved in carrier operations judicious and effective use of these valuable assets is imperative. The CINCPACFLT Operations Department maintains a five year deployment plan for the six carriers assigned to the Pacific Fleet. Currently, the deployment schedule is produced manually. A feasible five year plan typically takes the carrier scheduling officer one week to generate. This thesis presents an optimization based tool to assist in constructing deployment schedules that maximize the forward presence of Pacific Fleet carriers. The underlying optimization model is different from those in the literature. Instead of using a set covering approach, the problem is formulated as a shortest path problem with side constraints. This formulation allows the problem to be solved more rapidly, thus allowing more opportunities for sensitivity and trade-off analyses.
Download or read book Navy Aircraft Carriers written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Modernizing the U S Aircraft Carrier Fleet written by John Frederic Schank and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2005 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Navy is currently designing the next generation aircraft carrier, the CVN 21. This class of carriers will use the same basic hull form as the current Nimitz class but will include a substantial redesign of the interior of the ship for improved weapons handling and stores management functions. It will also incorporate several new technologies including a new propulsion system and new aircraft launch and recovery systems. These improvements not only will increase the operational capability of the ship but also are anticipated to lower the ship's manpower requirements and maintenance costs. Under current force modernization plans, new ships of the CVN 21 class will be introduced every four or five years as the ships of the Nimitz class reach the end of their planned 50-year operational life. Under this strategy, Nimitz class carriers will be operating for over 50 more years and it will take decades to transform the aircraft carrier fleet to ships of the new class.On the basis of some preliminary calculations that appeared promising, RAND proposed to the Program Executive Office (PEO) for Aircraft Carriers an examination of a way to accelerate the transformation of the carrier force: replacing Nimitz-class carriers as they reach mid-life instead of refueling them. In this report we identify specific fleet management options for building new instead of refueling, and we evaluate their advantages and disadvantages. This report should be of interest to Navy and Office of Secretary of Defense planners examining fleet modernization options, especially those organizations addressing the costs of alternative force structure options.
Download or read book Changing the Peacetime Deployment of Aircraft Carriers written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New strategies and missions are combining with declining defense budgets to force new assessments of how we use our aircraft carriers during peacetime. The Senate has asked the Secretary of Defense for a report on how to improve the forward presence provided by our carriers. This paper is an unsolicited response to that request and deals with both the quantity and quality of forward deployed time of these capital ships. Viable options for increasing on-station time include deployment cycle adjustments and multiple crewing schemes, while homeporting changes hold little promise. The composition of the ships and crews that form the carrier battle group needs to reflect the growing importance of peaceful, non-traditional missions. Carriers should be more actively involved in establishing close relationships with Third World countries and aiding their development.
Download or read book Organ sis tu synhedriu written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aircraft Carrier written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aircraft carrier : presence and surge limitations and expanding power projection options : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces meeting jointly with Subcommittee on Readiness of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session, hearing held November 3, 2015.
Download or read book Naval Forward Presence written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Naval forward presence has been a mainstay of U.S. national security strategy since the end of World War II providing global presence, deterrence, and crisis response. Forward deployed Naval forces have consistently been stationed in the world s hotspots and are usually the first on the scene for emergent crises giving credence to the oft quoted line Where are the carriers? Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM both featured the striking power of the aircraft carrier and the surface combatants and submarines that comprise the carrier strike groups. These operations highlighted the inherent mobility and efficacy of U.S. Naval forces operating on the high seas and their unmatched ability to project power ashore. The U.S. Navy provided upwards of three aircraft carriers for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and seven aircraft carriers were deployed during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. These were monumental feats but were accomplished at great cost in current and future readiness. These operations led to the development of the Fleet Response Plan to provide the U.S. with consistent, credible, combat power that is inherently mobile and free to operate from the maritime domain. For the Fleet Response Plan to be effective and achieve its goals requires changing the Navy s personnel tempo of operations program/policy in order for the Navy to fight and win the Global War on Terrorism.
Download or read book Cruising CVBGs and Horizon MAGs An Alternative Approach to Naval Forward Presence for the 21st Century written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the end of World War II, aircraft carrier battle groups (CVBGs) have formed the core component of naval power, forward deployed to regions of the world vital to U.S. interests. These formations have become the standard "building blocks" of naval forward presence, rotated overseas to provide the CINCs with balanced capabilities to deal with a variety of present and future threats. Faced with the dangers and challenges envisioned for the 21st Century, should the rotational deployment of CVBGs continue to be the modus operandi of naval forward presence? Existing policy calls for the continued pre-eminence of the CVBG into the next century in support of Forward. . .from the Sea. An alternate method combines two innovative proposals into a single concept of forward presence. The carrier continues to play a leading role, but would be deployed and operated under the concept of cruising proposed by Admiral Paul Reason. Maritime Action Groups would be created and would remain permanently deployed to key regions of the world, with crews rotated to the ships under the CNO SSG's Horizon concept. Naval forces packaged, deployed, and operated under these two concepts would provide the CINCs with the naval forward presence to execute the National Military Strategy of "Shape, Respond, and Prepare Now."
