An operational architecture for improving Air Force command and control through enhanced agile combat support planning, execution, monitoring, and control processes / Kristin F. Lynch, John G. Drew, Robert S. Tripp, Daniel M. Romano, Jin Woo Yi, Amy L. Maletic.
"Prepared for the United States Air Force; approved for public release; distribution unlimited."
"RR-261-AF"--Page 4 of cover
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-95).
Contents
Introduction, background, and motivation -- Research approach and architectural framework -- The vision and scope of the operational architecture -- Operational architecture products -- Gaps and shortfalls identified using the operational architecture and recommended stategies to enhance command and control -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Appendix A: Operational architecture for mobility Air Force maintenance -- Appendix B: Annotated bibliography.
Summary
This document presents an architecture that describes a TO-BE vision for integrating enhanced ACS processes into Air Force command and control (C2) as it is defined in Joint Publications. This architecture addresses the near-term--what C2 processes could be in the next 4-5 years using current Air Force assets. It first identifies C2 processes and the echelons of command responsible for executing those processes and then describes how enhanced ACS planning, execution, monitoring, and control processes to provide senior leaders with enterprise ACS capability and constraint information. We use this architecture to identify and describe where shortfalls or major gaps exist between current ACS processes (the AS-IS) and this vision for integrating enahcned ACS processes into Air Force C2 (the TO-BE).
Note
Online resource; title from PDF title page (RAND, viewed October 21, 2014).
Funding
Sponsored by the United States Air Force FA7014-06-C-0001
