Increasing Aircraft Carrier Forward Presence Changing the Length of the Maintenance Cycle

• Main Author: Yardley, Roland J. (auth)
• Other Authors: Kallimani, James G. (auth), Schank, John F. (auth), Grammich, Clifford A. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2008
• Subjects: Warfare & defence; Political control & freedoms; Military engineering; Political Science; Technology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier fleet must meet the forward presence requirements of theater commanders. With a decreasing fleet size, planners must balance the timing of maintenance, training, and deployment with presence and surge demands. Evaluating multiple one- and two-deployment scenario...