Commercial Intratheater Airlift Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Use in U.S. Central Command

• Main Author: McGarvey, Ronald G. (auth)
• Other Authors: Light, Thomas (auth), Thomas, Brent (auth), Sanchez, Ricardo (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2013
• Subjects: Air forces & warfare; Military engineering; Aircraft: general interest; Technology; History; Transportation Studies
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Intratheater airlift delivers critical and time-sensitive supplies to deployed forces. Traditionally, military aircraft have provided this airlift. However, in recent years, commercial carriers provided a significant amount of airlift within U.S. Central Command. The authors examine whether the use...