Authors
Brackup, Julia, Fujiwara, Jonathan, Piroch, Joseph B., Harting, Sarah, Spirtas, Michael, Rosello, Anthony D., Nixon, Michael, Nacouzi, George, Ferris, Christopher, Thulin, Ryan C.
- Division
- RAND Project AIR FORCE Strategy and Doctrine Program
- Pages
- 88
- Published in
- United States
- RAND Identifier
- RR-A1744-1
- RAND Type
- report
- Rights
- RAND Corporation
- Series
- Research Reports
- Source
- https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1744-1.html
Table of Contents
- About This Report 3
- RAND Project AIR FORCE 3
- Acknowledgments 3
- Summary 5
- Approach 5
- Findings 5
- Recommendations 6
- Contents 7
- Figures and Tables 8
- Figures 8
- Tables 8
- Chapter 1. Introduction 9
- Background 10
- Research Questions 12
- Objective 12
- Approach 12
- Stakeholder Engagement 13
- Organization of This Report 14
- Chapter 2. A Period of Transition for the Department of the Air Force 15
- U.S. Department of Defense Organizational Landscape for Space 15
- Understanding U.S. Department of Defense Roles Missions and Functions 15
- Department of Air Force Responsibilities for Space Since Establishment of the U.S. Space Force 17
- Space Responsibilities External to DAF 22
- External Department of the Air Force Organizational Seams and Friction 26
- Intra-DoD Organizational Relations 27
- DoD-IC Organizational Relations 29
- IntraDepartment of the Air Force Relations 30
- USAF and USSF Defining Characteristics and Asymmetries 31
- IntraDepartment of the Air Force Realignments and Friction 33
- Findings 36
- There is little organizational friction today between the USAF and the USSF There is organizational friction external to the DAF There is a potential for air-space friction in the future 36
- Chapter 3. Tactical Analysis of Air-Space Operations 40
- Use Case 1 Space Support for Bomber Interdiction 42
- Use Case 2 Space Support to a SEADDEAD Mission 46
- Use Case 3 Air Support to a SEADDEAD Mission 52
- Red SAMs 54
- Air-Centric CONOPS 54
- Space-Led CONOPS 55
- Results for Both Air-Centric and Space-Led CONOPS 56
- Conclusion 59
- Chapter 4. U.S. Department of Defense Governance Lessons for Air-Space Integration 61
- Importance of Governance 61
- Selected Examples of U.S. Department of Defense Governance 61
- Deputys Management Action Group 62
- Joint Requirements Oversight Council 63
- The Tank 64
- Naval Board 65
- Potential Governance Approaches for the Department of the Air Force 67
- Option One Air-Space Integration Board 67
- Option Two Warfighter Talks 69
- Conclusion 70
- Chapter 5. Managing Air-Space Seams 71
- Key Findings 71
- Recommendations 73
- Develop Effective Governance Other Integration Mechanisms or Both 73
- Promote Department of the Air Force Equities in Joint and Interagency Forums 74
- Develop New Supporting Capabilities 74
- Increase Knowledge of the Air-Space Relationship 75
- Promote a DAF Vision for the Air-Space Relationship 75
- Abbreviations 77
- References 79
