03003nam a2200373 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020001500112020001800127040002100145035002100166043001200187050002400199110003700223245019700260260005800457300004100515500020600556504004100762520108600803533015201889610003102041650004902072655002902121710016702150710006402317710008602381710001702467856012602484999001902610ebr10520730CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||120112s2011    dcua    sb    000 0 eng d  z  2011276582  z030921520X  z9780309215206  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)759116841  an-us---14aUG1243b.N38 2011eb2 aNational Research Council (U.S.)10aExamination of the U.S. Air Force's aircraft sustainment needs in the future and its strategy to meet those needsh[electronic resource] /cNational Research Council of the National Academies.  aWashington, D.C. :bNational Academies Press,cc2011.  axviii, 235 p. :bill. (chiefly col.)  a"Committee on Examination of the U.S. Air Force's Aircraft Sustainment Needs in the Future and its Strategy to Meet Those Needs, Air Force Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences."  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aThe ability of the United States Air Force (USAF) to keep its aircraft operating at an acceptable operational tempo, in wartime and in peacetime, has been important to the Air Force since its inception. This is a much larger issue for the Air Force today, having effectively been at war for 20 years, with its aircraft becoming increasingly more expensive to operate and maintain and with military budgets certain to further decrease. The enormously complex Air Force weapon system sustainment enterprise is currently constrained on many sides by laws, policies, regulations and procedures, relationships, and organizational issues emanating from Congress, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Air Force itself. Against the back-drop of these stark realities, the Air Force requested the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies, under the auspices of the Air Force Studies Board to conduct an in-depth assessment of current and future Air Force weapon system sustainment initiatives and recommended future courses of action for consideration by the Air Force.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2012.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.10aUnited States.bAir Force. 0aAirplanes, MilitaryxMaintenance and repair. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aNational Research Council (U.S.).bCommittee on Examination of the U.S. Air Force's Aircraft Sustainment Needs in the Future and Its Strategy to Meet Those Needs.2 aNational Research Council (U.S.).bAir Force Studies Board.2 aNational Research Council (U.S.).bDivision on Engineering and Physical Sciences.2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10520730zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c237840d237840