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Rack RE – Force Equipping & Sustaining
Aisle R – Readiness
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This rack provides resources on the equipping and sustaining functions assigned to the services, such as in U.S. Code Title 10. This is a stub — please contribute!
This shelf provides general resources for equipping and sustaining strategies in support of defense materiel at the defense, joint, and especially service levels. This includes equipment reset and divestment.
Faculty Publications:
- None.
Laws, Policies, Memos, and Regulations (sorted by regulation number):
- USD(AT&L), Guidelines for Creating and Maintaining a Competitive Environment for Supplies and Services in the Department of Defense, December 2014.
- DoD Directive 4151.18, Maintenance of Military Materiel. 2018 Version with Change 1 | 2004 Version
Strategies and Reports:
- DoD, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Roadmap 2005-2030 (Washington, DC: Department of Defense, 2005).
- DoD, ASD(RA), National Guards and Reserve Equipment Report for Fiscal Year 2009 (Washington, DC: Department of Defense, 2008).
- Krepinevich, Andrew F. and Eric Lindsey. The Road Ahead: Future Challenges and their Implications for Ground Vehicle Modernization
(Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, 2012), https://csbaonline.org/research/publications/the-road-ahead-future-challenges-and-their-implications-for-ground-vehicle- - Solis, William M., MILITARY READINESS: DOD Needs to Identify and Address Gaps and Potential Risks in Program Strategies and Funding Priorities for Selected Equipment, Report #GAO-06-141 (Washington, DC: Government Accountability Office, 2005).
- Solis, William M., DEFENSE LOGISTICS: Preliminary Observations on Equipment Reset Challenges and Issues for the Army and Marine Corps, Testimony Before the Subcommittees on Readiness and Tactical Air and Land Forces, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Report #GAO-06-604T (Washington, DC: Government Accountability Office, 2006).
- Solis, William M., WARFIGHTER SUPPORT: DOD Should Have a More Comprehensive Approach for Addressing Urgent Warfighter Needs, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Report #GAO-11-417T (Washington, DC: Government Accountability Office, 2011).
Commentaries (inclusion does not represent endorsement):
- Buhrkuhl. Robert L. “When the Warfighter Needs It Now,” Defense AT&L (November-December 2006): 28-30.
- Luttwak, Edward N. “Breaking the Bank,” The American Interest, September 1, 2007, https://www.the-american-interest.com/2007/09/01/breaking-the-bank/
Specific Topics (can be broken out into separate shelves in future):
- Uniforms and uniform development
- Brayshaw, Amy Usborne and Ron Granieri, “Dressed for Success: Uniform Development,” WAR ROOM, June 27, 2023, https://warroom.armywarcollege.edu/podcasts/uniforms/
This shelf contains Army equipping & sustaining strategies and general commentaries pertaining to their quality or effectiveness.
Faculty Publications:
- Army Force Management School, “Army Force Management Model: Strategy to Structure,” 2008 version. Available on request.
Laws, Policies, Memos, and Regulations (sorted by regulation number):
- Army, Army Flow Model User Manual, Army Equipping Enterprise System (AE2S), no date.
Strategies and Reports:
- Army G-8, Affordable and Integrated Army Equipment Modernization (white paper, Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 2011).
- Army G-8, Army Equipping Strategy (Washington, DC: Department of the Army): 2009 Strategy | 2011 Strategy | 2012 Strategy
- Army G-8, Army Equipment Modernization Plan (Washington, DC: Department of the Army): 2013 Plan | 2014 Plan | 2015 Plan (retitled as “Equipment Program in Support of President’s Budget”)
- Army G-8, Army Equipping Guidance: From Afghanistan through Sequestration Toward Regionally Aligned and Mission Tailored Forces, 2013.
- Army G-8, The Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Strategy (Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 2012).
- Congressional Budget Office, Replacing and Repairing Equipment Used in Iraq and Afghanistan: The Army’s Reset Program (Washington, DC: Congressional Budget Office, 2007).
- Congressional Budget Office, An Analysis of the Army’s Transformation Programs and Possible Alternatives (Washington, DC: Congressional Budget Office, 2009).
- Feickert, Andrew, U.S. Army and Marine Corps Equipment Requirements: Background and Issues for Congress, Report #RL33757 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2007).
- Martin, Belva M. DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS: Future Ground-Based Vehicles and Network Initiatives Face Development and Funding Challenges, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Report #GAO-12-181T (Washington, DC: Government Accountability Office, 2012).
- Martin, Belva M. ARMY NETWORKS: Size and Scope of Modernization Investment Merit Increased Oversight, Report #GAO-13-179 (Washington, DC: Government Accountability Office, 2013).
- Solis, William M., DEFENSE LOGISTICS: Preliminary Observations on Equipment Reset Challenges and Issues for the Army and Marine Corps, Testimony before Subcommittees on Readiness and Tactical Air and Land Forces, Report #GAO-06-604T (Washington, DC: Government Accountability Office, 2006).
- Solis, William M. DEFENSE LOGISTICS: Army and Marine Corps Cannot Be Assured That Equipment Reset Strategies Will Sustain Equipment Availability While Meeting Ongoing Operational Requirements, Report #GAO-07-814 (Washington, DC: Government Accountability Office, 2007).
- St. Laurent, Janet A., RESERVE FORCES: Actions Needed to Identify National Guard Domestic Equipment Requirements and Readiness, Report #GAO-07-60 (Washington, DC: Government Accountability Office, 2007).
- St. Laurent, Janet A., FORCE STRUCTURE: Restructuring and Rebuilding the Army Will Cost Billions of Dollars for Equipment but the Total Cost Is Uncertain, Report #GAO-08-669T (Washington, DC: Government Accountability Office, 2009).
Commentaries (inclusion does not represent endorsement):
- None.
This shelf contains Air Force equipping & sustaining strategies and general commentaries pertaining to their quality or effectiveness.
Faculty Publications:
- Arrieta, David. F-22A Program Business Case Study, includes excerpts of “The Business Case for the F-22 Raptor,” Case #UVA-S-1088 (business case, Darden Business School, 2011). Available on request for DoD educational purposes only.
Laws, Policies, Memos, and Regulations (sorted by regulation number):
- Air Force Instruction 63-114, Rapid Response Process, June 2008.
- Air Force, “USAF Force Structure Changes: Sustaining Readiness and Modernizing the Total Force,” memorandum dated February 2012.
Strategies and Reports:
- Bolkcom, Christopher. F-22A Raptor, Report #RL31673 (Washington, DC: Congressional Budget Office, 2008).
- Congressional Budget Office, Alternatives for Modernizing U.S. Fighter Forces (Washington, DC: Congressional Budget Office, 2009).
- Gertler, Jeremiah. U.S. Air Force Bomber Sustainment and Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress, Report #R43049 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2014).
- O’ Rourke, Ronald. Air Force C-17 Aircraft Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress, Report #RS22763 (Washington, DC: Congressional Budget Office, 2009).
- O’ Rourke, Ronald. Air Force KC-X Tanker Aircraft Program: Background and Issues for Congress, Report #RL34398 (Washington, DC: Congressional Budget Office, 2009).
- O’ Rourke, Ronald. Air Force Next-Generation Bomber: Background and Issues for Congress, Report #RL34406 (Washington, DC: Congressional Budget Office, 2009).
- O’ Rourke, Ronald. Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress, Report #RL33543 (Washington, DC: Congressional Budget Office, 2009).
- Sullivan, Michael J. TACTICAL AIRCRAFT: F-22A Modernization Program Faces Cost, Technical, and Sustainment Risks, Report #GAO-12-447 (Washington, DC: Government Accountability Office, 2012).
Commentaries (inclusion does not represent endorsement):
- Baldwin, Laura H., Air Force Service Procurement: Approaches for Measurement and Management (Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2009), https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG299.html
- Eaglen, Mackenzie and Lajos F. Szaszdi, The Growing Air Power Fighter Gap: Implications for U.S. National Security, The Heritage Foundation, July 7, 2009, https://www.heritage.org/defense/report/the-growing-air-power-fighter-gap-implications-us-national-security
- Ehrhard, Thomas P. An Air Force Strategy for the Long Haul (Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, 2009), https://csbaonline.org/research/publications/an-air-force-strategy-for-the-long-haul
- Gebman, Jean R., Challenges and Issues with the Further Aging of U.S. Air Force Aircraft (Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2009), https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR560.html
- Watts, Barry D. US Fighter Modernization Plans: Near-Term Choices (Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, 2007), https://csbaonline.org/research/publications/us-fighter-modernization-plans-near-term-choices
- Watts, Barry D. The Case for Long-Range Strike: 21st Century Scenarios (Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, 2008), https://csbaonline.org/research/publications/the-case-for-long-range-strike-21st-century-scenarios
This shelf contains Marine Corps equipping and sustaining strategies and general commentaries pertaining to their quality or effectiveness.
Faculty Publications:
- None.
Laws, Policies, Memos, and Regulations (sorted by regulation number):
- Marine Corps, Concepts & Programs, 2009.
- Marine Corps IG, 2008 Iraq Readiness Assessment, May 2008.
Strategies and Reports:
- Bolkcom, Christopher, Navy-Marine Corps Strike-Fighter Shortfall: Background and Options for Congress, Report #RS22875 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2009).
- Feickert, Andrew, U.S. Army and Marine Corps Equipment Requirements: Background and Issues for Congress, Report #RL33757 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2007).
- Feickert, Andrew, The Marines’ Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV): Background and Issues for Congress, Report #RS22947 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2009).
- Feickert, Andrew. Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC): Background and Issues for Congress, Report #R42723 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2015).
- Gayl, Franz J., Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP) – Case Study (Washington, DC: Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 2008).
- O’Rourke, Ronald. Navy LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Procurement: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress, Report #RL34476 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2009).
- Solis, William M. DEFENSE LOGISTICS: Army and Marine Corps Cannot Be Assured That Equipment Reset Strategies Will Sustain Equipment Availability While Meeting Ongoing Operational Requirements, Report #GAO-07-814 (Washington, DC: Government Accountability Office, 2008).
- Tryon, Richard T. and William M. Faulkner, Statement Before the Readiness Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee on Readiness, April 26, 2013.
Commentaries (inclusion does not represent endorsement):
- Wood, Dakota L. The US Marine Corps: Fleet Marine Forces for the 21st Century (Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, 2008), https://csbaonline.org/research/publications/the-us-marine-corps-fleet-marine-forces-for-the-21st-century
This shelf contains Navy equipping and sustaining strategies and general commentaries pertaining to their quality or effectiveness.
Faculty Publications:
- None.
Laws, Policies, Memos, and Regulations (sorted by regulation number):
- None.
Strategies and Reports:
- Bolkcom, Christopher. Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress, Report #RL33543 (Washington, DC: Congressional Budget Office, 2008).
- Congressional Budget Office, Resource Implications of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2008 Shipbuilding Plan (Washington, DC: Congressional Budget Office, 2007).
- Congressional Budget Office, Resource Implications of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2009 Shipbuilding Plan (Washington, DC: Congressional Budget Office, 2008).
- Congressional Research Service. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler Aircraft: Background and Issues for Congress, Report #RL30624 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service): 2009 Report | 2008 Report
- Francis, Paul. DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS: Navy Faces Challenges Constructing the Aircraft Carrier ‘Gerald R. Ford’ within Budget, Report #GAO-07-866 (Washington, DC: Government Accountability Office, 2008).
- Gilmore, J. Michael and Eric J. Labs, The Navy’s 2008 Shipbuilding Plan and Key Ship Programs, testimony before the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces (Washington, DC: Congressional Budget Office, 2008).
- Labs, Eric J., The Navy’s Surface Combatant Programs, testimony before the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces (Washington, DC: Congressional Budget Office, 2008).
- Labs, Eric J., David E. Mosher, and Matthew Goldberg. An Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2014 Shipbuilding Plan (Washington, DC: Congressional Budget Office, 2014).
- O’Rourke, Ronald O. Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress, Report #RS20643 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2008).
- O’Rourke, Ronald O. Navy-Marine Corps Strike-Fighter Shortfall: Background and Options for Congress, Report #RS22875 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2008).
- O’Rourke, Ronald O. Navy Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress, Report #RL32418 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2008).
- O’Rourke, Ronald O. Navy DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyer Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress, Report #RL32109 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2008).
- O’Rourke, Ronald O. Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress, Report #RL33741 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2008).
- O’Rourke, Ronald O. Navy Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress, Report #RL33946 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2008).
- O’Rourke, Ronald O. Navy CG(X) Cruiser Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options Issues for Congress, Report #RL34179 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2008).
- O’Rourke, Ronald O. Coast Guard Deepwater Acquisition Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress, Report #RL33573 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2009).
- O’Rourke, Ronald O. Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress, Report #RL32665 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service): 2009 Report | 2014 Report | 2021 Report
- O’Rourke, Ronald O. Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress, Report #R42567 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2014).
Commentaries (inclusion does not represent endorsement):
- Cordesman, Anthony H. Abandon Ships: The Costly Illusion of Unaffordable Transformation (Washington, DC: Center for Strategic & International Studies, 2008), https://www.csis.org/analysis/abandon-ships
- Work, Robert O. The U.S. Navy: Charting a Course for Tomorrow’s Fleet (Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, 2009), https://csbaonline.org/research/publications/us-navy-charting-a-course-for-tomorrows-fleet
Title image credit: Paolo Bovo, U.S. Army photo, public domain.
Readiness (R): Readiness Strategies (RA) — Defense Service Contracts (RC) — Force Equipping & Sustaining (RE) — Force Generation (RG) — Force Integration (RI) — National Mobilization (RN) — Organic Industrial Base (RO) — Power Projection (RP) — Readiness Reporting (RR) — Defense Sustainment (RS)
Library: Main Page — Professional Development (A) — Defense Enterprise (E) — Force Structure (F) — Modernization (M) — Personnel (P) — Readiness (R) — Special Enterprises (S) — Resource Management (X) — References (Z)