Increasing aircraft carrier forward presence : changing the length of the maintenance cycle / / Roland J. Yardley ... [et al.].
The U.S. Navy?s aircraft carriers allow the nation to deter adversaries, bring airpower to bear against opponents, engage friends and allies, and provide humanitarian assistance. However, these powerful and versatile systems need continuous and regularly scheduled maintenance, and their crews requir...
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| Superior document: | Rand Corporation monograph series |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Rand Corporation monograph series.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (91 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Background; The Challenge; Analytical Approach; Organization of the Monograph; Chapter Two - Past, Current, and Potential Carrier Cycles; The U.S. Carrier Fleet; Initial Maintenance Cycles for Nimitz-Class Carriers; Introduction of the Fleet Response Plan; Recent Changes to the FRP Cycle Length; Meeting Forward-Presence Demands; Potential Cycles for Evaluation; Recent Navy Decisions to Meet Presence Requirements; Technical Feasibility of the Potential Cycles
- Chapter Three - The Impact of Different Cycles on OperationalAvailabilityRelationship Between Cycle Length and OperationalReadiness; Application of Alternative Cycles to the Carrier Fleet; Chapter Four - The Impact of Different Cycles on theMaintenance Industrial Base; Estimating the Magnitude of Depot Work Packages; Impact on the Depots; Chapter Five - Findings and Recommendations; Appendix - Workload Graphs for the Norfolk and PugetSound Naval Shipyards; Bibliography