Increasing Aircraft Carrier Forward Presence : Changing the Length of the Maintenance Cycle.

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yardley, Roland F.
Otros Autores: Kallimani, James G., Schank, John F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica : RAND Corp., 2008.
Colección:Rand Corporation Monograph.
Temas:
United States. > Navy > Operational readiness.
États-Unis. > Navy > État de préparation opérationnelle.
United States. > Navy
Aircraft carriers > United States > Maintenance and repair.
Porte-aéronefs > États-Unis > Entretien et réparations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > International Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > General.
TECHNOLOGY > Military Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Armed Forces > Operational readiness
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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 require a great deal of training to attain and sustain readiness levels. The length of the carrier?s training, readiness, deployment, and maintenance cycle, the type of maintenance needed, and the timing of events within the cycle affect the carrier?s availability to meet operational needs. Over the past.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (91 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-70).
ISBN:9780833045959
0833045954

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