Expert Opinion on Elements Required to Develop a Base Support Plan Training Guide.

摘要

The purpose of this study was to identify and define critical elements involved in base support planning for use in a base support plan training guide. Additionally, a format for this guide was determined. Current issues involved in base support planning were determined through a literature review. These issues were used in the development of a Delphi survey. A Delphi survey was developed to determine the most critical and important aspects of base support planning, and a format for a base support plan training guide. This Delphi survey was sent to a panel of 15 personnel whose current assignment involved some aspect of base support planning. This study found the respondents did not have one main method for presenting base support plan training. However, the respondents did agree some formal type of training was needed. They did suggest a training manual as well as computer training program would help train novice base support planner. The respondents agreed that interpreting source planning documents was critical to base support planning. Issues such as integration of effort, total force capability, flexibility, and force reception, beddown, and transition are the most important aspects of a base support plan. Although the logistics planners usually assemble the plan, this study determined the functional area representatives should be emphasized in a training guide. Keywords: Air Force planning; Air Logistics Support; Training; Military training; Logistics; Thesis.