Alternatives to Contingency Response Group Organization: Tradeoffs to Balance Capability and Capacity

摘要

Groups (CRG). The research seeks to identify and weigh options that balance manpower capacity and capability in the mission areas of aerial port, command and control, maintenance, and security forces to meet combatant commander demand. The researcher employs a three-phased methodology that includes interviews of a cross-section of contingency response subject matter experts, reports and document review, and quantitative data analysis of demand for CONUS CRGs over a 15 month period. The primary limitation of this data analysis is that it uses historical demand to determine required manning levels. The results show that Continental United States (CONUS) based CRGs could be consolidated to one group per coast with minimal impact to capability. Furthermore, the research suggests that the CONUS CRGs have excess manpower capacity in the mission areas of aerial port, command and control, and maintenance. This research recommends having only one CRG per coast in CONUS and reducing excess capacity at these CRGs. It also recommends that Air Mobility Command (AMC) transfer excess capacity to theater CRGs yet maintain the ability to centrally task this capacity if needed.