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
Autores Corporativos: United States. Navy (-), National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Otros Autores: Yardley, Roland J. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation 2008.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Rand Corporation monograph series.
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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
Notas:"Prepared for the United States Navy."
"MG-706-NAVY"--P. [4] of cover.
Research conducted within the Rand National Defense Research Institute.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (91 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-70).
ISBN:9781281736505
9786611736507
9780833045959