Evaluating Alternative Maintenance Manpower Force Structure Concepts for the F-35a

by Anna Jean Wirth

The U.S. Air Force has a goal of reducing the life cycle operating and support (O&S) costs of the F-35A. Maintenance manpower is a significant driver of O&S costs, and consolidation and reorganization of career fields could reduce manpower and training costs. The authors of this report evaluate the costs and benefits of six F-35A maintenance manpower force structures in the U.S. Air Force that merge maintenance career fields in different ways...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1977405347
• ISBN13: 9781977405340
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 113 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"