Vikram Kilambi

Management of U.S. Air Force Aircraft Contractor Logistics Support Arrangements

Summary of Findings and Recommendations

Between fiscal years 1996 and 2017, U.S. Air Force (USAF) spending on contractor logistics support (CLS) grew from 6 percent to 21 percent of aircraft...

Russian Assessments and Applications of the Correlation of Forces and Means

The authors examine how Russia assesses and applies the correlation of forces and means-the military balance between two opponents at the global, regi...

U.S. Air Force Enlisted Classification and Reclassification

Potential Improvements Using Machine Learning and Optimization Models

The authors review options for improving processes for classifying and reclassifying enlisted active-duty, non?prior service airmen for initial skills...

Developing Models and Metrics to Assess the Impacts of Complexity in Operational Settings

The authors of this report assess mathematical strategies for quantifying complexity in wartime environments and provide a framework that will help ma...

Analysis of Global Management of Air Force War Reserve Materiel to Support Operations in Contested and Degraded Environments

Because adversaries have developed capabilities that may restrict or deny U.S. forces' access to a given area, the operational environment of the futu...

Advancing Combat Support to Sustain Agile Combat Employment Concepts

Integrating Global, Theater, and Unit Capabilities to Improve Support to a High-End Fight

The focus on efficiency in combatant command combat operations has driven peacetime logistics and sustainment processes to be more centralized in the ...

An Evaluation of the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety

The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act required an evaluation of the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety and its ...

Logistics Analysis of Puerto Rico

Will the Seaborne Supply Chain of Puerto Rico Support Hurricane Recovery Projects?

Puerto Rico's seaborne logistics capacity is assessed in the context of recovery efforts following the Hurricane Maria. Key constraints are identified...

Using Modeling and Simulation to Advance Effects-Based Security Forces Planning

Developing Prototype Approaches to Estimate Risk Reduction Across Security Missions

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) Security Forces (SF) are responsible for detecting, deterring, denying, and defeating security threats in both garrison and ...