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CONTENTS
Preface	iii
Figures	ix
Tables	xi
Summary	xiii
Acknowledgments	xxxiii
Abbreviations and acronyms	xxxix
1. Introduction	1
2. JTF NA and OEF Overview	10
3. Combat Support Execution Planning and Control	18
4. Forward Operating Locations and Site Preparation	33
5. Forward Support Location/CONUS Support Location Preparation for 
Meeting Uncertain FOL Requirements	46
6. Reliable Transportation to Meet FOL Needs	55
7. Resourcing to Meet Contingency, Rotational, and MRC Requirements	70
8. Conclusions	84
Appendix A: Combat Support Execution Planning and Control (CSC2) To-BE 
Operational Architecture Nodes and Responsibilities	89
Appendix B: CSC2 in the Centralized Intermediate Repair Facility test	97
Appendix C: A Framework for Assessing Support Capabilities	103
Bibliography	109
FIGURES
Figure 1.1: Conceptual Global ACS Network	7
Figure 1.2: ACS Network as Implemented during JTF NA and OEF	8
Figure 2.1: Size and Scope Comparison of JTF NA and OEF	11
Figure 2.2: Combat Support Requirements During the First 100 Days of 
OEF	14
Figure 3.1: JTF NA Operational and CSC2 Timeline	18
Figure 3.2: CSC2 Organizational Structure Implemented During JTF NA	20
Figure 3.3: CSC2 Organizational Structure Implemented During OEF	22
Figure 3.4: OEF Operational and CSC2 Timeline	23
Figure 3.5: USAFE OEF COMAFFOR Command Relationships	26
Figure 4.1: FOL Development in JTF NA	34
Figure 4.2: FOL Development Timelines Varied in OEF	35
Figure 4.3: Creature Comforts Suffered at Some FOLs to Meet 
Operational Requirements	40
Figure 5.1: JTF NA and OEF FOL Footprint	47
Figure 5.2: OEF Combat Support Requirements	48
Figure 5.3: Combat Support Requirements Were Resourced Mainly From 
FSLs During OEF	49
Figure 5.4: CIRFs Provided Maintenance Support for Fighters During OEF
	52
Figure 5.5: CIRFs Reduced the southwest Asia/AOR Footprint	53
Figure 6.1: OEF Commodity Movement	56
Figure 6.2: Commodities Other Than Fuel Moved in Support of OEF	56
Figure 6.3: Modes of Transportation Used to Move Combat Support 
Materiel During OEF	57
Figure 6.4: Air Transportation of Spares, No One System is Best in All 
Cases	62
Figure 6.5: Materiel Sat at Transshipment Hubs During OEF Because the 
Strategic and Theater Systems Were Not Well Coordinated	67
Figure 7.1: OEF HF Employment Practices Differ from Planning Practices
	73
Figure 7.2: Use of PGMs During JTF NA and OEF	76
Figure 7.3: AEF Rotational Cycle Extensions as of November 2002	78
Figure 7.4: Demand for Fuels Personnel Was Double Those Available in 
the AEF Bucket	80
Figure B.1: The Closed-Loop Process Used to Control Fighter CIRF 
Operations in OEF	98
Figure B.2: Combat Support Performance Parameters Were Related to 
Operational MOEs	99
Figure B.3: Actual Process Performance & Resource Levels Were Compared 
with Planned Values	101
Figure C.1: Model of AEF Capabilities and Options Analysis	104
Figure C.2: Notional Equipment Capabilities and Constraints Model	105
Figure C.3: Notional Manpower Capabilities and Constraints Model	106
Figure C.4: Notional Model of the Integration of Equipment and 
Manpower Capabilities of AEF Buckets	107
Figure C.5: Fuels Capability During the Steady-State Is Limited	108
TABLES
Table S.1: Dimensions of Support in JTF NA and OEF	xvi
Table S.2: Assessing Combat Service Support	xxvii
Table 4.1: Contractor Support Surged During OEF	43
Table 7.1: Harvest Falcon Planning Factors vs. Actual Usage Today	72
Table 7.2: Munitions Employment vs. Planning Factors	75
Table 8.1: Assessing Combat Service Support	84
Table A-1: TO-BE CSC2 Nodes and Responsibilities	90




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