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02982aam a2200361 a 4500 001 435A7C82F71F11E185565BE26AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20120905010144 007 co cgu|||||||| 008 120715s2012 caua b 000 0 eng d 020 $a 0833076191 020 $a 9780833076199 035 $a (OCoLC)800042997 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $c BTCTA $d SILO $d DID $d TXA $d NUI $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 088 $a RAND TR1253 245 0 $a Allocating Marine Expeditionary Unit equipment and personnel to minimize shortfalls / $c Walter L. Perry ... [et al.]. 260 $a Santa Monica, CA : $b Rand Corporation, $c 2012. 300 $a xxvi, 120 p. : $b col. ill. ; $c 28 cm. + $e 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) 500 $a "TR-1253-OSD"--P. [4] of cover. 500 $a "National Defense Research Institute." 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-120). 505 2 $a Introduction -- Mission deconstruction -- Equipment, personnel, metrics, and planning factors -- The MAGTF Equipment Structural Assessment (MESA) application -- Conclusion -- Appendixes -- Bibliography. 520 $a For various reasons, including the commander's priorities and expected mission requirements, U.S. Marine Corps amphibious lift requirements, that is, the space needed on ships to transport equipment for a given mission, may exceed the U.S. Navy's lift capacity. Thus, Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs) afloat generally do not have all their support personnel and equipment on board. What is the impact of this shortfall on a MEU's ability to complete the tasks associated with its mission, especially when the mission includes reconstruction and stabilization operations? Close examination reveals that, in general, MEUs do not fail as a result of these equipment shortfalls; Marine Corps commanders are able to make use of the equipment they have in innovative and creative ways to accomplish the tasks at hand. However, equipment shortfalls do force shortcuts and sometimes sacrifice the quality and speed of task completion. This report describes the development of an automated tool for allocating both equipment and personnel to complete the tasks associated with 15 MEU missions, highlighting the associated equipment implications. 536 $a Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). The research was conducted within the RAND National Defense Research Institute, a federally funded research and development center sponsored by OSD, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence Community $b W74V8H-06-C-0002. 610 10 $a United States. $b Marine Corps $x Equipment. 700 1 $a Perry, Walt L. 710 2 $a National Defense Research Institute (U.S.) 710 2 $a Rand Corporation. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180124050819.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826061745.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=435A7C82F71F11E185565BE26AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search