A methodology to assess the benefit of operational or tactic adjustments to reduce Marine Corps fuel consumption
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Authors
Burns, Joseph
Cibull, Sarah
Gardner, Benjamin
Monera, Shaun
Streeter, Jared
Colby, Kye
Team E2O
Cohort 311-142M
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systems engineering
model based systems engineering
fuel consumption
close air support
ground combat support
operational effectiveness
DOTMLPF
model based systems engineering
fuel consumption
close air support
ground combat support
operational effectiveness
DOTMLPF
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Paulo, Eugene P.
Kwinn, Brigitte T.
Beery, Paul T.
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2015-12
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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TheUnited States Marine Corps is too dependent on fossil fuel, which leaves logistics fuel support and supply lines vulnerable to attack, potentially degrading Marine Corps capabilities and ultimately putting Marines at risk. A need exists to identify doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, and facilities (DOTMLPF) changes that provide a positive impact on energy efficiency while maintaining or improving operational effectiveness, essentially improving operational reach. Using the systems engineering process, key capabilities were identified from the Expeditionary Energy Office (E2O) stakeholders and used to develop a methodology to assess potential improvements to operational reach in the context of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) operation. At the heart of the methodology was a discrete event model developed to simulate the conditions of a close air support (CAS) operation and ground combat support (GCS) operation. Using a specific ship-to-shore vignette, factors were identified and a design of experiments (DOE) analysis was conducted to assess changes to doctrine, aircraft materiel solution, and environmental conditions on operational reach. This report: a) demonstrates the methodology developed, b) identifies the effects of the factors on extending the operational reach of a CAS and GCS operation, and c) recommends future efforts to continue research.
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