Zero-Sustainment Aircraft for the U.S. Air Force

A Workshop Summary

Gregory Eyring, Rapporteur

Committee on Zero-Sustainment Aircraft for the U.S. Air Force: A Workshop

Air Force Studies Board

Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

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COMMITTEE ON ZERO-SUSTAINMENT AIRCRAFT FOR THE U.S. AIR FORCE: A WORKSHOP

CLAUDE M. BOLTON, JR., Defense Acquisition University

CLAUDE V. CHRISTIANSON, National Defense University

THOM J. HODGSON, North Carolina State University

RONALD MUTZELBURG, Boeing Phantom Works (retired)

LYLE H. SCHWARTZ, University of Maryland at College Park

RAYMOND VALEIKA, Delta Airlines (retired)

Staff

CARTER W. FORD, Program Officer

SARAH M. CAPOTE, Research Associate

MARGUERITE E. SCHNEIDER, Administrative Coordinator

AIR FORCE STUDIES BOARD

GREGORY S. MARTIN, GS Martin Consulting, Chair

BRIAN A. ARNOLD, Raytheon Company

CLAUDE M. BOLTON, Defense Acquisition University

STEVEN R.J. BRUECK, University of New Mexico

THOMAS J. BURNS, Science Applications International Corporation

FRANK CAPPUCCIO, Cappuccio and Associates, LLC

DONALD C. FRASER, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory (retired)

MICHAEL J. GIANELLI, The Boeing Company (retired)

DANIEL HASTINGS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

PAUL G. KAMINSKI, Technovation, Inc.

ROBERT LATIFF, R. Latiff Associates

NANCY G. LEVESON, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MARK J. LEWIS, IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute

LESTER L. LYLES, The Lyles Group

MATT L. MLEZIVA, Wildwood Strategic Concepts

C. KUMAR N. PATEL, Pranalytica, Inc.

GERALD F. PERRYMAN, JR., Independent Consultant

RICHARD V. REYNOLDS, The VanFleet Group, LLC

J. DANIEL STEWART, University of Tennessee

REBECCA WINSTON, Winston Strategic Management Consulting

Staff

TERRY J. JAGGERS, Director

JESSICA R. BROKENBURR, Financial Assistant

SARAH M. CAPOTE, Research Associate

GREGORY EYRING, Senior Program Officer

CARTER W. FORD, Program Officer

CHRIS JONES, Financial Manager

MARGUERITE E. SCHNEIDER, Administrative Coordinator

DANIEL E.J. TALMAGE, JR., Program Officer

Preface

The Air Force recognizes that sustainment of legacy weapon systems is a strategic issue for the United States. To assist the Air Force in addressing this issue, the Air Force Studies Board of the National Research Council drafted terms of reference (TOR) in April 2012 for a short workshop to bring together Department of Defense organizations and industry to highlight current sustainment practices that the Air Force might leverage to reduce maintenance and sustainment costs in the near term. The National Research Council approved the TOR in July 2012. The 3-day workshop was then held on December 4-6, 2012, at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, D.C.¹

The committee is grateful for the support of the Air Force champion of this workshop, Lt Gen Judith Fedder, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations, and Mission Support, Headquarters Air Force. Lt Gen Fedder articulated a set of clear desired outcomes for the workshop prior to the workshop and in person at the workshop. In addition, the committee thanks the many expert speakers and guests who contributed to this activity. Finally, the committee’s role was limited to planning the workshop, and the workshop summary has been prepared by the workshop rapporteur as a factual summary of what occurred at the workshop.

Claude M. Bolton, Jr., Chair

Committee on Zero-Sustainment Aircraft for the

U.S. Air Force: A Workshop

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¹This is the second in a series of workshops conducted by the Air Force Studies Board at the request of the U.S. Air Force. It follows an earlier workshop titled “Energy Reduction at U.S. Air Force Facilities Using Industrial Processes,” held on November 5-7, 2012.

Acknowledgment of Reviewers

This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s (NRC’s) Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:

Claude V. Christianson, National Defense University,

Nancy G. Leveson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

Eli Reshotko, Case Western Reserve University, and

Raymond Valeika, Delta Airlines (retired).

Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the views presented at the workshop, nor did they see the final draft of the workshop summary before its release. The review of this workshop summary was overseen by Wesley L. Harris, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Appointed by the NRC, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this workshop summary was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this summary rests entirely with the author and the institution.

Contents

OVERVIEW

1 INTRODUCTION

Workshop Terms of Reference

Workshop Structure, Scope, and Approach

2 PRESENTATIONS AND COMMENTS

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Lt Gen Judith Fedder, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force

Katherine Stevens, Director, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory

Steven Brown, Professor, Defense Acquisition University

James Yankel, Technical Director, Directorate of Logistics, Air Force Materiel Command

Joann Berrett, Director, Aerospace Sustainment Directorate, Air Force Sustainment Center

Mike Jennings, Deputy Director of Logistics (Acting), Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

Final Thoughts—Day 1

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Maj Mark Blumke, Deputy Chief, Mx Systems and Integration Branch, Directorate of Logistics, Air Mobility Command

SMSgt Kevin Mead, Air Force Element Vehicle and Equipment Management Support Office

Lt Col Brian Godfrey, Chief, Airborne Branch (A4CA), HQ Air Combat Command

BG Edward Dorman III, Director for Logistics Operations, Readiness, Force Integration and Strategy, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4

Joe Guenther, Vice President and General Manager, Evandale Turbofan and Turbojet Engines, General Electric Aviation

Raymond Valeika, Retired Senior Vice President for Technical Operations, Delta Airlines

Mark Buongiorno, Director, Military Engine Aftermarket Business Development, Pratt and Whitney

Final Thoughts—Day 2

Thursday, December 6, 2012

VADM Walter Massenburg (USN, Ret.), Senior Director, Mission Assurance Business Execution, Raytheon Company

3 WRAP-UP DISCUSSION

Leadership and Management

Mission Statement and Metrics

Setting Budget Priorities and Funding

Relationships with the Contractor Community

Culture Issues and Training

APPENDIXES

A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

B Workshop Agenda

C Workshop Participants

D Presentation Abstracts

Acronyms