James Pita

Given the need for more integrated human capital management, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs asked RAND PAF to help improve Air Force capability to analyze and capitalize on military personnel flows across the total force. In response, RAND built the Total Force Flow Model. Its description and capabilities will interest manpower and personnel managers and analysts both in and outside the Air Force.

Development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was shared by the United States (for the U. S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps), Australia, Canada, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. In 2012, these countries agreed to manage F-35 sustainment assets as a global pool. This report reviews other international military aircraft spares pooling programs from the 1950s to the present to identify lessons learned.