Accession Number:

AD1038750

Title:

MV-22 Squadron Organization: A Different Way to Support

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

US Army Command and General Staff College Fort Leavenworth United States

Personal Author(s):

• Knickerbocker, Bret J.

Report Date:

2017-06-09

Pagination or Media Count:

97.0

Abstract:

The United States Marine Corps has seen a steady increase in demand for its MV-22 capabilities since its first deployment in 2007. The MV-22 community is at a tipping point in its ability to support its operational requirements. This thesis seeks to describe the current state of the MV-22 community by studying the MV-22 model manager MAG-26. Examining the maintenance data since 2013 shows a decrease in the ability to maintain aircraft. This is due to several factors a loss of maintenance proficiency, a loss of aircrew and pilot proficiency, decreased retention rates, a decrease in dwell-to-deploy time, increase in transfer of aircrafts, and incompatible parts with multiple MV-22 configurations. This thesis will explore solutions to these issues and make recommendations on how a change in squadron organization can regain pilot, aircrew, and maintenance proficiency along with increasing aircraft mission capable rate.

Descriptors:

• marine corps
• personnel management
• task forces
• deployment
• training
• tilt rotor aircraft
• aircraft equipment
• logistics
• maintenance
• military capabilities
• military forces (united states)

Subject Categories:

• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE