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TECHNICAL REPORT Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Current Fleet Profiles and Potential Strategy Implications Carolyn Wong • Louis R. Moore • Elvira N. Loredo • Aimee Bower Brian Pascuzzi • Keenan D. Yoho Prepared for the United States Army Approved for public release; distribution unlimited ARROYO CENTER The research described in this report was sponsored by the United States Army under Contract No. W74V8H-06-C-0001. Library of Congress Control Number: 2011923086 ISBN: 978-0-8330-5093-9 The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the world. RAND’s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. R® is a registered trademark. © Copyright 2011 RAND Corporation Permission is given to duplicate this document for personal use only, as long as it is unaltered and complete. Copies may not be duplicated for commercial purposes. Unauthorized posting of RAND documents to a non-RAND Web site is prohibited. RAND documents are protected under copyright law. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please visit the RAND permissions page (http://www.rand.org/publications/ permissions.html). Published 2011 by the RAND Corporation 1776 Main Street, P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202-5050 4570 Fifth Avenue, Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2665 RAND URL: http://www.rand.org To order RAND documents or to obtain additional information, contact Distribution Services: Telephone: (310) 451-7002; Fax: (310) 451-6915; Email: [email protected] Preface This report documents the results of a multipart research project on evolving a fleet strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicles. The first phase of the study focused on the light tactical vehicle fleet. The second phase focused on the medium and heavy tactical vehicle fleets, specifically building a status profile that shows the Army where it currently stands in terms of the types, quantities, and years of useful life remaining in its medium and heavy tactical wheeled vehicle fleets. In addition, we discuss the state of the data with regard to tactical vehicles and present recommendations for future research. This research should be of interest to members of the Army and the Department of Defense responsible for formulating, reviewing, or implement- ing policy that governs the planning and acquisition of tactical wheeled vehicles for the Army. The light tactical wheeled vehicle research was sponsored by BG Charles Anderson, who at the time was Director, Force Development, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, U.S. Army. The medium and heavy tactical wheeled research was sponsored by MG David Halverson, Direc- tor, Force Development, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, U.S. Army, and Mr. Chris- topher Lowman, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4. This research was conducted within RAND Arroyo Center’s Force Development and Technology Program. RAND Arroyo Center, part of the RAND Corporation, is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the United States Army. The Project Unique Identification Code (PUIC) for the project that produced this docu- ment is ASPMO09163. 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Contents Preface ........................................................................................................... iii Figures ...........................................................................................................vii Tables ............................................................................................................ ix Summary ........................................................................................................ xi Acknowledgments .............................................................................................xv Acronyms ...................................................................................................... xvii CHAPTER ONE Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1 Background ....................................................................................................... 2 Purpose ............................................................................................................ 2 Approach .......................................................................................................... 3 Organization ...................................................................................................... 3 CHAPTER TWO Building the Status Profiles of the Heavy and Medium TWV Fleets ................................. 5 Data Sources ...................................................................................................... 5 Quantities of Vehicles by Type ................................................................................. 5 Fleet Usage and Age ............................................................................................. 5 Expected Useful Life ............................................................................................. 7 Status Data Base Building Process ............................................................................. 7 The HEMTT Test Case ......................................................................................... 8 CHAPTER THREE Status Profiles of the Heavy and Medium TWV Fleets ................................................11 Heavy Tactical Wheeled Vehicles .............................................................................14 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck .................................................................14 Heavy Equipment Transporter ..............................................................................14 Palletized Load System .......................................................................................14 M915 Series of Heavy Tactical Vehicles ....................................................................14 Aggregate Heavy Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Fleet Profile ................................................17 Medium Tactical Wheeled Vehicles ..........................................................................19 Light Medium Tactical Vehicle .............................................................................19 Medium Tactical Vehicle ....................................................................................19 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicle Trailers ...............................................................19 M35 Series 2.5-Ton Medium Trucks .......................................................................21 v vi Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicles: Current Fleet Profiles and Potential Strategy Implications M809 Series 5-Ton Medium Trucks ........................................................................21 M939 Series 5-Ton Medium Trucks ....................................................................... 24 Aggregate Medium Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Fleet Profile ............................................