Virtual Bookstore Citation Title DIVISION AVIATION SUPPORT BATTALION. MODULARITY FOR SPLIT BASE OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF OOTW Author(s) Ford, Samuel J., III Corporate Author(s) AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL Report Date 4/1/1999 Page Count 53 Abstract The focus of this paper is to support the need for modularity in Army Aviation maintenance with an emphasis on how to restructure the Division Aviation Support Battalion (DASB) to provide increased flexibility and capability to support split base operations and Operations Other Than War (OOTW) . The focus is on developing modular designs for the DASB Aviation Intermediate Level Maintenance (AVIM) company that can provide 24 hour split based operations capable of supporting OOTW. This thesis will cover the full range starting with traditional maintenance, recent historical perspectives, to modularity in it s general form, defining modular limitations, onward look at modular concept development, and finally a comparison between current maintenance structure and modular concepts. The strategic environment has changed from a monolithic enemy (Cold War) to a more vast unpredictable threat. Because of this change to the strategic environment we have experienced an increased Operation Tempo (OPTEMPO) of mission support in the form of unconventional means. Most deployments involve smaller force structure. The deployment packages are Brigade size combined arms Task Forces that plug into a major Commander of Combatant Command (CINC) organization structure. The Aviation Brigade (AB) will not always deploy as an entire brigade in support of OOTW. It will probably form an Aviation Task Force (ATF) to meet the mission requirements. The ATF could be made up of various unit mixes. For example, the ATF could comprise viii itself of two battalions of different aircraft types (one Attack Battalion and one General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB)), two battalions of like aircraft, or company and smaller combinations of available aircraft types performing split based operations. Price: $9.95 Available as PDF for download.   Prices are plus sales tax when purchased within New York State and shipping charges, if applicable