Analysis of Global Management of Air Force War Reserve Materiel to Support Operations in Contested and Degraded Environments

Adversaries have developed capabilities that may restrict or deny U.S. forces’ access to a given area. Prepositioning select war reserve materiel (WRM) may help mitigate vulnerabilities associated with operating in a contested, degraded, or operationally limited environment. In this report, RAND researchers evaluate management approaches and global prepositioning strategies for WRM postures in such environments.