A CARRIER DEPLOYMENT MODEL 12 PERSONAL AUTHOR(S)

19. ABSTRACT (Continue on reverse If necessary and Identify by block number) Aircraft carriers are and will continue to be highly important to the United States as she safeguards her interest globally. Todays budget environment, however, demands efficient use of these carrier assets in meeting their station coverage assignments. In a peacetime environment, a carriers ability to cover a station is constrained by depot maintenance, training cycles, and the Chief of Naval Operations personnel and operating tempo program (PERSTEMPO/OPTEMPO). To aid in satisfying this demand on carriers, a mixed integer programming model is developed. The output from the mode