Originally Posted by
GRDHound
I know you want to keep this form un-political but you asked the question and the answer can't avoid politics. FATboy is on the right track. I won't say anything else so as not to close the thread but I doubt that asset location even entered some planners minds......
I hope I'm wrong.
GRDHound, the GFM(Global Force Management for the unaware) process looks at alot of things not just a capability to fit a requirement or a COCOM demand signal. There are priorities set at the Joint Staff level that impact the movement of assets globally. The Services have some play in the ability to just move assets depending on availability windows. The force flow for this operation is a huge nut to crack and the ability for our planners to look at 2nd and 3rd order effects for decisions made in a 'vacuum' is key.