Integrating Cost as a Decision Variable in Wargames

Authors

Joshua N. Reese
Jonathan D. Ritschel, Air Force Institute of TechnologyFollow
Brent T. Langhals, Air Force Institute of Technology
Ryan D. Engle, Air Force Institute of TechnologyFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter 2021

Abstract

The US military can no longer afford to be reactive, leaving critical cost analyses to the months and years following operations or full-scale conflicts. By leveraging cost in wargaming as part of the Joint planning process, DOD can provide Congress and the American taxpayers a range of potential costs associated with various military engagements that reflect fiscal and operational realities.

Comments

Air & Space Power Journal (or ASPJ) was published by Air University Press. Sourced from the version hosted at the AU Library website.

Source Publication

Air and Space Power Journal

Recommended Citation

Reese, J. N., Ritschel, J. D., Langhals, B. T., & Engle, R. (2021). Integrating Cost as a Decision Variable in Wargames. Air and Space Power Journal, 35(4), 35–46. https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/ASPJ/journals/Volume-35_Issue-4/RM-Reese.pdf