Air force total ownership costs (AFTOC) and reduction in total ownership costs (R-TOC)-twin pillars of the air force affordability initiatives

United States Air Force (USAF) managers, from applications research personnel to managers of fielded systems, are working to operate USAF as a business by determining total ownership costs (TOC) and the impact of reduced costs on design effectiveness and operational employment. Selection of programs to reduce total ownership cost can be based on analysis of alternatives that use decision support tools developed by Battelle. The tracking system for reporting the savings from the R-TOC initiatives will be based on data collected in the AFTOC program. The reality of the Air Force affordability program is that AFTOC and R-TOC are the twin pillars that will build a very capable and affordable Air Force for the Twenty First Century.