"The Air Force Optical and Supercomputing Site (AMOS), located at the summit of Haleakala on the Hawaiian island of Maui, is a major site of U.S. space surveillance activity. Operated by the Air force Research Laboratory space objects passing over the Pacific Ocean - a crucial capability for U.S. space situational awareness. AMOS's mission includes both space observing operations and research and development. The three optical telescopes operated at the site each have distinctive capabilities that contribute to the overall functionality of the site. This report delineates a framework the RAND developed to identify facilities that have attributes in common with AMOS and presents the results of a comprehensive survey of people working at those facilities. It then identifies best practices implemented at those institutions, in order to provide suggestions for how AFRL might further streamline its operations and minimize costs, given the Air Force's desire to lower its total operating costs at AMOS." --Back cover.

"RAND Project Air Force".

Objectives and methods -- Key findings -- Implications of key findings for AMOS.