What the CBO really likes is prepositioned ships, loaded with equipment. The drawbacks there, of course, include having the wrong equipment for the fight, not having adequate port facilities to offload the equipment, or needing to get into a land-locked country.
Air Force depots are not typically meant for quick repair jobs, but during Operation Epic Fury, the service moved some of its stateside heavy maintenance capability forward to fix battle-damaged aircraft closer to the fight.
