Accession Number:

AD1167701

Title:

Emergency Airlift: Responsiveness of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet Can Be Improved

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Congressional Report]

Corporate Author:

United States General Accounting Office

Personal Author(s):

• Conahan, Frank C.

Report Date:

1986-03-24

Pagination or Media Count:

46

Abstract:

The Civil Reserve Air Fleet CRAF consists of commercial aircraft committed to support the Department of Defense DOD in a national crisis orwar. In such an emergency, CRAF is expected to transport 95 percent ofthe troops and 27 percent of the cargo that would be transported by air.Because of the extent of reliance to be placed on CRAF in the event of anational emergency, GAO reviewed the program to assess the ability ofCRAF to respond to such an emergency. Specifically, GAO wanted todeterminel Are DODS efforts to assure that CW is ready for mobilization sufficientand effective. Are the commercial carriers prepared to support CRAF aircraft, particularly at foreign airfields

Descriptors:

• commercial aircraft
• management personnel
• air force
• aircrafts
• warfare
• personnel management
• united states
• flight crews
• logistics management
• military personnel
• military reserves
• air force facilities
• department of defense
• digital communications
• geneva conventions
• logistics
• maintenance

Subject Categories:

• Aircraft

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]