Accession Number:

AD1173012

Title:

Survey of the Military Command Structure in Europe and Its Relationship to the U.S. Readiness Posture

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Congressional Report]

Corporate Author:

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Shafer, Fred J.

Report Date:

1977-07-11

Pagination or Media Count:

14

Abstract:

In its report of September 11, 1972, on the Department of Defense DOD Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 1973, the House Appropriations Committee instructed the Office of the Secretary of Defense OSD to establish 1 a DOD-wide definition of headquarters activities, 2 an OSD-approved list of DOD headquarters components, and 3 a common method of accounting for the manpower spaces authorized to perform management headquarters functions. Later, in July 1974, the Committee directed its Surveys and Investigations Staff to inquire concerning the compliance by the military services with the then new DOD Direct-,e 5100.73, entitled Department of Defense Management Headquarter-, the purpose of which was to establish a system for the management and control of the number and size of headquarters activities.

Descriptors:

• united states european command
• air force
• airlift operations
• rotary wing aircraft
• united states
• warfare
• civilian personnel
• department of defense
• task forces
• military personnel
• central europe
• europe
• logistics
• transportation
• aircrafts
• congress
• directives

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Government and Political Science
• Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]