Accession Number:

AD1175935

Title:

Defense Transportation: Operational Support Airlift Requirements Are Not Sufficiently Justified

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Congressional Report]

Corporate Author:

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Schuster, Carol R.
• Solis, Bill
• Moser, David
• Savaides, Madelon
• Deshong, Howard

Report Date:

2000-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

33

Abstract:

The Department of Defense DOD has identified a wartime requirement for 391 aircraft to transport passengers and cargo on short notice when other military and commercial flights are not able to provide transportation in a time-sensitive manner. These aircraft are referred to as operational support airlift aircraft. Although DODs policy specifies that the number of support aircraft are to be based on wartime requirements, DOD uses these aircraft during peacetime for crew training as well as passenger and cargo support. This report responds to your concerns about whether the existing requirement for operational support airlift aircraft is linked to wartime needs. Specifically, we evaluated the process DOD uses to determine its requirements for these aircraft.

Descriptors:

• transport aircraft
• geographic regions
• fixed wing aircraft
• united states
• department of defense
• air force
• aircrafts
• electronic mail
• transportation
• unified combatant commands
• accounting
• air transportation
• inventory
• united states european command
• commercial aircraft
• marine corps
• military strategy

Subject Categories:

• Military Aircraft Operations
• Government and Political Science

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]