Accession Number:

ADA280547

Title:

The Civil Reserve Air Fleet. The Past, First Use, and the Future

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL

Personal Author(s):

• Behrens, Carl R.

Report Date:

1994-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

34.0

Abstract:

The Civil Reserve Air Fleet CRAF proved itself to be a viable entity in the Gulf War. After years of being a plan on the shelf or, in some cases, a structure for voluntary participation, the CRAF was used to augment what has become acknowledged as an inadequate lift capacity in the U.S. Air Force. Desert ShieldDesert Storm served as a test bed for the CRAF and, while it worked as advertised, the employment of this national asset revealed problems with insurance, carrier participation if the system had made greater demands and flight crew union demands among several other concerns. The CRAF worked, but changes will have to be made if it is to work again.

Descriptors:

• *MILITARY RESERVES
• *AIR LOGISTICS SUPPORT
• AIRLIFT OPERATIONS
• AIR FORCE OPERATIONS

Subject Categories:

• Military Forces and Organizations
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE