Air Force Training: Further Analysis and Planning Needed to Improve Effectiveness

Abstract

For more than a decade, the Air Force focused its training on supporting operations in the Middle East. The Air Force has established goals for its combat aircrews to conduct training for the full range of core missions. Both the Senate and House Reports accompanying bills for the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act included a provision for GAO to review the Air Forces training plans. This report discusses the extent to which the Air Force has (1) determined requirements to train combat aircrews for the full range of core missions, (2) met annual training requirements for combat fighter squadrons across the full range of core missions and evaluated the effectiveness of this training, and (3) established virtual training plans that include desirable characteristics of a comprehensive strategy. GAO reviewed Air Force training requirements and plans and interviewed officials with a non-generalizable sample of units based on the units range of core missions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1017524

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Training
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

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  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation