Military Readiness: Civil Reserve Air Fleet Can Respond as Planned, but Incentives May Need Revamping

Abstract

The National Airlift Policy,2 issued in June 1987, reinforced the need for and use of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) program, established in1951.3 The policy states that military and commercial airlift resources are equally important; that DOD should determine which resources must be moved by the military and which can be moved by commercial air carriers; and that commercial carriers will be relied upon to provide airlift capability beyond the capability of the military fleet. It also states that during peacetime, DOD requirements for passengers and/or cargo airlift augmentation shall be satisfied by the procurement of airlift from commercial air carriers participating in the CRAF program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2002
Accession Number
AD1101895

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeromedical Evacuation
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircrafts
  • Bulk Cargo
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Commerce
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • National Guard
  • Passenger Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Websites

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.