Lessons Learned Review of the G222 (C-27A) Aircraft Program

Abstract

The drawdown of United States and coalition military forces from Afghanistan by December 2014 requires the successful transition of military responsibilities to the Afghan National Security Forces. Senior U.S. leaders have noted that providing close air support, evacuating the wounded, and resuppling military units are only possible in Afghanistan with aircraft, but the Afghan Air Force (AAF) has encounted many challenges establishing air capabilities to assume the duties previously provided by coalition forces. In September 2008, the U.S. Air Force contracted with Alenia North America3 to provide 20 G222 (C-27A)aircraft to the AAF. On January 31, 2013, the Department of Defense Inspector General (DODIG) reported that the G222 Project Management Office (PMO) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Training MissionAfghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan (NTM-A/CSTC-A) did not properly manage the effort to obtain the spare parts needed to keep the aircraft flightworthy Despite spending $486.1 million on the program, DODIG reported that the aircraft flew only 234 of the 4,500required hours from January through September 2012. The DODIG also concluded that an additional $200million in Afghanistan Security Forces Funds might have to be spent on spare parts for the aircraft to meet operational requirements, noting that several critical spare parts for the aircraft were unavailable. In December 2012, the Program Executive Office for Air Force Mobility Programs at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center notified the contractor that it would not issue a follow-on sustainment contract. The Program Executive Office also indicated that the AAF would use an alternate aircraft to meet its long-term medium airlift requirement, effectively ending the G222 program in March 2013.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 05, 2013
Accession Number
AD1140290

Entities

People

  • John Sopko

Organizations

  • Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Executives
  • International Security
  • Lessons Learned
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Life Cycles
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Project Management
  • Security
  • Spare Parts
  • Training

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.