Aircraft Basing: Decision to Base Navy TACAMO Aircraft at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma

Abstract

On October 8, 1986, you requested that we review the Navy's decision to base its new E-6A TACAMO (Take Charge and Move Out) aircraft at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. You asked that our review cover the factors considered by the Navy in deciding to base these aircraft at Tinker, including expected costs. TACAMO aircraft provide emergency communications with ballistic missile firing submarines. At least one aircraft operates over the Atlantic Ocean and another over the Pacific Ocean at all times. Currently, 18EC-130 TACAMO aircraft are assigned to two squadrons. The Atlantic squadron is based at Patuxent River, Maryland, and the Pacific squadron is based at Barbers Point, Hawaii.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1987
Accession Number
AD1179831

Entities

People

  • John Landicho

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Families (Human)
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Military Families
  • Naval Operations
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science