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

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 Shield/Desert 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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA280547

Entities

People

  • Carl R. Behrens

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeromedical Evacuation
  • Aeronautics
  • Air Force
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircrafts
  • Airlift Operations
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Flight Crews
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
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