Afloat Positioning: Not All Equipment Meets the Army's Readiness Goal.

Abstract

This report provides information on the readiness of the Army's war reserve equipment prepositioned afloat. Specifically, this report discusses the extent to which the brigade set of war reserve equipment, which is prepositioned on ships, meets the Army's readiness goal. It also addresses the status of the Army's efforts to establish facilities to maintain this brigade set of equipment and develop an information system that accurately measures and reports the readiness condition of war reserve equipment. This report provides information on the readiness of the Army's war reserve equipment prepositioned afloat. Specifically, this report discusses the extent to which the brigade set of war reserve equipment, which is prepositioned on ships, meets the Army's readiness goal. It also addresses the status of the Army's efforts to establish facilities to maintain this brigade set of equipment and develop an information system that accurately measures and reports the readiness condition of war reserve equipment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 23, 1997
Accession Number
ADA327663

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Equipment
  • Combat Support
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Support
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • Reserve Equipment
  • South Carolina
  • United States

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.