Air Force Bombers: Moving More B-1s to the Reserves Could Save Millions without Reducing Mission Capability

Abstract

Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard forces continue to receive key consideration in formulating both Department of Defense (DOD) and Air Force long-range force structure plans. As we reported during an earlier review of Air Force bombers, the reserve component carries out many of the same missions as the active duty units, generally at lower cost. During our current work, we focused on the cost and operational implications of assigning more B-1 bombers to the reserve component. Specifically, we (1) assessed whether operational factors preclude greater reserve component participation in the B-1 mission and (2) developed options for increasing the number of B-1s assigned to reserve component units and analyzed their effect on operations and costs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA338273

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air National Guard
  • Aircrafts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Flight Crews
  • Force Structure
  • Military Personnel
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Recruits
  • Spare Parts
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design