Analysis and Evaluation of Current Challenges in the Aeromedical Evacuation Mission Segment of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet

Abstract

The Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) is a contractual arrangement between Air Mobility Command (AMC) and U.S. air carriers. The agreement states that the airlines will commit a specified number of planes to AMC in return for a portion of peacetime government business. The Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) segment of CRAF is the only segment that requires modification to committed aircraft and, therefore, more risk to the airlines. Up until fiscal year 2000, AMC had never filled its requirements for AE. AMC would like to have more airlines join the AE segment, with each airline providing a few aircraft. This thesis considers the history of the program, lessons learned from previous operations, current strategies, and some alternatives to investigate in order to improve the CRAF AE program and participation by the airlines.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA376459

Entities

People

  • Dawn D. Richardson

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeromedical Evacuation
  • Air Force
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airlift Operations
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Security
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.