Civil Reserve Air Fleet.

Abstract

This report addresses the operation of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) during Operation Desert Shield/Storm. Although the CRAF was established in 1952 to augment military airlift during contingencies, it was first activated on August 17, 1990. In more than 5,300 flights between August 1990 and May 1991, the CRAF transported about 67 percent of the passengers and 22 percent of the cargo that was airlifted to the Persian Gulf area. That contribution was critical to the success of Operation Desert Shield/Storm.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 03, 1992
Accession Number
ADA378341

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Transportation
  • Airlift Operations
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Flight Crews
  • International Relations
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Passenger Aircraft
  • Personnel Management
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies