Kosovo Air Operations: Combat Aircraft Basing Plans Are Needed in Advance of Future Conflicts
Abstract
On March 24,1999, the United States provided military forces in support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) combat operations against Yugoslavia following the failure of peace talks and escalating violence against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. Combat operations officially ended on June 20,1999, with the Yugoslav acceptance of a peace plan and the United Nations' endorsement of the plan. Your Committee requested that we examine a number of issues associated with the conduct of these combat operations, called Operation Allied Force. This report, one in a series responding to your requests, assesses how well the United States was prepared for basing its combat aircraft during this operation. Specifically, we determined (1) whether plans were in place to determine where and how to deploy combat aircraft for an operation like Allied Force, (2) how combat aircraft basing decisions were coordinated among the services and allied nations, and (3) whether the United States had the necessary international agreements in place to enable it to quickly execute plans for such an operation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA390336
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office