Defense Transportation: Additional Information Is Needed for DOD's Mobility Capabilities and Requirements Study 2016 to Fully Address All of Its Study Objectives

Abstract

The National Military Strategy of the United States calls upon the Armed Forces to retain the ability to rapidly deploy and sustain capabilities to diverse regions, and the Quadrennial Defense Review 2010 acknowledges the fundamental importance of U.S. capability to project power. The National Security Strategy identifies taking stock of capabilities as one of many ways of reducing military risk. To identify the mobility tools needed for force projection, the Department of Defense (DOD) has conducted several studies, including the fifth and most recent?the Mobility Capabilities and Requirements Study 2016 (MCRS-16). DOD issued the report in February 2010.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 08, 2010
Accession Number
ADA534380

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Homeland Defense
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Transportation Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Economics