Transforming the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) to Enable Combat Power in a Fiscally Constrained Environment

Abstract

Today more than ever, the U.S. military relies on rapid global mobility to enable joint force deployment, sustainment, and maneuverability, ensuring combat power can be delivered anywhere, anytime. The United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) Commander, as the provider of joint mobility forces, has flexible airlift capability in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) to provide rapid global reach in support of the warfighter. Without guaranteed access to CRAF for both steady-state operations and surge war scenarios, airlift capacity will not meet DOD requirements. This paper explores innovative opportunities for the CRAF to gain capability and improve efficiency. Finally, this paper draws the conclusion that USTRANSCOM must transform CRAF capabilities to meet the evolving joint deployment mission in a fiscally constrained environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 27, 2010
Accession Number
ADA535544

Entities

People

  • Michael W. Grismer Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Mobility Operations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Electronic Mail
  • Environment
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Military Operations
  • Mobility
  • Refueling In Flight
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development