Review of Strategic Mobility Programs. Volume 2: Civil Reserve Air Fleet

Abstract

DoD utilized the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) to help meet Operation Desert Shield/Storm requirements. Commercial carriers flew in excess of 4,700 missions in moving units, equipment, and resupply materiel. The call-up of aircraft proved particularly troublesome both to MAC (which did not necessarily need all of the capability of an entire CRAF stage) and to the earners (whose aircraft were not always fully utilized once activated). We propose that DoD discard the use of staged activations; create discrete aircraft requirements categories or segments (e.g., long-range international cargo); select aircraft capability from each segment according to need; use a lottery system to spread volunteer awards and activation burdens among the carriers; and establish new authority levels for calling up aircraft. We believe that this proposed call-up procedure - along with recommendations concerning the senior lodger program, crew ratios, national defense features, and war-risk insurance coverage - will strengthen the CRAF Program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA574032

Entities

People

  • Alfred H. Beyer
  • Click D. Smith
  • Frederick M. Mcnamee
  • John A. Ciucci
  • Lawrence Schwartz

Organizations

  • LMI

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeromedical Evacuation
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Mobility
  • National Security
  • Passenger Aircraft
  • Security
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States Transportation Command

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.