Military Airlift: Changes Underway to Ensure Continued Success of Civil Reserve Air Fleet

NSIAD-93-12 Published: Dec 31, 1992. Publicly Released: Dec 31, 1992.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) program, focusing on: (1) the government and commercial carriers' perspectives on the first activation of CRAF; and (2) changes to the CRAF program that reflect the Department of Defense's force restructuring.

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Topics

Budget and Spending

Airlift servicesCombat readinessCommercial aviationDefense contingency planningEmergency preparednessFederal property managementMilitary aircraftMilitary airlift operationsStrategic mobility forcesMilitary forces