Download or read book Prioritization of Strategic Airlift Capability written by Gregory J. Reese and published by . This book was released on 2001-06-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense (DoD) possesses a single strategic airlift fleet to meet the airlift requirements of the entire DoD. The operation of this fleet is entrusted to the Air Mobility Command (AMC), and its effective operation is supposed to be enabled by the movement priorities established by the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Since the end of the Cold War, AMC has faced transportation requirements growing in both number and urgency due to a more dynamic global environment. The ability of the DoD movement priority system to effectively apportion limited strategic airlift assets has been called into question, especially during times of strain such as the recent operations in Kosovo. This paper looks at quantitative and qualitative data to answer the question "does the current priority system work?" Both sets of data triangulate towards a similar conclusion: the prioritization system often leaves lower priority requirements with periods of no service rather than reduced service. This decreases the overall readiness of U.S. forces and works against the Joint Vision 2020 concepts of dominant maneuver and focused logistics. This research indicates an entirely new prioritization system needs to be developed. The new system must be able to provide reliable support to critical nonvolatile requirements and flexible support to volatile requirements. Doctrine for managing the strategic airlift fleet also needs to be re-engineered to more effectively employ the organic airlift fleet and commercial contract carriers. Without such revolutionary change, strategic airlift capacity will never be able to provide reliable service in a volatile world.
Download or read book Strategic Airlift written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the reliability and mission capability of C-5 aircraft and the Department of Defense's (DOD) plan for modifying C-5 aircraft. GAO found that: (1) DOD is relying on C-5 aircraft to deliver about half of the wartime cargo carried by military aircraft, but C-5 mission-capable rates have fallen short of the Air Force's goal and those of other aircraft, because of a lack of spare parts and the complexity and poor reliability of the C-5; (2) the Air Force could improve the C-5 mission capable rate by conducting a readiness evaluation similar to the one it completed for B-1B aircraft and by giving a higher priority to certain C-5 modernization initiatives; (3) the Air Force has not prioritized proposed C-5 modifications and decisionmakers have not fully assessed the impact that these proposed improvements would have on overall aircraft mission capability; and (4) if peacetime C-5 mission capable rates were raised to the Air Force's goal, DOD could better meet its airlift requirements.
Download or read book Information on the requirement for strategic airlift Department of Defense written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Airlift written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Powerlift Getting to Desert Storm written by Doug Menarchik and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1993-09-30 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Logistics, the movement of forces to battlefields, their supply, and on-going support, is critical to military success. Although this principle is theoretically accepted, the importance of being well-prepared to rapidly transport troops and supplies to distant crisis points has not been complemented, as Menarchik shows, by adequate lift capabilities. The author uses the six-month buildup to Desert Storm as proof that the United States needs to increase the priority of logistics in strategy and improve its strategic transport capabilities, especially surge strategic lift. Current transport capabilities will not be positioned or structured to respond effectively to the contingencies associated with America's growing responsibilities given the realities of the New World Order. Menarchik, himself an experienced pilot, policy planner, and operational commander, clearly demonstrates that Powerlift directly affects choices, timing, strategy development and implementation, and sweeping policy options. He shows that although combat strategy and tactics receive high profile attention it is Lift capability and capacity as a prerequisite that is fundamental to attaining objectives. Readers will learn where, how, and why America needs to improve its capabilities.
Download or read book Defense Acquisitions written by Michael Sullivan and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dept. of Defense (DoD) used nearly 700 aircraft, as well as commercial and leased aircraft, to carry about three million troops and 800,000 tons of cargo in support of wartime, peacetime, and humanitarian efforts in 2008. C-5s and C-17s move troops and cargo internationally (strategic airlift) and C-130s are the primary aircraft that moves them within a theater of operation (tactical airlift). Over the next four years, DoD plans to spend about $12 billion to modernize and procure airlifters and is currently studying how many it needs. This report: (1) identifies the status of DoD¿s modernization and acquisition efforts; and (2) determines how well DoD is addressing any capability gaps and redundancies. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Bedding Down with C O T S written by Christopher J. Bence and published by . This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States (US) has emerged as the sole superpower. In order to recognize the dramatic change in the international environment, the United States has adopted a national security strategy of engagement. The United States relies on the civilian and military strategic airlift assets of the National Airlift Fleet to influence world events. However, due to changed force structures, cutbacks, and dwindling resources, the United States does not possess enough airlift assets to accomplish national goals and objectives. Hence, this study asks the question: In order to meet current and future airlift requirements of the United States, does the Air Force need to procure and field a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) cargo aircraft? The post-cold-war strategic environment and the national security strategy of engagement dramatically increased the nation's commitments around the world, thus requiring reevaluation of the national airlift policy. The US military does not possess the strategic airlift capability required by the unified command plans. The procurement of 120 C-17s to replace 266 rapidly aging C-141s adds in-creased capability due to the C-17's ability to carry outsized cargo and operate in and out of small austere locations but at reduced flexibility because of the reduced number of airframes available to the National Command Authorities. Furthermore, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction dramatically in-creases the likelihood of operating in "hostile" environments, thereby eliminating the civil reserve airfleet's contribution to strategic airlift. Commercial airlift aircraft, built for efficiency, represent a fiscally responsible complement to the military's airlift fleet. In order to meet current and future force requirements, especially with a continental-based force structure, the United States needs to supplement its strategic airlift fleet with a COTS airlift aircraft.
Download or read book The Posture of Military Airlift written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Research and Development and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book U S Strategic Airlift written by Jeffrey Record and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Airlift written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Priority Dispatch and Aircraft Allocation written by Vernon H. Hamilton (MAJ, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strategic Airlift written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) strategic airlift capabilities, focusing on whether DOD aircraft, such as the C-5 and C-141, are being used effectively to ensure their availability for wartime missions. GAO found that: (1) it is important to find ways to deploy fewer strategic aircraft in peacetime to ensure their availability for wartime; (2) in response to C-141 flight restrictions, the Air Mobility Command (AMC) has temporarily expanded the use of commercial and tanker aircraft for regularly scheduled cargo and passenger missions; (3) AMC plans to upgrade its strategic airlift simulator capability, which will allow it to reduce in-aircraft training; (4) AMC could continue to use commercial and tanker aircraft to fly scheduled missions that do not require the unique capabilities of the C-141; (5) AMC could make maximum use of the upgraded simulators by transferring more of the air refueling and local proficiency training from the C-5 and C-141; and (6) AMC could institute a companion trainer aircraft program for the C-5 and C-141 that would involve flying smaller, less costly aircraft and would be similar to programs the Air Force and AMC have for tanker aircraft.
Download or read book An Improved Maintenance Model for the Simulation of Strategic Airlift Capability written by Wayne P. Stanberry (CAPT, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Department of Defense DoD Common User Airlift Transportation written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Airlift Capabilities for Future U S Counterinsurgency Operations written by Robert C. Owen and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current and probable future United States involvement in counterinsurgencies revives a long-standing debate about whether these missions call for adding specialized aircraft, training, or other resources to the general military airlift fleet. The authors examine the use of airlift in past and present counterinsurgency operations, including the Foreign Internal Defense program. They conclude that general U.S. airlift forces can accomplish most counterinsurgency missions effectively, with adjustments in employment doctrines and training. However, they also note that continued operations likely will require reinforcement of the general airlift fleet and, perhaps, acquisition of a small fleet element optimized for certain counterinsurgency missions.
Download or read book Strategic Airlift written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Enhancing Survivability of Strategic Airlift Assets written by Robert D. Olson and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this report is to provide the reader with an awareness of various methods to improve the survivability of strategic airlift aircraft in a hostile environment. The existing shortfall in strategic airlift capability is well documented. Several studies have demonstrated the aircraft that comprise this already inadequate transportation system are excessively vulnerable to hositle fire. It is imperative steps be taken to ensure the survival during war of a sufficient portion of the existing fleet to accomplish the airlift mission. The Air Force must implement the following changes to improve airlift survivability and maintain lift capability. First, airlift operational doctrine needs to be reviewed and updated. Second, specific intertheater airlift requirements must be studied in detail and collected in a single document, as has been done for intratheater requirements. Third, the recommendations of the Military Airlift Survivability Study should be implemented. Fourth, alternatives to the airframe retirements without replacement proposed by the Air Lift Master Plan should be explored. Finally, the Combat Aircrew Training program should be expanded to include annual ground refresher training and greater combat realism in flying sorties.
