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1 online resource (viii, 107 pages) |
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Defense, security and strategy series |
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Defense, security and strategy series.
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| Contents |
""CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET. BACKGROUND AND ANALYSES""; ""CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET. BACKGROUND AND ANALYSES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET (CRAF)""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""ANALYSIS: POTENTIAL FUTURE OF CRAF""; ""SUMMARY OF RECENT LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY""; ""APPENDIX A. FY2008 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (P.L. 110-181), SECTION 356""; ""APPENDIX B. FY2008 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (P.L. 110-181), SECTION 1046"" |
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""Chapter 2: ISSUES REGARDING THE CURRENT AND FUTURE USE OF THE CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET""""OVERVIEW""; ""THE CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET PROGRAM""; ""IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGING THE WAY THAT CRAF GUARANTEES ARE ESTABLISHED""; ""Chapter 3: MILITARY AIRLIFT: DOD SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO STRENGTHEN MANAGEMENT OF THE CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET PROGRAM""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""RESULTS IN BRIEF""; ""BACKGROUND"" |
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""DOD HAS NOT ASSESSED THE RISKS THAT CHANGES IN CHARTER PASSENGER CAPABILITIES AND DOD�S OUTSIZED CARGO NEEDS MIGHT HAVE ON THE CRAF PROGRAM""""DOD HAS NOT ISSUED POLICIES THAT WOULD STRENGTHEN MANAGEMENT OF THE CRAF PROGRAM""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""; ""APPENDIX I: RECENT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STUDIES""; ""Chapter 4: MILITARY AIRLIFT: DOD NEEDS TO TAKE STEPS TO MANAGE WORKLOAD DISTRIBUTED TO THE CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS"" |
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""BACKGROUND""""DOD�S PROCESS FOR MONITORING FLYING HOURS PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT COULD HELP IT DETERMINE WHEN TO SHIFT ELIGIBLE MISSIONS TO CRAF PARTICIPANTS""; ""DOD RESTRICTS PARTIAL PLANE LOADS ON CHANNEL ROUTES TO PROMOTE EFFICIENCY, MEET TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, AND FULFILL PEACETIME BUSINESS OBLIGATIONS TO CRAF""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATION FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS""; ""APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY""; ""APPENDIX II: U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND RESTRICTED ROUTE POLICY""; ""APPENDIX III: LIST OF CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET PARTICIPANTS (AS OF APRIL 2013)"" |
| Summary |
This book provides background and analyses on the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) which was created by executive order in 1951. As a result, the Departments of Commerce (DOC) and Defense (DOD) formulated a contingency plan to meet the nation's airlift needs in times of crisis. When the Department of Transportation (DOT) was created, it assumed DOC's role in the CRAF program, and today, DOD and DOT work together to manage the CRAF program. The CRAF supports DOD airlift requirements in emergencies when the need for airlift exceeds the capability of the military aircraft fleet. All CRAF participan |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Civil reserve air fleet.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Civil reserve air fleet
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jonsson, Soren M
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| ISBN |
9781628087833 |
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1628087838 |
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