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LCD-77-207 1 (1977-04-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaacbv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 018 A011JDOCUMENT RESUME j< -AWI 01182 - [&10519193 8]iwr Air Force Contingency Plans Should Include Facilities of Civil Reserve Air Fleet. LCD-77-207; B-133025. April 6, 1977. 21 pp. + appendices (14 pp.). Report to Sen. John L. McClellan, Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Military Preparedness Plans: Transportation in Emergency Situations (804); Facilities and material Management: Federal Transportation of Things (704);Personnel Management and Compensation: All Volunteer Fcrce Needs (303). Contact: Logistics and Communications Div. Budge. Function: National Defense: Department of Defense - Military (except procurement & contracts) (051). Organization Concerned: Department of the Air ?0.ce; Department of Defense. Congressional Relevance: Senate Committee on ' ,ropriations. Authority: P.L. 94-286. GAO reviewed an Air Force study which concluded that its plan to operate Civil Reserve Air Fleet aircraft through military aerial ports should not be changed despite a Senate Committee on Appropriations request that the Air Force consider contributions that could be provided by the use cf commercial airport facilities. Findings/Conclusions: The Air Force understated both the cargo processing capability of the comnezcial terminals and the potential personnel savings resulting from their use. Use of the commercial terminal facilities for the movement of military cargo would reduce the Military Airlift Comman4's overall staffing requirements significantly. If, during full mobilization, all commercially compatible resupply cargo mere transferred to commercial aerial ports, the staffing could be reduced by several hundred persons. Any operational problems caused by the rerouting of military cargo through commercial airports could be 3olved through advance planning. Recommendations: The Senate Ccamittee on Appropriations should direct the Air Force to develop a comprehensive plan to use the Civil Reserve Air Fleet cargo terminal facilities. (QM)