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DOD's Mobility Requirements: Alternative Assumptions Could Affect Recommended Acquisition Plan

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date April 22, 1993
Report No. NSIAD-93-103
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Summary:

In the event of a crisis overseas, the U.S. military needs to be able to transport personnel, equipment, and supplies quickly. The first volume of the Defense Department's (DOD) Mobility Requirements Study, issued in January 1992, concluded that by 1999 the United States will lack sufficient mobility capacity in several areas. To counter this projected shortfall, the report recommended that the United States acquire 20 large sealift ships, continue buying C-17 transport aircraft, and boost the number and readiness of ships in the Ready Reserve Force. GAO reviewed the key assumptions in the study affecting sealift and airlift to determine whether they support the conclusions and recommendations. This unclassified version of two classified reports summarizes GAO's findings on the key assumptions used and discusses the implications if these assumptions were changed.

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