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Air Force Aircraft: Reorganizing Mobility Aircraft Units Could Reduce Costs

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Jan. 21, 1998
Report No. NSIAD-98-55
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Summary:

Although the Pentagon has been interested in modernizing its forces with new weapons and equipment, for various reasons, these efforts have been stymied and the funds that the Defense Department planned to use for forces modernization have instead been spent on current operations. GAO has issued several reports in recent years examining the feasibility of reducing operating costs. This report assesses the cost-effectiveness of organizing the Air Force's airlift and refueling force into fewer, larger-sized squadrons and wings. GAO (1) evaluates the effect that reorganization may have on mission accomplishment, (2) determines whether costs could be reduced through redistributing aircraft among fewer wings, and (3) presents five possible options for redistributing C-130 and KC-135 aircraft among fewer wings to lower operating costs.

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