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Defense Transportation: Operational Support Airlift Requirements Are Not Sufficiently Justified

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date April 27, 2000
Report No. NSIAD-00-126
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Summary:

The Pentagon says that it needs 391 aircraft during wartime to transport passengers and cargo on short notice when other military and commercial flights are unavailable. Although military policy specifies that the number of support aircraft are to be based on wartime needs, the Defense Department uses these planes during peacetime for crew training as well as passenger and cargo support. GAO found that the current process used to determine requirements for operational support aircraft is inadequate because it is not clearly linked to wartime requirements as DOD policy requires.

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