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Civil reserve air fleet : background and analyses /

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 Departmen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Jonsson, Soren M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science, ©2013.
Colección:Defense, security and strategy series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • ""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""
  • ""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""
  • ""DOD HAS NOT ASSESSED THE RISKS THAT CHANGES IN CHARTER PASSENGER CAPABILITIES AND DODâ€?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""
  • ""BACKGROUND""""DODâ€?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)""