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B-146896 1 (1972-05-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaeiz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNC.LASSINFi COMPTROLLER GENERAL'S NEED FOR IMPROVEMENT IN READINESS REPORT TO THE CONGRESS OF STRATEGIC ARMY FORCES Department of the Army B-146896 DIGESTr 11II11 H 111111111 I1111111111111111I WHY THE REVIEW WAS MADE LM091330 This is the third in a series of reports by the General Accounting Office (GAO) on the readiness of key commands within the general-purpose forces. GAO reported to the Congress on October 6, 1969, on 7th Army units in Europe and on June 30, 1970, on the Navy's Atlantic and 6th Fleets. Both reports are classified Secret and bear the number B-146964. General-purpose forces are relied upon for military actions short of gen- eral nuclear war. They include most Army combat and combat-support forces, virtually all Navy units except the POLARIS fleet, all Marine Corps units, and tactical units of the Air Force. The Strategic Army Forces (STRAF), which are composed of 4-1/3 divisions, are to be constantly available to support national commitments. There is considerable congressional inter- est in the readiness of STRAF, and STRAF has been the subject of previous investigations by congressional committees. GAO reviewed selected units of three of the 4-1/3 divisions which are des- ignated as STRAF. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS It would be difficult for STRAF units to deploy quickly at full strength because many units are not combat ready. A considerable amount of mainte- nance support would be required to bring the essential combat and combat- support equipment to a fully ready condition. In the units reviewed by GAO, more than one third of the essential combat and combat-support equip- ment was unable to perform its primary mission. (See p. 8.) --About 83 percent of the M-60 tanks available to units of two divisions had deficiencies which seriously impaired their ability to perform ef- fectively. (See p. 10.) --About 55 percent of the tracked vehicles inspected in another division were unable to perform their primary missions. (See p. 34.) - Adequate supply support was not available at battalion and division levels for promptly repairing equipment. GAO found that: 1 UNCLASSI FE 81872 to: i 97

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