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If Defense and Civil Agencies Work More Closely Together, More
Efficient Search/Rescue and Coast Law Enforcement Could Follow.
LCD-76-456; B-11U851. May 26, 1977. 54 pp. + appendices.
Report to the Congress; by Robert F. Keller, Acting Comptroller
General.
Issue Aheea: Military Preparedness Plans: Military Forces
Readiness (805).
Contact: Loqistics and Communications Div.
Budget Function: National Defense: Department of Defense -
Military (except procurement & contracts) (051).
Organization Concerned: Department of the Navy; Department of
Defense; Department of the Army; Dcpartment of the Air
Force: Department of the Treasury; Department of Justice.
Congressional Rele-ance: House Committee on Armed Services;
Senate Committee on Armed Services; Congress.
Increased coordination is needed among several Federal
services in providi'g assistance to people in distress. This
could be accomplished by greater sharing of aircraft and crews
and support equipment and facilities by the Air Force, Navy, and
Coast quard unaer the Naticnal Search and Rescue Plan. The
National SeArcl. and T-ozue policy was established in 1954 to
nrovide: a asic network of facilities, an overal3 plan for
Pffecti-: ,,se of all available people and equipment, and for
maximum use of State an3 local facilities.
Findings/Conclusions: Despite National Search and Rescue Plan
guidelines, the Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard are essentially
computing xhuir own search and rescue requirements independently
to satisfy their individual needs without adequately considering
the assets of or hers in the plan. They are also stationing
airoraft in some- of the same areas without adequeely
coordinating their ase. TLis has resulted in more aircraft,
crews, and supporting services than are needed to provide
adeguate coverage. The coordination of the rescue objectives of
the National Search and Rescue Plan was not being met in
maritim- regions in fiscal year 1975. Coordination of operations
and joi w planning to clarify total aircraft reguiremen's could
result 5n a reduction in the number of aircraft needed.
Rec)mmendations: The Secret ties of Defense and Transportation
should direct the military services and the Coast Guard to
determine jointly the total search and rescue aircraft
requirements for both peacetime and wartime and begin joint
effective use of search and rescue aircraft. The Coast Guard
should reevaluate the number of aircraft i plans to purcfase.
Congress should enact legislatioa authorizing Defense to loan
personnel and equipment to civil law enforcement agencies to
transport agency representatives on law enforcement missions.
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