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LCD-77-223 1 (1977-05-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaachc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: sr, - ; 'n' F LM102265 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTI WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 -OGISTICS AN COt4MUNI ATj0Nt- DI VIESION B-133025 The tionorable Claiborne Pell United States Senate Dear Senator Pell: Your letter of February 14, 1977, asked us to investi-- gate the Department of Defense practice of using chartered coomercial aircraft instead of military aircraft to trans- port military personnel and their dependents. You wanted to know it military aircraft would De a less expensive means of transportation. The Department currently uses commercial passenger air- craft whenever practicable. Considering commercial carrier's commitments to the Civil Reserve Air fleet (CRAF), we nelieve the Department's policy is in the best interest ot the Gov- ernment and is consistent with congressional intent and the transportation policy of the Federal Government. COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT ARE COhMITTE, TO CRAF The CRAF program is a coordinated effort to insure tnat the Nation's airlift resources can be mobilized to meet De- fense reqvirements. CRAF is composed of U.S. civil air car- riers contractually committed to providing aircraft, support personnel, and facilities to Defenise under emergency condi- tions. It makes commercial airlift resources available for Doth peacetime and wartime augmentation of military airlift capability. In return for this commitment, Defense contracts with participating carriers to transport its passengers and cargo. As of March 1977, CRAF had 20 air carriers with 308 committed aircraft, including 225 long-range international aircraft. The CRJAF program enables Defense to obtain suoplemenral airlift in emergency situations, at the same time giving fi- nancial inducement for carriers to invest in aircraft suit- able for defense purposes. The Government does not need to invest heavily inf aircraft tnat are neeaed only in emergency situations. LCD-77-223

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