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GAO-10-172R 1 (2009-11-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaanpz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ~G A 0 Acco ntab|llty I Integrity I Rehahility United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 November 4, 2009 Congressional Committees Defense Logistics: Department of Defense's Annual Report on the Status of Prepositioned Materiel and Equipment Can Be Further Enhanced to Better Inform Congress The Department of Defense (DOD) prepositions equipment at strategic locations around the world to enable it to field combat-ready forces in days, rather than the weeks it would take if equipment had to be moved from the United States to the locations of conflicts. DOD's prepositioned stock programs' support the National Military Strategy and are an important part of its overall strategic mobility framework. Through their individual programs, each of the military services maintains preconfigured groups of related materiel and equipment, known as sets, in geographic locations around the world. These prepositioned materiel and equipment sets have played an important role in supporting ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, sustained operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken a toll on the condition and readiness of military equipment. Over the last few years, we have identified a number of ongoing and long-term challenges regarding DOD's prepositioned stocks In 2008 we testified that some of the Army's prepositioned stocks have been depleted and that it was unclear when those critical reserve stocks would be replenished or how much the total cost to do so would be. Although the services have estimated the cost and time frame to replenish their stocks in DOD's report to Congress, the services are currently reviewing their prepositioning programs to address new requirements to meet future needs. DOD has reported to Congress that the services are committed to resetting4 prepositioned materiel but must balance these resetting efforts with the 1 While the Army, Marine Corps, and Navy use the term Prepositioned Stock program, the Air Force uses the term War Reserve Materiel program. For purposes of this report, we use the term prepositioned stock program or prepositioned stocks for all services. 2 GAO, Defense Logistics: Better Management and Oversight ofPrepositioning Programs Needed to Reduce Risk and Improve Future Programs, GAO-05-427 (Washington, D.C.: Sept. 6, 2005); GAO, Defense Logistics: Improved Oversight and Increased Coordination Needed to Ensure Viability of the Army's Prepositioning Strategy, GAO-07- 144 (Washington, D.C.: Feb. 15, 2007); GAO, Defense Logistics: Army and Marine Corps Cannot Be Assured That Equipment Reset Strategies Will Sustain Equipment Availability While Meeting Ongoing Operational Requirements, GAO-07-814 (Washington D.C.: Sept. 19, 2007); GAO, Defense Logistics: Army Has Not Fully Planned or Budgeted for the Reconstitution ofits Afloat Prepositioned Stocks, GAO-08-257R (Washington D.C.: Feb. 8, 2008); GAO, Military Readiness: Impact of Current Operations and Actions Needed to Rebuild Readiness of U.S. Ground Forces, GAO-08-497T (Washington, D.C.: Feb. 14, 2008); GAO, Force Structure: Restructuring and Rebuilding the Army Will Cost Billions of Dollars for Equipment but the Total Cost is Uncertain, GAO-08-669T (Washington, D.C.: Apr. 10, 2008); GAO, High Risk Series An Update, GAO-09-271 (Washington, D.C.: Jan. 2009). ' GAO-08-497T, GAO-08-669T. Reset is defined as actions taken to restore units to a desired level of combat capability commensurate with the units' future mission. It includes the repair, replacement, or recapitalization of equipment that was destroyed, damaged, stressed, or worn out beyond economic repair due to combat operations. GAO-10-172R Defense Logistics Page I

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