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LCD-78-431A 1 (1978-12-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaayhh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DCCUUERI2 RESON)R 07930 - rC3428535J U.S. Military Equipment Preporitioned in Europe: Significant Improvements Made but Some Pro;.iems Remain. LCD-78-431A; B-146896. December 5, 1978. 46 pp. * 2 appendices (3 pp.). Report to Harold Brown, Secretary, Department of Defense; by Richard V. Gutmann, Director, Logistics and Communications Div. Unclassified version of a secret report. Issue Area: Balance of Var Reserves, Pre~ositioned Stocks, and the Industrial Base. (806). Contact: Logistics and Communications Div. Budqet Function: National Defense: Department of Defense - Military (except procurement 9 contracts) (051). Orqanization Concerned: Department of the Army. Conaressional Relevance: House Committee on Armed Services; Senate Committee or Armed Services. The Army stores large quantities of equipment ix Europe for use in an emergency by troops deployed from the United States by air. The equipment is stored under a concept known as prepositioned equipment configured to unit sets (kCACUS) which means that each U.S.-based unitfs equipment is stored as a set at a particular site to which the unit would deploy. This equipment is kept combat ready through lcng-tern storage in controlled-humidity warehouses and through oeriodic maintenance desiqued to keep deterioration to a minimum. Findinqs/Conclusions: The Army has made considerable improvement in the management of the PONCUS concept since it began intensifying its effort in January 1977. Although prepositioned equipment shortages have been greatly reduced, some sLirtages remain. There are also difficulties with updating authcrizations of repair parts to reflect the type cf equipment stored and the densities of the needed items. Equipment maintenance has improved considerably because of the successful completion of the annual maintenance programs, and more and better controlled-humidity storage facilities have protected the equipment, reducing corrosion problems. Although large maintenance backlogs no longer exist, better maintenance data collection efforts are needed to accurately forecast work force requirements. Accountability of major end items has improved through more frequent physical inventories and a more accurate equipment locator system. ccountability of components and poor inventory record information remain problems. Recommendations: The Secretary of the Army should: establish a more realistic test under simulated contingency conditions of annual deployment of troops assigned prepositioned equipment, identify and obtain repair parts to support wartime needs of the assign4d units, closely monitor the cyclic maintenance program to ensure that it stays on schedule, provide protection for combat support equipment stored outside in Germany, develop and coordizate available management information to Frovide required visibility

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