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C-ID-83-1 1 (1983-01-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmud0001 and id is 1 raw text is: This is an unclassified digest furnished in lieu of a report containing classified security information. COMPTROLLER GENERAL'S REPORT TO THE CHAIRMAN, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FUTURE NATO FUNDING AT COLLOCATED OPERATING BASES SHOULD FOCUS ON KEY NEEDS DIGEST In a military contingency in Europe, the United States will send hundreds of aircraft, along with the supporting personnel and equip- ment, to augment U.S. and allied forces per- manently stationed there. Some of these air forces will deploy to existing U.S.-operated bases, but to avoid over-crowding and reduce vulnerability many squadrons plan to operate out of foreign air bases under the so-called collocated operating bases program. To implement this program, the United States has negotiated a series of bilateral agreements with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies in Europe. These agreements identify allied bases that could accept U.S. air forces, and they call on the allied.country to provide some facilities and support for the U.S. forces. Since the program began in the late 1960s, the United States and host countries have identified about 70 bases in 9 countries to be included as collocated operating bases. Because many of the bases in the program do not have facilities adequate to handle the deploying U.S. squadrons, support facilities such as fuel and ammunition storage must be con- structed. Over $240 million has been spent for construction projects at collocated operating bases, some provided by the United States and some through the NATO Infrastructure Program--a common fund used to build military facilities required to implement alliance defense plans. This report, prepared at the request of the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, assesses the status and implementation of the collocated operating bases program. Since GAO's first look at the program in 1977, the Committee has been concerned about the increasing requests for U.S. funding of construction projects for the program. This report recommends steps to JAN 14 -8- A- ( ' - W ,,,,, N)

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