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LCD-78-425 1 (1978-09-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobachhu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: D0CORI3T uhSUl 07370 - fC22 18fl1 uso of the ailitary Aircraft storage and aispoeitio Center Could *e Improved. LCD-7q!5; B-157373. September 25, 1978. 30 Pp Report to Secretary, Dep4rtiut of Defense; by Richard go Gutsann, Director, Lofist s and Communicattons Div. T5we treat Nilitary Prapace4mes Plans (100)* Contact; Voqtstica and comuncatioau Div. Sudget tunction: Iattonal Defense: Departent of Defense - ilitary (except procurement 9 contracts) (051). organiaatio concerand Department of Defense: military Aircraft Storaq and Dispoestion Center, DavisEothan £?, AZ; Department of the Army: Department of the Air flce; Department of the Navy. congressional. Relevance: House Comttee on ArSed 5ervc~e; Senate Comittee on &reud Services. Authority: ORB Cireslar A-16, The ilit4ry Aircraft storage sa4 Dispomitios Center near Tucson, Athoens, stores, returns to i nice, recovers parts from, and disposes of surplus .S. military aircraft, ircra.L recovered from the Center are used by the miittary service., faoiqt coonti, and public sqecies, and reaimed pate are ased in the erviaees' supply eystems. At present, the Center'a role in providinq parts is as important as its role in providinq aircraft. About 1,500 aircraft from the perfiaem and the Coast Guard are at the Center. A average of 1,130 leave each year, of which 120 are returned to searice, 100 are sold to other ocntries, 190 are donatet to ptblic agonies, aud 720 are delared surplus and sold, The value of parts removed and returned to the services' active inventory has recently averae e $102.8 aillion a year. riadtags/co mc sioas: I order to be a cost-effective source of aircraft and parts, the Center mut be more effectively manae4. The followinq problems were identitied: the uervices have not been timely in disposing of ees aircraft; they have not developed ftir criteia sufficaetly so that the Center's assets c14 be use4 effectively; and little or no attention has been paid to loqsticl noeds for componmets and parts when saing 4ispostion decisions, The srvicea were not taki nq full stsntage of parts available on aircraft at the Center and were keeping too masy aircraft in reserve mstts., The Wavy cQld realize savings of about 1t4 mill n with ore agqgressive rcovery prorams. mecoamdatiaos The Secretary of Defense aid the ailitary jervices shold: reassess the role o the Cese: a d provde a betteor definition of the seed for the use of its assets; direct the services to develop fire criteria for eterminiag aircraft diapoitions, recognizing the benefits of early parts reclasation and logistical needs; direct the evices to saks their disposition deisions before aircraft are seat to the

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