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GAO-08-704R 1 (2008-04-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptawrj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Siai Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 April 28, 2008 The Honorable Robert M. Gates The Secretary of Defense General Larry D. Welch, USAF (Ret.) President and CEO Institute for Defense Analyses Subject: Defense Transportation: DOD Should Ensure that the Final Size and Mix of Airlift Force Study Plan Includes Sufficient Detail to Meet the Terms of the Law and Inform Decision Makers Global mobility' is a key component of U.S. national security. Since the end of the Cold War, senior decision makers have relied upon Department of Defense (DOD) mobility studies to provide insights they need to build and maintain the right mix of mobility capabilities. The most recent study, the Mobility Capabilities Study,2 identified the mobility support needed for the full range of strategic operations in the context of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the global war on terror, and DOD's evolving global defense posture, all in support of the National Military Strategy. According to DOD officials, the department plans to issue the next mobility study- the Mobility Capabilities Requirements Study-in the spring of 2009. The 2005 mobility study also assessed requirements for two overlapping war fights, DOD support to homeland defense, civil support, lesser contingency operations, sustainment of forward-deployed forces, and national strategic missions. In accomplishing these missions, DOD depends on its airlift force. 'The Air Force defines global mobility as the ability to rapidly establish an air-bridge and move military capability in support of operations anywhere in the world under any conditions. 2The intent of the December 2005 Mobility Capabilities Study (MCS) was to identify and quantify the mobility capabilities needed to support U.S. strategic objectives into the next decade. The MCS determined that the projected mobility capabilities are adequate to achieve U.S. objectives with an acceptable level of risk during the period from fiscal years 2007 through 2013; that is, the existing U.S. inventory of aircraft, ships, prepositioned assets, and other capabilities were concluded to be sufficient, in conjunction with host nation support. The MCS emphasized that continued investment in the mobility system, in line with current departmental priorities and planned spending, is required to maintain these capabilities in the future. This included, for example, fully funding Army prepositioned assets as planned and completing a planned reengineering of the C-5 aircraft. The MCS report also made recommendations to conduct further studies, develop plans and strategies, and improve data collection and mobility models. GAO-08-704R Defense Transportation

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