The airlift gap
Article Abstract:
The U.S. Air Force is facing acute airlift shortage, the capability of the fleet is well short of requirements and it is too small to carry the load and personnel who cannot maintain a breakneck pace forever. Gen. John W. Handy, the commander of both Air Mobility Command and US Transportation Command, describes about the nation's airlift requirement and the detailed assessment of the present mobility status of the Air Force.
Publication Name: Air Force Magazine
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0730-6784
Year: 2004
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Washington watch: Old aircraft problems need attention; unfunded list of $3 billion; Teets voices disappointments....
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The Air Force chief of staff Gen. John P. Jumper has stated that the Department of Defense and Congress will have to move quickly to address the problems of the Air Force's aged fleets of aircraft. The annual unfunded priorities list that the Air Force submitted to Congress in late February 2005 included 55 items that were worth almost $3 billion.
Publication Name: Air Force Magazine
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0730-6784
Year: 2005
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Digging out of the readiness pit
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The US Air Force's operations funding shortfall led to austerity measures such as reduced flying hours, thus, leading to reduced pilot proficiency in the period between mid-May and June 2005 and keeping pilot readiness under par till October 2005. Additionally, the maintenance of the so-called 'noncritical' items has been pushed into fiscal 2006.
Publication Name: Air Force Magazine
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0730-6784
Year: 2005
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