Operation and Maintenance Funding: Trends in Army and Air Force Use of
Funds for Combat Forces and Infrastructure (Letter Report, 06/04/96,
GAO/NSIAD-96-141).

GAO examined trends in the Army's and Air Force's use of operation and
maintenance (O&M) funds, focusing on how they obligate O&M for combat
forces, base support, and management activities.

GAO found that: (1) the services have some flexibility in how they use
their O&M funds, but in some cases they must obtain congressional
approval or advise congressional committees of their activities; (2) the
Army and Air Force obligate one-third of their O&M funds for combat
activities and use the remainder to support infrastructure-type
activities; (3) in fiscal years 1993 through 1995, the Army obligated
less than 20 percent of its O&M funds for combat and support forces, and
the Air Force obligated 26 percent of its O&M funds for such purposes;
(4) from 1993 to 1995, the Army obligated 33 percent of its O&M funds
for base support and 37 percent for management activities, and the Air
Force obligated 30 percent of its O&M funds for base support and 35
percent for management activities; (5) the Army historically requests
more funds than it obligates because Congress usually appropriates more
funds than the Army requests; (6) it could not make a direct comparison
between the amount of O&M requested, the amount received, and the amount
of O&M obligated, by program element; and (7) the Air Force obligated
more than it requested for base support and slightly less than it
requested for management activities.

--------------------------- Indexing Terms -----------------------------

 REPORTNUM:  NSIAD-96-141
     TITLE:  Operation and Maintenance Funding: Trends in Army and Air 
             Force Use of Funds for Combat Forces and
             Infrastructure
      DATE:  06/04/96
   SUBJECT:  Military training
             Budget obligations
             Congressional/executive relations
             Combat readiness
             Military forces
             Military cost control
             Budget administration
             Military budgets
             Military bases
IDENTIFIER:  DOD Future Years Defense Program
             Army Flying Hour Program
             
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Report to the Honorable
C.W.  Bill Young, Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security,
Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives

June 1996

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING
- TRENDS IN ARMY AND
AIR FORCE USE OF FUNDS FOR COMBAT
FORCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

GAO/NSIAD-96-141

Operation and Maintenance

(703110)


Abbreviations
=============================================================== ABBREV

  DOD - Department of Defense
  IDA - Institute for Defense Analyses
  JCS - Joint Chiefs of Staff
  O&M - operation and maintenance

Letter
=============================================================== LETTER


B-271646

June 4, 1996

The Honorable C.  W.  Bill Young
Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security
Committee on Appropriations
House of Representatives

Dear Mr.  Chairman: 

The Secretary of Defense has stated that the Department of Defense
(DOD) must begin to increase procurement funding if it is to have a
modern future force.  The Secretary wants to reform the acquisition
process and streamline the infrastructure to pay, in part, for force
modernization.  In this regard, DOD has projected decreases in the
operation and maintenance (O&M) account and increases in the
procurement account beginning in fiscal year 1998 as reflected in the
Future Years Defense Program submissions to Congress. 

We reviewed how the Army and the Air Force obligated\1 their annual
O&M funds and compared their obligations to what was requested in the
President's budgets.  We determined what portion of total obligations
was used for infrastructure activities as opposed to combat forces. 
The Navy was not included in our review because, at the headquarters
level, it does not maintain the level of budget request and
obligation data we needed for our analysis. 

Our review was performed under our basic legislative
responsibilities.  However, because of your expressed interest in O&M
and infrastructure issues, we are addressing the report to you. 


--------------------
\1 In this report, we focused on the amount obligated--not expended. 
The amount expended reflects the cost incurred when the obligation is
liquidated.  Liquidation of the obligation may not occur for some
length of time after the obligation is recorded. 


   RESULTS IN BRIEF
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :1

The services have a great deal of flexibility as to how they use
their O&M funds.\2

This flexibility is evident in the O&M obligation trends, which
illustrate that the proposed uses of O&M identified in the budget
request may not always reflect how the funds are obligated.  This is
particularly true for the Army, which historically obligates less
funds for its combat forces than it requests even when Congress
appropriates more than was requested. 

The Army and the Air Force obligate about one-third of their O&M
funds for activities directly related to combat forces, including
training and recruitment.  The remainder goes to support
infrastructure-type activities such as base support and management
activities. 

From fiscal years 1993 through 1995, the Army obligated less than 20
percent of its O&M funds for combat forces and support of the forces
and the Air Force obligated about 26 percent of its O&M funds for
such purposes.  When training and recruiting funds are added, the
Army's and the Air Force's obligations are about 30 and 34 percent,
respectively.  The balance of the O&M funds was obligated for
infrastructure-type functions such as base support and management
activities.  During the 3-year period, the Army obligated 33 percent
of its O&M funds for base support and 37 percent for management
activities.  The Air Force obligated 30 percent of its O&M funds for
base support and 35 percent for management activities for that same
period.  The fastest growing accounts were minor construction,
maintenance and repair, administrative activities, and international
activities. 

When the amounts obligated for combat forces and support of the
forces and training and recruitment are compared to the amounts
requested for these categories, the Army historically requested more
than it obligated.  Conversely, it often obligates more than
requested for infrastructure and management activities.  In part,
this may be due to Congress appropriating more than requested.\3

However, it can also be the result of O&M funds requested for one
purpose being obligated for another purpose. 

Our comparison of the amounts obligated and budgeted by the Air Force
for these same functions showed that the Air Force obligated slightly
more than it requested for combat forces.  With regard to training
and recruiting, the Air Force obligated less than the amounts
requested.  It obligated more than it requested for base support and
slightly less than it requested for management activities. 


--------------------
\2 Congress has put some limitations on this flexibility.  If a
service moves more than $20 million from one budget activity to
another, it is required to obtain congressional approval to reprogram
the funds.  If a service moves $20 million or more from certain
subactivity groups to other subactivity groups within the Operating
Forces budget activity, it is required to advise the congressional
defense committees. 

\3 Because the services do not allot the amounts appropriated to the
program element level, we could not make a direct comparison between
the amount requested, amount received, and amount obligated by
program element. 


   BACKGROUND
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :2

The services' O&M appropriation gives them the funds to carry out
day-to-day activities, such as recruiting and fielding a trained and
ready force, equipment maintenance and repair, child care and family
centers, transportation services, civilian personnel management and
pay, and maintaining the infrastructure to support the forces. 

Table 1 shows the Army's and the Air Force's O&M budget requests,
amounts received, and amounts obligated for fiscal years 1993 through
1995. 



                                Table 1
                
                   O&M Funds Requested, Received, and
                Obligated for Fiscal Years 1993 Through
                                  1995

                         (Dollars in millions)


                        Reques  Receiv  Obliga  Reques  Receiv  Obliga
Fiscal year                ted    ed\a     ted     ted    ed\a     ted
----------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------
1993                    $16,90  $18,89  $19,25  $18,02  $18,62  $18,56
                           5.1     6.6     0.0     9.0     8.4     3.9
1994                    16,019  17,860  17,942  19,808  20,556  20,518
                            .2      .9      .5      .4      .8      .9
1995                    17,821  19,564  19,533  19,077  20,345  20,296
                            .0      .0      .5      .0      .8      .0
----------------------------------------------------------------------
\a The received amount includes funds appropriated, funds transferred
into and out of the O&M appropriation, and supplemental
appropriations.  Therefore, the amount received exceeds the amount in
the budget request. 

The services' annual O&M budget requests to Congress are presented in
four broad categories referred to as budget activities:  operating
forces, mobilization, training and recruiting, and administrative and
servicewide activities.  Each budget activity is further broken down
into activity groups which, in turn, are further broken down into
subactivity groups.  For example, the Army's operating forces budget
activity is divided into two activity groups (land forces and land
operations support), and each of the activity groups is made up of
various subactivity groups.  To illustrate, the land forces activity
group consists of eight subactivity groups:  combat units, tactical
support, theater defense forces, forces related training, force
communications, depot maintenance, Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
exercises, and base support. 

Table 2 is an example of the budget presentation document for the
Army's operating forces budget activity, activity groups, and
subactivity groups for fiscal year 1995. 



                                Table 2
                
                Army's Fiscal Year 1995 Operating Forces
                          Budget Presentation

Budget activity         Activity group          Subactivity group
----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------
Operating forces        Land forces             Combat units

                                                Tactical support

                                                Theater defense

                                                Force-related
                                                training/special
                                                activities

                                                Force communication

                                                Depot maintenance

                                                JCS exercises

                                                Base support

                        Land operations         Combat development
                        support

                                                Unified commands
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The budget subactivity groups are further broken down into program
element codes.  Although the codes are not part of the budget
presentation to Congress, they are maintained as part of the
services' funds control process and provide more details about how
the services plan to spend the funds received.  For example, within
the Army's subactivity group--combat units--there are three program
element codes that show how the Army plans to use the funds
designated for combat units.  There are similar program elements in
the four budget activities.  For example, base operations is a
program element that is in most budget activities.  Therefore, by
grouping similar program elements, it can be determined how much was
budgeted and obligated for a particular function. 

In performing our analysis, we placed all the program element codes
into the following four categories:  combat forces and support of the
forces, training and recruitment, management and command activities,
and base support.  For each of these four categories, we listed the
budgeted and obligated amounts.  See appendixes II and III for a
complete listing of the program element codes that comprise each of
these four major categories. 


   FUNDING FOR COMBAT FORCES
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :3

For fiscal years 1993 through 1995, funds requested for combat forces
and support of the forces ranged from $3.6 billion to $4.5 billion
for the Army.  During the same period, the amount of O&M funds the
Army obligated for these program element codes ranged from $3.2
billion to $4.2 billion.  For the Air Force, funds requested for
combat forces and support of the forces ranged from $4.7 billion to
$5.1 billion and the amount obligated ranged from $5 billion to $5.3
billion.  As shown in table 3, the amounts obligated have increased
slightly during the 3-year period, but, at their highest level, still
only represent 21.5 percent of the Army's and 26.8 percent of the Air
Force's total O&M obligations. 



                                     Table 3
                     
                     Funds Requested and Obligated for Combat
                       Forces and Support of the Forces for
                          Fiscal Years 1993 Through 1995

                              (Dollars in millions)


                                          Obliga                          Obliga
                                          ted as                          ted as
                                               a                               a
                                          percen                          percen
                                            t of                            t of
                                   Total   total                   Total   total
                                     O&M     O&M                     O&M     O&M
                  Reques  Obliga  obliga  obliga  Reques  Obliga  obliga  obliga
Fiscal year          ted     ted     ted     ted     ted     ted     ted     ted
----------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------
1993              $3,787  $3,651  $19,25    19.0  $4,668  $4,971  $18,56    26.8
                      .0      .3     0.0              .0      .6     3.9
1994              3,645.  3,163.  17,942    17.6  4,974.  5,338.  20,518    26.0
                       5       7      .5               4       1      .9
1995              4,502.  4,190.  19,533    21.5  5,129.  5,165.  20,296    25.5
                       5       7      .5               8       3      .0
================================================================================
Total             $11,93  $11,00  $56,72    19.4  $14,77  $15,47  $59,37    26.1
                     5.0     5.7     6.0             2.2     5.0     8.8
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As shown above, over the past 3 years, the Air Force obligated about
$700 million more for its combat forces than was requested.  In
contrast, the Army obligated about $900 million less than the amounts
requested.\4 The fact that the Army did not obligate all the funds
that it requested for its combat forces means that the amount
initially requested for combat forces was probably used to fund other
O&M programs. 


--------------------
\4 Because the services do not allocate appropriated funds down to
the program element level, we could not compare amounts obligated to
amounts appropriated.  However, in the case of Army combat forces,
the amounts obligated were less than the amounts requested
irrespective of any increases Congress may have appropriated. 


   FUNDING FOR TRAINING AND
   RECRUITING
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :4

Training and recruiting are essential elements in maintaining a ready
force.  Our analysis showed that the amounts obligated for these
purposes were routinely less than the amounts the services requested. 
As shown in
table 4, the Army's and the Air Force's requests for the program
elements related to training and recruiting in fiscal years 1993
through 1995 ranged from $2 billion to $2.2 billion and from $1.5
billion to $1.9 billion, respectively.  Although the amounts
obligated have increased slightly during the 3-year period, at their
highest level they still only represented about 10.8 percent of the
Army's and 9.1 percent of the Air Force's O&M budgets. 



                                     Table 4
                     
                        Funds Requested and Obligated for
                     Training and Recruiting for Fiscal Years
                                1993 Through 1995

                              (Dollars in millions)


                                          Obliga                          Obliga
                                          ted as                          ted as
                                               a                               a
                                          percen                          percen
                                            t of                            t of
                                   Total   total                   Total   total
                                     O&M     O&M                     O&M     O&M
                  Reques  Obliga  obliga  obliga  Reques  Obliga  obliga  obliga
Fiscal year          ted     ted     ted     ted     ted     ted     ted     ted
----------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------
1993              $1,951  $1,999  $19,25    10.4  $1,473  $1,443  $18,56     7.8
                      .1      .7     0.0              .6      .3     3.9
1994              2,176.  1,892.  17,942    10.5  1,828.  1,658.  20,518     8.1
                       7       2      .5               5       2      .9
1995              2,247.  2,104.  19,533    10.8  1,855.  1,842.  20,296     9.1
                       7       0      .5               2       4      .0
================================================================================
Total             $6,375  $5,995  $56,72    10.6  $5,157  $4,943  $59,37     8.3
                      .5      .9     6.0              .3      .9     8.8
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Table 5 shows the types of training and recruiting activities the
Army and the Air Force obligated their O&M funds for in fiscal year
1995.  In most cases, the amounts requested and obligated were fairly
close.  However, overall, the Army and the Air Force obligated less
than they requested for their training and recruiting activities. 



                                Table 5
                
                   Funds Requested and Obligated for
                Training and Recruiting Program Elements
                          in Fiscal Year 1995

                         (Dollars in millions)


                                        Reques  Obliga  Reques  Obliga
Training and recruiting activities         ted     ted     ted     ted
--------------------------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------
Officer acquisition                     $157.4  $160.2   $84.1   $85.6
Skill training                           500.6   449.7   536.5   473.6
Other training                           570.1   508.5   849.5   881.1
Professional education                   262.3   234.9   233.2   240.4
Training support                         308.9   285.7    82.9    87.5
Recruiting                               222.0   248.1    45.3    51.3
Recruiting leases                        133.3   130.2       0       0
Other                                     93.0    86.8    23.7    23.0
======================================================================
Total \a                                $2,247  $2,104  $1,855  $1,842
                                            .6      .1      .2      .5
----------------------------------------------------------------------
\a Totals may not agree with 1995 totals shown in previous table due
to rounding. 


   FUNDING FOR BASE SUPPORT
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :5

For fiscal years 1993 through 1995, the Army obligated about 33
percent of its total O&M funds for base support and the Air Force
about 30 percent.  Table 6 shows the amounts requested and obligated
for base support program elements during the 3-year period under
review.  Although the amounts have decreased slightly from the high
point during the period under review, the services continue to devote
a substantial portion of their O&M budgets to maintaining the
infrastructure. 



                                     Table 6
                     
                      Funds Requested and Obligated for Base
                      Support for Fiscal Years 1993 Through
                                       1995

                              (Dollars in millions)


                                          Obliga                          Obliga
                                          ted as                          ted as
                                               a                               a
                                          percen                          percen
                                            t of                            t of
                                   Total   total                   Total   total
                                     O&M     O&M                     O&M     O&M
                  Reques  Obliga  obliga  obliga  Reques  Obliga  obliga  obliga
Fiscal year          ted     ted     ted     ted     ted     ted     ted     ted
----------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------
1993              $4,848  $6,415  $19,25    33.3  $4,522  $5,316  $18,56    28.6
                      .7      .5     0.0              .4      .1     3.9
1994              4,701.  6,075.  17,942    33.9  5,350.  6,670.  20,518    32.5
                       0       3      .5               1       1      .9
1995              4,997.  6,177.  19,533    31.6  4,765.  6,070.  20,296    29.9
                       1       3      .5               8       2      .0
================================================================================
Total             $14,54  $18,66  $56,72    32.9  $14,63  $18,05  $59,37    30.4
                     6.8     8.1     6.0             8.3     6.4     8.8
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program elements in the base support category include base
communications, environmental compliance, real property maintenance
and real property services activities, child and family services,
leases, maintenance of nontactical equipment, food service programs,
and community and morale support activities.  Table 7 shows the
amount requested and obligated for the above base operations program
elements in fiscal year 1995. 



                                Table 7
                
                Amounts Requested and Obligated for Base
                Support Program Elements in Fiscal Year
                                  1995

                         (Dollars in millions)


                                        Reques  Obliga  Reques  Obliga
Base support activities                      t     ted       t     ted
--------------------------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------
Base communications                     $166.7  $267.0  $201.4  $238.6
Audio-visual activities                   36.9    58.5    43.7    46.5
Base operations                         3,345.  3,505.  2,555.  2,277.
                                             7       3       6       9
Child and family services                134.5   139.3    97.2   110.6
Environmental activities                 465.1  1,123.   404.0   773.8
                                                     3
Base maintenance and repair              792.6   973.9  1,267.  2,442.
                                                             6       8
Minor construction                        55.6   110.0   104.0    89.0
Engineering installation support             0       0    92.3    91.0
======================================================================
Total                                   $4,997  $6,177  $4,765  $6,070
                                            .1      .3      .8      .2
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Of particular interest is the amount the services obligated for base
maintenance and repair--about $974 million obligated versus about
$793 million requested for the Army and about $2.4 billion obligated
versus $1.3 billion requested for the Air Force.  In fiscal year
1995, Congress reduced the Army's and the Air Force's requests by
$100 million, respectively.  Therefore, the fact that the services
obligated more than requested cannot be explained by Congress
appropriating more than was requested.  The more likely answer is
that O&M funds from other programs were reprogrammed to the base
maintenance and repair accounts.  Another area where the services
obligated more than was requested was for environmental activities. 
Whereas the Army requested about $465 million for these activities,
it obligated over $1.1 billion.  The Air Force also obligated
significantly more of its O&M funds for environmental activities than
it requested--about $774 million versus $404 million.  The reason for
this is that the requested amounts do not include funds transferred
from DOD to the services under DOD's environmental account. 


   FUNDING FOR MANAGEMENT,
   COMMAND, AND SERVICEWIDE
   ACTIVITIES
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :6

Between fiscal years 1993 through 1995, the Army obligated
approximately 37 percent of its O&M funds for management, command,
and servicewide activities.  The Air Force obligated about 35 percent
of its O&M funds for the same purposes. 

Table 8 shows the amounts requested and obligated for management,
command, and servicewide program elements during the 3-year period
under review.  Although the amounts obligated by the Army decreased
from fiscal years 1993 to 1994, fiscal year 1995 obligations show a
reversal of that trend.  Air Force obligations rose steadily over
this same time period. 



                                     Table 8
                     
                        Funds Requested and Obligated for
                       Management, Command, and Servicewide
                     Activities for Fiscal Years 1993 Through
                                       1995

                              (Dollars in millions)


                                          Obliga                          Obliga
                                          ted as                          ted as
                                               a                               a
                                          percen                          percen
                                            t of                            t of
                                   Total   total                   Total   total
                                     O&M     O&M                     O&M     O&M
                  Reques  Obliga  obliga  obliga  Reques  Obliga  obliga  obliga
Fiscal year          ted     ted     ted     ted     ted     ted     ted     ted
----------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------
1993              $6,318  $7,183  $19,25    37.3  $7,365  $6,832  $18,56    36.8
                      .3      .5     0.0              .1      .9     3.9
1994              5,495.  6,811.  17,942    38.0  7,655.  6,852.  20,518    33.4
                       9       2      .5               3       4      .9
1995              6,073.  7,061.  19,533    36.2  7,326.  7,218.  20,296    35.6
                       8       6      .5               3       1      .0
================================================================================
Total             $17,88  $21,05  $56,72    37.1  $22,34  $20,90  $59,37    35.2
                     8.0     6.3     6.0             6.7     3.4     8.8
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As shown in table 9, Army headquarters and command management
activities accounted for $770 million, or 11 percent, of the total
obligations in the management, command, and servicewide activities
grouping.  The $770 million included obligations to operate the
headquarters activities of the Army's specified commands as well as
the operations of the departmental headquarters located in
Washington, D.C., and other headquarters activities, such as the
Corps of Engineers, public affairs, and space activities.  The Air
Force obligated about $654 million, or about 9 percent, of its
management, command, and servicewide activities funds for similar
programs. 



                                Table 9
                
                  Amounts Requested and Obligated for
                  Management, Command, and Servicewide
                  Program Elements in Fiscal Year 1995

                         (Dollars in millions)


Management, command, and servicewide    Reques  Obliga  Reques  Obliga
activities                                 ted     ted     ted     ted
--------------------------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------
Information management                  $693.4  $672.7  $134.4  $113.6
Headquarters and command activities      693.5   769.9   480.4   654.3
International activities                 305.6   315.3    38.3    45.6
Security and intelligence programs       369.6   356.5  1,413.  1,383.
                                                             4       0
Project management and testing           160.0   204.0   349.5   362.9
Logistics activities                    1,767.  1,756.  2,566.  2,398.
                                             4       4       4       9
Drug activities                           31.8    97.3       0    89.8
Personnel and family activities          908.4  1,653.   113.3   108.7
                                                     6
Administrative                           734.7   909.7   464.4   444.4
Space and satellite                       77.7    66.9  1,139.  1,029.
                                                             0       3
Communications and command               331.6   259.2   627.2   587.6
======================================================================
Total\a                                 $6,073  $7,061  $7,326  $7,218
                                            .7      .5      .3      .1
----------------------------------------------------------------------
\a Totals may not agree with 1995 totals shown in previous table due
to rounding. 


   CONCLUSIONS
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :7

Athough it would not be expected that the amounts obligated would
necessarily agree with the amounts requested, there are certain
obligation trends that seem to emerge.  This is particularly true for
the Army, which historically obligates less funds for its combat
forces than it requests even when appropriated more than requested. 
Conversely, the opposite trend emerges for the infrastructure and
management accounts.  The reason why obligations exceed the amounts
requested may be because Congress appropriated more than requested. 
However, another reason could also be that funds initially requested
for other O&M accounts were reprogrammed to the infrastructure and
management accounts.  We believe that this report will assist
congressional decisionmakers by showing how obligation patterns
differ from the budget estimates submitted to Congress. 


   AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR
   EVALUATION
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :8

In commenting on a draft of this report, DOD said that all of the
Army's special activities programs (see app.II) should not have been
included in the management, command, and servicewide activities
category.  DOD said that special activities include items such as the
Army battle simulation center, Louisiana maneuvers, Army flying hour
program, combat training centers, training range operations, soldier
modernization, and contingency operations and that these items should
have been included in the combat forces category.  DOD further stated
that the only portion of special activities that was properly
included in the management, command, and servicewide activities
category was subsistence-in-kind, which has been about $250 million
to $300 million a year.  DOD contended that including all of these
programs in the management, command, and servicewide activities
category led us to conclude that this category was too large in
comparison to the combat forces budget. 

DOD's response included a level of detail beyond the program element
level that was not available to us during our review of the
activities included in the special activities category or other O&M
subaccounts.  For that reason, our analysis was based on the program
element level that was available for all O&M subaccounts.  We
categorized special activities as management, command, and
servicewide activities because of the Army's definition of the
special activities program element.  The Army defines special
activities as units with a predominantly peacetime mission. 

After analyzing obligation data and the description of the type of
activities DOD said are included in the special activities program
element, with minor exceptions, we do not agree with DOD's assertion
that these activities should have been categorized as combat forces
activities.  If we had had the detailed information during our
review, we would have listed the Louisiana maneuvers, battle
simulation center, and combat training center as training activities
in the training and recruiting category.  We would also have listed
the cost of training range operations and soldier modernization in
the base support category.  The above activities accounted for about
$181.3 million of the $1.5 billion of fiscal year 1995 obligations
incurred in the special activities category. 

The Army flying hour program in the special activities program
element accounted for $13.3 million out of a total Army flying hour
program of $848.6 million in fiscal year 1995.  Furthermore, the type
of flying hour program activities included in the special activities
program element included aircraft operating costs associated with (1)
transporting headquarters command personnel, (2) the multinational
force observers in Egypt, and (3) training Army pilots in newly
fielded aircraft.  The only portion of the $13.3 million that
possibly should be included in the combat forces category is the
costs associated with the multinational force observers in Egypt.  In
our opinion, the flying hour program costs for transporting
headquarters command personnel should remain in the management,
command, and servicewide activities category and the costs for
training Army pilots in newly fielded aircraft should be shown in the
training and recruiting category. 

The contingency operations that DOD said were in the special
activities program element, and which they believe should be
categorized as a combat force activity, incurred obligations totaling
$633.2 million in fiscal year 1995.  Of this total, $456.1 million
was for operations to restore democracy in Haiti.  In our opinion,
such operations do not contribute to the day-to-day training of the
combat forces to prepare them to carry out their national security
mission.  Therefore, we believe that these obligations were properly
categorized as a management, command, and servicewide activity. 
There were other obligations, totaling about $177.1 million, for
contingency operations that probably should be listed in the combat
forces category.  However, including these obligations in the combat
forces category would not have a significant effect on the percentage
of total obligations incurred for combat forces in fiscal year
1995--an increase from 21.5 percent to 22.4 percent. 

Finally, it should be noted that the report does not conclude, as
suggested by DOD, that the Army budget for management, command, and
servicewide activities was too large in comparison to the combat
forces budget.  The report reaches no conclusions about the relative
significance of the combat forces budget as compared to the budget
for management, command, and servicewide activities. 

DOD also commented that it disagreed with our statement that only
one-third of Army's and Air Force's O&M funds are obligated for
combat forces, including training and recruitment.  DOD said that
some noteworthy examples that we considered to be support activities,
but that they believe contribute directly to combat readiness,
include the national foreign intelligence program, national space
assets, early warning systems, significant airlift costs, warfighting
logistics, and command and control systems. 

We agree that the activities cited by DOD contribute to readiness as
do many other O&M funded activities.  The point of our report was not
that certain O&M funded activities do or do not contribute to
readiness.  Instead, the report was intended to identify those
expenditures that could be directly related to combat forces as
opposed to infrastructure activities.  In categorizing the various
costs, we used the Institute for Defense Analyses, the JCS, and the
Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation criteria for defining
defense missions and infrastructure.  In essence, the criteria
provide that, if the activity deploys with the combat force, it is
defense mission related.  If, on the other hand, it operates from a
fixed location, it is infrastructure.  Based on this criteria, we
believe that our categorizations of what is combat force related and
what is infrastructure related are appropriate. 

DOD further commented that it did not agree with the report's
categorization of noncombat activities.  DOD said that many of these
activities enhance combat capability and are not merely "nice to
have" programs that are funded at the expense of combat elements. 

The use of the term noncombat was to distinguish the "other than
combat" activities from the category labeled "combat forces"
activities.  The purpose of this delineation was to illustrate what
portion of the O&M funds were used for those O&M activities that
could be directly related to the combat forces as opposed to those
O&M activities that were infrastructure related.  This categorization
was not, in any way, intended to imply that the infrastructure
related activities do not contribute to combat capability.  To avoid
confusion, we deleted the word "noncombat" from the report section. 

DOD also provided suggested clarification to other issues cited in
the report.  We considered the clarifying information and made
changes where deemed appropriate.  DOD comments are presented in
their entirety in appendix IV. 


---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :8.1

The scope and methodology of our review are discussed in appendix I. 
We are sending copies of this report to the Secretaries of the Army,
the Navy, and the Air Force; the Director, Office of Management and
Budget; and the Chairmen, House Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations, House Committee on National
Security, Senate Committee on Armed Services, and Senate Committee on
the Budget. 

Please contact me on (202) 512-5140 if you have any questions
concerning this report.  Major contributors to this report are listed
in appendix V. 

Sincerely yours,

Mark E.  Gebicke
Director, Military Operations
 and Capabilities Issues


SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
=========================================================== Appendix I

To obtain the budget and obligation data and an explanation of
program elements and how they are used in the budget process, we held
discussions with Army, Navy, and Air Force financial management
officials.  We also reviewed the Army's manual on financial
management, which provided a definition of the program elements
associated with the operation and maintenance (O&M) appropriation. 
The Air Force did not have a similar manual but did provide us with
some program element definitions.  We also reviewed the Institute for
Defense Analyses' (IDA) recent paper, A Reference Manual for Defense
Mission Categories, Infrastructure Categories, and Program Elements,
to help us categorize the program element codes. 

To evaluate how the services are using their O&M funds, we asked them
to provide us with their budget requests, appropriations, and
obligations by program element code for fiscal years 1993 through
1995.  The Navy was unable to provide any information at the program
element level because that type of data is not maintained at the
headquarters level.  As a result, we did not include the Navy in our
analysis.  Also, the Army and the Air Force were unable to provide
appropriation data by program element code because neither service
allots the appropriation below the subactivity level. 

Using the Army and the Air Force databases, we divided the program
element codes into four broad categories:  combat forces and support
of combat forces, training and recruiting, base support, and
management, command, and servicewide activities.  The rationale for
these categorizations was the services' program element definitions
as well as definitions developed by IDA, the Office of Program
Analysis and Evaluation, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).  The
IDA and Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation divided the
services' program elements into two broad classes--defense missions
and infrastructure.  Defense missions were defined as those
activities that produced the expected outputs of the Department of
Defense as well as activities that directly support the mission by
deploying with combat forces.  Both the IDA and the JCS defined
infrastructure as those activities that are operated from a fixed
location. 

All program elements were then placed in the appropriate category
even though the program element may have been categorized differently
in the service's budget document.  For example, all program elements
related to environmental activities were included in the base support
category.  Similarly, all program elements for management of
headquarters activities were included in the management, command, and
servicewide activities category.  We then calculated the percentage
of both budgeted and obligated funds by category to determine the
funding levels for the various O&M activities.  Our review was
performed between October 1995 and February 1996 at the Army, the Air
Force, and the DOD headquarters level in accordance with generally
accepted government auditing standards. 


ARMY FISCAL YEAR 1995
========================================================== Appendix II

                         (Dollars in thousands)


Program Element                                     Requeste  Obligate
Code             Program Element Title                     d         d
---------------  ---------------------------------  --------  --------
                 COMBAT FORCES
111011           Divisions                          $1,555,7  $1,134,7
                                                          37        25
111012           Nondivisional Combat Brigades/       46,202    97,596
                  Regiments
111013           Other Nondivision Combat Units      181,535   189,891
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $1,783,4  $1,422,2
                                                          74        12
                 SUPPORT OF FORCES
112013           Special Ammunition Control             $224        $0
112014           Tactical Support Other Units         81,916    80,928
112015           Tactical Support Communications      21,932    26,451
                  Units
112016           Tactical Support Intelligence        26,430    62,091
                  Units
112017           Tactical Support Medical Units       87,222   108,409
112018           Tactical Support Logistics Units    438,033   374,428
112019           Tactical Support Administration      10,273    10,270
                  Units
112020           Tactical Support Maintenance of     275,529   363,044
                  Tactical Equipment
112021           Tactical Support Defense Airborne    21,400    16,229
                  Reconnaissance
112025           Tactical Support DCS Network         27,351    30,726
112086           Special Mission Support Centam            0         5
                  Activity
112089           Communications Support               30,966    30,209
114114           Air Traffic Control Tactical          5,284     6,265
112091           Intelligence Support Activities      96,105    90,808
113081           Theater Air Defense Forces            5,983    13,660
113085           Theater Defense Forces               71,367    52,599
118207           Depot Maintenance                  1,037,33  1,002,07
                                                           8         1
211029           Army Strategic Mobility Program     284,647   281,386
212030           War Reserve Material-Ammunition           0    19,698
212031           War Reserve Material-                54,718    82,782
                  Nonammunition
214037           POMCUS                              142,299   116,412
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $2,719,0  $2,768,4
                                                          17        71
======================================================================
                 Total                              $4,502,4  $4,190,6
                                                          91        83
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Dollars in thousands)


Program Element                                     Requeste  Obligate
Code             Program Element Title                     d         d
---------------  ---------------------------------  --------  --------
                 OFFICER ACQUISITION
311721           Service Academy                     $47,603   $47,475
311722           Officer Candidate School                135       113
314723           ROTC                                109,642   112,649
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $157,380  $160,237
                 SKILL TRAINING
312711           Recruit Training                     $3,622    $4,319
313761           One Station Unit Training            15,453    12,595
321731           General Skills Training             202,930   202,148
321733           General Intelligence Skills           9,592    10,262
                  Training
321734           Cryptologic/Signal Intelligence-     10,834     3,029
                  Related Skills Training
322741           Undergraduate Pilot Training        107,485    85,066
322743           Other Flight Training               150,682   132,242
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $500,598  $449,661
                 OTHER TRAINING
114093           Force Related Training             $457,331  $371,232
116011           JCS Directed and Coordinated         66,412    52,203
                  Exercises
324731           Training Support to Units            46,396    85,052
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $570,139  $508,487
                 PROESSIONAL EDUCATION
434761           Education/Training Counterdrug           $0      $292
334751           Army Civilian Training               84,274    78,048
323751           Professional Military Education      72,528    57,463
323752           Other Professional Education         14,768    13,176
334753           Acquisition Corps                     5,072     5,196
333732           Army Continuing Education System     85,634    80,683
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $262,276  $234,858
                 TRAINING SUPPORT
324774           Air Traffic Control (ATC)            $5,511    $4,523
                  Management
324020           Tactical Support-Maintenance of     120,650    48,072
                  Tactical Equipment
324771           Support of the Training             102,313   135,004
                  Establishment
324772           Training Developments                58,011    71,626
324773           ATC/Ground Support/Range             22,402    26,430
                  Operations
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $308,887  $285,655
                 RECRUITING
312714           Personnel Processing Activities      $5,544    $6,528
331711           Personnel Procurement                86,254    92,169
331712           Advertising Activities               51,778    63,494
331715           Recruiting and Examining Data        24,355    20,866
                  Processing Activities
332713           Personnel Procurement Examining      54,080    51,218
                  Activities
332716           Examining Data Processing                 0    13,793
                  Activities
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $222,011  $248,068
                 RECRUITING LEASES
336896           Military Entrance Processing        $31,457   $29,691
                  Stations Leases
336996           Recruiting Leases                   101,865   100,534
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $133,322  $130,225
                 OTHER
335721           JROTC                               $67,714   $67,781
333733           Veterans Education Assistance        25,326    19,007
                  Program
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                            $93,040   $86,788
======================================================================
                 Total                              $2,247,6  $2,103,9
                                                          53        79
----------------------------------------------------------------------

                         (Dollars in thousands)


Program Element                                     Requeste  Obligate
Code             Program Element Title                     d         d
---------------  ---------------------------------  --------  --------
                 BASE COMMUNICATIONS
336795           Base Communications                 $18,969   $19,719
325795           Base Communications                  31,892    35,148
315895           Base Communications                   1,240     1,359
117095           Base Communications                  63,691    93,246
438295           Base Communications                  22,077    25,550
                  Administration
438895           Base Communications Logistics        28,782    91,961
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $166,651  $266,983
                 AUDIO VISUAL ACTIVITIES
336790           Audio Visual Support                 $2,784    $2,809
315890           Audio Visual Information              2,470     2,709
                  Production
438890           Audio Visual Support                  3,600     5,128
438490           Audio Visual Support                    557       676
325790           Audio Visual Support                 15,529    25,681
117090           Audio Visual Support                 11,976    21,466
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                            $36,916   $58,469
                 BASE OPERATIONS
117096           Base Operations                    $2,175,3  $2,266,4
                                                          43        62
325796           Base Operations                     701,614   743,524
438896           Base Operations                     283,856   279,789
315896           Base Operations                      61,010    64,179
438796           Base Operations Medical-HSC Youth         0       558
                  Development
438396           Real Estate Leases                  123,849   150,777
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $3,345,6  $3,505,2
                                                          72        89
                 CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES
117719           Child Development                   $57,832   $67,180
325719           Child Development Services           18,662    17,466
438719           Child Development Services           12,720    14,608
315819           Child Development Services USMA       1,212     1,303
325720           Family Centers                        7,990     5,979
438720           Family Centers                        9,864     7,864
117720           Family Centers                       25,801    24,605
315820           Family Centers                          390       301
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $134,471  $139,306
                 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES
439008           DERA                                     $0  $669,196
325756           Environmental Compliance            103,058    82,600
117056           Environmental Compliance            294,326   283,490
438856           Environmental Compliance             65,129    81,982
315856           Environmental Compliance USMA         2,625     5,996
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $465,138  $1,123,2
                                                                    64
                 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
325778           Maintenance and Repair             $169,857  $171,487
117078           Maintenance and Repair              532,109   709,371
438878           Maintenance and Repair               45,400    54,868
315878           Maintenance and Repair USMA          45,223    38,125
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $792,589  $973,851
                 MINOR CONSTRUCTION
325776           Minor Construction                  $13,601   $14,978
117076           Minor Construction                   36,456    88,194
315876           Minor Construction USMA               1,130     1,255
438876           Minor Construction                    4,446     5,672
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                            $55,633  $110,099
======================================================================
                 Total                              $4,997,0  $6,177,2
                                                          70        61
----------------------------------------------------------------------

                         (Dollars in thousands)


Program Element                                     Requeste  Obligate
Code             Program Element Title                     d         d
---------------  ---------------------------------  --------  --------
                 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
115152           WIS                                 $48,319   $46,203
432614           Info Systems Selection                4,649     5,819
                  Acquisition
2610             Information Management                    0         0
311612           Information Management-Auto           6,733     6,354
                  Support USMA
434612           Information Management Automation    44,791    46,005
                  Support
324612           Information Management Automation    16,285     5,133
                  Support
432612           Information Management Automation   212,012   192,618
                  Support
112612           Information Management Automation    28,138    44,103
                  Support
435612           Information Management Automation    43,134    47,747
                  Support
423612           Information Management Automation   102,851   114,897
                  Support
432616           Information Management Central       56,972    52,426
                  Software
423616           Information Management Central       26,758    10,438
                  Software Design Activities
432100           Information Management                    0         0
                  Reimbursable Nonautomation
                  Programs
435611           Information Program Management          636       549
423611           Information Program Management        3,058     2,477
432611           Information Program Management       79,749    87,151
112611           Information Program Management        4,713     8,964
324611           Information Program Management       14,618     1,772
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $693,416  $672,656
                 HEADQUARTERS AND COMMAND
                  ACTIVITIES
411398           Management Headquarters GDIP         $3,842    $4,375
411198           Management                           13,874    13,375
                  Headquarters(Crypotologic)
411298           Management Headquarters(FCI)            678       669
441098           Management Headquarters              19,432    18,436
431A98           Management Headquarters US Army       8,747     3,595
                  Acquisition Executive Support
                  Agency
122398           Management Headquarters USEUCOM      15,412    11,859
431398           Management Headquarters             105,535   127,001
                  Departmental
431498           Management Headquarters              22,457    17,239
                  Departmental Headquarters
                  Support
431998           Management Headquarters              37,270    47,790
                  Information
431898           Management Headquarters Logistics   108,226   123,014
431D98           Management Headquarters PEO           2,274     3,627
                  Information
431698           Management Headquarters PEOs         23,577    22,385
431298           Management Headquarters Public        2,692     3,177
                  Affairs
431C98           Management Headquarters Space           208        49
                  Activities
324798           Management Headquarters TRADOC       25,592    36,734
431598           Management Headquarters USACIDC       2,998     3,690
122598           Management Headquarters               5,109     6,601
                  USSOUTHCOM
431B98           Management Headquarters WWMCCS        2,274     6,103
122498           Management Headquarters PACOM         1,092     3,258
113098           Management Headquarters             130,791   132,061
431798           Management Headquarters OCE               1         0
                  Activities
331798           Management Headquarters USAREC        9,625    12,616
431098           Management Headquarters Traffic         492         0
121198           Management Headquarters Concept         850       917
                  Analysis Agency
411998           Security and Intelligence             1,528     3,312
                  Activities Management
                  Headquarters
122113           USEUCOM Activities                   16,844     5,284
122114           USPACOM Activities                       61         0
122115           USSOUTHCOM Activities                 3,812    33,058
121018           Combat Development Activities       128,204   129,710
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $693,497  $769,935
                 INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
411145           Arms Control Implementation         $39,237   $31,624
441004           International Activities            246,093   256,701
442010           Miscellaneous Support to Other       18,177    24,836
                  Nations
442002           Foreign Military Sales Program            0        40
                  Personnel
442015           Technology Transfer                   2,090     2,115
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $305,597  $315,316
                 SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE
                  PROGRAMS
411011           Cryptologic Activities              $70,281   $75,977
411055           Cryptologic Communications            6,085     4,575
411127           Foreign Counterintelligence          23,914    23,820
                  Activities
411128           Security and Investigation           52,990    38,490
                  Activities
411302           Army Intelligence Agency             55,397    58,561
411318           HUMINT                               33,064    32,720
411321           HUMINT Overt                         23,247    21,402
411327           Technical Reconnaissance and          9,394     9,248
                  Surveillance
411329           European Command GDIP Activities     25,492    31,129
411330           Pacific Command GDIP Activities         723       410
411334           Other Command GDIP Activities         8,294     6,526
411335           Automated Data Processing GDIP       29,400    25,462
                  Support
411339           Intelligence, Telecommunications,     3,256     2,825
                  and Defense Special Security
                  System
112119           Tactical Cryptologic Activities      28,065    25,359
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $369,602  $356,504
                 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND TESTING
423806           Acquisition Support to Project           $0        $2
                  Managers
423808           Acquisition Support to PEO                0        80
432615           Product/Project/Program Managers     24,112    43,112
423829           System/Program/Project/Product       42,549    52,289
                  Management
121015           Combat Development Test,             93,351   108,506
                  Experimentation, and
                  Instrumentation
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $160,012  $203,989
                 LOGISTICS ACTIVITIES
423005           Disposal of Radioactive Material     $2,978    $6,828
423012           Logistic Support Activity           137,293   213,669
423892           Troop Issue Subsistence Activity     27,264    30,183
421028           Other Transportation Related         44,316    52,119
                  Activities
421010           Second Destination Transportation   500,516   422,283
213045           Industrial Preparedness              89,728    91,203
422121           End Item Integrated Material        385,524   383,363
                  Management
424041           Ammunition Commodity Management     388,599   396,952
437018           Construction and Real Estate         98,209    92,924
                  Administration
422120           End Item Supply Depot Support        93,000    66,921
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $1,767,4  $1,756,4
                                                          27        45
                 DRUG ACTIVITIES
434779           Drug Abuse Treatment Activities          $0    $1,563
434711           Drug Abuse Residential Treatment          0       594
434789           Drug Abuse Prevention (OSD)               0    21,479
434714           Other Counterdrug Activities              0    11,440
122189           Counterdrug Activities               31,848    62,201
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                            $31,848   $97,277
                 PERSONNEL AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES
434710           Community and Family Support        $39,558   $33,843
                  Activities
434716           Other Personnel Activities           43,879    27,309
433709           Army Personnel Management and        81,413    73,803
                  Support Activities
434734           Army Career Alumni Program           19,750    18,681
114092           Special Activities                  723,829  1,499,96
                                                                     4
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $908,429  $1,653,6
                                                                    00
                 ADMINISTRATIVE
434707           Correctional Facilities             $10,197    $9,461
432617           Publications,Printing, and           21,972    20,325
                  Reproductions
432618           Records Management and Mailroom       9,992     8,454
                  Operations
434771           Armed Forces Radio and TV Service    16,759    16,156
435212           Servicewide Support                 461,606   440,292
435520           Criminal Investigations              28,831    29,639
435214           Public Affairs                        7,750     9,151
436099           Claims and Admin Support            177,564   123,673
435027           DBOF Support                              0     1,614
439900           Reimbursable Sale of Supplies             0       -59
451020           Closed Accounts Adjustments               0     5,472
431022           Foreign Currency Fluctuation              0   245,549
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $734,671  $909,727
                 SPACE AND SATELLITE ACTIVITIES
432169           Army Space Activities               $24,229   $26,877
432142           SATCOM                               53,467    40,058
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                            $77,696   $66,935
                 COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMAND
122117           Airborne Command Post                   $68       $97
115145           Strategic Command and Control        13,177    12,410
                  Facilities
432111           Strategic Army Communications       149,126         0
                  (STARCOM)
432168           National Center for Communication     3,679     3,724
                  and Electronics
432126           DCS Long-Haul Communication         148,860   224,708
432140           Information Security                 16,675    18,301
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $331,585  $259,240
======================================================================
                 Total                              $6,073,7  $7,061,6
                                                          80        24
                 Total Army O&M                     $17,820,  $19,533,
                                                          99        54
----------------------------------------------------------------------

AIR FORCE FISCAL YEAR 1995
========================================================= Appendix III

                         (Dollars in thousands)


Program Element                                     Requeste  Obligate
Code             Program Element Title                     d         d
---------------  ---------------------------------  --------  --------
                 COMBAT FORCES
11113F           B-52 Squadron                      $288,213  $321,306
11118F           Short Range Attack Missile (AGM-      1,508     1,283
                  69)
11120F           Advanced Cruise Missile              32,460    18,244
11122F           Air Launched Cruise Missile          22,357    20,067
11124F           Harpoon                               1,188     1,361
11126F           B-1B Squadrons                      482,062   482,173
11127F           B-2 Squadrons                       205,673    86,410
11128F           B-52 Conventional Squadrons             202     1,088
11213F           Minuteman Squadrons                 385,640   297,821
11215F           Peacekeeper Squadrons                86,258   140,928
11235F           ICBM Helicopter Support               5,901    12,530
11313F           STRAT War Planning System            48,796    43,413
                  USSTRATCOM
12120F           F-16AD Interceptor Squadron               0         7
27128F           F-4 Squadrons                        64,816    35,644
27129F           F-111 Squadrons                      73,029   151,895
27130F           F-15 A/B/C/D Squadrons              516,705   606,455
27131F           A-10 Squadrons                       73,878    93,790
27133F           F-16 Squadrons                      510,878   461,102
27134F           F-15E Squadrons                     258,895   271,802
27136F           Manned Destructive Supression         1,747       715
27141F           F-117A Squadrons                    222,773   219,833
27161F           Tactical Aim Missile                  2,072       946
27162F           Tactical AGM Missiles                 2,134       207
27163F           Advance Medium Range A/A Missile         28         0
                  (Procurement)
27165F           Standoff Attack Weapon                  616       514
27222F           KC-10A                               15,986     7,556
27223F           KC-135S                              49,138    76,268
27249F           Lantirn Procurement                   3,508     5,399
27252F           EF-111 Squadrons                    193,353    77,983
27313F           Maverick                              1,092     4,235
27581F           Joint Stars                           5,664     5,408
44011F           Special Operations Forces            54,913    56,661
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $3,611,4  $3,503,0
                                                          83        44
                 SUPPORT OF FORCES
21121F           USSOCOM Command & Control            $1,749    $1,216
                  Platform
27247F           Air Force Tencap                     20,195    14,360
27248F           Special Evaluation Program           15,169    18,490
27253F           Compass Call                         88,616    87,446
27411F           Overseas Air Weapon Control           8,985     5,794
                  System
27412F           Theater Air Control System           63,997    52,429
27414F           Combat Intelligence System              924     1,526
27415F           TBM Core C2 System                      613     4,296
27416F           Tactical Command/Control System         205       146
27417F           Airborne Warning & Control System   162,792   168,885
27418F           Tactical Airborne Control System     50,680    48,963
27419F           Tactical Airborne CMD & Control      13,759    17,134
                  System
27422F           Deployable C3 Systems                23,722    27,874
27423F           Advanced Communications Systems           0        56
27425F           Command Communications (TAC)         10,605    17,736
27431F           Combat Air Intelligence System       50,562    48,814
                  Activities
27432F           Aircraft Delivery                       703       560
27433F           Advanced Program Technology          33,293    37,820
27434F           JTIDS Class 2/2H Terminal Supt            2       137
                  Act
27442F           Common Electronic Countermeasures     3,422     6,534
                  EQ
27587F           Special Recon Systems                 5,029     1,564
27591F           Advanced Program Evaluation          35,643    32,589
27593F           Chemical/Biological Defense           7,909     7,224
                  Program
28006F           Mission Planning Systems             19,618    21,000
28007F           Tactical Deception                    2,667     2,426
28010F           JT Tactical Command Program (TRI-     1,930         0
                  TAC)
35116F           Aerial Targets                          768       350
35155F           Theater Nuclear Weapon Storage &        286       113
                  Sec System
41115F           C-130 Airlift Squadrons              50,376   208,097
41218F           KC-135S                             327,718   259,186
41219F           KC-10S                              166,698   165,819
41315F           SOUTHCOM Stol Aircraft               22,856    24,200
44102F           Aerospace Rescue and Recovery        27,732    44,547
72207F           Depot Maintenance (NON-IF)          145,950   132,569
28030F           WRM--Ammunition                      18,775    16,472
28031F           WRM--Equipment/Secondary Items      134,349   185,902
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $1,518,2  $1,662,2
                                                          97        74
======================================================================
                 Total                              $5,129,7  $5,165,3
                                                          80        18
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                         (Dollars in thousands)


Program Element                                     Requeste  Obligate
Code             Program Element Title                     d         d
---------------  ---------------------------------  --------  --------
                 OFFICER ACQUISITION
84721F           Service Academy                     $44,438   $47,451
84722F           Officer Candidate Schools             1,767     1,523
84723F           Reserve Officer Training Corps       37,529    36,306
84724F           Other College Commissioning             356       348
                  Programs
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                            $84,090   $85,628
                 SKILL TRAINING
84711F           Recruit Training Units               $4,398    $4,539
84731F           General Skill Training              174,813   152,312
84733F           General Intelligence Skill            9,219     5,096
                  Training
84734F           Crypto/Sigint Related Skill          14,471    10,912
                  Training
84735F           Undergraduate Space Training            684     4,834
84741F           Undergraduate Pilot Training        274,034   219,574
84742F           Undergraduate Navigator Training     25,243    19,493
84743F           Other Flight Training                 5,145    14,498
84744F           EURO-NATO Joint Jet Pilot            20,031    30,554
                  Training
84748F           Flight Screening                      7,676    10,437
84749F           Instrument Flight Center                768         0
86761F           Education & Training-Health Care          0         8
86861F           Education & Training-Health Care          0     1,296
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $536,482  $473,553
                 OTHER TRAINING
11897F           Training (Offensive)                $61,288   $23,392
12897F           Training (Defensive)                 13,633        85
27218F           TAC FTR TNG (Aggressor) Sq            7,619     8,250
27597F           Training-Tactical Air Forces        445,367   530,305
28011F           JCS Directed and Coordinated         29,265    36,891
                  Exercises
41897F           Training                            292,327   282,131
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $849,499  $881,054
                 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
84751F           Professional Military Education     $37,130   $40,256
84752F           Other Professional Education         42,912    42,745
88751F           Civilian Training/Education/Dev      77,856    74,971
89732F           Off-Duty/Voluntary Education         75,280    82,419
                  Program
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $233,178  $240,391
                 TRAINING SUPPORT
27428F           TAC Fighter Weapons Center Range    $32,594   $34,275
27429F           Combat Training Range Equipment       9,323    11,953
27580F           Ground Training Munitions                 8         6
84771F           Support of Training Establishment    12,845    23,416
84772F           Training Developments                14,767    13,621
89731F           Training Support to Units            13,402     4,203
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                            $82,939   $87,474
                 RECRUITING
81711F           Recruiting Activities               $34,679   $35,454
81712F           Advertising Activities                7,206    13,052
81713F           Examining Activities                  1,575     1,631
81714F           Personnel Processing Activities       1,860     1,173
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                            $45,320   $51,310
                 OTHER
89721F           Junior ROTC                         $20,908   $20,456
89733F           Veterans Educational Assistance       2,806     2,500
                  Program
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                            $23,714   $22,956
======================================================================
                 Total                              $1,855,2  $1,842,3
                                                          22        66
----------------------------------------------------------------------

                         (Dollars in thousands)


Program Element                                     Requeste  Obligate
Code             Program Element Title                     d         d
---------------  ---------------------------------  --------  --------
                 BASE COMMUNICATIONS
91295F           Base Communications                 $11,858   $12,831
                  (Administrative)
72895F           Base Communications (Logistics)      41,014    33,784
85795F           Base Communications (Training)       17,321    16,703
27595F           Base Communications-Tactical Air     57,339   101,272
                  Forces
35895F           Base Communications                  17,510    29,296
11895F           Base Communications (Offensive)      21,834    17,611
85895F           Base Communications-Service           3,627     3,537
                  Academy
12895F           Command and Base Communications-        582       211
                  Air Defense
41895F           Command and Base Communications-     30,336    23,387
                  AMC
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $201,421  $238,632
                 AUDIO VISUAL ACTIVITIES
12890F           Visual Info Activities-Strategic     $1,530    $2,506
28090F           Visual Info Activities-Tactical       4,068     8,489
35890F           Visual Info Activities-OTH            4,217     6,494
                  Program 3
41890F           Visual Info Activities-Airlift        3,106     2,837
72890F           Visual Info Activities-Logistics      8,480     7,728
85790F           Visual Info Activities-Training       5,502     6,090
92490F           Visual Info Activities-Admin         16,765    12,329
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                            $43,668   $46,473
                 BASE OPERATIONS
11896F           Base Operations-Offensive          $210,145  $154,119
91296F           Base Operations-Admin               108,882   104,923
41896F           Base Operations-Airlift             345,068   362,293
12896F           Base Operations-Defensive             7,456       912
72896F           Base Operations-Logistics           349,234   415,393
85896F           Base Operations-Service Academy      48,520    24,031
85796F           Base Operations-Training            330,342   209,660
31196F           Base Operations-Crypto                7,638     2,243
35896F           Base Operations-Other Programs      187,005   117,844
27596F           Base Operations-Tactical            961,278   886,513
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $2,555,5  $2,277,9
                                                          68        31
                 CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES
78719F           Child Development                    $8,709   $12,527
48719F           Child Development                    10,502    12,631
98719F           Child Development                     1,481     1,393
88719F           Child Development                     6,532     7,148
35919F           Child Development                     2,699     4,308
28719F           Child Development                    29,667    43,286
41719F           Child Development                         0         3
85719F           Child Development-Service Academy       763       762
78720F           Family Center                         3,933     3,845
88720F           Family Centers                        4,651     3,771
35920F           Family Centers                        1,460     1,656
98720F           Family Centers                        1,579       503
48720F           Family Centers                        4,335     3,662
28720F           Family Centers                       20,709    14,873
85720F           Family Centers-Service Academy          153       203
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                            $97,173  $110,571
                 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES
78008F           Defense Environmental Restoration       $47  $367,684
                  Program
85856F           Environmental Compliance Service      2,320     1,756
                  Academy
35856F           Environmental Compliance             28,132    23,857
41856F           Environmental Compliance             33,753    26,556
31156F           Environmental Compliance                  0       155
91256F           Environmental Compliance              2,070     5,181
78056F           Environmental Compliance             86,853    78,979
11856F           Environmental Compliance             41,468    31,199
27456F           Environmental Compliance             93,249   115,202
12856F           Environmental Compliance              2,862     2,230
85756F           Environmental Compliance-            30,170    17,328
                  Training
78053F           Environmental Conservation                0     1,856
28853F           Environmental Conservation                0    13,209
11853F           Environmental Conservation                0     2,710
35853F           Environmental Conservation                0     3,559
41853F           Environmental Conservation                0       734
85853F           Environmental Conservation-               0       158
                  Service Academy
85753F           Environmental Conservation-               0       875
                  Training
35854F           Pollution Prevention                      0     1,917
28854F           Pollution Prevention                      0    12,501
11854F           Pollution Prevention                      0     2,244
78054F           Pollution Prevention                 83,097    53,940
41854F           Pollution Prevention                      0     5,968
85854F           Pollution Prevention-Service              0       407
                  Academy
85754F           Pollution Prevention-Training             0     3,568
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $404,021  $773,773
                 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
12878F           Maintenance and Repair-Defensive     $1,703    $1,516
11878F           Maintenance and Repair-Offensive    126,569   143,529
41878F           Maintenance and Repair-Airlift      133,272   143,853
31178F           Maintenance and Repair-               6,447     5,533
                  Cryptologic
72878F           Maintenance and Repair-Logistics    233,763   233,298
35878F           Maintenance and Repair-Other         98,657   102,905
                  Program
85878F           Maintenance and Repair-Service       31,851    34,709
                  Academy
85778F           Maintenance and Repair-Training     126,363   157,869
27578F           Maintenance and Repair-Tactical     493,239   667,407
91278F           Maintenance and Repair-               5,742    24,903
                  Administrative
91279F           Real Property Services-                   0     6,552
                  Administrative
31179F           Real Property Services-                   0     1,879
                  Cryptologic
12879F           Real Property Services-Defensive          0     1,600
72879F           Real Property Services-Logistics          0   144,627
41879F           Real Property Services-Mobility           0    97,548
                  Forces
11879F           Real Property Services-Offensive          0   101,181
35879F           Real Property Services-Other              0   119,807
                  Programs
85879F           Real Property Services-Service            0    18,082
                  Academy
27479F           Real Property Services-Tactical           0   365,618
                  Air Force
85779F           Real Property Services-Training           0    70,422
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $1,267,6  $2,442,8
                                                          06        38
                 MINOR CONSTRUCTION
12876F           Minor Construction (RPM)                 $0        $2
                  (Defensive) (H)
31176F           Minor Construction (RPM)-             1,529     4,280
                  Cryptologic
35876F           Minor Construction (RPM)-Other        8,705     9,034
                  Program
85876F           Minor Construction (RPM)-Service      3,244     1,818
                  Academies
27576F           Minor Construction (RPM)-TAC Air     51,337    26,766
                  Forces
91276F           Minor Construction (RPM)-             1,055     1,932
                  Administrative
11876F           Minor Construction (RPM)             11,061     8,283
                  (Offensive)
72876F           Minor Construction (RPM)-             9,946    13,678
                  Logistics
41876F           Minor Construction (RPM)-Airlift      8,864     8,024
85776F           Minor Construction (RPM)-             8,296    15,165
                  Training
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $104,037   $88,982
                 ENGINEERING INSTALLATION SUPPORT
35123F           AFCC Engineering and Installation   $76,305   $67,504
35914F           Engineering Inst Supt-SPACECOM          756       815
91240F           Engineering Installation-               525       493
                  Administrative
27436F           Engineering Installation Support-    10,271    16,682
                  CAF
78029F           Engineering Installation Support-     1,923     2,365
                  AFM
41842F           Engineering Installation Support-     1,806     2,163
                  AMC
85760F           Engineering Installation Support-       692       969
                  AETC
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                            $92,278   $90,991
======================================================================
                 Total                              $4,765,7  $6,070,1
                                                          72        91
----------------------------------------------------------------------

                         (Dollars in thousands)


Program Element                                     Requeste  Obligate
Code             Program Element Title                     d         d
---------------  ---------------------------------  --------  --------
                 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
33151F           WWMCCS-ADP                               $0    $8,320
33152F           Automated Data Processing EQ         11,664     5,133
38610F           Information Management Automation   108,545    93,046
                  Program
38611F           CMN AF Improvement & Insert          14,203     7,086
                  Program
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $134,412  $113,585
                 HEADQUARTERS AND COMMAND
                  ACTIVITIES
11830F           Operational Headquarters             $2,399    $1,447
                  (Offensive)
11898F           Management Headquarters              23,653    24,847
                  (USSTRATCOM)
12816F           Operational Headquarters              6,471     6,112
                  (Defensive)
12898F           Management Headquarters                 381         0
                  (Strategic DEF FOR) (H)
13121F           US Space Command (SPACECOM)           2,589     6,053
                  Activities
13122F           US Element (NORAD Activities)           434     1,026
13198F           Management Headquarters (US           2,109     1,883
                  Element NORAD)
13298F           Management Headquarters (US Space     4,095     7,139
                  Command)
21138F           US Central Command (CENTCOM)          7,517     7,865
                  Activity
21898F           Management Headquarters (US           2,083     2,082
                  CENTCOM)
27236F           Operational Headquarters (TAF)       10,495    23,427
27242F           Special Program Applications          2,651     2,650
27438F           Theater Battle Management (TBM)      20,254    22,634
                  C4I
27598F           Management Headquarters (TAC Air     46,956    92,440
                  Forces)
27601F           USAF Wargaming and Simulation        11,352    18,783
28015F           Combat Developments                  74,452   104,538
28044F           Objectives & Program Evaluation          63         0
28098F           Management Headquarters               3,919     4,041
                  (Electronic Security)
31398F           Management Headquarters GDIP            601     3,717
35998F           Management Headquarters-Space        14,888    19,577
                  Command
41898F           Management Headquarters (Airlift)    29,044    46,096
                  (Non-DBOF)
72898F           Management Headquarters              64,887    69,033
                  (Logistics)
84775F           Operational Headquarters              1,178     1,634
                  (Technical Training)
84777F           Operational Headquarters (FT)           331     3,393
84779F           Air University Headquarters               0     3,786
85798F           Management Headquarters              26,587    34,216
                  (Training)
91225F           Air Force Combat Operations Staff       685     1,025
91298F           Management Headquarters (Public         647       649
                  Affairs)
92398F           Management Headquarters              64,165    69,976
                  (Departmental)
92498F           Management Headquarters              19,805    19,366
                  (Administrative)
92898F           Management Headquarters-ADP               0        69
                  Support (OSD)
92998F           Management Headquarters-ADP          25,379    41,320
                  Support (AF)
A1098F           Management Headquarters                 565       964
                  (International)
A1198F           Management Headquarters                 847       802
                  Technology Transfer Functions
31198F           Management Headquarters               8,871    11,668
                  (Cryptologic)
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $480,353  $654,258
                 INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
27216F           US Aircraft Cross-Servicing             $49       $85
35145F           Arms Control Implementation          32,620    24,368
A1004F           International Activities              1,063     1,240
A1009F           Service Support to OSD/DSAA-              0         1
                  REIMBUR
A1010F           Misc Support to Other Nations         2,249     2,143
A1012F           NATO AEW+C Program                    2,347    17,762
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                            $38,328   $45,599
                 SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE
                  PROGRAMS
11133F           SR-71 Squadrons (H)                      $0      $159
12325F           Joint Surveillance System            46,888    46,950
12331F           Communications (416-L)               19,300    28,579
12411F           North Atlantic Defense System        19,747    12,778
12412F           North Warning System                105,251    53,140
12417F           Over-the-Horizon Radar                6,254    10,668
12444F           Over-the-Horizon Radar System             0        48
                  Communication
27217F           Podded Reconnaissance System            752         0
                  (PRS)
27435F           Tactical Recon Imagery                2,612     2,536
                  Exploitation
27579F           Advanced Systems Improvement              0       928
27589F           Base Physical Security Systems        4,214     4,341
28019F           Tactical Information Program          4,247     6,314
28040F           Project Elegant Lady                      0      -197
28047F           Anti-Terrorism                        1,868     1,719
31011F           Cryptologic Activities               43,419    43,217
31055F           Cryptologic Communications            7,005     4,684
31305F           Intelligence Production              10,581     6,399
                  Activities
31310F           Foreign Technology Divison           89,157    82,433
31313F           Defense Dissemination Program        11,366    10,632
31314F           Infrared/EO/DEW Processing/               0        41
                  Exploit
31315F           Missile and Space Technology         32,730    37,242
                  Collection
31317F           Senior Year Operations                  404       114
31318F           HUMINT (Controlled)                   1,812     1,765
31321F           HUMINT (Overt)                       11,332     8,956
31324F           Forest Green                         49,196    47,377
31328F           Strategic Air CMD GDIP Activities    21,314    20,683
31329F           European Command GDIP Activities        580         0
31334F           Other Commands GDIP Activities       22,546    22,771
31335F           Automated Data Processing GDIP       41,883    48,604
                  SPT
31336F           Central Command GPID Activities      16,177    15,729
31339F           Intel Comm & Def Spec Security       16,426    13,629
                  System
33140F           Information Systems Security         22,739    24,146
                  Program
35124F           Special Applications Program          4,298     3,455
35127F           Foreign Counterintelligence          11,033    12,065
                  Activities
35128F           Security/Investigative Activities    42,793    42,152
35142F           Applied Technology & Integration     32,724    27,241
35154F           Defense Airborne Reconnaissance     454,458   499,936
                  Office
35172F           Combined Advanced Application        55,381    56,650
35887F           Electronic Combat Intelligence        1,990       609
                  Support
35892F           Special Analysis Activities           1,342     1,851
35902F           Ballistic Missile Tactical            4,400     4,136
                  Warning/Attack Asses System
35908F           TW/AA Interface Network              13,195     7,621
35909F           Ballistic Missile Early Warning      69,182    70,645
                  Systems
35911F           Defense Support Program              80,996    62,073
35912F           SLBM Radar Warning Systems           15,189    22,318
35913F           NUDET Detection System                2,217     2,003
41300F           Mobility Air Intel System               162       154
                  Activities
91222F           Defense Courier Service              14,210    13,701
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $1,413,3  $1,382,9
                                                          70        95
                 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND TESTING
27426F           Air Force Operational Test and      $23,660   $24,386
                  Evaluation Center
72806F           Acquisition and Command Support     325,852   338,489
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $349,512  $362,875
                 LOGISTICS ACTIVITIES
41122F           Airlift Support Services (IF)(H)         $0      $221
41216F           Airlift Mission Activities         1,364,20  1,272,30
                                                           0         4
41314F           Operational Support Airlift         226,682   228,155
72829F           Logistics Administration Support     18,101    18,114
78010F           Second Destination Transportation   231,874   243,732
78011F           Industrial Preparedness              11,338    10,981
78012F           Logistic Support Activities         120,047   156,861
78016F           Inactive Aircraft Storage/            7,223     4,392
                  Disposal
78050F           Subsistence-in-Kind                  53,717    53,798
78070F           Logistics Operations (Non-DBOF)     533,247   410,147
78201F           Distribution Depots                       0       -42
78202F           Supply Management                         0       280
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $2,566,4  $2,398,9
                                                          29        43
                 DRUG ACTIVITIES
12445F           Counterdrug Aerostats                    $0   $35,864
12446F           Counterdrug Caribbean Basin               0    15,295
                  Radarnet
27440F           Tactical Air Control System for           0    24,075
                  Counternarcotics
27575F           Counternarcotics Operations               0       787
                  Support
28889F           Counterdrug Support                       0     4,628
88789F           Counterdrug Demand Reduction              0     7,682
91224F           Military Drug Dogs                        0     1,488
                  Counternarcotics Support
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                                 $0   $89,819
                 PERSONNEL AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES
88711F           American Forces Info Service         $9,092    $5,835
                  Field Activities
88716F           Other Personnel Activities           29,068    24,723
91218F           Civilian Compensation Program        23,084    19,467
91220F           Personnel Administration             52,031    58,689
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $113,275  $108,714
                 ADMINISTRATIVE
35109F           DOD Civil Search/Rescue              $1,013      $950
91213F           USAF Civil Air Patrol Support         3,701     3,285
91223F           Civil Air Patrol Corporation          4,481    11,334
11820F           Mission Evaluation Activity           2,022     2,205
                  (Offensive)
27430F           Civil Engineer Squadrons (HV          5,467     9,791
                  Repair)
28021F           Electronic Combat Support            39,505    43,253
28022F           Foreign Currency Fluctuations             0    -1,861
                  Defense
91212F           Servicewide Support                 387,582   355,383
91214F           Public Affairs                        2,745     2,609
91215F           Productivity Investments             10,042     8,143
91216F           Operational Capability-Air Power      1,076     2,315
                  Assessment
91515F           Other Support Activities              1,795     2,496
91518F           Service Support to Non-DOD              779       452
                  Activities Non-REIMB
91519F           Service Support to Non-DOD                0        14
                  Activities-REIMB
28038F           Medical Contingency Hospitals         3,900     3,817
91219F           Joint Health Care Management            251       238
                  Engineering Team (JLMET)
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $464,359  $444,424
                 SPACE AND SATELLITE ACTIVITIES
12310F           NCMC-TW/AA Systems (H)                   $0       $53
12820F           Mission Evaluation Activity           3,324     3,198
                  (Defensive)
12823F           Strat Aerospace Intel System          1,078       326
                  Activities
33601F           Milstar Satellite Communications      5,679     4,475
                  System (AF Terminals)
33603F           Milstar Satellite Communications          0        35
                  System
33605F           Satellite Communications             48,259    40,946
                  Terminals
35110F           Satellite Control Network           144,719   123,818
35119F           Medium Launch Vehicles               23,042    35,889
35130F           AFSCN Operations                    180,455   176,059
35138F           Upper Stage Space Vehicles            8,363     5,938
35144F           Titan Space Launch Vehicles          78,218    63,151
35151F           Satellite Control Net-               22,906    16,099
                  Communications
35158F           Constant Source                       3,725     6,450
35160F           Defense Meteorological Satellite     12,097     9,154
                  Program
35162F           Defense Meteorological Satellite      1,639     1,757
                  Program Communucations
35164F           NAVSTAR Global Positioning System     1,180       949
                  (USER EQ)
35165F           NAVSTAR GPS (Space/Grd Segments)     22,230    19,126
35171F           Space Shuttle Operations              1,580     1,483
35173F           Space Test Ctr/Range                 48,946    43,862
                  Consolidation
35174F           Space Warfare Center                      0     8,807
35181F           Western Space Launch Facillity      107,981    73,330
35182F           Eastern Space Launch Facility       167,365   169,518
35904F           Space Defense Interface Network       1,960       607
35906F           NCMC-TW/AA Systems                   86,836    59,940
35907F           NCMC-Space Defense Systems           11,475    11,996
35910F           Spacetrack                           63,412    57,363
35111F           Weather Service                      72,219    71,801
35117F           Weather/NOTAM Communications         20,300    23,170
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                 Subtotal                           $1,138,9  $1,029,3
                                                          88        00
                 COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMAND
11310F           SAC Automated Command and Control        $0      $202
                  System-ADP
11312F           PACCS/WWABNCP System EC-135 CL V     27,363    19,926
                  MODS
11316F           USSTRATCOM Command and Control       54,189    39,761
11317F           PACCS Communications                  3,288     2,512
11321F           Special Purpose Communications          346       104
11323F           Minuteman Communications              2,580    10,264
21117F           Airborne Command Post (CINCEUR)           0        32
21131F           US Central Command-                  10,127    11,124
                  Communications
21135F           CINC C2 Initiatives                     905       977
27588F           Air Base Ground Defense              12,956    17,754
32011F           National Military Command Center      6,569     7,260
32015F           NEACP/E-4B CL V MODS                 58,565    56,790
32052F           National Emergency ABN Command       12,996    11,791
                  Post-Communications
32053F           NMCS-Wide Support-Communications      8,900     9,384
33112F           Air Force Communications            127,645    90,415
33126F           Long-Haul Communications (DCS)      197,062   203,863
33129F           Defense Message System-AF             9,670     3,476
33144F           Electromag Compatibility ANAL         5,927     6,431
                  Center
33150F           WWMCCS/Global Command & Control      26,550    40,860
                  System
35114F           Traffic Control/Approach/Landing     43,582    34,995
                  System
35126F           R-2508 Air Traffic Control            2,400     2,780
                  Enhancement
41840F           AMC Command & Control System         15,621    16,925
======================================================================
                 Subtotal                           $627,241  $587,626
======================================================================
                 Total                              $7,326,2  $7,218,1
                                                          67        38
======================================================================
                 Total Air Force O&M                $19,077,  $20,296,
                                                          04        01
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COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE
========================================================= Appendix III



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GAO COMMENTS

1.  The report was modified to reflect the fact that DOD has
projected further decreases in the O&M account and increases in the
procurement account as part of its force modernization efforts. 

2.  The report was modified to recognize that DOD is required to
notify Congress when it reprograms $20 million or more among budget
activities and if $20 million or more is moved from the predominant
combat-related subactivity groups. 

3.  The report was clarified to point out that the Army obligated
less than requested for combat forces and support of forces and that
the Air Force obligated more than requested for combat forces and
support of the forces. 

4.  The report was clarified to point out that the reason for the
Army and the Air Force obligating more than requested for
environmental actiities was because the requested amounts do not
include funds transferred to the services from the Defense-wide
environmental account. 


MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS REPORT
=========================================================== Appendix V

NATIONAL SECURITY AND
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION,
WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Sharon A.  Cekala
Robert J.  Lane
Carole F.  Coffey
Donna M.  Rogers


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