United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-06-14 monographic deposited born digital 37 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-566 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-566 P0b002ee1803a51df f:d01566 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-566 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-566 GAO-01-566 Armed forces abroad Combat readiness Logistics Military airlift operations DOD En Route Basing System JCS National Military Strategy Other Written Product A01026 The National Military Strategy calls for the Department of Defense (DOD) to maintain the transportation capability to quickly move the large amounts of personnel and equipment needed to win two nearly simultaneous major theater wars anywhere in the world. To provide this mobility, DOD relies on a transportation system (the En Route System (ERS)) that includes an airlift fleet of cargo aircraft and a critical network of overseas airfields that provide logistical support to aircraft on their way to the war zones. Although the two-war requirement and other aspects of the National Military Strategy are currently under review by the new administration, the ERS remains critically important as the primary means of quickly moving U.S. soldiers and equipment to areas of conflict around the world. This report addresses (1) whether en-route airfields have the capacity to meet the requirements of the National Military Strategy, (2) the causes of any shortfalls and DOD's plans to correct them, and (3) whether DOD has the information and management structure needed to ensure that the operations of the ERS can be carried out efficiently and effectively. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-566/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-566.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-566/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-566.pdf GAO-01-566 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-566 Other Written Product GAO-01-566; Military Readiness: Management Focus Needed on Airfields for Overseas Deployments; Armed forces abroad Combat readiness Logistics Military airlift operations DOD En Route Basing System JCS National Military Strategy