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 2002-12-30 monographic deposited born digital 23 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-278 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-278 P0b002ee1803986ee f:d03278 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-278 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-278 GAO-03-278 Armed forces reserves Defense capabilities Military aircraft Strategic planning Terrorism Air Force Civil Reserve Air Fleet Program Other Written Product A05770 In the event of a national emergency, the Department of Defense (DOD) can use commercial aircraft drawn from the Civil Reserve Air Fleet to augment its own airlift capabilities. The Civil Reserve Air Fleet is a fleet of aircraft owned by U.S. commercial air carriers but committed voluntarily to DOD for use during emergencies. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, many air carriers experienced financial difficulties. This sparked concern about the fleet's ability to respond, if activated, and prompted the Subcommittee to ask GAO to determine whether the fleet could respond to an activation with the required number of aircraft and crews and in the required time frame. The Subcommittee also wanted to know whether the incentives used to attract and retain participants are effective. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-278/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-278.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-278/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-278.pdf GAO-03-278 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-278 Other Written Product GAO-03-278; Military Readiness: Civil Reserve Air Fleet Can Respond as Planned, but Incentives May Need Revamping; Armed forces reserves Defense capabilities Military aircraft Strategic planning Terrorism Air Force Civil Reserve Air Fleet Program