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 2003-07-07 monographic deposited born digital 58 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-753 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-753 P0b002ee180387d13 f:d03753 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-753 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-753 GAO-03-753 Equipment maintenance Military budgets Military cost control Military materiel Combat readiness F-14 Aircraft F-18 Aircraft F-16 Aircraft Hornet Aircraft Tomcat Aircraft Other Written Product A07365 The Department of Defense (DOD) maintains equipment and infrastructure worth billions of dollars in many environments where corrosion is causing military assets to deteriorate, shortening their useful life. The resulting increase in required repairs and replacements drives up costs and takes critical systems out of action, reducing mission readiness. GAO was asked to review military activities related to corrosion control. Specifically, this report examines the extent of the impact of corrosion on DOD and the military services and the extent of the effectiveness of DOD's and the services' approach to preventing and mitigating corrosion. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-753/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-753.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-753/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-753.pdf GAO-03-753 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-753 Other Written Product GAO-03-753; Defense Management: Opportunities to Reduce Corrosion Costs and Increase Readiness; Equipment maintenance Military budgets Military cost control Military materiel Combat readiness F-14 Aircraft F-18 Aircraft F-16 Aircraft Hornet Aircraft Tomcat Aircraft Public Law 103-62 Public Law 107-314