United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-06-02 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:NSIAD-94-138 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-138 P0b002ee18037c6d0 f:ns94138 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-138 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-138 NSIAD-94-138 Defense contingency planning Military airlift operations Combat readiness Strategic mobility forces Air Force bases Airlift services Logistics Budget cuts Reductions in force Defense capabilities C-5 Aircraft C-141 Aircraft DOD Mobility Requirements Study Middle East Europe Germany Spain Persian Gulf War KC-10 Aircraft KC-135 Aircraft Letter Report NSIAD Over the past several years, U.S. airlift operations at several air bases in Europe have either been closed or curtailed. As of March 1994, operational capabilities at the six key air bases in Europe that would best support airlift aircraft headed for the Middle East are just enough to meet the mobility requirements spelled out in the Mobility Requirements Study. GAO concludes that ending airlift operations at any of the six European air bases would increase the risk that U.S. troops or cargo destined for a Middle East crisis would arrive too late; further, the Air Force would have to resort to riskier practices, such as aerial refueling and emergency base construction. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-138/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-138.htm GAO/NSIAD-94-138 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-138 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-94-138; Strategic Airlift: Further Air Base Reductions in Europe Could Jeopardize Capability; Defense contingency planning Military airlift operations Combat readiness Strategic mobility forces Air Force bases Airlift services Logistics Budget cuts Reductions in force Defense capabilities C-5 Aircraft C-141 Aircraft DOD Mobility Requirements Study Middle East Europe Germany Spain Persian Gulf War KC-10 Aircraft KC-135 Aircraft