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 1995-03-08 monographic deposited born digital 86 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-95-51 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-51 P0b002ee1803996c9 f:ns95051 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-51 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-51 NSIAD-95-51 Combat readiness Defense contingency planning Mobilization Defense capabilities Military aircraft Military airlift operations Military forces Strategic planning Operations analysis Emergency preparedness Total Army Analysis Process Israel Sinai Peninsula Somalia Macedonia Bosnia Haiti Rwanda Iraq DOD Operation Provide Comfort DOD Operation Provide Relief DOD Operation Restore Hope DOD Operation Continue Hope DOD Operation Provide Promise DOD Operation Deny Flight DOD Operation Uphold Democracy DOD Operation Southern Watch DOD Operation Sharp Guard EC-130 Aircraft EF-111 Aircraft Airborne Warning and Control System E-3 Aircraft AWACS C-130 Aircraft UH-60 Helicopter Chapter Report NSIAD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the impact of peace operations on the U.S. military forces' capability to respond to regional conflicts, focusing on the: (1) force structure limitations that affect the military's ability to respond to other national security requirements while engaged in peace operations; and (2) options available for increasing force flexibility and response capability.<p/>GAO found that: (1) peace operations have heavily stressed some U.S. military capabilities, including Army support forces and specialized Air Force aircraft; (2) because there are relatively few support forces in the military's active force, some of these units and personnel have been deployed to consecutive operations, the tempo of operations has increased, and the time available to prepare for combat missions has been reduced; (3) extended participation in multiple or large scale peace operations could impede the services' ability to timely respond to major regional conflicts (MRC); (4) disengaging support units and specialized aircraft from a peace operation and redeploying them to MRC could be more difficult than estimated because some of these units would not be available to facilitate a redeployment and need training and supplies before deploying to another major operation; (5) the options available to DOD to meet the demands of peace operations while maintaining the capability to respond to MRC include changing the mix of active and reserve forces and making greater use of reserves and contractors; and (6) the United States needs to determine the resources it needs and degree of risk it is prepared to take if it wishes to continue participating in sizeable peace operations for extended periods and still maintain the capability needed to rapidly respond to simultaneous MRC. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-51/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-51.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-51/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-51.pdf GAO/NSIAD-95-51 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-51 Chapter Report GAO/NSIAD-95-51; Peace Operations: Heavy Use of Key Capabilities May Affect Response to Regional Conflicts; Combat readiness Defense contingency planning Mobilization Defense capabilities Military aircraft Military airlift operations Military forces Strategic planning Operations analysis Emergency preparedness Total Army Analysis Process Israel Sinai Peninsula Somalia Macedonia Bosnia Haiti Rwanda Iraq DOD Operation Provide Comfort DOD Operation Provide Relief DOD Operation Restore Hope DOD Operation Continue Hope DOD Operation Provide Promise DOD Operation Deny Flight DOD Operation Uphold Democracy DOD Operation Southern Watch DOD Operation Sharp Guard EC-130 Aircraft EF-111 Aircraft Airborne Warning and Control System E-3 Aircraft AWACS C-130 Aircraft UH-60 Helicopter