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 1997-02-14 monographic deposited born digital 16 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-97-50 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-50 P0b002ee180372516 f:ns97050 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-50 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-50 NSIAD-97-50 Military aircraft Military cost control Testing Defense capabilities Military airlift operations Defense operations Defense contingency planning Logistics NATO military forces C-17 Aircraft Bosnia DOD Operation Joint Endeavor C-141 Aircraft C-130 Aircraft C-5 Aircraft Germany Hungary AMC Military Airlift Integrated Report System AMC History System Globemaster Aircraft Letter Report NSIAD GAO reviewed how the C-17 aircraft was used during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) peacekeeping force deployment to Bosnia, focusing on: (1) how well it performed during the deployment; and (2) whether deployment transportation requirements included the need for airlift aircraft to perform any of the C-17's expected operational capabilities.<p/>GAO found that: (1) during Operation Joint Endeavor, the C-17 accomplished the airlift tasks required of it, as did other airlifters such as the C-141, the C-5, and the C-130; (2) the C-17 was used to satisfy the Army's immediate need for a high-capacity, short distance air transport to move troops, equipment, and outsize cargo from central Europe into the Bosnia area of operations; (3) the C-17 performed about 26 percent of the deployment airlift missions and carried about 44 percent of the cargo moved during the deployment; (4) the C-17 also performed a limited number of strategic airlift missions in which it delivered cargo from the continental United States to final destinations in Germany, Hungary, and Bosnia; (5) according to contractor reports, the C-17 achieved a mission capable rate of 86.2 percent during the December 1995 through February 1996 time frame compared to a required rate of 81.2 percent; (6) transportation needs of the Bosnia deployment did not offer the opportunity for any airlift aircraft to perform or demonstrate several operational roles and missions; and (7) consequently, the C-17 was not required to perform many tasks which it had trouble doing, or did not do, during operational testing. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-50/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-50.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-50/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-50.pdf GAO/NSIAD-97-50 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-50 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-97-50; C-17 Globemaster: Support of Operation Joint Endeavor; Military aircraft Military cost control Testing Defense capabilities Military airlift operations Defense operations Defense contingency planning Logistics NATO military forces C-17 Aircraft Bosnia DOD Operation Joint Endeavor C-141 Aircraft C-130 Aircraft C-5 Aircraft Germany Hungary AMC Military Airlift Integrated Report System AMC History System Globemaster Aircraft