Unmanned aerial systems: Air Force should take additional steps to improve aircrew staffing and support : report to congressional committees / United States Government Accountability Office.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Air Force--Personnel management.

United States.

United States. Air Force.

Vehicles, Remotely piloted.

Drone aircraft--Piloting--United States.

Drone aircraft.

drone aircraft.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 56 pages) : color illustrations, map, color photographs

Other Title:

Air Force should take additional steps to improve aircrew staffing and support

GAO-20-320 Military personnel

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2020.

Summary:

High demand and constant combat operations have created challenges for Air Force RPA pilots and sensor operators who conduct missions across the world. In January 2017, the Air Force approved a combat-to- dwell policy to better balance RPA units' time in combat with non-combat activities. It plans to fully implement the policy in 2024. This report assesses, among other things, the extent to which the Air Force (1) met overall RPA pilot and sensor operator staffing targets and tracked its progress in implementing its combat-to-dwell policy and (2) identified and met instructor staffing levels at its RPA formal training unit. GAO recommends that the Air Force establish a comprehensive metric (or set of metrics) to track the progress of its efforts to access and retain enough RPA personnel needed to implement its combat-to-dwell policy, and update the number of required RPA instructor positions.

Contents:

Background

The Air Force has RPA pilot and sensor operator staffing shortages and does not track its progress toward implementing its combat-to-dwell policy as planned

The Air Force has not fully identified the number of instructor positions needed and has experienced training unit staffing shortages

The Air Force has not fully implemented the initiatives it developed to address quality of life issues affecting the RPA community and long-standing concerns remain

Conclusions

Recommendations for executive action

Agency comments and our evaluation

Appendices.

Notes:

"June 2020."

"GAO-20-320."

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Catalog and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed June 27, 2020).

OCLC:

1160004954