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Force structure: F-22 organization and utilization changes could improve aircraft availability and pilot training : report to congressional committees.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Air Force--Operational readiness.
- United States.
- United States. Air Force.
- F-22 (Jet fighter plane).
- Air power--United States.
- Air power.
- Armed Forces--Operational readiness.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ii, 33 pages) : color illustrations
- Other Title:
- F-22 organization and utilization changes could improve aircraft availability and pilot training
- GAO-18-190 force structure
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2018.
- Summary:
- The F-22 was designed and fielded as the Air Force's premier air-to-air fighter. The small fleet of 186 F-22s is central to the Air Force's ability to accomplish its air superiority mission in high threat areas. While the Air Force has focused on other missions over the last 15 years of conflict, it is now trying to refocus on overcoming advanced threats, even as it continues to support ongoing operations. Though the recent introduction of the F-35 gives the Air Force another advanced fighter, the F- 35 is primarily designed for the air-to- ground missions and so is intended to complement but not replace the F-22. This report examines the extent to which the Air Force's (1) organization of its F-22 fleet maximizes availability of aircraft and (2) utilization of its F-22 fleet affects pilot air superiority training. GAO recommends that the Air Force reassess its F-22 organizational structure to determine alternative approaches to organizing F-22 squadrons, and identify ways to increase F-22 pilot training opportunities for high-end air superiority missions.
- Contents:
- Background.
- F-22 unit size and organizational structure constrain aircraft availability and have not been reviewed by the Air Force since 2010.
- Air Force utilization of F-22s reduces pilot high-end air superiority training opportunities.
- Conclusions.
- Recommendations for executive action.
- Agency comments and our evaluation.
- Appendices.
- Notes:
- Online resource; title from PDF cover page (GAO, viewed July 23, 2018).
- "GAO-18-190."
- "July 2018."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- OCLC:
- 1045431044
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