Military readiness: Air Force plans to replace aging personnel recovery helicopter fleet : 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--Planning.

United States.

United States. Air Force--Operational readiness.

United States. Air Force--Search and rescue operations--Planning.

United States. Air Force.

Pave Hawk (Search and rescue helicopter).

Military helicopters--United States--Maintenance and repair.

Military helicopters.

Armed Forces--Operational readiness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 19 pages) : color illustrations, map

Other Title:

Air Force plans to replace aging personnel recovery helicopter fleet

GAO-18-605 Military readiness

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2018.

Summary:

Since the 1980s, the Air Force has used its HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters to conduct life-saving missions, including for personnel recovery and medical evacuations. The aging HH-60G inventory has shrunk over the years as a result of mishaps. As the inventory was declining, the Air Force began efforts to replace its fleet with the new Combat Rescue Helicopter. This report examines: (1) the maintenance condition and service life of the Air Force's HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters; (2) the Air Force's schedule for fielding the new Combat Rescue Helicopter in the active and reserve components; and (3) any training challenges the Air Force has identified related to this schedule. GAO is not making any recommendations in this report.

Contents:

Background

Air Force's HH-60G helicopters have experienced declines in condition and increases in maintenance challenges, due in part to extensions beyond the HH-60G's designed service life

Air Force fielding schedule delivers combat rescue helicopters first to high flight-hour squadrons

The Air Force has identified potential training challenges, but would likely incur costs if it adjusted the fielding schedule for its combat rescue helicopters

Agency comments and our evaluation

Appendices.

Notes:

"August 2018."

"GAO-18-605."

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

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed August 27, 2018).

OCLC:

1049937909