Military Readiness: Data and Trends for April 1995 to March 1996 (Letter Report, 08/02/96, GAO/NSIAD-96-194)
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed combat readiness data
for those military units participating in the Bosnia operation.
GAO found that: (1) most of the Army units in Bosnia are capable of
performing the major portions of their wartime missions, but a few Army
units face significant readiness reductions; (2) there are 5 Army units
and one Air Force unit reporting readiness reductions; (3) these
reductions are the result of one or more battalions being deployed to
other missions; (4) the Air Force and Navy's readiness level is
relatively stable, but the Marine Corps' continues to remain at an
undesirable readiness level; (5) the Army lowered the resources
available to parent units by deploying key personnel to Bosnia; and (6)
the Bosnia operation has not affected the readiness levels of the Navy
or Marine Corps, since they are already making deployments in the area.
--------------------------- Indexing Terms -----------------------------
REPORTNUM: NSIAD-96-194
TITLE: Military Readiness: Data and Trends for April 1995 to March
1996
DATE: 08/02/96
SUBJECT: Combat readiness
Military personnel
Defense contingency planning
Defense capabilities
Military training
Military operations
Military materiel
Military forces
IDENTIFIER: JCS Status of Resources and Training System
Airborne Warning and Control System
AWACS
MC-130H Helicopter
MC-130 Aircraft
Bosnia
Somalia
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Report to the Chairman, Committee on National Security, House of
Representatives
August 1996
MILITARY READINESS - DATA AND
TRENDS FOR APRIL 1995 TO MARCH
1996
GAO/NSIAD-96-194
Military Readiness
(703145)
Abbreviations
=============================================================== ABBREV
AWACS - Airborne Warning and Control System
DOD - Department of Defense
MOS - military occupational specialty
SORTS - Status of Resources and Training System
Letter
=============================================================== LETTER
B-272379
August 2, 1996
The Honorable Floyd Spence
Chairman, Committee on National Security
House of Representatives
Dear Mr. Chairman:
As you requested, we have updated our Military Readiness report \1
through March 31, 1996, to determine if the data show significant
changes. Also, we reviewed readiness data for selected units
participating in the Bosnia operation to see whether the operation
has affected readiness. This report provides unclassified readiness
information on the four military services. Specifically, it (1)
assesses readiness trends of selected units from each service from
April 1, 1995, to March 31, 1996, with particular emphasis on units
that reported degraded readiness during the prior period and (2)
assesses readiness trends (for the period Oct.1, 1995, to Mar. 31,
1996) for selected units that participated in the Bosnia operation.
On June 26, 1996, we provided a classified briefing to the staff of
the Subcommittee on Military Readiness, House Committee on National
Security, on the results of our work. This letter summarizes the
unclassified information presented in that briefing.
--------------------
\1 Military Readiness: Data and Trends for January 1990 to March
1995 (GAO/NSIAD-96-111BR, Mar. 4, 1996).
BACKGROUND
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :1
The Status of Resources and Training System (SORTS) is the Department
of Defense's (DOD) automated reporting system that identifies the
current level of selected resources and training status of a
unit--that is, its ability to undertake its wartime mission. Units
report their overall readiness status as well as the status of
personnel, equipment and supplies on hand, equipment condition, and
training.\2
The overall readiness status is generally reported at a level
consistent with the lowest rated resource level, but commanders are
allowed to subjectively upgrade or downgrade the overall rating.
SORTS is an internal management tool used by the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs, the services, and the combatant commands. It provides
the Chairman with the necessary unit information to achieve an
adequate and feasible military response to crisis situations and
participate in the joint planning and execution process.
--------------------
\2 The readiness status of a unit is reported by "C" levels:
C-1--unit can undertake the full wartime mission for which it is
organized or designed; C-2 --unit can undertake the bulk of its
wartime mission; C-3--unit can undertake major portions of its
wartime mission; C-4--unit requires additional resources and/or
training to undertake its wartime mission, but if the situation
dictates, it may be required to undertake portions of the mission
with resources on hand; and C-5--unit is undergoing a
service-directed resource change and is not prepared to undertake its
wartime mission.
RESULTS IN BRIEF
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :2
From April 1, 1995, to March 31, 1996, readiness of the 87 units we
reviewed and covered by our prior report was at levels consistent
with service goals in 80 (92 percent) of the units.\3 This represents
an improvement of 12 percentage points, compared with the unit status
during the prior period. Readiness reductions were caused primarily
by shortages of available personnel, particularly those trained to
perform highly skilled military occupations.
Of the 31 Army and 5 Air Force units we reviewed that participated in
the Bosnia operation, 5 Army units (14 percent) and 1 Air Force unit
(20 percent) reported readiness reductions. The Army units had
deployed elements or key personnel to Bosnia, thus lowering resources
available to the parent (reporting) units. The Air Force unit has
historically had personnel shortages. The Bosnia operation did not
affect the readiness of either Navy or Marine Corps units since they
were either already in the theater or had planned a forward presence
deployment to the area.
--------------------
\3 Our prior report included a cross-section of 94 units. However,
since January 1990, seven (four Army, two Navy, and one Air Force) of
the original units have been deactivated by DOD.
SOME ARMY UNITS' READINESS
DEGRADED BY BOSNIA OPERATIONS
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :3
Most (26 of 31) Army units we reviewed that participated in the
Bosnia operation remained capable of performing major portions of
their wartime missions. The remaining five--civil affairs, signal,
psychological operations, and two transportation units--reported
significant readiness reductions, which indicated that they would
require additional resources and/or training to undertake their
wartime missions. The primary reason for readiness degradation was
that one or more elements (for example, a company) of a battalion had
deployed to Bosnia and was therefore no longer available to the
parent unit. Because SORTS measures resource levels available to the
parent or reporting unit, the parent unit's readiness was degraded.
In the active Army units covered by our prior report, readiness had
remained stable or improved. The significant changes or fluctuations
that had previously affected the readiness of five active Army units
due to contingency operations in Bosnia and Somalia had abated, and
the readiness of these units improved. However, one of the National
Guard units that was experiencing shortages of deployable personnel
as of March 1995 continued to experience this problem during the
ensuing year. The readiness of another National Guard unit declined
due to personnel shortages. Army officials told us that this
condition was not uncommon in National Guard units. Officials said
that they did not expect this situation to change in the near future.
AIR FORCE UNITS' READINESS WAS
STABLE OR IMPROVED
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :4
For the most part, readiness in the Air Force units covered by our
prior report had remained stable or improved. Air Force officials
told us that the spare parts and maintenance problems that had
degraded the readiness of airlift and Airborne Warning and Control
System (AWACS) units during the 1993-94 time frame had been resolved.
The heavy use of AWACS aircraft had also affected the Air Force's
ability to train crews and maintain required skills. Officials said
that the Air Force had reduced operational assignments for AWACS
units for the majority of 1995. The temporary reduction of
assignments allowed the Air Force to increase the number of AWACS
aircraft dedicated to training additional crews.
On the other hand, one Air Force unit's readiness declined from C-2
to C-4 between April 1995 and March 1996. The decline resulted
initially from the conversion of the unit's primary aircraft, the
MC-130, to a newer model. The readiness problems have continued,
however, due to shortages of spares for the radar on the new MC-130H.
Air Force officials attributed the problem to the fact that the radar
was fielded prior to full development and procurement of
subcomponents. Although this problem affects the entire MC-130H
fleet, officials said the fleet currently meets mission-capable rate
standards. Air Force officials told us that they did not expect the
spare parts shortages to be corrected until the first quarter of
fiscal year 1997.
Four of the five Air Force units we reviewed that supported the
Bosnia operation reported stable readiness. In the remaining unit,
readiness had fluctuated between C-3 and C-4 since February 1995.
Air Force officials told us that the unit has historically been
undermanned due to the difficulty of acquiring, training, and
maintaining sufficient volunteers for its special capabilities. In
general, Air Force officials said that the Air Force has avoided
significant adverse effects on readiness by attention to planning and
managing its support of contingency operations. They explained that
units with primary responsibility for an area of operation would be
used first but that deployment of those units would be limited to 120
days. After that time, other units, including reserves, would
replace them.
NAVY UNITS' READINESS WAS
STABLE OR IMPROVED
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :5
In the Navy units covered by our prior report, the readiness of all
units either had remained stable or improved since March 1995.
Personnel shortages and insufficient flying hour funds, which
adversely affected aviation squadron readiness Navy-wide between
April 1994 and March 1995, were resolved. Officials said that
participation in the Bosnia operation did not have a noticeable
effect on the readiness of Navy units. Units involved were already
in the theater providing forward presence and response to
contingencies. Moreover, officials said that Bosnia operations have
not resulted in deployment extensions or additional deployments.
READINESS OF MARINE CORPS
SUPPORT AND AVIATION UNITS IS
UNLIKELY TO REACH HIGHER LEVELS
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :6
In the active duty Marine Corps units covered by our prior report,
the readiness of ground combat units continued to remain at desired
levels. However, as was the case during the prior period, the
readiness of support and aviation units fluctuated or remained stable
at a lower level. This is because of the way support and aviation
units are used to support the Marine Corps' deployment and training
cycles. Officials explained that support and aviation units
continuously provide detachments to deploying ships and Marine
expeditionary units, imposing a constant drain of personnel and
equipment. These deployments depress parent units' reported
readiness. According to Marine Corps officials, this practice
reflects normal operations. As a result, SORTS ratings for support
and aviation units are unlikely to reach higher levels. Also,
officials told us that Marine Corps-wide personnel shortages in
certain occupational specialties have continued to impact support
units' personnel status. Since the Marine Corps does not have its
own training capability for skilled specialties, it must rely on the
other military services to provide it. Officials expect that it will
take about another year to resolve this problem for most specialties,
but some, such as those requiring language skills, may take even
longer.
Marine Corps officials said that U.S. participation in Bosnia has
not affected the readiness of Marine units. They explained that
deployed Marines were essentially from the Marine expeditionary unit
that had already planned to deploy in that area. The officials said
that participation in joint training and exercises while deployed and
the Marine Corps' 6-month rotation cycle policy are factors that
preclude any significant degradation of readiness.
SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :7
DOD has over 10,000 units that report readiness status under SORTS.
We analyzed in detail all readiness data reported since April 1,
1995, for a cross-section of units\4
in each service. The cross-section focused on 87 of the original 94
units (see footnote number 3) covered in our March 1995 report and 36
units that participated in the Bosnia operation. The units selected
are not a statistical sample, and the results of our analyses cannot
be projected to the entire service. The units included in our review
are shown in appendix I.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff establish the requirements for specific
data that each service must report. In addition, the Army, the Navy,
and the Air Force identified a number of service-unique indicators
that their units are required to report. We selected indicators from
this universe that we believe are most relevant to identifying
readiness trends. In general, these indicators comprised the overall
C-rating for the unit, the C-rating for each of the four measured
resource areas, and data elements that are used to determine the
C-rating in each measured area (see app. II). For the selected
units, we graphed the data elements and identified trends. Where we
noted changes in historical trends or in units that dropped below C-3
for extended periods, we compared the readiness data with operational
scheduling and maintenance data and discussed these conditions with
readiness officers from the respective services.
With the exception that we did not assess the reliability of SORTS
data provided by the services, our review followed generally accepted
government auditing standards and was conducted from April 1995
through May 1996.
In oral comments on a draft of our report, DOD agreed with the
information presented. We are sending copies of this report to the
Chairmen, Senate and House Committees on Appropriations; the
Chairman, Senate Committee on Armed Services; and the Secretaries of
Defense, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. Copies will also be
made available to others upon request.
Please call me on (202) 512-5140 if you or your staff have any
questions about this report. The major contributors to this report
are listed in appendix III.
Sincerely yours,
Mark E. Gebicke
Director, Military Operations
and Capabilities Issues
--------------------
\4 For our analysis, we selected the following reporting
organizations: Navy ships, submarines, and aircraft squadrons;
Marine Corps and Army battalions, support groups, and squadrons; and
Air Force wings and squadrons.
UNITS INCLUDED IN OUR READINESS
ASSESSMENT
=========================================================== Appendix I
Major
Major command Unit name equipment Home station
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Air Force
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Air Combat Command
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96th Wing 28th Bomb B-1B aircraft Dyess Air Force Base, Tex.
Squadron
1st Fighter 71st Air HC-130P Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.
Wing Rescue aircraft
Squadron
27th Fighter F-15C/D Langley Air Force Base, Va.
Squadron aircraft
2nd Bomb Wing 20th Bomb B-52H aircraft Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
Squadron
355th Wing 354th Fighter OA-10A Davis-Monthan Air Force Base,
Squadron aircraft Ariz.
23rd Wing 41st Airlift C-130E Pope Air Force Base, N.C.
Squadron aircraft
U.S. Air Forces, Europe
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
52nd Fighter 23rd Fighter F-16C aircraft Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany
Wing Squadron
Pacific Air Forces
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
18th Wing 961st E-3B aircraft Kadena Air Force Base, Japan
Airborne
Warning and
Control
Squadron
3rd Wing 90th Fighter F-15E aircraft Elmendorf Air Force Base,
Squadron Alaska
Air Mobility Command
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
60th Airlift C-5B aircraft Travis Air Force Base, Calif.
Wing
437th Airlift C-141B Charleston Air Force Base,
Wing aircraft S.C.
22nd Air KC-135A McConnell Air Force Base,
Refueling aircraft Kans.
Wing
Air Force Special Operations Command
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
353rd Special 1st Special MC-130E Kadena Air Base, Japan
Operations Operations aircraft
Group Squadron
Air National Guard
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
135th Airlift 104th Fighter A-10A aircraft Martin Air National Guard
Group Squadron Station, Md.
172nd Airlift 183rd Airlift C-141B Jackson Air National Guard
Group Squadron aircraft Station, Miss.
136th Airlift 181st Airlift C-130H Dallas Naval Air Station, Tex.
Wing Squadron aircraft
149th Fighter 182nd Fighter F-16A/B Kelly Air Force Base, Tex.
Group Squadron aircraft
Air Force Reserve
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
914th Airlift 328th Airlift C-130H Niagra Falls, N.Y.
Group Squadron aircraft
459th Airlift C-141B Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
Wing aircraft
442nd Fighter 303rd Fighter OA-10A Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.
Wing Squadron aircraft
301st Fighter 457th Fighter F-16A aircraft Ft. Worth Naval Air Station,
Wing Squadron Tex.
Army
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3rd Infantry Division (mechanized)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1st Bradley Vilseck, Germany
Battalion, fighting
6th Infantry vehicles
Regiment
3rd 155mm self- Bamberg, Germany
Battalion, propelled
1st Field howitzers
Artillery
Regiment
2nd M1A2 main Schweinft, Germany
Battalion, battle tanks
64th Armor
Regiment
82nd Combat Combat Bamberg, Germany
Engineering engineer
Battalion vehicles;
personnel
carriers
703rd Combat Recovery Kitzingen, Germany
Support vehicles;
Battalion medical
equipment
4th Infantry Division (mechanized)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1st 155mm self- Pocatello, Ida.
Battalion, propelled
148th Field howitzers
Artillery
Regiment
2nd M1A1 main Ft. Carson, Colo.
Battalion, battle tanks
77th Armor
Regiment
1st Armored Ft. Carson, Colo.
Battalion, personnel
8th Infantry carriers
Regiment
24th Infantry Division (mechanized)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1st AH64 attack Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
Battalion, helicopters
24th Aviation
Regiment
4th 155mm self- Ft. Benning, Ga.
Battalion, propelled
41st Field howitzers
Artillery
Regiment
1st M1A1 main Ft. Stewart, Ga.
Battalion, battle tanks
64th Armor
Regiment
2nd Bradley Ft. Benning, Ga.
Battalion, fighting
18th Infantry vehicles;
Regiment Dragon anti-
tank missiles
24th Combat Recovery Ft. Stewart, Ga.
Support vehicles;
Battalion personnel
carriers
317th Combat Ft. Benning, Ga.
Engineering engineer
Battalion vehicles;
personnel
carriers
Army National Guard
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1st M1A1 main Mullins, S.C.
Battalion, battle tanks
263rd Armor
Regiment
1st M1A1 main Calhoun, Ga.
Battalion, battle tanks
108th Armor
Regiment
148th Combat 5,000-gallon Forsyth, Ga.
Support trailers;
Battalion 10,000-gallon
collapsible
tanks
648th Tank launch Statesboro, Ga.
Engineering recovery
Battalion vehicles;
combat
engineer
vehicles
10th Infantry Division (light)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3rd Infantry Ft. Drum, N.Y.
Battalion, equipment
14th Infantry
Regiment
3rd TOW anti-tank Utica, N.Y.
Battalion, missiles
108th
Infantry
Regiment
2nd OH58A Ft. Drum, N.Y.
Battalion, helicopters
25th Aviation
Regiment
2nd 105mm towed Ft. Drum, N.Y.
Battalion, howitzers
7th Field
Artillery
Regiment
10th Combat Medical Ft. Drum, N.Y.
Support equipment
Battalion
41st Track and Ft. Drum, N.Y.
Engineering wheeled
Battalion engineering
vehicles
Marine Corps
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1st Marine Air Wing
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marine Wing Mobile Okinawa, Japan
Support airfield
Squadron 172 equipment
2nd Marine Air Wing
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attack AV8B aircraft Cherry Point Marine Corps Air
Squadron 231 Station, N.C.
Electronic EA6B aircraft Cherry Point Marine Corps Air
Countermeasur Station, N.C.
es Squadron 1
Light Attack UH1N; AH1W New River Marine Corps Air
Helicopter helicopters Station, N.C.
Squadron 269
Fighter/ F/A18D Beaufort Marine Corps Air
Attack aircraft Station, S.C.
(all weather)
Squadron 533
3rd Marine Air Wing
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marine Air Radios; vans El Toro Marine Corps Air
Control Group Station, Calif.
38
Fighter/ F/A18D Miramar Naval Air Station,
Attack aircraft Calif.
(all weather)
Squadron 121
Attack AV8B aircraft Yuma Marine Corps Air Station,
Squadron 214 Ariz.
1st Division
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1st Infantry Twenty Nine Palms, Calif.
Battalion, equipment
7th Marine
Regiment
1st Light Light armor Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Armor vehicles
Reconnaissanc
e Battalion
2nd Division
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3rd Infantry Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Battalion, equipment
2nd Marine
Regiment
1st Infantry Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Battalion, equipment
6th Marine
Regiment
2nd Light Light armor Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Armor vehicles
Reconnaissanc
e Battalion
2nd Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and
Intelligence Group
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2nd Radio Radios Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Battalion
3rd Division
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2nd Infantry Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Air
Battalion, equipment Station, Hawaii
3rd Marine
Regiment
U.S. Marine Corps Reserves
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1st Infantry Detroit, Mich.
Battalion, equipment
24th Marine
Regiment
4th Combat Engineer Baltimore, Md.
Engineering equipment
Battalion
1st Force Service Support Group
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1st Repair Camp Pendleton Calif.
Maintenance equipment
Battalion
2nd Force Service Support Group
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8th Engineer Camp Lejeune, N.C
Engineering equipment
Support
Battalion
3rd Force Service Support Group
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3rd Support Logistics Okinawa, Japan
Battalion support
equipment
Navy
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Atlantic Fleet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
USS Simon Submarine La Maddalena, Italy
Lake tender
USS Monterey Guided missile Mayport, Fla.
cruiser
USS Nuclear Norfolk, Va.
Eisenhower aircraft
carrier
USS Connolly Destroyer Norfolk, Va.
USS Nassau Amphibious Norfolk, Va.
assault ship
USS Gladiator Mine counter- Ingleside, Tex.
measures ship
USS Nebraska Ballistic Kings Bay, Ga.
missile
submarine
USS Saturn Combat stores Norfolk, Va.
ship
Helicopter CH53E Norfolk Naval Air Station, Va.
Support helicopters
Squadron 4
Electronic EA6B aircraft Oceana Naval Air Station, Va.
Warfare
Squadron 120
Fighter F14 aircraft Oceana Naval Air Station, Va.
Squadron 102
Anti- S3 aircraft Cecil Field Naval Air Station,
Submarine Fla.
Squadron 32
USS America Conventional Norfolk, Va.
aircraft
carrier
Pacific Fleet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
USS Fleet oiler Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Willamette
USS Combat support Bremerton, Wash.
Sacramento ship
USS Callaghan Guided missile San Diego, Calif.
destroyer
USS Ingraham Guided missile Everett, Wash.
frigate
Anti- SH60F; HH60H North Island Naval Air
Submarine helicopters Station, Calif.
Helicopter
Squadron 14
USS New Amphibious San Diego, Calif.
Orleans assault ship
USS Honolulu Fast-attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
submarine
Fighter/ F/A18 aircraft Lemoore Naval Air Station,
Attack Calif.
Squadron 94
Tactical C130; T39; C2 Guam, U.S. territory
Support aircraft
Squadron 50
Units Deployed to Bosnia
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Air Force
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Air Force Special Operations Command
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
352nd Special 67th Special HC-130 Mildenhall Air Base, England
Operations Operations aircraft
Group Squadron
21st Special MH-53J Mildenhall Air Base, England
Operations helicopters
Squadron
7th Special MC-130E Mildenhall Air Base, England
Operations aircraft
Squadron
321st Special Mission Mildenhall Air Base, England
Tactics essential
Squadron equipment for
combat control
and para
rescue
352nd Mission Mildenhall Air Base, England
Operations essential
Support equipment
Squadron
Army
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10th Special 1st Battalion Mission Stuttgart, Germany
Forces Group essential
equipment
2nd Battalion Mission Fort Carson, Colo.
essential
equipment
3rd Battalion Mission Fort Carson, Colo.
essential
equipment
U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological
Operations Command (Airborne)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
96th Civil HUMMV wheeled Fort Bragg, N.C.
Affairs vehicles
Battalion
432nd Civil HUMMV wheeled Green Bay, Wis.
Affairs vehicles
Battalion
6th Broadcasting Fort Bragg, N.C.
Psychological and printing
Operations equipment
Battalion
1st Armor Division
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3rd Bradley Kirch Gons, Germany
Battalion, fighting
5th Infantry vehicles
Regiment
1st 155MM self- Kirch Gons, Germany
Battalion, propelled
3rd Field howitzers
Artillery
Regiment
Troop B, 1st M1-A1 main Budingen, Germany
Squadron, 1st battle tanks
Armor Cavalry
Regiment
23rd Engineer Combat Friedberg, Germany
Battalion engineering
vehicles;
personnel
carriers
2nd AH64 attack Hanau, Germany
Battalion, helicopters
227th
Aviation
Regiment
141st Signal Communication Bad Kreuznach, Germany
Battalion equipment
4th Bradley Baumholder, Germany
Battalion, Fighting
12th Infantry Vehicles;
Regiment armored
personnel
carriers
2nd M1-A1 main Baumholder, Germany
Battalion, battle tanks
68th Armor
Regiment
123rd Combat Trucks and Dexheim, Germany
Support transportation
Battalion equipment
7th OH58C and UH60 Hanau, Germany
Battalion, helicopters
227th
Aviation
Regiment
2nd 155MM self- Baumholder, Germany
Battalion, propelled
29th Field howitzers
Artillery
Regiment
3rd Mechanized Infantry Division
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Troop A, 4th M1-A1 main Schweinfurt, Germany
Armor Cavalry battle tanks
Squadron
V Corps
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
94th Engineer Combat Vilseck, Germany
Battalion engineering
vehicles;
personnel
carriers
38th Engineer Combat Hanau, Germany
Battalion engineering
and bridge
equipment
67th Medical Combat Wurzburg, Germany
Battalion, hospital
Combat equipment
Support
Hospital
793rd HUMMV wheeled Bamberg, Germany
Military vehicles;
Police military
Battalion police
equipment
440th Signal Communication Darmstadt, Germany
Battalion equipment
377th Truck Trucks and Mannheim, Germany
Company transportation
equipment
515th Truck Trucks and Mannheim, Germany
Company transportation
equipment
Southern Europe Task Force
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1st Light infantry Vicenza, Italy
Battalion, weapons
508th
Infantry
Regiment
21st Logistics Command
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20th Ordnance Ordnance Kaiserslautern, Germany
Disposal disposal
Detachment equipment
70th Truck Trucks and Kaposvar, Hungary
Company transportation
equipment
52nd Ordnance Group
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
41st Ordnance Ordnance Ft. Bliss, Texas
Disposal disposal
Detachment equipment
546th Ordnance Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
Ordnance disposal
Disposal equipment
Detachment
U.S. Army Information
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
44th Signal Communication Sullivan Barracks, Germany
Battalion equipment
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READINESS INDICATORS INCLUDED IN
OUR ANALYSIS
========================================================== Appendix II
AIR FORCE
-------------------------------------------------------- Appendix II:1
AIR FORCE STATUS OF
RESOURCES AND TRAINING
SYSTEM (SORTS) DATA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix II:1.1
-- Overall C-rating
-- Personnel C-rating
-- Equipment and supplies on-hand C-rating
-- Major equipment condition C-rating
-- Training C-rating
AIR FORCE-UNIQUE INDICATORS
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix II:1.2
-- Percentage of authorized personnel available
-- Percentage of critical authorized personnel available
-- Percentage of authorized crews formed, mission-ready, and
available
-- Percentage of authorized combat-essential equipment and supplies
on hand
-- Percentage of authorized support equipment and supplies on hand
-- Percentage of possessed combat-essential equipment mission-ready
and available within unit's response time
-- Percentage of possessed support equipment mission-ready and
available within unit's response time
OUR CALCULATIONS USING AIR
FORCE SORTS DATA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix II:1.3
-- Percentage of total authorized personnel assigned
-- Percentage of total authorized critical personnel assigned
-- Percentage of total authorized crews formed, mission-ready, and
available
-- Percentage of total authorized crews formed from assigned
individual personnel
-- Percentage of authorized combat-essential equipment assigned
-- Percentage of authorized combat-essential equipment on hand
-- Percentage of authorized combat-essential equipment
mission-ready and available
-- Percentage of assigned combat-essential equipment mission-ready
and available
-- Percentage of possessed combat-essential equipment mission-ready
and available
ARMY
-------------------------------------------------------- Appendix II:2
ARMY SORTS DATA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix II:2.1
-- Overall C-rating
-- Personnel C-rating
-- Equipment and supplies on-hand C-rating
-- Major equipment condition C-rating
-- Training C-rating
-- Assigned personnel ratings
-- Percentage of total authorized personnel assigned
-- Available personnel rating
-- Percentage of total authorized personnel available
-- Percentage of total senior grade authorized personnel available
-- Military occupational specialty (MOS) qualified personnel
ratings
-- Percentage of total authorized personnel MOS qualified
-- Senior grade personnel ratings
-- Percentage of personnel turnover
-- Pacing items fill rating
-- Condition rating for all on-hand equipment items
-- Percentage of all on-hand equipment that are mission-capable
-- Condition rating for all on-hand pacing items
-- Percentage of on-hand pacing equipment items that are
mission-capable
-- Training days required to achieve C-1
OUR CALCULATIONS USING ARMY
SORTS DATA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix II:2.2
-- Percentage of equipment and supplies on hand
MARINE CORPS AND NAVY
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix II:2.3
-- Overall C-rating
-- Personnel C-rating
-- Equipment and supplies on-hand C-rating
-- Major equipment condition C-rating
-- Training C-rating
-- Our calculated percentage of total authorized crews mission
ready (Marine Corps only)
MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS REPORT
========================================================= Appendix III
NATIONAL SECURITY AND
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION,
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Sharon A. Cekala
Charles Bonanno
NORFOLK REGIONAL OFFICE
Ray S. Carroll, Jr.
James Lewis
James Mahaffey
Lester L. Ward
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