Summary

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO evaluated the Military Airlift Command's (MAC) requirements for aerial port personnel to support wartime operations. MAC is responsible for providing technical supervision and assistance to the military services and providing and operating specialized materiel-handling equipment when it is not otherwise available.

GAO found that: (1) MAC plans to provide personnel to perform wartime unit movement functions that are assigned to the Navy and Marine Corps; (2) the Army needs to make its field manual consistent with the joint service regulation; (3) the Army has not established active organizations to perform certain duties, as required by joint service regulations; and (4) MAC should focus on strengthening the services' capabilities, rather than performing their functions.