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Army Air Readiness

The purpose of the program is to ensure that army air crews are trained and ready for combat and other missions in support of our National Military Strategy.

Rating

What This Rating Means

PERFORMING
Moderately Effective

In general, a program rated Moderately Effective has set ambitious goals and is well-managed. Moderately Effective programs likely need to improve their efficiency or address other problems in the programs' design or management in order to achieve better results.
  • The assessment shows that the Army routinely meets its commitment to provide trained air crews ready to execute any mission, ranging from intense combat to humanitarian relief, in support of national objectives.
  • The Army continuously refines its approach to training to improve its air crews and maximize its return on investment as it prepares for combat. Training on tactics, techniques, and procedures are adjusted as a result of lessons learned from actual experience.
  • The Army has steadily improved the execution of its flying hour program (exceeding the targeted goal of hours flown versus hours programmed in FY04 and FY05 by at least 20%) even as the Global War on Terror strains the system. The Army is working to demonstrate improved efficiencies and cost effectiveness.

Improvement Plan

About Improvement Plans

We are taking the following actions to improve the performance of the program:

  • Establishing metrics that enable the Army to compare the program's efficiency and cost effectiveness over time.
  • Working to better connect funding decisions related to the air operations program with unit readiness.

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