SECTION I
INTRODUCTION
This research examines United States (US) national secur ity, as it may be affected by the impact on strategic mobilityof the deregulation of the transportation industry, with a spe cific focus on the effects of deregulation in the air transpor tation industry on the Civil Air Reserve Fleet (CRAF). The topic is examined through (1) a definition of CRAF, and an explanation of its role in strategic mobility, (2) an examina tion of the deregulation of the air transportation industry in the US, (3) the effects of deregulation, and (4) an assessment of the impact of the effects of deregulation on the CRAF andstrategic mobility.
CRAF, AND ITS STRATEGIC MOBILITY ROLE
The CRAF is a creation of the national airlift policy, which forges a common bond between the US government, as repre sented by the Department of Defense (DOD), and the civil avia tion industry, as represented by individual participating air carriers (Cohoon, 1989). Through contractural arrangements between DOD and individual air transportation carriers, "a fleet of pre identified civil passenger and cargo aircraft" is "committed to supporting military strategic airlift require ments in emergenices" (Cohoon, 1989, 10).
The CRAF includes "almost all of the wide bodied jets operated by domestic U.S. airlines and roughly 170 commercial cargo planes" (Cohoon, 1989, 10). During an emergency, the aircraft in the CRAF remain under the operational control of the individual air carriers; however, the missions for these aircraft are assigned by the Military Airlift Command of the United States Air Force (Cohoon, 1989). Thus, it is not just civilian aircraft which are a part of the CRAF. Civilian pilots, ground crews, and other essential members of partici pating air carrier organizations are also included in the CRAF (Cohoon, 1989).
Strategic mobility is achieved through a combination of...