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From: dthompso@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David G Thompson)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: MAC briefing
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Date: 24 May 91 01:09:18 GMT
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From: dthompso@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David G Thompson)


If think that General Cole indicated that approximately 20-60
civilian aircraft (mostly, if not all 747s) were active during
the CRAF mobilization for Desert Shield/Storm.  The actual number
operating at a given time varied throughout the lift; for
example, MAC obligingly released some capacity for the airlines'
holiday surge, then collected it back for the final push in Jan-
Feb.  I'm almost certain that no more than 100 civilian planes
were involved, but I think the CRAF agreement also would allowed
the call-up of more in case of a true "national emergency."

Regarding pilots, I don't want to mis-quote the General, but I
believe he said that CRAF actually does not automatically require
the airlines to provide pilots.  In this case, however, they were
highly cooperative in almost all cases and performed good
service.

--David G. Thompson
dthompso@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu