CENTCOM DDOC to test cost, effectiveness of commercial air cargo augmentation
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SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (USTCNS) --- U.S. Central Commands Deployment and Distribution Operations Center (CDDOC) has initiated a test to determine the cost and effectiveness of using commercial air cargo aircraft to augment military aircraft in delivering supplies to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The purpose of this initiative, called the Commercial Government Air Program (CGAP), is to develop a commercial air capability to efficiently move cargo, establishing conditions to reduce the number of military aircraft in theater.
The test, which began July 17, will run 45 days and will validate the cost and mission effectiveness of the new program for scheduling air cargo traffic in theater, testing commercial carriers ability to handle increased cargo requirements.
During this evaluation period, certain cargo because of its nature or priority will continue to be flown on military aircraft, but as part of this new process, select cargo will be analyzed to determine if a commercial carrier would be more cost effective.
CDDOC planners estimate 15-20 percent of routes now flown by military aircraft may be better served by commercial carriers and are thus potential candidates for CGAP.
The test follows a Commercial Air Heavyweight Tender conference in Dubai, UAE, July 9-11. Attendees at that conference included firms such as DHL, United Parcel Service, United/Continental, and National Air Cargo.
One measure of success will be the ability of the commercial carriers to maintain time-definite delivery and volume on low-density air channel routes.
A key measure will be an overall reduction in cost of air cargo operations. From December 2005 to May 2006, the average monthly cost of airlift into the theater was $54.6 million.
CENTCOM projects cost avoidances under CGAP to be a minimum of $600K per day
In addition to cost savings and better utilization of military cargo aircraft such as C-130s and C-17s CENTCOM CDDOC planners believe that increased commercial cargo routes will help spur economic development in the civilian sector.
The overall goal of the initiative is to give military planners the ability to select the right aircraft on a holistic cost basis.
The purpose of this initiative, called the Commercial Government Air Program (CGAP), is to develop a commercial air capability to efficiently move cargo, establishing conditions to reduce the number of military aircraft in theater.
The test, which began July 17, will run 45 days and will validate the cost and mission effectiveness of the new program for scheduling air cargo traffic in theater, testing commercial carriers ability to handle increased cargo requirements.
During this evaluation period, certain cargo because of its nature or priority will continue to be flown on military aircraft, but as part of this new process, select cargo will be analyzed to determine if a commercial carrier would be more cost effective.
CDDOC planners estimate 15-20 percent of routes now flown by military aircraft may be better served by commercial carriers and are thus potential candidates for CGAP.
The test follows a Commercial Air Heavyweight Tender conference in Dubai, UAE, July 9-11. Attendees at that conference included firms such as DHL, United Parcel Service, United/Continental, and National Air Cargo.
One measure of success will be the ability of the commercial carriers to maintain time-definite delivery and volume on low-density air channel routes.
A key measure will be an overall reduction in cost of air cargo operations. From December 2005 to May 2006, the average monthly cost of airlift into the theater was $54.6 million.
CENTCOM projects cost avoidances under CGAP to be a minimum of $600K per day
In addition to cost savings and better utilization of military cargo aircraft such as C-130s and C-17s CENTCOM CDDOC planners believe that increased commercial cargo routes will help spur economic development in the civilian sector.
The overall goal of the initiative is to give military planners the ability to select the right aircraft on a holistic cost basis.