US Air Force's Air Mobility Command, which operates the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifter, will inactivate two C-17 squad...
US Air Force's Air Mobility Command, which operates the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifter, will inactivate two C-17 squadrons during the next two years based on the President's Defense Budget for fiscal year 2015.
The fiscal year 2015 President's Budget converts 16 AMC C-17s (eight from each base) from primary mission aircraft inventory to backup aircraft inventory. As a result, AMC will inactivate the 17th Airlift Squadron at Charleston in fiscal year 2015; and the 10th Airlift Squadron at McChord, in fiscal year 2016.
These inactivations are not new actions, but additional detail on the previously announced budget submission released in March.
Backup aircraft inventory (BAI) are assigned with no manpower or flying hours. However, they will continue to receive funding needed to support weapon system sustainment.
Converting 16 aircraft to BAI removes funding for the personnel and flying hours associated with those aircraft, for a savings of approximately $110 million per year.
USAF says these plans will ensure successful transitions to a leaner force that remains ready for future operations.
USAF C-17 inventory consist of 187 in active duty, 12 with Air National Guard and 14 with Air Force Reserve,
