Civil Reserve Air Fleet
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The Civil Reserve Air Fleet is a program in which U.S. commercial airlines commit aircraft to support the Department of Defense with additional airlift capacity during national defense emergencies.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States defense program
→
airlift program → |
| activationAuthority |
United States Secretary of Defense
→
surface form:
U.S. Secretary of Defense
|
| activationCondition |
national defense emergency
→
shortfall in military airlift capability → |
| administeredBy | Air Mobility Command → |
| alsoKnownAs | CRAF → |
| appliesTo | U.S. flag air carriers → |
| benefitToAirlines |
access to peacetime Department of Defense airlift business
→
increased utilization of commercial fleets → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| hasPart |
CRAF Stage I
→
CRAF Stage II → CRAF →
surface form:
CRAF Stage III
|
| hasParticipant |
American Airlines
NERFINISHED
→
Atlas Air NERFINISHED → Delta Air Lines NERFINISHED → FedEx →
surface form:
FedEx Express
UPS Airlines → United Airlines → |
| headquartersLocation |
Illinois
→
Scott Air Force Base NERFINISHED → |
| inception | 1951 → |
| industry | aviation → |
| isComplementedBy | Military Airlift Fleet of the United States Air Force → |
| legalBasis | Defense Production Act of 1950 → |
| notableActivation |
Afghanistan evacuation in 2021
→
Operation Allies Refuge → Operation Desert Shield → Operation Desert Storm → Operation Enduring Freedom → Operation Iraqi Freedom → |
| operator |
U.S. Transportation Command
→
Department of Defense →
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| parentOrganization |
Department of Defense
→
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| partOf | U.S. national defense mobilization system → |
| purpose |
augment military airlift capability with commercial aircraft
→
provide additional airlift capacity during national defense emergencies → |
| regulates | commitment of specific aircraft by participating airlines → |
| requires |
aircraft to be U.S.-registered
→
aircraft to meet Department of Defense standards → |
| sector | military logistics → |
| usedFor |
aeromedical evacuation
→
strategic airlift → transport of humanitarian relief supplies → transport of military cargo → transport of troops → |
| uses |
U.S. commercial airlines
→
civilian cargo aircraft → civilian passenger aircraft → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.