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Contents
Letter
Results in Brief
Background
Despite DOD's Efforts, Joint Close Air Support Training
Deficiencies Remain
Lack of Equipment Interoperability and Coordinated Purchases
Hampers Effectiveness of Close Air Support Mission Programs
Conclusions
Recommendations for Executive Action
Matters for Congressional Consideration
Agency Comments and Our EvaluationAppendix I Scope and Methodology 28
Appendix II Examples of DOD Aircraft That Perform Close Air
Support 32
Appendix III Joint Close Air Support Training and Friendly Fire
Accidents 34
Appendix IV 2001 Joint Close Air Support Action Plan 35
Appendix V Comments from the Department of Defense 36
TablesTable 1: Number of Practices Required Annually by Ground
Controllers to Maintain Currency
Table 2: Air Force and Marine Corps Acquisitions Programs for
Ground-Targeting Equipment
Table 3: Units and Locations Included on This Assignment
Table 4: Close Air Support Aircraft
Table 4: ContinuedGAO-03-505 Military Readiness
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United States. General Accounting Office. Military Readiness: Lingering Training and Equipment Issues Hamper Air Support of Ground Forces, report, May 2, 2003; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc291953/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.