Afghanistan Air Force Alaska Amazon America Aviation Britain China Economy Florida Iraq Israel Japan Kuwait Middle East military Outer Space Pentagon Russia Space Force SpaceX Starlink United Kingdom United States War
In the event of a conflict, the United States can call on its massive Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) to support efforts. This includes airliners from all of the major legacy US airlines. These are contractually obligated to support the United States Department of Defense airlift needs if required. The CRAF was founded by the Defense Production Act of 1950, which gave POTUS broad authorities for prioritization and allocation of industrial base resources, including commercial airliners. The intention was to establish national preparedness programs to allow the country to respond to both domestic emergencies and international threats. This is not…
News Timeline:
Track the development of this news story across the Internet.