National Guard and Reserve Equipment Report for FY2017
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NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 (NGRER FY 2017) (In Accordance with Section 10541, Title 10, United States Code) March 2016 Prepared by Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Readiness Programming and Resources) COL Michael A. Lockwood, Editor Washington, DC 20301-1500 The estimated cost of this report for the Department of Defense is approximately $870,000 in Fiscal Years 2015–2016. This includes $200,000 in expenses and $670,000 in DOD labor. Generated on 2016Jan29 RefID: A-9CB6C19 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview I. Purpose 1-1 II. Strategic Concept 1-1 III. Equipping the Reserves 1-1 IV. Challenges 1-2 V. Scope of the Report 1-3 VI. Equipment Shortages 1-4 VII. Equipment Procurement 1-5 VIII. The Reserve Components’ Equipping Concerns 1-7 A. The Army National Guard (ARNG) 1-7 B. The Army Reserve (AR) 1-8 C. The United States Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) 1-9 D. The United States Navy Reserve (USNR) 1-9 E. The Air National Guard (ANG) 1-9 F. The Air Force Reserve (AFR) 1-10 G. The United States Coast Guard Reserve (USCGR) 1-10 Chapter 2 United States Army Reserve Components I. Army Overview 2-1 A. Army Planning Guidance 2-1 B. Army Equipping Guidance 2-1 C. Army Equipping Assessment 2-3 D. Initiatives Affecting RC Equipment 2-4 E. Plan to Achieve Full Compatibility between AC and RC 2-6 II. Army National Guard Overview 2-7 A. Current Status of the Army National Guard 2-7 B. Changes since the Last NGRER 2-15 C. Future Years Program (FY 2017–FY 2019) 2-16 D. Summary 2-21 Table 1: ARNG Consolidated Major Item Inventory and Requirements Table 2: ARNG Average Age of Equipment Table 3: ARNG Service Procurement Program - Reserve (P-1R) Table 4: ARNG NGREA Procurements Table 5: ARNG Projected Equipment Transfer/Withdrawal Quantities Table 6: ARNG FY 2013 Planned vs Actual Procurements and Transfers Table 7: ARNG Major Item of Equipment Substitution List Table 8: ARNG Significant Major Item Shortages i III. United States Army Reserve Overview 2-22 A. Current Status of the Army Reserve 2-22 B. Future Years Program (FY 2017–FY 2019) 2-27 C. Summary 2-36 Table 1: USAR Consolidated Major Item Inventory and Requirements Table 2: USAR Average Age of Equipment Table 3: USAR Service Procurement Program - Reserve (P-1R) Table 4: USAR NGREA Procurements Table 5: USAR Projected Equipment Transfer/Withdrawal Quantities Table 6: USAR FY 2013 Planned vs Actual Procurements and Transfers Table 7: USAR Major Item of Equipment Substitution List Table 8: USAR Significant Major Item Shortages Chapter 3 United States Marine Corps Reserve I. Marine Corps Overview 3-1 A. Marine Corps Planning Guidance 3-1 B. Marine Corps Equipping Policy 3-2 C. Plan to Fill Mobilization Shortages in the RC 3-2 D. Initiatives Affecting RC Equipment 3-2 E. Plan to Achieve Full Compatibility between AC and RC 3-2 II. Marine Corps Reserve Overview 3-3 A. Current Status of the Marine Corps Reserve 3-3 B. Changes since the Last NGRER 3-5 C. Future Years Program (FY 2017–FY 2019) 3-5 D. Summary 3-8 Table 1: USMCR Consolidated Major Item Inventory and Requirements Table 2: USMCR Average Age of Equipment Table 3: USMCR Service Procurement Program - Reserve (P-1R) Table 4: USMCR NGREA Procurements Table 5: USMCR Projected Equipment Transfer/Withdrawal Quantities Table 6: USMCR FY 2013 Planned vs Actual Procurements and Transfers Table 7: USMCR Major Item of Equipment Substitution List Table 8: USMCR Significant Major Item Shortages Chapter 4 United States Navy Reserve I. Navy Overview 4-1 A. Navy Planning Guidance 4-1 B. Navy Equipping Policy 4-2 C. Plan to Fill Reserve Component Equipment Mobilization Requirements 4-2 D. Initiatives Affecting RC Equipment 4-2 E. Plan to Achieve Full Compatibility Between AC and RC 4-5 ii II. Navy Reserve Overview 4-6 A. Current Status of the Navy Reserve 4-6 B. Changes since the Last NGRER 4-15 C. Future Years Program (FY 2017–FY 2019) 4-15 D. Summary 4-16 Table 1: USNR Consolidated Major Item Inventory and Requirements Table 2: USNR Average Age of Equipment Table 3: USNR Service Procurement Program Reserve (P-1R) Table 4: USNR NGREA Procurements Table 5: USNR Projected Equipment Transfer/Withdrawal Quantities Table 6: USNR FY 2013 Planned vs Actual Procurements and Transfers Table 7: USNR Major Item of Equipment Substitution List Table 8: USNR Significant Major Item Shortages Chapter 5 United States Air Reserve Components I. United States Air Force Overview 5-1 A. Air Force Planning Guidance 5-1 B. Air Force Equipping Policy 5-2 C. Plan to Fill Modernization Shortages in the RC 5-2 D. Initiatives Affecting RC Equipment 5-3 E. Plan to Achieve Full Compatibility between AC and RC 5-4 II. Air National Guard Overview 5-5 A. Current Status of the Air National Guard 5-5 B. Changes since the Last NGRER 5-17 C. Future Years Program (FY 2017–FY 2019) 5-18 D. Summary 5-19 Table 1: ANG Consolidated Major Item Inventory and Requirements Table 2: ANG Average Age of Equipment Table 3: ANG Service Procurement Program - Reserve (P-1R) Table 4: ANG NGREA Procurements Table 5: ANG Projected Equipment Transfer/Withdrawal Quantities Table 6: ANG FY 2013 Planned vs Actual Procurements and Transfers Table 7: ANG Major Item of Equipment Substitution List Table 8: ANG Significant Major Item Shortages III. Air Force Reserve Overview 5-20 A. Current Status of the Air Force Reserve 5-20 B. Changes since the Last NGRER 5-31 C. Future Years Program (FY 2017–FY 2019) 5-32 D. Summary 5-33 Table 1: AFR Consolidated Major Item Inventory and Requirements Table 2: AFR Average Age of Equipment iii Table 3: AFR Service Procurement Program - Reserve (P-1R) Table 4: AFR NGREA Procurements Table 5: AFR Projected Equipment Transfer/Withdrawal Quantities Table 6: AFR FY 2013 Planned vs Actual Procurements and Transfers Table 7: AFR Major Item of Equipment Substitution List Table 8: AFR Significant Major Item Shortages Chapter 6 United States Coast Guard Reserve I. Coast Guard Overview 6-1 A. Coast Guard Planning Guidance 6-2 B. Coast Guard Equipping Policy 6-2 C. Plan to Fill Mobilization Shortages in the RC 6-2 D. Initiatives Affecting RC Equipment 6-3 II. Coast Guard Reserve Overview 6-4 A. Current Status of the Coast Guard Reserve 6-4 B. Changes since the Last NGRER 6-6 C. Future Years Program (FY 2017–FY 2019) 6-6 D. Summary 6-7 Table 1: USCGR Consolidated Major Item Inventory and Requirements Table 2: USCGR Average Age of Equipment Table 3: USCGR Service Procurement Program- Reserve (P-1R) Table 4: USCGR NGREA Procurements Table 5: USCGR Projected Equipment Transfer/Withdrawal Quantities Table 6: USCGR FY 2013 Planned vs Actual Procurements and Transfers Table 7: USCGR Major Item of Equipment Substitution List Table 8: USCGR Significant Major Item Shortages Appendix A: Report Requirements, Terminology, and Definitions Appendix B: National Guard Equipment Reporting Requirements Appendix C: Points of Contact Appendix D: Acronym Glossary iv Chapter 1 Overview I. Purpose The purpose of this report is to provide Congress with an in-depth look at the equipping needs and concerns of the Nation’s Reserve Components (RC). Mandated in section 10541 of Title 10, United States Code, the report is a statutory requirement that reflects Congressional interest in ensuring a well-equipped and robust RC capability within the Armed Forces. The National Guard and Reserve Equipment Report (NGRER) identifies major items of equipment in the RC inventories that are important to the Services, DOD, and Congress, and also outlines Reserve equipment shortfalls and acquisitions for the FY 2017 budget year and the two succeeding years. Data on equipment included in the report consist of high-value, mission-essential equipment requirements, critical equipment shortages, Service procurements, supplemental funding for the RC, and items procured with National Guard and Reserve Equipment Appropriation (NGREA) funding. The FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act directed new equipment reporting requirements for the National Guard’s capability to perform its Federal responsibilities in response to an emergency or major disaster. This guidance is highlighted in its entirety in Appendix A, and the National Guard Bureau responds to the requirements in Appendix B. II. Strategic Context As we continue to examine what the force of the future will be, we must understand that our Nation cannot meet current or future contingency demands without our Reserve forces. They are continually looked at as “first responders” to national needs and are fully integrated into contingency planning. Without question RC Service men and women have been called to serve in every major conflict in our Nation’s history. Since WWII RC personnel have been activated to meet our Nation’s conflicts. Desert Storm saw the call up of some 230,000 Reserve and National Guard personnel. Now more than 15 years into continuous conflict in Afghanistan and the Middle East, with the mobilization of another 920,000 RC personnel, the culture of using Reserves as an operational force has been inculcated into our societal and military psyche. Moving forward, we must ensure that the RC is equipped and funded to remain a key enabler in the force of the future. III. Equipping the Reserves The Active Component (AC) has historically looked to the RC for fiscal relief during periods of shrinking budgets. To ensure readiness and relevance as operational forces in support of combatant commands and civil authorities as directed, modernizing, maintaining, and sustaining equipment needs to remain a top tier priority for RC and AC leaders.