National Guard and Reserve Equipment Report for FY2016
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NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 (NGRER FY 2016) (In Accordance with Section 10541, Title 10, United States Code) March 2015 Prepared by Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Materiel and Facilities) COL Matthew W. Lucas, Editor Washington, DC 20301-1500 The estimated cost of this report for the Department of Defense is approximately $779,000 in Fiscal Years 2014–2015. This includes $193,000 in expenses and $586,000 in DOD labor. Generated on 2015Feb06 RefID: E-0E1F0D2 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 1500 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1500 FOREWORD Over the past decade, the Reserve Component (RC) has once again validated its enduring role as a cornerstone of our Nation’s Total Force. Using this same history as a guide, it is imperative that RC operational equipping capacity is not diminished. As the Department manages the impacts of the Budget Control Act, individual Services continue to make difficult resource choices, potentially at significant cost to the RC. Historically, practices such as RC underfunding, cascading of outdated equipment from the Active Component (AC) to RC, and labeling of obsolete equipment as “modern” have been considered reasonable for a “Strategic Reserve”. This era is over. To fully respond to the worldwide demand for RC capabilities, to ensure component interoperability, and to keep faith with the expectations and experiences of all who serve, deliberate and sustained modernization and procurement funding must be recognized as an institutional imperative. In 1981, Congress created an equipment appropriation for the RC that stood apart from the President’s Budget submission entitled the National Guard and Reserve Equipment Appropriation (NGREA). NGREA was a response to AC budget priorities and was intended to supplement the Services' base procurement appropriations for the RC. However, the Services retain their Title 10 responsibility to fund and equip their respective Reserve and National Guard. In recent years, NGREA has provided temporary relief to the Services from adequately reforming their Total Force budgetary processes. Budgeting processes that treat the RC as an indispensable part of the Total Force could neutralize the requirement for NGREA and stabilize RC equipment levels, modernization, and availability that would prevent the resourcing peaks and valleys consistent with the Strategic Reserve paradigm. Due to the hard work of the Services and several initiatives put in place over the past 13 years, RC equipment levels are at some of the highest in recent history; however, the Services have yet to achieve transparency in their procurement and distribution processes. Whether attempting to preserve decision space or Service flexibility, the methodologies and movement of equipment between components remains opaque and lacks standardization across the Services. To further enterprise-wide transparency, the Department has initiated an independent study of the RC Equipment Transparency Report (ETR) to evaluate both its value and effectiveness in providing the required transparency mandated by the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, Deputy Secretary of Defense, and DoD Instruction 1225.06. This study will suggest potential improvements to and alternatives for the ETR. The Reserve Component has always had strong support from our Nation’s elected representatives. This advocacy reflects the impact our RC has across the world on behalf of the United States, as well as the positive impact that our Service members have on their own communities on a daily basis. Reserve and Guard forces must therefore be equipped and appropriately funded to meet the challenges of this new era while fulfilling their obligations to the Total Force. Sincerely, Richard O. Wightman, Jr. Principal Deputy Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview I. Reserve Component Equipping Challenges 1-1 II. Scope of the Report 1-3 III. Equipment Shortages 1-4 IV. Equipment Procurement 1-5 V. The Reserve Components’ Equipping Concerns 1-8 A. The Army National Guard (ARNG) 1-8 B. The Army Reserve (AR) 1-9 C. The United States Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) 1-11 D. The United States Navy Reserve (USNR) 1-11 E. The Air National Guard (ANG) 1-12 F. The Air Force Reserve (AFR) 1-13 G. The United States Coast Guard Reserve (USCGR) 1-14 Chapter 2 United States Army Reserve Components I. Army Overview 2-1 A. Army Planning Guidance 2-1 B. Army Equipping Guidance 2-2 C. Army Equipping Assessment 2-3 D. Plan to Fill Mobilization Shortages in the RC 2-4 E. Initiatives Affecting RC Equipment 2-5 F. Plan to Achieve Full Compatibility Between AC and RC 2-8 II. Army National Guard Overview 2-9 A. Current Status of the Army National Guard 2-9 B. Changes since the Last NGRER 2-16 C. Future Years Program (FY 2016–FY 2018) 2-17 D. Summary 2-24 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 2012 Planned vs Actual Procurements and Transfers Table 7: ARNG Major Item of Equipment Substitution List Table 8: ARNG Significant Major Item Shortages III. United States Army Reserve Overview 2-26 A. Current Status of the Army Reserve 2-26 B. Future Years Program (FY 2016–FY 2018) 2-30 C. Summary 2-39 i 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 2012 Planned vs Actual Procurements and Transfers Table 7: USAR Major Item of Equipment Substitution List Table 8: USAR Significant Major Item Shortages IV. Army Equipping Assessment 2-42 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 2016–FY 2018) 3-6 D. Summary 3-9 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 2012 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 4-3 E. Plan to Achieve Full Compatibility Between AC and RC 4-5 II. Navy Reserve Overview 4-6 A. Current Status of the Navy Reserve 4-6 B. Changes since the Last NGRER 4-14 C. Future Years Program (FY 2016–FY 2018) 4-15 ii D. Summary 4-15 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 2012 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 5-2 E. Plan to Achieve Full Compatibility between AC and RC 5-3 II. Air National Guard Overview 5-4 A. Current Status of the Air National Guard 5-4 B. Changes since the Last NGRER 5-4 C. Future Years Program (FY 2016–FY 2018) 5-7 D. Summary 5-17 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 2012 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 5-19 A. Current Status of the Air Force Reserve 5-19 B. Changes since the Last NGRER 5-28 C. Future Years Program (FY 2016–FY 2018) 5-30 D. Summary 5-31 Table 1: AFR Consolidated Major Item Inventory and Requirements Table 2: AFR Average Age of Equipment 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 2012 Planned vs Actual Procurements and Transfers iii 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 6-3 C. Plan to Fill Mobilization Shortages in the RC 6-3 D. Initiatives Affecting RC Equipment 6-3 II. Coast Guard Reserve Overview 6-5 A.