unclassified - Air Force Financial Management & Comptroller

BUDGET ITEM JUSTIFICATION (EXHIBIT P-40)
UNCLASSIFIED
DATE:
FEBRUARY 2002
APPROP CODE/BA:
OPAF/OTHER BASE MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
P-1 NOMENCLATURE:
MOBILITY EQUIPMENT
FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007
QUANTITY
COST
(in Thousands)
$49,563 $30,283 $102,990 $95,788 $37,225 $32,358 $32,534
Description:
1. Expeditionary Airfield Basing Assets, better known as Harvest Falcon (HF) and Harvest Eagle (HE) includes equipment to support the
beddown of deployed forces (personnel, aircraft, support equipment, munitions) at austere sites where infrastructure is lacking, has been
destroyed or to augment operations at existing sites. HF and HE are composed of four types of support packages configured for cold-weather or
desert operations: Housekeeping packages that provide between 550-1100 personnel with a robust tent city (kitchens, laundry, hygiene facilities
and billeting); Industrial Operations packages provide power generation, maintenance shops, airfield systems, water distribution, field exchange
and mortuary infrastructure; and Initial and Follow-on Flightline packages that consist of revetment kits, airfield lighting, aircraft hangars, fire
stations, and numerous additional systems to support flightline operations. Cost includes (in CONUS or prepositioned overseas), inventory
reconstitution, spares and consumables, repairs, and procurement of new equipment for upgrades or replacement. Expeditionary Airfield Basing
Assets, are a crucial enabler for the AF’s Expeditionary Air Force strategy. These assets proved to be invaluable in Operations Southern Watch,
Provide Relief, Provide Promise, Provide Comfort, Restore Hope, Sea Signal, Uphold Democracy, Joint Endeavor, Desert Focus, Desert Fox,
Noble Anvil and Allied Force. Significant quantities of HF and HE assets were successfully employed during Operations Allied Force and
Noble Anvil to support operational and humanitarian requirements in Kosovo, Albania, Italy, and Northern Turkey. Operation Enduring
Freedom recently deployed over 50 percent of the available Expeditionary Airfield Basing Assets, again demonstrating the critical role these
assets play in support of expeditionary operations.
2. The following kinds of equipment are being procured:
A. REFUELING SYSTEMS: Consists of the fuel bladders used to store fuel to support power production and aircraft.
B. REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS: Consists of the Field Deployable Environment Control Units used as heaters and air
conditioners for facilities. Also included are refer units to support food, mortuary and medical services.
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