Originally Posted by
sailingfun
The US airline industry is what now deploys the US military. Cripple the US airlines and you cripple your ability to deploy.
Very true. That's what CRAF is all about. The AF doesn't have enough organic airlift to support their own mission, much less the Army, Navy and Marine Corps.
The Part 121 charter outfits are kept in business with military charters during peacetime. Go to war and see how fast the CRAF gets activated.