That job is coordinated by the Air Force's Civil Reserve Air Fleet, which also contracts with airlines and cargo carriers for routine movements of troops and materiel.
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With one of the world's largest aircraft fleets, FedEx Express is the largest member of the United States Civil Reserve Air Fleet in terms of aircraft pledged.
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As a result, naval planners opted to transfer primary flight training to multiple Naval Reserve Air Bases around the country and use NAS Pensacola for advanced training.
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Both the company and the participating crew members received performance awards as members of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet from a grateful U . S . Air Force.
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Months later, reserve air force Capt . Thomas Vrakas piloted a creaky crop duster over Albania and rained down more than 5, 000 leaflets calling for a coup.
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The commander, U . S . Transportation Command, with approval of the secretary of defense, is the activation authority for all three stages of Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
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Each stage of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet activation is only used to the extent necessary to provide the amount of civil augmentation airlift needed by Department of Defense.
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During a crisis, if AMC has a need for additional aircraft, it would request the commander of USTRANSCOM to take steps to activate the appropriate Civil Reserve Air Fleet stage.
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Reserve Air Force Lt . Col John Nance, an aviation safety analyst, said, " We're asking almost super-human feats of the guys we do have, the gals we do have.
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In exchange for all that, the carriers would be required to place their C-17's in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, allowing the Air Force to use them in national emergencies.
