ARMY AL&T
The Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA)—Transfer of an Acquisition Category (ACAT) 1D
Program to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) COL Anthony W. Potts and Roderick A. Bellows
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CA is an excellent example of a successful joint acquisition program. An acquisition category (ACAT) 1D Major Defense Acquisition Program, JCA fills a critical tactical airlift capability gap. It will provide time-sensitive/mission-critical (TS/MC) delivery of equipment, personnel, and supplies across the last tactical mile to military forces on the battlefield. JCA
was an Army-led joint program meeting all expectations for cost, schedule, and performance. With the delivery of the first two C-27J Spartans, the Army and USAF began training, testing, and preparing to rapidly field this much-needed capability in the fall of 2010. However, in the spring of 2009, the Secretary of Defense directed the program to be transferred to the USAF. This is the success story of the JCA and actions conducted in the ongoing transfer to the USAF.
The C-27J Spartan will provide TS/MC delivery of equipment, personnel, and supplies across the last tactical mile to military forces on the battlefi eld. (Photo courtesy of the Aviation Systems Project Offi ce.)
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