Research for Carrier Battle Groups

The Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 1992 directed the Secretary of the Navy to study 'the costs of improving the Port of Haifa, Israel, and facilities in the immediate vicinity, to accommodate the full complement of services required for the maintenance, repair, and associated tasks needed to support a carrier battle group.' The Secretary of the Navy asked the Center for Naval Analyses to conduct the study. He asked that we address the needs of rotationally deployed naval forces in the U.S. Sixth Fleet. We did not address homeporting in Haifa. We assumed that the Navy would continue to maintain self-sufficiency of its deployed forces. The study addresses: (1) the needs of the Sixth Fleet, including carrier battle groups when they operate or visit ports in the eastern Mediterranean; (2) Haifa's capabilities to meet the Fleet's support demands; and (3) upgrades to services that would improve overall support to the Fleet. This report summarizes our findings and conclusions. We provide the data and analysis that support these conclusions in three separate documents, each corresponding to a different category of support -- harbor services, ship maintenance, and logistics support. See also 27 930090.10 - 27 930092.10.

The Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 1992 directed the Secretary of the Navy to study 'the costs of improving the Port of Haifa, Israel, and facilities in the immediate vicinity, to accommodate the full complement of services required for the maintenance, repair, and associated tasks needed to support a carrier battle group.' The Secretary of the Navy tasked the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) to conduct the study. He asked that we address rotationally deployed naval forces to the U.S. Sixth Fleet. This study did not address homeporting in Haifa. We assumed that the Navy would continue to maintain its self-sufficiency. The results of the study as a whole are being published in three parts plus a summary. The parts are harbor services, ship maintenance, and logistics support. This paper summarizes the research on maintenance. CNA was supported in its maintenance research by the NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office in Philadelphia, and much of the material in this paper was drawn from their report. See also 27 930089.10 - 27 930092.10.