1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Afghanistan Evacuation: The Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) and the Defense Production Act (DPA) August 25, 2021 Created in 1951, the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) operates under the Defense Production Acts (DPA) Title I a
2、llocations authority and is available to respond to national defense needs or other contingencies. CRAF is a cooperative emergency airlift program involving U.S. civil air carriers, DOD, and the Department of Transportation (DOT). On August 22, 2021, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III ordered the
3、 Department of Defenses (DOD) United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) to activate the CRAF. For more information on the Afghanistan withdrawal, see CRS Insight IN11730, Afghan Aerial Evacuation in Context, CRS Report R46879, U.S. Military Withdrawal and Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan: Fre
4、quently Asked Questions, and CRS Insight IN11726, The Afghanistan Withdrawal: Military and Defense Implications; on the DPA, see CRS Report R43767, The Defense Production Act of 1950: History, Authorities, and Considerations for Congress. Background on the CRAF After the 1948-1949 Berlin Airlift, wh
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