Sec. 150. AIR FORCE PLAN FOR COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER FIELDING
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## SEC. 150 AIR FORCE PLAN FOR COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER FIELDING ###
(a)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that, given delays to Operational Loss Replacement
(OLR)program fielding and the on-time fielding of Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH), the Air National Guard should retain additional HH-60G helicopters at Air National Guard locations to meet their recommended primary aircraft authorized
(PAA)per the Air Force’s June 2018 report on Air National Guard HH-60 requirements. ###
(b)Report on Fielding Plan ####
(1)In general Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on its fielding plan for the CRH program. ####
(2)Elements The report required under paragraph
(1)shall include the following elements: #####
(A)A description of the differences in capabilities between the HH-60G, OLR, and CRH helicopters. #####
(B)A description of the costs and risks associated with changing the CRH fielding plan to reduce or eliminate inventory shortfalls. #####
(C)A description of the measures for accelerating the program available within the current contract. #####
(D)A description of the operational risks and benefits associated with fielding the CRH to the active component first, including— ######
(i)how the differing fielding plan may affect deployment schedules; ######
(ii)what capabilities active-component units deploying with the CRH will have that reserve component units deploying with OLR will not; and ######
(iii)an analysis of the potential costs and benefits that could result from accelerating CRH fielding to all units through additional funding in the future years defense program. ###
(c)Report on Training Plan ####
(1)In general Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan to sustain training for initial-entry reserve component HH-60G pilots once the active component of the Air Force has received all of its CRH helicopters. ####
(2)Elements The report required under paragraph
(1)shall include the following elements: #####
(A)Projected reserve component aircrew initial HH-60G/OLR qualification training requirements, by year. #####
(B)The number of legacy HH-60G/OLR helicopters required to continue providing initial HH-60G qualification training through the 150th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base. #####
(C)The number of personnel required to continue providing initial HH-60G/OLR qualification training through the 150th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base. #####
(D)The number of flying hours required per pilot to perform “differences training” at home station for initial entry HH-60 pilots receiving CRH training at Kirtland Air Force Base to become qualified in the HH-60G/OLR at their home station. #####
(E)The projected effect of using local flying training hours at reserve component units on overall unit training readiness and ability to meet Ready Aircrew Program requirements.