30-4 - -The information follows:) _—— SOMPARISON OF FISCAL YEAR 1972 ANO 1973 COSTS In thausands cf dollars{ Fiscal vear Fiscal year 1972 1973 Travel... eee eee eee ee Pa 21 Purchased equipment maintenance. -- 240 240 Supplies. .... ee eee ee eee -- 506 fayipment_....---.-------- eee ee eee 2 WSC... 22.22. -. 4,279 6. 125 * PanAm/RCA contract, -- 6.336 4,673 Portside services... 4 ‘ 238 100 Engineering services,tees, -- 50 | cae 9. S71 1. 676 ARIS Senator Youna. Is the increase for tl.ese ships requested this vear to meet a one-time requirement or will this become part of the base next year? Colonel Sworrorp. The additional $2 million O. & M. appropriation increase in fiscal year 1973. will become part of the base in the nest year and the Air Force is programing a further increase for fiscal vear 1974 over the fiscal vear 1973 level. However. the ARIS proeram is constantly reviewed with a view toward reducing requirements. CLEAR SEY Chairman Exvtenper. Project Clear Sky is next on the list with anj increase of $1.2 million budgeted. What is Project Clear Sky. what are its functions, its staffing. its facilities. and so on? Coionel Sworrorn. Project Clear Sky is a nickname assigned to the operation and maintenance of the [deleted]. Its principal tasks are to: (1} design, install, operate, and maintain a worldwide system for | the [deleted]; (2) determine the characteristics and performance of | ° (deleted]: (3) design, install, operate, and maintein a worldwide . system for the determination of the [deleted] ; (4) determine the char- acteristics of [deleted]; (5) manage the program for analvsis of . {deleted]; (6) Determine the nature and extent of [deleted]; and . (7) monitor [deleted] established in conjunction with the [deleted] | the improvement of our capability, within feasible and practical limits, to monitor the [deleted]. Staffing consists of an authorized strength as of January 12. 1972 of : 328 officers; 1,529 airmen; and 102 civilians. Facilities include the headquarters, four squadrons—two con- tinental United States—two overseas: and a worldwide network of 40 detachments and 49 operating locations. Chairman ErLtenper. Was Project Clear Sky funded in any way last rear? If so, to what extent? Colonel Sworrorp. Yes, sir. The fiscal vear 1972 operation and maintenance funded program was $14.964.000 for Project Clear Sky. Chairman Extenper. What is the reason for the increase for Project Cc lear Shr in fiscal year 1973? Precisely what will these funds be used for?
365 Colonel Sworrorp., The increase tor Project Clear Sky in fiscal vear rv is required for the following: :. Full vear funding of the civilian emplovee pay raise effective January i. 1972. 2. Full vear funding for computer upgrades and programed plot- ter capacity increase. 3. Data analysis and reporting contracts for [deleted]. 4. Contractor operation of facility at [deleted]. 5. Host country salarv increase for perscnnel assigned to {deleted] facility [deieted]. MAPPING, CHARTING, AND GEODESY Senator Yocnc. Would vou please tel] the committee the reason for the reduction of $3.2 million in “Mapping, charting and geodesy” activities shown in the tabie on page 35 of the justification ! Colonel Sworrorp. This is the elimination of four RC-135 aircraft und technical support under the intelligence program. Also, there are veneral reductions in production capability of the Aeronautical Chart- ine and Information Center. Senator Yocno. With this reduction of $3.2 million in mapping, charting, and geodesy activities, how much remains in the budget for this activity # Colonel Sworrern. The O. & M. level remaining for the Aeronau- tical Chart and information Center and the First Geodetic Survey Sanadron would be $60,547,000 for fiscal vear 1972 and $57,195,600 for fiscal year 1973. Senator Yornxa. How will this reduction be effected? What will be the effect on military and civilian jobs? Colonel Sworrerp. In part, the reduction will be effected by elini- inating the flying operations of the Aerospace Cartographic and Geodetic Service and leave the task of photographic collection to be performed by the Air Weather Service. It is hoped that the civilian part of the reduction can be accommodated by attrition bui a reduc- tion-in-force is a possibility. There will be a total reduction of 35 officers, 255 airmen, and 115 civilian personnel in fiscal vear 1973. OTHER INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS Chairmen Exttenper. [Deleted] Air Base is listed along with sev- eral others on page 34 of the justification as being part of a $45.4 million reduction in the Tactical Operations budget. In assuming the cperational responsibility for this facility as part of your other intelligence programs, is the $8.7 million budgeted offset by a like amount in the tactical operations budget? Is $8.7 million of the $45.4 million reduction in tactical operations directly attributable to the {deleted} transfer? Colonel Sworrorp. Yes, sir: the $8.7 million is offset by a like amount of decrease in the tactical operations budget and is directly attribut- able to the transfer of the base support function for [deleted] Air Base to the intelligence program. Chairman Exvuenper. What function will the [deleted] Air Base serve in the other Intelligence programs?