Appendix D. Force Structure Tables

Appendix D
FORCE STRUCTURE TABLES

FORCE STRUCTURE TABLES

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STRATEGIC FORCES HIGHLIGHTS^a								Table D–1
	FY 1993	FY 1994	FY 1995	FY 1996	FY 1997	FY 1998	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001
Land–Based ICBMs^b
Minuteman II (1 warhead each) plus Minuteman III (3 warheads each)	737	625	535	530	530	500	500	500	500
Peacekeeper (10 warheads each)	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	34
Heavy Bombers (PAI)^c
B–52	84	64	74	56	56	56	56	56	56
B–1^d	84	84	60	60	60	70	74	80	82
B–2	0	3	6	9	10	12	13	16	16
Submarine–Launched Ballistic Missiles^b
Poseidon (C–3) and Trident (C–4) missiles on pre–Ohio–class submarines	96	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trident (C–4 and D–5) missiles on Ohio–class submarines	312	336	360	384	408	432	432	432	432

^a Force levels shown are for the ends of the fiscal years in question. Inventory levels for future years reflect the force structures supported by the FY 1999 budget. The actual force levels for FY 2000 and FY 2001 will depend on future decisions.

^b Number of operational missiles. Not in maintenance or overhaul status.

^c PAI = Primary Aircraft Inventory. PAI excludes backup and attrition reserve aircraft as well as aircraft in depot maintenance. Total inventory counts will be higher than the PAI figures given here.

^d B–1 are accountable under START I but will not be accountable under START II.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL PURPOSE FORCES HIGHLIGHTS								Table D–2
	FY 1993	FY 1994	FY 1995	FY 1996	FY 1997	FY 1998	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001
Land Forces
Army Divisions
Active	14	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	10
Reserve	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Marine Corps Divisions
Active	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Reserve	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Army Separate Brigades^a
Active	7	7	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Reserve	24	24	24	22	18	18	18	18	18
Army Special Forces Groups
Active	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Reserve	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Army Ranger Regiments	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Tactical Air Forces
(PMAI/Squadron)^b
Air Force Fighter and Attack Aircraft^c
Active	1,131/56	966/53	936/53	936/52	936/52	936/52	906/49	906/49	906/46
Reserve	816/42	639/40	576/38	504/40	504/40	504/40	549/38	549/35	549/35
Conventional Bombers
B–1 (Active/Reserve)	0	0	0	0	0	36/18	36/18	36/18	36/18
Navy Fighter and Attack Aircraft
Active	610/56	582/50	528/44	504/37	456/36	456/36	432/36	432/36	432/36
Reserve	116/10	90/7	38/3	38/3	38/3	38/3	36/3	36/3	36/3
Marine Corps Fighter and Attack Aircraft
Active	330/23	320/23	320/23	308/21	308/21	308/21	280/21	280/21	280/21
Reserve	72/6	68/5	48/4	48/4	48/4	48/4	48/4	48/4	48/4
Naval Forces
Strategic Forces Ships	24	19	16	17	18	18	18	18	18
Battle Forces	342	315	300	294	292	271	256	257	256
Support Forces Ships	51	41	37	26	26	26	23	23	23
Reserve Forces Ships	18	16	19	18	18	18	18	16	16
Total Ship Battle Forces	435	391	372	355	354	333	315	314	313
Mobilization Category B: Mine Warfare Ships	15	1	1	2	6	8	10	11	11
Local Defense Mine Warfare Ships and Coastal Defense Craft	2	7	12	13	13	13	12	13	13
Total Other Forces^d	17	8	13	15	19	21	22	24	24

^a Includes the Eskimo Scout Group and the armored cavalry regiments.

^b Primary mission aircraft inventory (combat–coded aircraft only).

^c FY 2000 and FY 2001 figures are tentative pending QDR implementation decisions.

^d Excludes auxiliaries and sealift forces.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AIRLIFT AND SEALIFT FORCE HIGHLIGHTS								Table D–3
	FY 1993	FY 1994	FY 1995	FY 1996	FY 1997	FY 1998	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001
Intertheater Airlift (PMAI)^a
C–5	109	107	104	104	104	104	104	104	104
C–141	214	214	199	187	163	143	136	104	88
KC–10^b	57	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54
C–17	2	9	17	22	24	30	37	46	58
Intratheater Airlift (PMAI)^a
C–130^c	380	424	428	432	430	425	425	425	425
Sealift Ships, Active^d
Tankers	20	18	18	12	13	10	10	10	10
Cargo	40	51	51	49	48	43	49	52	57
Sealift Ships, Reserve
RRF^e	97	93	77	82	87	88	87	87	69

^a PMAI = Primary mission aircraft inventory for active and reserve components. The numbers shown reflect only combat support and industrial funded PMAI aircraft and not development/test or training aircraft.

^b Includes 37 KC–10s allocated to an airlift code.

^c Does not include Department of the Navy aircraft.

^d Includes fast sealift (FSS), afloat prepositioning, and common–user (charter) ships, plus (through FY 1998) aviation support ships. For FY 1999 on, includes LMSR and Ready Reserve Force (RRF) ships tendered to the Military Sealift Command (MSC). FSS and LMSR vessels are maintained in a reserve, four–day ready status.

^e The RRF includes vessels assigned to 4–, 5–, 10–, or 20–day reactivation readiness groups. The ship counts shown exclude RRF vessels tendered to the MSC. Inventory figures for FY 1999, FY 2000, and FY 2001 include aviation support ships.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES HIGHLIGHTS								Table D–4
	FY 1993	FY 1994	FY 1995	FY 1996	FY 1997	FY 1998	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001
Army Special Forces Groups (Active)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Army Special Forces Groups (National Guard)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Army Special Forces Groups (Reserve)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Army Psychological Operations Groups (Active)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Army Psychological Operations Groups (Reserve)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Army Special Operations Aviation Regiments	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Army Ranger Regiments	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Army Civil Affairs Battalions (Active)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Army Civil Affairs Brigades (Reserve)	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8
Army Civil Affairs Commands (Reserve)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Air Force Special Operations Wings/Groups (Active)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Air Force Special Operations Wings/Groups (National Guard)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Air Force Special Operations Wing (Reserve)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Air Force Special Tactics Groups	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Naval Special Warfare Groups	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Naval Special Boat Squadrons	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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