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        implemented, CSSA had the largest data base in Air Force history,
        with over one million detail records accounting for over 1.5
        billion dollars in assets.-
        Until data automation was activated, supply support came from
        each individual unit's home station. Since there were no
        established airlift channels, Mission Capable (MICAP) requirements
        and War Readiness Spares Kit (WRSK) replenishments took up to four
        weeks. USCENTAF/LG pushed for a dedicated airlift channel flight
        to solely handle these type of assets. On 30 Oct 90, Desert
        Express started, transporting 30,000 pounds of critical items daily
        from Charleston AFB to the AOR. This "Federal Express" type system
        delivered MICAP items from the source of supply to the unit within
        72 hours of identification. The system worked so well, USCENTAF/LG
        pushed to have a European Desert Express implemented to support
        European-based units. On 7 Dec 90, that service started. With
        aggressive sourcing of assets, and 72-hour delivery time,
        grounding MICAPs decreased from over 500 for 750 aircraft on 1 Oct
        90, to 219 for 1229 aircraft on 17 Jan 91, the day Operation Desert
        Storm began, and a Not Mission Capable Supply Rate of four percent.
        This was an unprecedented achievement.
        Units deployed with WRSKs for initial support for their aviation
        packages. Each kit deployed as robust as possible, intending to
        support the unit for the first 30 days of the contingency.
        However, this source quickly "dried up." Many MICAPs were for
        expendable' low-cost, bench stock-type items. So, in order to

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