Corrosion Prevention Program Within the Services for Tracked and Wheeled Vehicles

摘要

Corrosion degradation of DoD weapon systems and equipment represents an important cost-of-ownership issue. Current costs, resulting from corrosion, are difficult to establish, but they are estimated to be significant. The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics tasked each Service to review the long- term investment strategy to determine how to maximize the potential of dehumidified preservation as a maintenance technology. The review was to include a detailed economic analysis highlighting weapon systems and locations that would benefit most from dehumidification as a maintenance technology. The Army, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps responded by stating that they were either considering dehumidification or that current programs were sufficient to deter corrosion. Audit objectives were to determine the adequacy of planning for corrosion prevention and control for tracked and wheeled systems acquired by the Services and to determine whether corrosion prevention and control programs are used as part of maintenance planning and life-cycle costs. We did not review new maintenance technologies used to reduce the cost of ownership because of limited audit resources.