The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that the Department of War Office of Inspector General is initiating the subject evaluation. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the effectiveness of the U.S. Air Force’s efforts to sustain the KC-135 Stratotanker fleet’s mission capability to meet current and projected operational aerial refueling demands. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.