SLD 21 AEF

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AEF

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AIR AND SPACE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

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Overview Setting the Stage for Change The Air and Space Expeditionary Force Concept Air and Space Expeditionary Force Structure

Cold War Influence: 

Containment Cold War Influence … to Engagement

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A New Challenge Containment Forward Basing Robust Infrastructure Operating from bases with large infrastructures Cold War Air Force 21st Century Air Force Engagement 1/3 Less People 2/3 Less Overseas Basing 4 times more deployments On Average 14,600 personnel and over 220 Aircraft deployed Austere operating bases with limited infrastructure Garrison state -- robust basing and manning

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Overseas Basing During The Cold War Alconbury Lakenheath Bentwaters Mildenhall Chicksands Molesworth Croughton Upper Heyford Fairford Wethersfield Greenham Common Woodbridge High Wycombe Bitburg Sembach Hahn Spangdahlem Hessishe-Oldendorf Tempelhof Lindsey Wuescheim Ramstein Zweibruecken Rhein Main Lajes Field Zaragoza Torrejon Moron Dhahran Izmir Ankara Incirlik Pirinclik Iraklion Hellenikon Aviano San Vito Comiso Soesterberg Florennes Clark Andersen Misawa Yokota Kadena Osan Kunsan Howard Albrook Thule Cold War Air Force - Containment Strategy

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Overseas Basing Today … 66% Reduction Lakenheath Mildenhall Molesworth Croughton Lajes Field Incirlik Aviano Andersen Misawa Yokota Kadena Osan Kunsan Thule Spangdahlem Ramstein Post Cold War Reduced force structure and fewer forward locations

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From the Cold War to Meeting Today’s National Security Needs Al Jabar Shaikh Isa Camp Doha Ali Al Salem Taif Prince Sultan Seeb International Al Dahfra Rota Moron Brindisi Rimini Cervia Gioia Del Colle Sigonella Falconra/Ancona Istres Tuzla Taszar Diego Garcia Tirana Akrotiri Budapest Geilenkirchen Rhein Main Einsiedlerhof Brize Norton Fairford Thessaloniki Manta Curucao Aruba 21st Century Air Force Engagement Requires TEMPORARY PERMANENT basing

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Over 65 counter-narcotics deployments to Latin America Desert Fox Over 20 deployments and over 90 cruise missiles launched Nearly 50 Southern Watch deployments and over 15,000 sorties flown Over 30 deployments to Northern Watch and over 4,000 sorties flown and over 900 munitions employed Hurricane Mitch Relief 200 mobility missions and over 50 tons of aid delivered Over 150 deployments to Allied Force and over 38,000 sorties Over 250 USAF exercise deployments to 25 countries Over 69,800 mobility missions to over 140 countries AEF BACKGROUND FY 99 GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT USAF executed over 160 operations and exercises with nearly 900 deployments around the globe in FY 99

Impacts on the Force: 

Impacts on the Force Increased days away from home When not deployed, working extra shifts to make up for those who are OPTEMPO not evenly distributed across the force Limited predictability and stability Recruiting and Retention Issues Downward trend in readiness indicators …What Are We Doing To Change?

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AEF BACKGROUND DRAWDOWN & DEPLOYMENTS People Deployed Active Strength Deployment Trend Personnel Deployed Active Duty Strength 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 0 100000 200000 300000 400000 500000 600000 Over four times the deployed forces than in 1989 40% less end strength to cover deployments

AEF : 

Air and Space Expeditionary Force: The 21st Century United States Air Force organized, trained equipped and sustained to handle expeditionary operations across the spectrum of conflict AEF A New Playbook to meet Combatant Commander needs Responsive / Tailorable / Trained to Task Meets steady state taskings / protects ability to surge Smarter Use of all resources Increasing Deployment Pool More inclusive use of the entire active duty force More effective integration of Total Force Light / Lean / Lethal Rotational schedule Culture: Expeditionary / Warrior

What are AEFs?: 

What are AEFs? Air and Space Expeditionary Forces (AEFs): a cross section of air and space capabilities that can be tailored to meet theater combatant commander needs Air and Space Expeditionary Wings Groups Squadrons Total Force Capabilities Based Full Spectrum Operations Air and Space Expeditionary Force Concept Rapid Response A New Way of Fielding the Team

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Today’s Air Force Organizational Structure Regional Components NAF NAF NAF Theater Warfighting Commands MAJCOM MAJCOM MAJCOM MAJCOM Air and Space Expeditionary Units 10 AEFs -- A Total Force Solution NAF

Today’s Air Force Organizational Structure: 

… launch combat sorties within 48 hours … strike package components … can be tailored to meet combatant commander needs Today’s Air Force Organizational Structure

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AEF Rotation Cycle MAJOR COMMANDs Combatant Commander Recovery Normal Training Period Maintenance & Modifications, Composite Force Exercises, Inspections, etc. 10 Months Preparation Period EMPLOY - On-Call - Deployed 3 Months Trained to Task for the Warfighter - AOR Train - Deploy Prep 2 Months

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EXPEDITIONARY BASE LEADERSHIP AEF Rotation Cycle 15 Month Cycle Spin-Up/ Deploy Prep AEF 1&2 Deployment/ On Call Recovery Normal Training and Exercises AEF 7&8 AEF 5&6 AEF 3&4 FORCES Oct Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec 388 FW Hill 27 FW Cannon 2 BW Barksdale 355 WG D-M 3 FW Elmendorf 7 BW Dyess 1 FW Langley 28 BW Ellsworth 20 FW Shaw 48 FW Lakenheath 43 AW Pope 92 ARW Fairchild 319 ARW Grand Forks 22 ARW McConnell 60 AMW Travis 5 Mobility Leads 10 Combat Leads AEF 9&10

Take Away Points: 

Take Away Points AEF Transition began 1 Oct 99 -- AEFs 1 and 2 AEF concept will evolve, mature AEF rotations allow us to: Manage resources better Be responsive to combatant commander’s airpower needs Take care of our people -- Predictability and Stability Level the playing field for deployments We will learn a lot implementing and we will make it better Max 120 days/year TDY still the AF goal Some critically manned AFSC’s still heavily taxed Everyone has a role to play in AEF

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Air and Space Expeditionary Force “One can never have too many guns; One never has Enough.” Napoleon

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Questions?