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AEF

AEF. Air and Space Expeditionary Force. AEF. Overview. Setting the Stage for Change/Background The Air and Space Expeditionary Force Concept Air and Space Expeditionary Force Structure. Setting the stage… Cold War Influence. Containment… to Engagement. A New Challenge. UNCLASSIFIED.

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AEF

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  1. AEF Air and Space Expeditionary Force AEF

  2. Overview • Setting the Stage for Change/Background • The Air and Space Expeditionary Force Concept • Air and Space Expeditionary Force Structure

  3. Setting the stage…Cold War Influence Containment… to Engagement

  4. A New Challenge UNCLASSIFIED Containment Engagement Large Force Structure 1/3 Fewer People Extensive Forward Basing 2/3 Fewer Overseas Bases Robust Infrastructure “Bring your own” Infrastructure Airmen Stayed at Home 4 Times More Deployments Cold War Air Force Today’s Air Force

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

  6. Overseas BasingToday…70 Reduction Spangdahlem Ramstein Thule Lakenheath Mildenhall Molesworth Croughton Incirlik Misawa Yokota Osan Kunsan Lajes Field Kadena Aviano Andersen • Post Cold War • Reduced force structure and fewer forward locations

  7. AEF Basics Contingency Basing Geilenkirchen Rhein Main Einsiedlerhof Brize Norton Fairford Taszar Tuzla Istres Akrotiri Rota Moron Budapest Brindisi Rimini Cervia Gioia Del Colle Sigonella Falconra/Ancona Tirana Thessaloniki Curacao Aruba Al Jabar Shaikh Isa Camp Doha Ali Al Salem Taif Prince Sultan Seeb International Al Dahfra Manta Diego Garcia 21st Century AF engagement requires expeditionary basing

  8. Global Engagement Averages Over 70,000 mobility deployments to 140 countries Over two million daily rations delivered in Afghanistan Almost 8,000 Airmen standing watch in Korea Deliberate Forge Joint Forge Over 30 deployments to Northern Watch and over 14,000 sorties flown Korean Theater Nearly 50 Southern Watch deployments and over 15,000 sorties flown Northern Watch De-Mining Able Sentry Arrival Zone Southern Watch JIATF East Haiti De-Mining Transit Zone JTF Full Acctg De-Mining JIATF South JTF Bravo Safe Border Laser Strike De-Mining Over 100 Denton Amendment humanitarian relief missions to 30 countries Source Zone De-Mining Over 1000 counter-narcotics sorties to Latin America ( 65 in 1999 ) Legend Forward Bases Current Ops Current Peace Operations Post-Cold War Ops

  9. The Need for AEF • Post Cold War Reality … • 45% less end strength – 657K to 320K • 45% less overseas – 107K to 59K • 70% overseas basing infrastructure gone – from 50 down to 15 • Regional hotspots • 400% increase in OCONUS ops tempo • Post Gulf War presence mission imbalance • Only 12% of eligible airmen carrying the load (80K of 657K) • Retention and recruitment concerns rising • Combat capability eroding • Limited predictability and stability • WHAT DID WE DO TO CHANGE THIS?

  10. What is an AEF? Concept • Beginning in 1999, the AEF concept became the “Air Force’s guiding vision for how we organize, train, and equip to deploy and sustain our Air Forces for military operations oversees” • …should provide: • A New Playbook to meet combatant commander’s needs • Smarter Use of all resources • Better integration of the Total Force • Method to quantify “cost of engagement” Bottom Line: It’s how we present AF Forces to the Combatant Commander

  11. A Deployed Force

  12. A More Deployed Force On average there are 14,600 AF members deployed during non–crisis state (35,000 currently 07)

  13. Structure of an AEF • AEF pair is a collection of combat capability that • allows us to better manage the combat employment • 10 / 4 / 20 • 10 AEFs (5 pairs) • 4-month rotation • 20-month AEF cycle * Some career fields are forced to use 6 month rotations During ‘Steady State’ battle rhythm the AEF provides predictability and stability to our troops and their families

  14. Structure of an AEF • Band “A” 4 months/16 months • Band “B” 6 months/2 years • Band “C” 6 months/18 months • Band “D” 6 months/12 months • Band “E” 6 months/6 months

  15. The AEF Cycle(‘Steady State’ Battle Rhythm) Normal TrainingPeriod Employ Maintenance & Modifications, Composite Force Exercises, Inspections, etc. Deployment Eligibility CYCLE A 20-month CYCLE with one 4-month ROTATION 2 Months 4 Months 14 Months Preparation Period Site-specific Deployment Preparation DEPLOYMENT Window • Maintains a sustainedhigh-level of readiness • Facilitates better reconstitution / training • Preserves predictability / stability • Helps minimize retention impacts Key to maintaining and sustaining combat capability

  16. Air Force Organizational Structure… Total Force In Action…….. ARC FORCES ACTIVE FORCES ACTIVE FORCES ACTIVE FORCES Aerospace Expeditionary Units UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT 10 AEFs -- A Total Force Solution Regional Components MAJCOM MAJCOM MAJCOM MAJCOM Theater Warfighting Commands NAF NAF NAF NAF Aerospace Units

  17. AEF ComparisonJoint Ops in Action 12 Carrier Strike Groups 10 Divisions/28 Brigades 10 AEFs = 5 pairs

  18. Typical AEF CompositionTypical AEF Pair • 2 Theater Airlift SQ • 2 Air Refueling SQ • Operations Support Aircraft (OSA), Low Density / High Demand (LD/HD) Aircraft • Expeditionary Combat Support (ECS) • Average # personnel in pair: 45,000 • Average # aircraft in pair: 400 • 2 Air Superiority Squadron (SQ) • 4-6 Multi-Role Fighter SQ • Precision Guided Munitions (PGM) • Close Air Support (CAS) • Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) • 2 Bomb SQ • Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) • Precision Guided Munition (PGM) • Maritime Operations

  19. Aviation Alignment - AEF #8 175th Ftr Sq SD ANG 7th Bomb Wing Dyess AFB 93rd Ftr Sq Homestead AFR Precision Munitions 466th Ftr Sq Hill AFB Precision Munitions 457th Ftr Sq Fort Worth AFR Precision Munitions 55th Ftr Sq Shaw AFB Air Def Suppression 174th Ftr Sq Iowa ANG 94th Ftr Sq Langley AFB AEF 457 Ftr Sq Every Fighter and Bomber Squadron on-call or deployed-- 120 days every 20 months…(exceptions like the stealth)

  20. Expeditionary Combat Support Alignment - AEF #8 93 FS GM = ANG = AFRES = ACTIVE ECS Contribution from 75 Active, 18 ANG, 11 AFRC Bases

  21. AEF Rotation Cycle 20 Month Cycle AEF 1 & 2 AEF 3 & 4 AEF 5 & 6 AEF 7 & 8 Normal Training & Exercises Spin-up/ Deploy Prep AEF 9 & 10 Sept 09 Jan 09 Sept 08 May 08 Jan08

  22. Think light and lean Know their teammates Are truly “mission briefed” Have extensive job continuity Have families that are just as “ready” Have increased situational awareness (SA) Know how the AF works and where they fit in Know who’s in charge and where to get support Are self-sustaining or efficiently sustained via reachback Understand standardization makes them “plug and playable” Have access to, and are rated against, measures of success When We Are SuccessfulOur Expeditionary Airmen Operate in any environment and despite “fog and friction” of war, still accomplish the combat mission … that’s “expeditionary”

  23. Take Away PointsIn Summary • Background, concept, and structure • AEF Transition began 1 Oct 99 • AEF concept has and will evolve • AEF rotations allow us to: • Manage resources better and level playing field for deployments • Be responsive to Combatant Commander’s airpower needs • Take care of our people -- Predictability and Stability • Level the playing field for deployments • 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…whether stateside or deployed…whether pilots, security forces, or cooks

  24. AEF Rotation Cycle MAJOR COMMANDs Combatant Commander Normal Training Period Preparation Period EMPLOY - On-Call - Deployed 4 Months Maintenance & Modifications, Composite Force Exercises, Inspections, etc. 14 Months - AOR Train - Deploy Prep 2 Months Trained to Task for the Warfighter

  25. Questions to Ask • Do we / I support an AEF? • Which one? • When can I expect to deploy?

  26. AEF USAF REMEMBER “The Air Force’s first and most important task is to maintain a razor sharp focus on our primary mission – to Fly, Fight and Win.” AEF 26

  27. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED

  28. Questions

  29. Homework • UCC Briefs • 9/11 Nov

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