Air & Space Expeditionary Force

1. Air & SpaceExpeditionaryForce MSgt Lee McGuire AFPC/DPWSM 23 Mar 10

2. Overview • Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF) • AEF Tempo Bands • Posturing and Coding • CCDR Top 10 and Tour Length Shift • Deployed Personnel and Locations • Tasking Process • ART Reporting • AEF Online Tools

3. Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF) • Force generation construct that allows the Air Force to prepare and present forces (capabilities) globally • Meet Combatant Commander requirements • Provide Airmen deployment predictability • Maintain home station readiness

4. AEF Tempo Bands GFM EOC GFM EOC GFM EOC GFM EOC Months 6 12 36 30 24 18 48 42 Enabler = Strategic Capabilities R I S K R I S K 1:4 AF Postured; 4-Month Vulnerability Period 1/2 3/4 5/6 7/8 9/10 1/2 3/4 5/6 7/8 9/10 1/2 3/4 A Low 1:4 AC Postured; 6-Month Vulnerability Period B Sig 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 1:3 AC Postured; 6-Month Vulnerability Period C Mod 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1:2 AC Postured; 6-Month Vulnerability Period D 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 1 Sig 1:5 ARC Mob-to-Dwell; 6-Month Vulnerability Period / 9-Month Mobilization M 2 1 7 3 4 6 8 9 5 1:1 AC Postured; 6-Month Vulnerability Period E 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 High 1:4 ARC Mob-to-Dwell; 6-Month Vulnerability Period / 9-Month Mobilization N 2 1 7 3 4 6 8 5

5. Example of Band Assignment 180 900 540 120 600 360 840 240 480 720 960 Total Requirements = 100 Total Forces Available = 385 Low UTCs will cover three rotations And will be in Band D at a 1:2 Deploy-to Dwell Mod RISK 1:2 Postured in 179-day blocks D Sig 1 2 3 (129) (128) (128) High (2680) 12 6 18 30 MONTHS 24

6. Posturing and Coding UTCs • UTCs are made visible and available through posturing and coding • Posturing = visibility; Coding = availability Posturing Coding 1:4 A / B DWS/AWS – Supports the full range of military operations DXS/AXS – Home station support, can normally deploy 1:3 C DPS/APS – CCDR in-place mission, can deploy with risk 1:2 D DWX/AWX – Available upon reaching minimum surge DXX/AXX – Home station support, not normally available 1:1 E DPX/APX – CCDR in-place mission, not normally available

7. Top 10 CCDR Requirements by AFSs (365-day/Officers) (*) Jan – Dec 10 (% of tot. AF authorization for career field) (2.5%) (3.0%) (2.4%) (3.8%) (*) (1.3%) (5.6%) (.30%) (1.3%) 3 Mar 10

8. Top 10 CCDR Requirements by AFSs (365-day/Enlisted) (1.55%) Jan – Dec 10 (% of tot. AF authorization for career field) (.34%) (1.3%) (1.1%) (.37%) (.12%) (.15%) (.40%) (.23%) (.06%) 3 Mar 10

9. Top 10 CCDR Requirements by AFSs (179-day/Officers) Dec 09 – May 10 (% of tot. AF authorization for career field) (18%) (8.0%) (6.7%) (4.6%) (5.2%) (8.3%) (*) (12%) (14.7%) 3 Mar 10

10. Top 10 CCDR Requirements by AFSs (179-day/Enlisted) (15%) Dec 09 – May 10 (% of tot. AF authorization for career field) (11%) (14%) (17%) (11%) (6%) (3%) (2%) (19%) (11%) 3 Mar 10

11. Tour Length Shift Over Time 365-day (CY10) 179-day (D09-May10) 120-day (AEF 3/4) 30,847 Requirements 16,826 12,588 1,433 Sep 07 Jan 08 May 08 Sep 08 Jan 09 May 09 Jan 10 Sep 09 Mar10 60% of taskings > 120-days 4 Mar 10

12. How we deploy:AF vs. Joint Joint AF Total JET: 4,023 IA: 2,499 30,847 Requirements 365-day 120-day 179-day 21% of taskings are Joint 4 Mar 10

13. USAF Deployed Today Standard Force Solution: 30,381 Joint Expeditionary Tasking: 5,303 Individual Augmentee: 2,773 TOTAL: 38,457 112,823 Airmen deployed in CY 09 4 Mar 10

14. AEF Deployment Locations

15. IDO & MOF accepts taskings at Wing 15 day clock starts IPR notifies UDMs UDMs prepare eligible unit Airmen Unit CC/UDMs assign names & provide to IPR; Airmen notified IPR inputs names in system and creates orders Airmen process thru mobility line (>25) or complete individual checklist Wheels Up Aircraft Departure Tasking Process Units process shortfalls as required Key IDO/MOF IPR Unit Airmen

16. ART Reporting: How you can help! • ART Timeliness and Accuracy • Minimizes late notice shortfalls / reclamas / re-taskings • Ensures units only tasked for what they can provide • Properly tracks residual forces • Places the right people in the right place • Used by all levels of command to determine the health of the force • Substitutions generally not allowed in planning • ART upward assessments discouraged Update every 30 days or within 24 hrs of change

17. AEF Online Website https://aef.afpc.randolph.af.mil/

18. Commander’s Toolkit Enables commanders or UDMs to quickly check medical, dental readiness and duty status Commanders have near real-time direct access to unit Individual Medical Readiness (IMR) status and due / overdue reports Updated weekly All Airmen can check Personal Deployment Preparedness

19. Guides to the AEF • - IDOs, UDMs, IPRs, TMFs & Wing/Unit Senior leaders • WG, GP, SQ and flight level CCs/CVs and Command-level leaders • TSgts to general officer https://aef.afpc.randolph.af.mil/education.aspx

20. Air Force Personnel Center

21. BACK-UP SLIDES

22. AEF Deployment Terms Defined • Standard Force Solution: Mission ready, joint capable force with associated table of organization and equipment executing its core mission. • Joint Expeditionary Tasking (JET): Non-Standard Sourcing Solution • Joint Force/Capability Solution: A service providing a force / capability its core mission in place of another service’s core mission. • (EX: Engineering Battalion – Construction, filled by AF Red Horse) • In-Lieu-Of (ILO): A standard Force that is deployed/employed to execute missions and tasks outside its core competencies. (EX: SF Team performing Detainee Operations) • Adhoc: Consolidation of individuals/equipment from various commands/services formed into a deployable/employable entity, properly manned, trained and equipped to meet the supported commander’s requirements. • (EX: Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) sourced w/ Navy & AF personnel) • Individual Augmentee (IA): Personnel on JMDs serving at a HQ level in support of a COCOM. (EX: AF service member filling a billet on CSTC-A staff)