EAF Concepts Briefing

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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

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Cold War Influence
Containment
to Engagement
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A New Challenge
Cold War Air Force
21st Century Air Force
Engagement
Containment
1/3 Less People
Garrison state -- robust basing and manning
2/3 Less Overseas Basing
Forward Basing
Austere operating bases with limited
infrastructure
Robust Infrastructure
4 times more deployments
Operating from bases with large infrastructures
On Average 14,600 personnel and over 220 Aircraft
deployed
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Overseas Basing During The Cold War
Bitburg Sembach Hahn
Spangdahlem Hessishe-Oldendorf
Tempelhof Lindsey Wuescheim Ramstein
Zweibruecken Rhein Main
Thule
Alconbury Lakenheath Bentwaters Mildenhall Chicksa
nds Molesworth Croughton Upper Heyford Fairford W
ethersfield 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 - Containment Strategy
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Overseas Basing Today 66 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
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From the Cold War to Meeting Todays National
Security Needs
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
Curucao Aruba
Al Jabar Shaikh Isa Camp Doha Ali Al Salem Taif
Prince Sultan Seeb International Al Dahfra
Manta
Diego Garcia
21st Century Air Force Engagement Requires
TEMPORARY PERMANENT basing
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AEF BACKGROUND FY 99 GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT
Over 150 deployments to Allied Force and over
38,000 sorties
Over 69,800 mobility missions to over 140
countries
Desert Fox Over 20 deployments and over 90 cruise
missiles launched
Over 250 USAF exercise deployments to 25
countries
Hurricane Mitch Relief 200 mobility missions and
over 50 tons of aid delivered
Over 30 deployments to Northern Watch and over
4,000 sorties flown and over 900 munitions
employed
Over 65 counter-narcotics deployments to Latin
America
Nearly 50 Southern Watch deployments and over
15,000 sorties flown
USAF executed over 160 operations and exercises
with nearly 900 deployments around the globe in
FY 99
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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 BACKGROUNDDRAWDOWN DEPLOYMENTS

• 35000

• 600000

People Deployed Active Strength Deployment Trend

• 30000

• 500000

• 25000

• 400000

• 20000

Active Duty Strength

• 300000

Personnel Deployed

• 15000

• 200000

• 10000

• 100000

• 5000

• 0

• 0

• 88

• 89

• 90

• 91

• 92

• 93

• 94

• 95

• 96

• 97

• 98

• 99

Over four times the deployed forces than in
1989 40 less end strength to cover deployments
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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

• 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

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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
Total Force
Capabilities Based
Air and Space Expeditionary Wings
Groups Squadrons
Air and Space Expeditionary Force Concept
Rapid Response
Full Spectrum Operations
A New Way of Fielding the Team
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Todays Air Force Organizational Structure
Regional Components
MAJCOM
MAJCOM
MAJCOM
MAJCOM
Theater Warfighting Commands











NAF
NAF
NAF
NAF
Air and Space Expeditionary Units
10 AEFs -- A Total Force Solution
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Todays Air Force Organizational Structure

• launch combat sorties within 48 hours
• strike package components
• can be tailored to meet combatant
  commander needs

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AEF Rotation Cycle
MAJOR COMMANDs
Combatant Commander
Normal Training Period
Preparation Period
EMPLOY
- AOR Train - Deploy Prep 2 Months
- On-Call - Deployed 3 Months
Maintenance Modifications, Composite Force
Exercises, Inspections, etc.
10 Months
Recovery
Trained to Task for the Warfighter
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AEF Rotation Cycle
15 Month Cycle
Oct
Dec
Mar
Sep
Dec
Jun
Recovery
Deployment/On Call
Spin-Up/ Deploy Prep
Normal Training and Exercises

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FORCES
AEF 34
AEF 56
AEF 78
AEF 910
EXPEDITIONARYBASE LEADERSHIP
10 CombatLeads
388 FWHill
27 FWCannon
2 BWBarksdale
355 WGD-M
3 FWElmendorf
7 BWDyess
1 FWLangley
28 BWEllsworth
20 FWShaw
48 FWLakenheath
43 AWPope
92 ARWFairchild
319 ARWGrand Forks
22 ARWMcConnell
60 AMWTravis
5 MobilityLeads
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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 commanders 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 AFSCs 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?