Air Force Doctrine Document 2-1: Air Warfare

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Air Force Doctrine Document 2-1Air Warfare
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Purpose of AFDD-2-1

• Discusses
• Establish operational doctrine for air warfare
• Beliefs and principles that guide the
  organization, command and control, employment,
  and support of air forces conducting wartime
  operations
• Examines relationships between objectives,
  forces, environments, and actions
• Focuses on the planning, C2, and execution of air
  warfare

A handbook for the JFACC / JAOC
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Outline (1 of 2)

• Chapter 1 Air Warfare Fundamentals
• How do air operations relate to the joint
  campaign? What are the basic concepts involved
  (forces, strategy, etc.)?
• Chapter 2 Air Warfare Planning
• What is the planning process from the joint CONOP
  level to the JAOP? What are some tools for joint
  air operations planning?

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Outline (2 of 2)

• Chapter 3 Executing Air Warfare
• How does the JAOP translate into an ATO? What
  systems / processes execute the ATO?
• Chapter 4 Training and Education for Air Warfare
• How should the USAF train for air warfare?
• What focus should the airmans education have?

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Chapter OneAir Warfare Fundamentals

• Strategy
• A means to accomplish an end
• The Joint Force Commanders Campaign
• A series of major operations that arrange
  strategic, operational, and tactical actions to
  accomplish strategic and operational objectives
• Joint Air Operations
• Support the JFCs Campaign via a JAOP
• Aerospace Strategy
• Asymmetric Strategies

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Chapter OneAir Warfare Fundamentals

• Fundamental Constructs
• Functions, Roles, and Missions
• Unity of Command - JFACC Construct
• Joint Air Assets (Army, Navy, USMC)

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Chapter TwoAir Warfare Planning

• The Joint Planning Process
• Deliberate (OPLAN) vs. Crises (OPORD)
• Joint Air Operations Planning
• Process
• Phasing
• Measures of Success
• Factors

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Strategy to Task
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Chapter TwoAir Warfare Planning

• Planning Tools
• Strategic Appreciation
• Air Estimate of the Situation
• JAOP Format

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Chapter ThreeExecuting Air Warfare

• Apportionment
• Target Development
• Allocation and Weaponeering
• Master Air Attack Plan (MAAP)
• Weaponeering
• Air Tasking Order (ATO) Development

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ATO Planning Cycle
JFC MISSION OBJECTIVE / GUIDANCE
JFC GUIDANCE
BDA
TARGET DEVELOPMENT
COMBAT ASSESSMENT
JIPTL
CONTINUOUS PLANNING
WEAPONEERING
ALLOCATION
TARGET ATTACK
MAAP
FORCE EXECUTION
ATO / SPINS
ATO / SPINS DEVELOPMENT
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AOC Battle Rhythm
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Chapter ThreeExecuting Air Warfare

• Theater Air Control System
• Joint Air Operations Center (JAOC)
• Other Centers and Liaison Elements
• Ground Elements
• Airborne Elements

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Chapter FourTraining and Education

• Training Factors
• Battle Management Training
• Aircrew Training
• Exercises and Wargames
• Education
• Professional Continuing Education
• Professional Military Education
• Graduate Education

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Summary

• AFDD 2-1 is the KEYSTONE publication for Theater
  Air Operations and the 2-1 series of doctrine
  documents
• Combined with AFDD 2, provides the foundation for
  the operational art of aerospace warfare