2016 RAAF Air Power Conference Multi-Domain Integration – Enabling Future Joint Success

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2016 RAAF Air Power Conference Multi-Domain Integration – Enabling Future Joint Success

REFLECTIONS FROM CURRENT OPERATIONS

AIR TASK GROUP - OP OKRA

Group  Captain  Stuart  Bellingham  

ATG Structure & Roles •  TCOMD    

– CJOPS  •  OPCON  

– CFACC  

CATG  

TU  FOB  

Strike  

AEW&C  

AAR  

TU  CAOC  

Air Task Group Statistics

SORTIES   HOURS     BOMBS/FUEL  

F/A-­‐18   1179   8748   870  

E-­‐7A   185   2267  KC-­‐30   534   4255   ~43,000,000  

Dynamic and Complex •  Super  Hornet,  Wedgetail  and  KC-­‐30  •  Rapid  transiUon  •  BaVlespace  is  dynamic  and  complex  •  10,000  miles  away  from  home  •  AdapUve  enemy  with  no  rules  •  Oppresive  environment  •  Plus  Russia,  Turkey  and  an  expanded  AO  

Reality is Stranger than Fiction

•  I  remember  one  conversa-on  in  par-cular  with  my  Senior  INTELLO,  during  which  he  remarked  upon  the  fact  that  no  scriptwriter  could  have  dreamed  up  the  level  of  complexity  and  daily  ‘excitement’  in  which  we  found  ourselves.    

Air Task Group Success •  Complex  made  to  appear  simple  •  Valued  from  the  start  

– Strike  – AEW&C  – AAR  

•  Sustained  success  

Why is the ATG Successful?

•  Professional  Mastery  of  Air  Power  

Professional Mastery of Air Power •  ‘An  overarching  and  cri-cal  factor  in  the  genera-on  and  

applica-on  of  air  power  is  the  professional  mastery  of  its  prac--oners,  which  will  determine  the  success  or  otherwise  of  all  air  opera-ons.  Air  opera-ons  must  be  carefully  tailored  and  integrated  into  the  joint  campaign,  which  in  turn  should  be  guided  by  na-onal  security  strategy.  This  can  only  be  achieved  by  an  air  force  with  sufficient  professionalism  and  resident  skills  that  enable  it  to  adapt  rapidly  to  emerging  and  dynamic  situa-ons.’      Dr  Sanu  Kainikara  

Echoes of Plan Jericho •  Harness  the  Combat  Poten-al  of  an  Integrated  Force  

•  Develop  an  Innova-ve  and  Empowered  Workforce  

•  Change  the  Way  we  Acquire  and  Sustain  Capability  

Professional Mastery of Air Power - Applied

 

•  Command  &  Control  •  InnovaUve  and  Empowered  People  •  Joint  and  Combined  IntegraUon  

Command & Control •  CAOC  the  key  for  C2  •  CATG  •  ATG  team  in  the  CAOC  

Innovative & Empowered People

Joint & Combined Integration •  CoaliUon  Training  and  TacUcs,  Techniques  and  Procedures  (TTPs)  

•  RelaUonships  •  Doctrine  •  Hardware  &  sobware  –  pladorms,  communicaUons,  weapons  

•  Ground  Liaison    

Improvements & the Way Ahead