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D E P U T Y C H I E F O F S T A F F A I R & S P A C E O P E R A T I O N S AEF Air and Space Expeditionary Force

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AEF

Air and Space Expeditionary Force

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Overview

• Setting the Stage for Change/Background

• The Air and Space Expeditionary Force Concept

• Air and Space Expeditionary Force Structure

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Containment

Setting the stage…Cold War Influence

… to Engagement

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Cold War Air Force Today’s Air Force

Containment Engagement

ExtensiveForward Basing

Robust Infrastructure

Large ForceStructure

1/3 Fewer People

4 Times More Deployments

2/3 FewerOverseas Bases

“Bring your own” Infrastructure

Airmen Stayed at Home

A New ChallengeUNCLASSIFIED

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Overseas BasingDuring The Cold War

Alconbury LakenheathBentwaters MildenhallChicksands MolesworthCroughton Upper HeyfordFairford WethersfieldGreenham Common WoodbridgeHigh Wycombe

Bitburg SembachHahn SpangdahlemHessishe-Oldendorf TempelhofLindsey WuescheimRamstein ZweibrueckenRhein Main

Lajes FieldZaragozaTorrejonMoron Dhahran

IzmirAnkaraIncirlikPirinclik

IraklionHellenikon

AvianoSan VitoComiso

SoesterbergFlorennes

Clark

Andersen

Misawa Yokota

Kadena

OsanKunsan

HowardAlbrook

Thule

Cold War Air Force - Containment Strategy

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Overseas BasingToday…70% Reduction

LakenheathMildenhallMolesworth

Croughton

Lajes Field

Incirlik

Aviano

Andersen

Misawa Yokota

Kadena

OsanKunsan

Thule Spangdahlem

Ramstein

Post Cold WarReduced force structure and fewer forward

locations

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S 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?

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What is an AEF? Concept

Beginning in 1999, the AEF CONOPS is how the Air Force organizes, trains, equips, and sustains itself…

…everyone in the Air Force must understand that the day-to-day operation of the Air Force is absolutely set to the rhythm of the deploying AEF force packages.”

General John P. Jumper

Former Chief of Staff, USAF

Bottom Line:It’s how we present AF Forces to the Combatant Commander

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What does it do for us? What does it do for us?

Air and Space Expeditionary

Force

A New Playbook to meet combatant commander’s needs Responsive / Tailorable / Trained to Task Meets steady state taskings / protects ability to surge

Smarter Use of all resources Better integration of the Total Force Method to quantify “cost of engagement” Provides CC capabilities, not specific airframes

Rotational schedule Culture: Expeditionary / Warrior…What does that mean?

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S A More Deployed Force

On average there are 14,600 AF members deployed during non–crisis state (35,000 at high point 2007)

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S 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

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AEF ComparisonJoint Ops in Action

12 Carrier Strike Groups 10 Divisions/28 Brigades

10 AEFs = 5 pairs

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The AEF Cycle(‘Steady State’ Battle Rhythm)

Normal Training Period

Maintenance & Modifications, Composite Force Exercises, Inspections, etc.

Site-specific

Deployment

Preparation

PreparationPeriod

14 Months 2 Months

Key to maintaining and sustaining combat capability

• Maintains a sustained high-level of readiness• Facilitates better reconstitution / training• Preserves predictability / stability• Helps minimize retention impacts

A 20-month CYCLE with one 4-month ROTATION

CYCLE

Employ

Deployment

Eligibility

DEPLOYMENT Window

4 Months

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S 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

Jan08 May 08 Sept 08 Jan 09 Sept 09

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S Typical AEF Composition

Typical AEF Pair 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

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

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S Aviation Alignment - AEF #8

Every Fighter and Bomber Squadron on-call or deployed--120 days every 20 months…(exceptions like the stealth)

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457 Ftr Sq

175th Ftr SqSD ANG

94th Ftr SqLangley AFB

93rd Ftr SqHomestead AFR

Precision Munitions

55th Ftr SqShaw AFB

Air Def Suppression

466th Ftr SqHill AFB

Precision Munitions

174th Ftr SqIowa ANG

457th Ftr SqFort Worth AFR

Precision Munitions

AEF

7th Bomb WingDyess AFB

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Expeditionary Combat Support Alignment - AEF #8

93 FS GM

ECS Contribution from 75 Active, 18 ANG, 11 AFRC Bases

= AFRES= ANG= ACTIVE

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UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED

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AEF Basics Contingency Basing

Al JabarShaikh IsaCamp DohaAli Al SalemTaif Prince SultanSeeb InternationalAl Dahfra

RotaMoron

BrindisiRiminiCerviaGioia Del ColleSigonellaFalconra/Ancona

Istres Tuzla

Taszar

Diego Garcia

Tirana

Akrotiri

Budapest

GeilenkirchenRhein MainEinsiedlerhof

Brize NortonFairford

Thessaloniki

Manta

CuracaoAruba

21st Century AF engagement requires expeditionary basing

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S AEF Rotation Cycle

MAJORCOMMANDs Combatant

Commander

Normal Training PeriodMaintenance & Modifications, Composite Force Exercises, Inspections, etc.

14 Months

Preparation Period

EMPLOY

- On-Call- Deployed

4 Months

- AOR Train- Deploy Prep 2 Months

Trained to Task for the Warfighter

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When We Are SuccessfulOur Expeditionary Airmen

Think light and leanKnow 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 inKnow who’s in charge and where to get support

Are self-sustaining or efficiently sustained via reachbackUnderstand standardization makes them “plug and playable”Have access to, and are rated against, measures of success

Operate in any environment and despite “fog and friction” of war, still accomplish the combat mission … that’s “expeditionary”

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STake Away Points

In 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

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AEFUSAF

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.”

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Questions?Questions?