The Air Force Is Expeditionary

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The Air Force Is Expeditionary

• Maj Gen Tim Peppe
• AF/CC-AEF

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Overview

• AEFThe New Challenge
• AEF is launched
• AEF Cycles
• AEF Issues
• AF/CC-AEF
• AF/CC-AEF Issues
• Quotable Quotes
• Questions

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AEF The New Challenge

• Air and Space Expeditionary Force AEF
• Concept developed in mid 90s to meet the modern
  AF Challenges
• Policy of engagement
• 1/3 fewer people than Cold War numbers
• 2/3 fewer overseas bases
• Bring your own infrastructure
• 4 times more deployments

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AEF is Launched

• AEF concept is implemented in October 1999
• AEF Definition
• Our vision for how to organize, train and equip
  to create a mindset and cultural state that
  embraces the unique characteristics of Air and
  Space power
• An organization of Air and Space capabilities
  that provides tailored forces to meet theater
  Combatant Commander needs
• Source AEF Center brief on AEF

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AEF is Launched

• Predictability and Stability
• 10 AEFs constructed as 5 AEF pairs
• Each AEF pair deploys for three months
• Multiple locations in several AORs
• AEF cycle is 15 months long
• Each AEF provides roughly the same capability for
  each Combatant Commander
• Approximately 90 multi-role fighter and bomber
  aircraft, 31 airlift and air-refueling aircraft,
  and 13 critical enablers
• Approximately 25,000 Active Duty, ANG, and Air
  Force Reserve personnel available to deploy each
  AEF period
• About 125,000 available to deploy over an entire
  AEF cycle

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AEF Cycles

• AEF Cycle 1
• Oct 99 Nov 00 Complete
• AEF Cycle 2
• Dec 00 Feb 02 Complete
• AEF Cycle 3
• Mar 02 May 03 Currently in AEF 5/6
  (Sept Nov 02)
• AEF Cycle 4
• Jun 03 Aug 04 Future

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AEF Issues

• Two AEF cycles are complete
• Look-back is allowing Air Force to evaluate AEF
  performance
• Deployment length issues
• Personnel issues
• Policy issues
• Look-forward allows AF to assess future AEF
  cycles
• Goal to maintain optimal deployment lengths
• Goal to effectively address all personnel issues
• Goal to establish and maintain effective policy
  consistent with the Air Force mission in the AEF

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AF/CC-AEF

• CC-AEF was stood up by AF/CV in March 2002
• CC-AEF established to provide oversight of the
  AEF construct and processes
• HQ USAF focal point to review, clarify, and
  publish AEF policy and guidance relative to the
  evolving requirements and changing environment
• CC-AEF Mission
• Evaluate the AEF construct
• Analyze AEF operational concepts
• Advocate AEF construct to Joint world
• Educate internal and external audiences through
  Outreach programs
• One year charter March 2002 March 2003
• 11 person team including Active duty, Air
  National Guard, Air Force Reserve, and Contractor
  personnel

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AF/CC-AEF Issues

• Tail Number Accounting
• AEF Construct Analysis
• AFI 10-400
• Individual Augmentees
• AEF Key Leader Training
• Recurring/Ancillary Training
• Air Operations Center (AOC)
• Experience
• Alignment of AEWs
• Sourcing Senior Leaders

• UTC Posturing
• Presentation of Forces
• Two-Hit Policy
• Extended Tour Lengths
• Stressed Career Fields
• FAM Oversight
• AEF Certification
• CC-AEF Outreach/PA Campaign
• Force Modules

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AF/CC-AEF Issues

• Force Modules

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Problem and Solution

• Total combat capability too transparent to
  planners
• Must source / connect hundreds of UTCs across
  many bases
• No known collective effort to integrate
  functional areas
• Force Modules provide visible capability
• Helps to articulate nominal AEF capabilities
• Provides deployment template for initial
  capability
• Provides clear expression of when were out

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Presenting a GRTF/GMTF

• Have held four meetings to flush out the
  concept
• Representation varied over 100 personnel now
  involved
• Participants HAF, ACC, AEFC, AMC, AETC, ARC,
  AFSAA contracted support (Synergy)
• First conceptual look F-15E (12PAA) GRTF CONOPs
• Developed planning assumptions to work concept
• Reduces TPFDD entries
• 5 FM inputs vice 272 individual UTC entries
• 26 Aug GMTF briefed to SECAF/CSAF
• Focus on Opening the Airfield AMC given the
  lead
• CC-AEF working the other modules

GOAL Identify Right Sized Modules
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Presenting a GRTF Task Force

• Assumptions
• Austere Base 8000 ft runway, potable water and
  taxiway
• Forces to sustain operations (WMP 5 sortie rates)
  for 30 days
• Bombs on Target in 72 hours
• Maximum on Ground (MOG) of 2
• A no or low threat environment (no Patriot
  support)
• Reduced crash/rescue support
• No redundant or duplication of support capability
• POL 50K gallons per day, HNS trucks no storage
  on field
• All general purpose vehicles procured on the
  local economy
• One day inventory of munitions and POL for first
  7 days

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Initial Framework(Notional - Priority TBD)
Results 272 UTCs into 5 FMs
0 Hour
240 Hour
72 Hour
24 Hour
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Continuing to taxi
Apr 02
Mar 03
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Aug
Concept Development AF XO/IL/FAMs, ACC, AEFC,
AFSAA, AMC, AETC, 49 MMG, Contractor Support Seek
CV Forum Approval
Define the Vision (40 days) AF XO/DP/IL, FAMs,
Doctrine Center, Contractor Support
Host Workshop at Hampton, VA with Air Staff,
MAJCOM and other key players to define each
modules capability and deployment timing to
support all task force conops
Assess AEF Capabilities (110 Days) AEFC, AFSAA,
MAJCOM/Air Component, Wings Build FMs with
MAJCOM, Component, Wing participation
Implement the Capability (120 Days) Jan 03 HAF,
AEFC, FAMs, MAJCOMs, Wings Conduct fly away in
Joint Exercise
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Quotable Quotes

• We need to understand how we will do business
  in the future. Our job will be to deploy and
  everything we do needs to be geared in that
  direction. Our training at home will be to
  prepare to deploy in the AEF. Our Air Force
  mindset will have to change.
• General John P. Jumper
• Chief of Staff
• AEF Quarterly Update Brief
• 2 July 2002

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Quotable Quotes

• AEF is the heart and soul of the system. AEF
  is NOT a hobby it IS the system.
• General John P. Jumper
• Chief of Staff
• CORONA
• June 2002

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Quotable Quotes

• AEF is the most important thing we are
  working on in the Air Force.
• General Robert H. Foglesong
• Vice Chief of Staff
• Pentagon
• 25 July 2002

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Quotable Quotes

• We are expeditionary. We have to be ready to
  go worldwide at a moments notice.
• Major General Tim Peppe
• AF/CC-AEF
• Air Force Print News
• June 2002

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• Questions

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Quotable Quotes

• We need to be able to relate how we do
  business to our sister services and political
  leadership. We need to compare how we stack-up
  against how the Navy and Army present forces.
• Dr. James Roche
• Secretary of the Air Force
• AEF Quarterly Update Brief
• 2 July 2002