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Lt Col Norm Eckert 5 CCG/CD “AF Forces/A6 Deputy Director”

Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association 28 May 2008. Lt Col Norm Eckert 5 CCG/CD “AF Forces/A6 Deputy Director”. Overview. Update / Walk through the USAFCENT AOR Transition from Tactical to Commercialized Comm Near-Term Challenges / Enduring C4 Issues for the AOR.

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Lt Col Norm Eckert 5 CCG/CD “AF Forces/A6 Deputy Director”

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  1. Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association28 May 2008 Lt Col Norm Eckert 5 CCG/CD “AF Forces/A6 Deputy Director”

  2. Overview • Update / Walk through the USAFCENT AOR • Transition from Tactical to Commercialized Comm • Near-Term Challenges / Enduring C4 Issues for the AOR

  3. Our Area of Responsibility 27 Countries 600 Million People 27 Ethnic Groups 420+ Tribes 12 Major Languages 100+ Dialects 7 Major Religions KAZAKHSTAN UZBEKISTAN KYRGYZSTAN TURKMENISTAN TAJIKISTAN SYRIA AFGHANISTAN IRAN LEBANON IRAQ JORDAN KUWAIT PAKISTAN EGYPT BAHRAIN QATAR U.A.E. OMAN SAUDIARABIA YEMEN 5400 miles ERITREA SUDAN DJIBOUTI SOMALIA ETHIOPIA 3 Combat Task Forces KENYA SEYCHELLES

  4. AFRICOM AOR: 1 Oct 09

  5. USAFCENT Mission Project decisive air and space power for United States Central Command to support national strategic objectives 376 AEW Manas AB, KG 332 AEW Balad AB, IZ 386 AEW Ali Al Salem AB, KU 455 AEW Bagram AB, AF 379 AEW Al Udeid AB, QA 380 AEW Al Dhafra AB, AE

  6. USAFCENT Major UnitsTotal USAF personnel ~ 27,000 Air Expeditionary Wing Air Expeditionary Group MANAS, KYR (376 AEW) USAF ~ 1000 KIRKUK, IRAQ (506 AEG) USAF ~ 1060 BAGRAM, AFG (455 AEW) USAF ~ 2570 BALAD, IRAQ (332 AEW) USAF ~ 5790 BAGHDAD, IRAQ(447 AEG) USAF ~ 1300 KANDAHAR, AFG (451 AEG) USAF ~ 480 ALI, IRAQ (407 AEG) USAF ~ 800 Al DHAFRA, UAE (380 AEW) USAF ~ 1600 Al UDEID, QATAR (379 AEW) USAF ~ 5500 ALI AL SALEM, KUWAIT (386 AEW) USAF ~ 2300 ESKAN, SAUDI ARABIA (64 AEG) USAF ~ 290 DJIBOUTI, DJIBOUTI (449 AEG) USAF ~ 330

  7. UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO Theater Operations OIF AFG HOA ISAF / ENDURING FREEDOM IRAQI FREEDOM JTF - HORN OF AFRICA • Mission: Defeat insurgency, train Iraqi forces, enhance security for stable gov’t • USAF Contributions: • 150+ sorties / day • ISR, CAS & Strike • 50%+ Counter-IED • Mission: Counter remnants of terror org’s & rebuild Afghan gov’t • USAF Contributions: - 50-80 sorties / day - ISR, CAS & Strike - Counter-narcotics - Rebuild Afghani security forces - Airlift / Air Evac • Mission: Counter-terrorism and counter-piracy • USAF Contributions: - ISR to naval operations - Train local security forces - Humanitarian relief - Airlift / Air Evac UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

  8. 99,681 Sorties 38,418 Airlift Sorties 29,891 Strike Sorties 14,572 Tanker Sorties 11,007 ISR Sorties 5,793 EW Sorties IRAQI FREEDOM 19 March 2003 – Present 1,765 days 375,520+ sorties ENDURING FREEDOM 7 October 2001 – Present 2,293 days 241,130+ sorties 1 Year CFACC Rollup – Iraq & Afghanistan1 January 2007 – 31 December 2007 • 710,744 Personnel moved • 100,351 Stons delivered • 4,670 TICs supported • 2,747 Shows of Force • 4,479 Strikes • 512 Airdrops SINCE H-HOUR

  9. IRAQI FREEDOM 67,834 Sorties 19,561 (Strike) 2,283 TICs 1,106 SoFs 1,338 Wpns Employed 3,870 (EW) 7,298 (ISR) 7,911 (Tanker) 29,194 (Tac Airlift) 5 Airdrops 1 Year CFACC Roll-Up by Operation1 January 2007 – 31 December 2007 AFGHANISTAN • 31,847 Sorties • 10,330(Strike) • 2,387 TICs • 1,641 SoFs • 3,141 Wpns Employed • 1,923 (EW) • 3,709 (ISR) • 6,661 (Tanker) • 9,224 (Tac Airlift) • 507 Airdrops OIF AFG

  10. Iraq Success Stories – 2007 • Killed or captured 233 AQI terrorist leaders in Iraq alone • Significant improvements in the Iraq security environment • Overall attacks, sectarian violence, high-profile attacks, murders and casualties continued to decline • Result of aggressive coalition force actions and increasingly active concerned local citizens • 439,678 total trained Iraqi security forces • Iraqis completed three successful nationwide elections, voted for a new government, and approved the most democratic constitution in the Arab world • 2,900+ Iraqi reconstruction projects completed with 400+ underway • 9-1-1 service for 12+ million Iraqis in 15+ cities • 800+ new Iraqi schools for children to date • Iraqi oil production at all time high – 2.28 million barrels per day

  11. Free Afghani elections in 2007 Progress in Afghanistan

  12. Bare-Base Commercialization Event Timeline Fixed Bases? Permanent Manning ? TSSR, LMR, DATCALS RTB NEAR-GARRISON COMM DKETS, Sheltered TCF, NCC, SL-1, LMR, ATCALS TDC ICAP RTB Towers + LMR, ATCALS shelter Commercial LMR and ATCALS Activated more contractors added SL-1 shelter USC-60 RTB Commercial switch activated contractor added TCF/NCC shelters STABILITY AND CAPACITY Shelterized TCF/NCC/UPS activated, contractors added DKET & TDC Augment DKET activated and NOSC Tier 1 Data package installed E&I Teams E&I begins duct/manhole/cable projects Initial Bed-down: USC-60, TDC ICAP, TAC Cable, DATCALS CRISIS TIME

  13. Shelterized Commercial Communications Facility UNCLASSIFIED Generators TCF NCC UPS MDF Telephone Switch UNCLASSIFIED

  14. Commercializing the Comm BEFORE AFTER

  15. Commercializing the Comm BEFORE AFTER

  16. Commercializing the Comm BEFORE AFTER

  17. AOR Communications Commercialization Status Not Planned Complete Other Service Planned

  18. ATCALS Commercialization BEFORE AFTER TPN-19 CASR MPN-25 Balad RAPCON Balad TRAPCON

  19. ATCALS Commercialization BEFORE AFTER

  20. ATCALS Commercialization Not Planned Other Service Complete Planned

  21. AOR Comm Contract O&M Support Status Commercial Equipment Opens the Door to Contract O&M! One contractor typically replaces 3 Airmen

  22. USAFCENT Near Term Events • Continue Comm / ATCALS Commercialization • Define AFCENT Postal Mission • 3A0XX Consolidation • Two-Flight Comm Sq • New CAOC

  23. Expeditionary Warfighting Ops Center(i.e., New CAOC) • Qatari Funded and constructed Facility, Semi blast-Hardened, CBR protection • Total Area: 104,209 SF, approx 2.4 Acres • For comparison, current CAOC/ISRD plus OBs equate to 76,520 SF • Network installs (ESD Jun 08): JWICS, SIPR, NIPR, CENTRIXS GCTF and MCF-I, NATO Secret • Operational date late Dec 08-Jan 09 • Technology being investigated: IP video distribution and Thin Client CAOC AFFOR ISRD/SCIF

  24. Enduring Issues for USAFCENT • Integration with Coalition or Coalition Integration • Full Motion Video (FMV) Dissemination • Airborne SIPRNET & Collaborative Tools Access • Bandwidth Management • BLOS Comm for C2 • Limited Spectrum & Associated Frequency Issues • NetOps

  25. Environmental Challenges Physical Environment Dust contamination Rapid temperature changes Humidity extremes 2-year technology refresh cycle People Rotational – continuity Broad range of skill levels Planning Timelines Anything worth doing must be done yesterday! Logistical Challenges Transport: commercial air, military air, land/sea surface freight Communication links (satellite hops/bandwidth constraints) Bad guys with guns & bombs! UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED

  26. Over 1,800 AF COMM personnel deployed in AOR 544 AOR contractors 10 countries / 17 expeditionary locations Annual COMM costs in AOR approx $400M+ Daily support for troops in contact, air base attacks, SAFIREs Ops tempo and footprint has not decreased—comm never rests Communicators are at War! UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED

  27. Be Proud! Our Comm Airmen (AD, ANG, AFRES, Civ, Contractors) are . . . doing Great Things . . . in Combat Conditions . . . and Loving It!!!

  28. Questions?

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