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Air & Space Expeditionary Force (AEF)

Air & Space Expeditionary Force (AEF). Overview. Expeditionary Heritage AEF Defined Current AEF Construct AEF Next. Expeditionary Heritage. Pancho Villa Expedition “Mexican Expedition” 1916-1917. 1st Aero Squadron on the Mexican US border, 1916. Curtiss JN-4 Jenny, 1918.

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Air & Space Expeditionary Force (AEF)

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  1. Air & Space Expeditionary Force (AEF)

  2. Overview • Expeditionary Heritage • AEF Defined • Current AEF Construct • AEF Next

  3. Expeditionary Heritage • Pancho Villa Expedition “Mexican Expedition” • 1916-1917 1st Aero Squadron on the Mexican US border, 1916 Curtiss JN-4 Jenny, 1918 Members of the 16th Infantry General Pershing Francisco “Pancho” Villa Bob Barthelmess

  4. Expeditionary Heritage • World War I—US Declared War April 17, 1917 • September 1918 before American pilots flying British and French aircraft made significant impact • World War II—Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 • June 1942: B-24’s bomb Ploesti oil fields in Romania • Aug 17, 1942: 8th Air Force first heavy bomber mission • Korea 27 June 1950 • US Naval Air Strikes within 24 hours • Continental Air Command (TAC): B-26 bombers began operations onOctober 27, 1950

  5. Expeditionary Heritage • Composite Air Strike Force (CASF) • Mobile, rapid-deployment strike concept designed to engage in conflicts around the world • Included fighter bomber aircraft, reconnaissance tanker, and troop carrier assets • First deployment: July 1958 B-57 F-100

  6. Cold War vs. Present Day Cold War Air Force Today’s Air Force Containment Engagement Force Structure Cut 330,433 Active Duty Large Force Structure 600,000 Active Duty 4 Times More Deployments 290,000 in deployable UTCs Airmen Stayed at Home 80,000 on Mobility Orders Extensive Forward Basing 2/3 Fewer Overseas Bases Robust Infrastructure “Bring your own” Infrastructure

  7. 1990 Air Force Overseas Basing Posture Main Operating Bases Misawa Clark KunsanAnkara IraklionZaragoza Soesterberg SembachTemplehofHessissch-Oldendorf RamsteinRhein MainBentwatersMolesworthFairfordGreenhamnThule YokotaOsanDhahranIncirlikHellenikonMoronFlorennesHahn LindseyZweibruckenAlconburyMildenhallCroughtonWethersfieldWoodbridge AlbrookComiso Kadena AndersenIzmir PirinclikLajes FieldAvianoTorrejonBitburgSpangdahlemWeuscheimLakenheathChicksands Upper HeyfordHowardHigh Wycombe San Vito During the Cold War, USAF has 50 major OCONUS installations

  8. Today’s Air Force Overseas Basing Posture Main Operating Bases Expeditionary Bases Misawa Clark KunsanAnkara IraklionZaragoza Soesterberg SembachTemplehofHessissch-Oldendorf RamsteinRhein MainBentwatersMolesworthFairfordGreenhamnThule YokotaOsanDhahranIncirlikHellenikonMoronFlorennesHahn LindseyZweibruckenAlconburyMildenhallCroughtonWethersfieldWoodbridge AlbrookComiso Kadena AndersenIzmir PirinclikLajes FieldAvianoTorrejonBitburgSpangdahlemWeuscheimLakenheathChicksands Upper HeyfordHowardHigh Wycombe San Vito Brindisi Geilenkirchen Ferihegy Tuzla Istres Akrotiri Moron Bandirma Brize Norton Sigonella Gioia del Colle Fairford Souda Bay Aruba Curacao Manta Jacobobad Masirah Thumrait Doha Shaik Isa Al Dhafra Al Udeid Al Jaber Al Salem Cairo West Bagram Kandahar Diego Garcia Manas Soto Cano Cervia Bari Trapani Mont de Marsan Mactan Zamboanga Clark 74% fewer permanent overseas bases exist—but AF rapidly expanded its expeditionary basing infrastructure

  9. The Need for AEF • Post Cold War Reality • Less end strength (manpower) • Less overseas presence • 3/4 overseas basing infrastructure gone • Regional hotspots • Increase in operations tempo • Post Gulf War Presence • Mission Imbalance • Only 10-15% of eligible Airmen carrying the load (~80K of ~600K) • Retention and recruitment concerns rising • Combat capability eroding • Limited predictability and stability

  10. AEF Defined • AEF is the force generation construct that allows the Air Force to prepare and present forces (capabilities) globally • Meet Combatant Commander requirements • Provide Airmen deployment predictability • Maintain home station readiness • Provides capabilities, not specific airframes

  11. AEF Applies to All Airmen • … everyAirman is an expeditionaryAirman, whom the Joint Team counts on every day to be trained and battle ready.

  12. Principles of AEF • Predictability • Tempo banding allows Airmen to know when they are vulnerable for deployment • Rotational operations are optimal for training, retention, and quality of life • Equitability • AEF ensures personnel in same career field deploy at same pace • AEF allows better Total Force integration • Transparency • AEF allows all Airmen to know the operation of AEF—no mystery involved

  13. Previous AEF Construct AEF 1/2 AEF 1 & 2 AEF 3/4 AEF 5/6 AEF 7/8 AEF 9/10 120-Days 120-Days 120-Days 120-Days 120-Days 120-Days Spin-up/ Deploy Prep Normal Training AEF 3 & 4 Spin-up/ Deploy Prep Normal Training AEF 5 & 6 Spin-up/ Deploy Prep Normal Training AEF 7 & 8 Spin-up/ Deploy Prep Normal Training AEF 9 & 10 Spin-up/ Deploy Prep AEF Cycle 20-Months Staggered Cycles Support Combat Readiness

  14. Current AEF Construct: Tempo Banding All Airmen are assigned to a band

  15. Enablers • Not part of a tempo band • Enablers are always on-call • Enablers’ mission is inherently unpredictable • Limited supply/high demand assets • Examples: • Joint Surveillance Targeting Attack Radar System (JSTARS) • B-2 squadrons • Contingency Response Groups • Special Operations

  16. Institutional Forces (IF) • Institutional forces assigned to tempo band “X” • Forces assigned to organizations responsible for carrying out statutory functions • Organizing (i.e. Headquarters Staff) • Training (i.e. ROTC or OTS Instructor) • Recruiting (i.e. Enlisted Recruiters) • Organizations do not represent warfighting capability • X-banded IF are still deployable X2 X3 1:4 AC Postured; 6-Month Vulnerability Period (6-months deployed – 24 Months Home) X1 X2 X4 X5 X1 X3 3

  17. Tempo Banding Predictability

  18. Tempo Band Assignment

  19. AEF Next • Proposed future of AEF • Proposed implementation 2015 • Based on sister services’ deployment methods • Army Brigade Combat Team (BCT) • Navy Carrier Strike Group (CSG) • Marine Corps Expeditionary Forces (MEF) • Sister services’ methods deploy forces in one large, unified unit • Home station unit deploys together to deployed location

  20. Force Presentation Comparison Carrier Strike Group (CSG) II I Heavy Brigade Combat Team III 3 MEFs 73 BCTs 11 CSGs 10 AEFs Tempo Band A 5 AEFs Tempo Bands B thru E Current construct fails to communicate AF Force Presentation with same simplicity as other Services

  21. AEF Next • AEF Next will employ greater “teaming” concept • Units or portions of units from home station will deploy together • Air Power Teams (APTs) • New unit of measure that consists of a team of AF wing(s) working together to provide capability-based warfighting units • Air, space or cyberspace capability-based assets and forces

  22. Air Power Teams (APTs) • 6 Types of Air Power Teams (APTs): • Strike • Mobility • C2ISR (Command & Control; Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) • Space & Cyberspace • Special Operations • Agile Combat Support (ACS) • ACS APTs contain base operating support • All Other APTs contain operations & maintenance support (munitions if applicable)

  23. Air Power Teams (APTs) 6 Team Categories / 31 Types of APT Capabilities / Total: 128 APTs Space / Cyberspace Special Operations Strike (1) Space Control (3) Space Support (2) Global Space Msn Op (1) Cyber Support (1) Cyber Defense (1) Cyber Offense (2) Precision Strike (5) Specialized Air Mobility (3) ISR (1) Communication (2) Force Support (7) Command & Control (1) Building Partnership (7) Air Superiority(13) Precision Strike(5) Electronic Attack (1) Nuclear (3) Long Range Strike (5) Personnel Recovery TOTAL: 34 Teams TOTAL: 9 Teams TOTAL: 21 Teams C2ISR Agile Combat Support Mobility (4) C2 (Airborne)(7) ISR (Airborne)(3) ISR (Ground) Field Base Protect Support Sustain (7) Intra-theater Airlift(8) Inter-theater Airlift(10) Air Refueling(5) Op Support Airlift TOTAL: 14 Teams TOTAL: 30 Teams TOTAL: 20 Teams

  24. Force Presentation Comparison Carrier Strike Group (CSG) II I Heavy Brigade Combat Team III 3 MEFs 73 BCTs 11 CSGs 128 APTs Airpower Teams (APTs) AEF Next: AF Force Presentation with same simplicity

  25. AEW Unit Patch Representation • Current AEF Tempo Bands • AEF Next Force Presentation WRT-ST WRT-MO WRT-MO WRT-MO 8 APTs 1 Strike, 3 Mobility, & 4 C2ISR Teams Team 8 Team 3 Team 7 Team 8 WRT-CI WRT-CI WRT-MO WRT-CI Team 3 Team 9 Team 3 Team 9 194 Wings / Organizations

  26. Summary • Expeditionary Heritage • AEF Defined • Current AEF Construct • AEF Next

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