USAF Concept Development and Experimentation Update

1. USAF Concept Development and Experimentation Update Maj Gen Mike Gould Director of Operational Plans and Joint Matters

2. Overview • AF Concept Development Goals and Objectives • USAF Engagement Gameplan • USAF Concept Development Process • USAF CONOPS • USAF Capabilities-based Planning Process • Logic Trail • Conclusion

3. USAF Concept Development Goals and Objectives • Help shape tomorrow’s Joint Force • Influence joint employment concepts and the future joint force structure • Develop and validate AF concepts that support joint concepts – and effectively advocate them • Invest smartly in DOTMLPF by using AF Capabilities Review and Risk Assessment (CRRA) process • Provide linkages from AF CRRA process to the Joint Capabilities and Integration Development System (JCIDS) --- and vice versa • Learn from recent experiences and capitalize on “low hanging fruit”

4. USAF Engagement Gameplan • Provide a consistent message to Joint Arena • One senior AF concept developer – AF/XOX • Provide enough voices so the AF message is heard • Ensure HQ AF is adequately focused on concept development • JCIDS involvement • JROC, JCB, and FCB interaction • Fill AF billets at JFCOM to include a cross-functional liaison team • Incorporate MAJCOM representation, ideas, and concepts • Continue AF Wargaming and support to Sister Service Wargames • Ensure the AF message is based on evidence • Use historical lessons, testing, experimentation, wargaming, and analysis to validate new concepts • Use joint framework and common baselines for validation methodologies

5. AF Operations Concepts (AF OpsC) AF Functional Concepts (CONOPS) AF Operating Concepts (TBD) AF Capabilities USAF Concept Development Process Primary Developers AF Vision, Strategic Plan Transformation Flight Plan HQ AF and MAJCOMs HQ AF and MAJCOMs (Under development) HQ AF and MAJCOMs Operating Concepts – TBD Functional Concepts – CONOPS HQ AF CRRA Process Service concepts must contribute to Joint Concepts

6. AF CONOPS Homeland Security Nuclear Response Global Persistent Attack Global Mobility Global Strike Space & C4ISR Enabling Capabilities

7. 6x 6x CONOPS Architectures Development Prioritize Capabilities CONOPS Architectures Development Prioritize Capabilities CONOPS Architectures Development Prioritize Capabilities 6x 6x Determine Capabilities Required Develop Task Force CONOPS Determine Capabilities Required 6x Determine Capabilities Required Develop Task Force CONOPS Develop CONOPS Determine Capability Objectives Determine Capability Objectives Determine Capability Objectives 6x Determine Desired Effects Determine Desired Effects Determine Desired Effects AF Capabilities-based Planning Process AFROCC AFROCC Planning Inputs: DPG JOCs War Plans AFPP AFROCC AFROCC Integrate Prioritized Capabilities & Objectives from all CONOPS Develop Prioritized Capability Investment-Divestment Strategy DOTMLPF Identify Excess Capabilities or Shortfalls Odd Year POM CRRA FunctionalSolutionAnalysis(when required) Air ForceCorporate StructureProcess Functional Processes POM Guidance to MAJCOMs Requirements (JCIDS) S & T Focus Analysis Requirements Operational Planning Personnel Planning Acquisition Strategy Infrastructure/Sustainment Planning BUDGET AFROCCOversight APPG Even YearReview CRRA

8. Logic Trail Strategic Direction The Common Truths Joint Language Departure for all Debates Joint Operations Concepts (JOpsC) AF OpsC Joint Operating & Functional Concepts (JOCs) AF Operating Concepts AF CONOPS Feedback Joint Capabilities OBJ: Versatile airpower force that mitigates risk against a fast, stressing, anti-access problem MOE: Warfighting value and/or risk to the strategy providing compelling desire to invest AF Capabilities guided by analysis Requirements Solutions CRRA

9. Conclusion • AF is committed to supporting the joint force • AF is providing answers to support joint concepts • Dedicated work force • Consistent message • Based on evidence and accepted baselines • “Tooth-to-tail” capabilities-based planning process • Full gamut of complimentary initiatives

10. Questions?

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13. Global Strike CONOPS • Mission: Counter intense anti-access systems to allow persistent follow-on operations • Defeat or suppress adversary anti-access capabilities to “kick down the door” • Employ a wide range of stand-off and strike platform-based sensors and flexible command systems to provide accurate and timely data to decision makers / cockpits • Assets: Stealth, precision, stand-off, IO, and Space / C4ISR

14. Global Persistent Attack CONOPS • Provide a poised force, ready to engage any fleeting target in any AOR • Provide an integrated joint air, space, maritime, ground, and IO capability to respond globally against targets • Provide swift strikes ranging from minutes to hours to days, based on fleeting nature of the target • Assets: • Precision, stand-off wpns • Space & C4ISR • Main and forward bases • Secure reachback 1 Hour Response/450 NM 3 Hour Response/1350 NM

15. Homeland Security CONOPS • Integrate with joint and interagency efforts to prevent, protect against, and respond to homeland threats • Defend against air and space threats • Prevent threats and attacks by neutralizing the threat • Protect against threats that can not be prevented • Respond to a hostile attack against the homeland • Assets: • Offensive and defensive counterair assets • Space & C4ISR, GR, & GS CONOPS capabilities • Joint / inter-agencies

16. SMART TANKER Global Mobility CONOPS • Provide assets around the globe anytime, anywhere • Provide tailored capabilities to stand-up and sustain combat operations at prepared and austere locations • Assets: • Agile / expeditionary combat support • Trained advance EWOC teams • Global reachback • Basing agreements • Improved delivery modes • Space & C4ISR

17. Space & C4ISR CONOPS • Provide real-time decision quality information across horizontally integrated networks • Provide a single network to remove the seams between tactical, theater, and national assets • Enable dynamic command, control, synchronization, and integration of platforms, sensors, and strikers • Compress the kill chain across the entire spectrum of ops • Provide persistent global surveillance • Enable independent or joint and multi-national operations

18. Nuclear Response CONOPS • CONOPS: SECRET/NOFORN • Provide nuclear response options to theater commanders across the entire spectrum of conflict • Act as AEF Topcover—the deterrent umbrella under which conventional forces operate • Dissuade any adversary from employing nuclear threats • If deterrence fails, execute response options to defeat the enemy and reestablish deterrence upon conflict termination

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20. Systems Joint Capabilities-based Methodology Future Top Down Past Strategic Direction Integrated at Department Joint Operations Concepts Requirements Joint/Service Operating Concepts Joint Capabilities Briefed to & approved by SecDef – 3 Jan 03 Bottom up • Focus leadership early -- Move decision points forward • Increase opportunities to adjust at the proper points along the way • Improve analytical rigor • Shift the focus from “bottom-up threat-based” requirements to “top-down capabilities-based” needs

21. JCIDS Process

22. Joint Operations Concepts (JOpsC) Joint Operating Concepts (JOCs) Major Combat Operations (MCO) Stability Operations Strategic Deterrence Homeland Security Functional Concepts Battlespace Awareness Protection Force Application Command and Control Focused Logistics Other Joint Urban Ops (JUO) Joint Forcible Entry Ops Major Joint Concepts

23. FY 05 FY 04 FY 03 Joint Prototype Path • Distributive Continuous Experimentation Environment supports both pathways • Promising capabilities moved from Joint Concept Development to the Joint Prototype Pathway Joint Concept Development Path FY 03 FY 04 FY 05 JFCOM’s CD&E Strategy • Field the Standing Joint Force Headquarters (SJFHQ) – including the enabling concepts for developing transformational joint command and control • Pursue rapid, prototyping of capabilities to improve joint warfighting now FY 02 Major Experiment FY 01 Millennium Challenge Unified Vision • Provide actionable recommendations from experimentation results to senior leaders to inform options for future force investments Leverage Service Sponsored Wargames and Seminars

24. Design Assess Design Assess Results Prepare Prepare Conduct Conduct USAF CD&E Process Planning Experiment & Wargame Development Execution Concept &Program Development Detailed Experiment Plans Detailed Experiment Plans • AF & Joint Visions • AF Strategic Plan • AF & JointCampaign Plans • AF Operating Concepts • MAJCOM Inputs Integration AF Actions Review and Approval Recommendations Implementation Track and Monitor Joint Actions

25. Other USAF Initiatives • JEFX 04 • Three focus areas: • Effects Based Operations • Predictive Battlespace Awareness • Network Centric Infrastructure • Advanced Technology Concept Demo (ACTD) • Focuses on new technologies from labs and industry • USAF Battlelabs • Assess innovative concepts to improve Air Force core competencies in Joint Warfighting • Battlelabs are Major Command or Field Operating Agency owned and managed with Air Staff policy & guidance • USAF Wargames

26. USAF Wargames • “Global Engagement (GE)” • AF CSAF Title X Wargame Series • Biennial; Mid-Term Security Environment; Concept Exploration • “Futures” (Aerospace Future Capabilities Wargame) • AF CSAF Title X Wargame Series • Biennial; Far-Term Security Environment; Force Structure Exploration • “Schriever” • AF Space Command’s Wargame Series • Focuses on future Space and Air Power Integration • Air Force Technology exploration Wargame • AF Research Laboratory Wargame series • Far Term Technologies for Warfighter

27. JEFX 04 Spiral 3, Jun 04 JEFX 04 Spiral 1, Jan 04 JEFX 04 Spiral 2, Apr 04 Major USAF Efforts in Experiments & Wargames 03 04 05 A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J Experiments JEFX 04 Jul-Aug 04 Wargames Thors Hammer (NRO) Feb 04 Navy Wargame 5-9 Oct 03 Unified Quest (USA) Apr 04 Unified Quest (USA) Apr 05 GLOMO III Mar 04 Futures Dec 03 GE VII 21-30 Jul 04 GLOMO IV Mar 05 USMC Expeditionary Warrior Oct 04? USMC Expeditionary Warrior Oct 03 03 04 05 A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J

28. USAF Wargame Support • AF Support other Service, Joint, and Office Secretary Defense (OSD) Wargaming • Army: Unified Quest • Navy: Unified Course • Marine Corps: Expeditionary Warrior Series • JFCOM Concept Development: Pinnacle Impact • JFCOM SJFHQ Prototype and Validate Pathway • OSD: Project Magellan/Net Assessment • Joint Staff: Dominant Maneuver/Precision Engagement

29. AEF CONOPS Objectives • Articulate the span of problems that warfighters face in today’s geopolitical environment across the entire spectrum of conflict • Articulate the unique core competencies, distinctive capabilities, and broad-based functions that the AEF brings to the joint warfighting arena • In particular, those critical capabilities that enable the AEF and six Task Forces to accomplish the mission • Articulate how the AEF sequences those capabilities in a logical manner to provide Task Force CONOPS-based Air & Space Expeditionary Task Forces (AETFs) to the Joint Force Commander