Fighter Maintenance and Total Force Integration

<p>Abstract Total Force Integration (TFI) initiatives are on going across the total force. This paper examines how Air Force TFI manpower implementation practices combine with the legal limitations of deploying reserve members to impact the ability of active duty fighter maintenance units to meet full Unit Type Code (UTC) deployment taskings. Current TFI manpower practices for active duty units in classic associations with a reserve unit result in a reduction of active duty maintenance positions for full-time non-supervisory reserve positions. This practice fails to account for the legal limitations of deploying reserve members. These limitations combine with active duty maintenance manpower reductions to place at risk the ability of a unit to fulfill Unit Type Code (UTC) deployment taskings if required. Unless mobilized reservists must volunteer for deployments. As a result reserve units in associate relationships cannot commit to filling a specific number of UTC positions for Air Expeditionary Force taskings. The active duty unit must be able to fill all its UTC taskings without assistance from its reserve associate in the event there are few or no reserve volunteers</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>