Making the Expeditionary Aerospace Force Work--Now!

<p>This paper proposes a definitive plan for the Aerospace Expeditionary Forces (AEF). The proposed plan briefly analyzes the current world situation the evolving EAF vision spelled out by AF senior leadership the challenges to that vision and where the EAF stands today. After reviewing the background a definitive AEF plan based on the full EAF vision and our current force structure complete with concept of operations and squadron-level tasking is proposed. The AEF plan is divided into 4 separate areas: (1) 12 paired Combat AEFs (2) 5 Bomber Alerts (3) 5 MobilityAEFs and (4) 12 Normal Daily Taskings. Each area has assigned forces planning factors assumptions and the concept of operations clearly spelled out. Following the proposed plan the average tasked active duty squadron would be on call 93 days/yr; the average tasked ANG squadron would be on call 77 days/yr and the average tasked AFR Command squadron would be on call 74 days/yr. After defining the plan various scenarios for each area are analyzed. Several conclusions for current and future use of the AEFs are drawn. Finally the paper puts the AEF plan and conclusions drawn from the scenarios together and compares what should happen to the AF's Operations Tempo (OPSTEMPO) and retention when the EAF vision is fully implemented. The result is a predicted actual OPSTEMPO of 48 days/yr for combat and combat support (flying) squadrons and 72 days/yr for airlift and tanker squadrons.</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>