The Case for Increasing Production in the Air Battle Management Career Field

<p>The CSAF has directed 100% manning for all operational platforms and Air Liaison tours requiring ABMs are increasing each assignment cycle. There is also a CAF-wide shortage of ABM USAFWS graduates available to commanders. Track training Undergraduate Air Battle Managers offers benefits of speedy transition to the Combat Air Forces (CAF) but costs in time labor and foundational knowledge base. If Headquarters Air Force (HAF) directed an increase in UABM Total Production Required (TPR) to 400 how might AETC best execute the directed increase in TPR to most efficiently train the UABM while still teaching foundational core competencies as outlined by ACC and demanded by weapon system Mission Essential Task Lists? Although training today is thorough and complete future drawdowns and losses in simulator capability only compound the difficulty. Research indicates fits and starts in UABM training are nothing new nor are the changes in complexity of training. By drawing a line for training to start (FY13) this paper analyzes the operating environment at Tyndall and details requirements for training by tying USAF requirements to current training Tyndall AFB. This analysis reveals a training system that is already tracked? to the level it should be. It further exposes the need and details recommendations for up-to-date high-fidelity training systems preparing the future UABM for complex operational environments.</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>