Managing the 21st Century Air Force Reserve

Abstract

Since September 11, 2001more than 32,000 reserve airmen, representing nearly every Air Force mission area, have volunteered or been mobilized for active duty to fill critical worldwide combat and support requirements. John Winkler noted in Joint Forces Quarterly, during Operations NOBLE EAGLE, ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM it became clear that reliance on reserve forces in the operational environment would continue as far as could be envisioned. The Reserve Component had fundamentally changed, and approaches to managing reserve forces would also have to be changed to meet the new demands. The new reality of the long war requires an optimized force management process to better serve our airmen.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 16, 2011
Accession Number
AD1018717

Entities

People

  • David W. Smith

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Air National Guard
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Defense
  • Military Science
  • National Guard
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.