Air Expeditionary Forces: Providing Operational Alternatives.

Abstract

Due to the post-Cold War draw down, the U.S. military has withdrawn from many of its overseas bases and the regional CINCs will now have to rely on CONUS based forces earlier and to a greater extent than in the past. The U.S. Air Force developed the Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) concept to provide alternative ways of matching needs with capabilities. Possible AEF employment scenarios include humanitarian relief operations, substitute for a similar capability, rapid crisis response, and air operational reserve. Issues affecting the employment of air expeditionary forces exist and should be addressed during the deliberate planning process. Specifically, generic air expeditionary force packages should be designed to speed force tailoring during crisis planning and to allow realistic peacetime training that is consistent with the CINC's wartime concept of operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 14, 1996
Accession Number
ADA312162

Entities

People

  • John A. Neubauer

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Defense Systems
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Logistics
  • Military Aviation
  • Military Operations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Rapid Deployment
  • Reconnaissance
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.