The USAF Capabilities Based CONOPS Construct

Abstract

The Air Force has laid the foundation for the next step in its transformation to a capabilities focused Air and Space Expeditionary Force (ASEF). The ASEF employs its warfighting capabilities to create battlespace effects desired by the Combatant Commander. These capabilities are the driver behind everything the Air Force does. The centerpiece of this effort is the development of new CONOPS that will guide its planning programming requirements reform and acquisition. The Air Force has identified six CONOPS to describe how it will go to war and conduct operations in support of Combatant Commanders. The methodology used to do this is the Integrated Capabilities Risk Review Assessment. This paper will discuss the adequacy of the CONOPS to identify and assess Air Force capabilities used in capabilities-based planning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 2004
Accession Number
ADA423632

Entities

People

  • Keith P. Feaga

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Combat Support
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Risk Analysis
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Space