Making the Future Total Force Work

Abstract

The Air Force is implementing Future Total Force (FTF) as one method of transformation. Through FTF the Air Force will better meet the challenges of a shrinking budget aging aircraft fleet and emerging missions by integrating (or associating) different combinations of Active Duty Reserve andlor Air National Guard personnel and equipment into single units. FTF implementation has produced many of the intended benefits but is also producing strain from high operations tempo and cultural differences. These strains have contributed to negative consequences to FTF unit members that threaten the strategic vision. This project describes how FTF evolved to be a vital strategy in Air Force mission accomplishment. Both Active and Reserve components are described from their technical and cultural perspectives. These perspectives are used to analyze different FTF unit combinations now in place along with six ongoing constructs designed to test the FTF concept. The study explores strengths and weaknesses and recommends actions to ensure the FTF vision remains on track.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 10, 2006
Accession Number
ADA448838

Entities

People

  • Gerald A. Buckman Sr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Air National Guard
  • Aircrafts
  • Cold War
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Military Science
  • National Guard
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.