Managing Air Force Joint Expeditionary Taskings in an Uncertain Environment

Abstract

In addition to providing military support to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan through its AEF structure, the Air Force has been providing personnel since 2004 for what are called "joint sourcing solution" assignments (formerly, ILO, or "in-lieu-of" positions) in Iraq and Afghanistan. These are situations in which the "preferred provider" (usually the Army) has insufficient available personnel to meet a certain need and another military service is required to fill it. For example, a unit of Air Force civil engineers might be used to replace an Army construction engineering unit and would be assigned to an Army organization during the deployment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA539737

Entities

People

  • Cynthia R. Cook
  • Dahlia S. Lichter
  • John A. Ausink
  • John G. Drew
  • Perry S. Firoz

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Operations
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Personnel
  • Civil Engineering
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Risk Analysis
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • Vehicle Equipment
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.