Can Air Mobility Command Meet New Building Partnership Capacity Objectives?
Abstract
The 2006 National Security Strategy and subsequent Quadrennial Defense Review called for engagement with nations to build partnerships and the capacities of the partner nations. Headquarters Air Force tasked Air Mobility Command, as lead command for Mobility Air Forces (MAF), to implement the Air Force concept of employment for the new MAF Building Partnerships and Building Partnership Capacity mission. This paper first identifies background information that necessitated the creation of Air Mobility Command's building partnership capacity forces, explores HAF and AMC BP/BPC objectives, examines funding for the new program, explains the various authorities and appropriations for BP/BPC, and evaluates risks and roadblocks to success. Additionally, this paper draws the conclusion that due to funding constraints, manpower challenges, and accelerated growth in building partnerships (BP) requirements, the successful employment of Air Mobility Command's BPC forces may be in jeopardy. Finally, the paper offers five recommendations to address the funding and implementation challenges.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 24, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA547415
Entities
People
- Konrad J. Klausner
Organizations
- United States Army War College