AEF Next: What is Next for Security Forces

Abstract

The United States Air Force does not go to war as a team. This is experienced by Airmen, and recognized by leadership. Accordingly, an evolution of the AEF construct, called AEF Next, is in development. The AEF Next construct addresses the issues of force presentation, teaming, and deployment-to-dwell ratios for the entire Air Force. In the Security Forces career field, these issues are particularly evident. Security Forces currently deploy as individuals or squads. Those squads are not cohesive teams, and often are built from several bases. The Air Force solution is the Air Power Team, formed of unit-sized UTCs from a few aligned bases. These teams are capability based, and present the Air Force in a manner recognizable to the joint force. Though the Security Forces career field deploys more Airmen than any other career field, it will not fit the construct exactly. The purpose of this paper is to propose a way for the Security Forces to meet the intent of AEF Next.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 23, 2012
Accession Number
ADA561843

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People

  • Michael D. Ross Sr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Support
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Deployment
  • Education
  • Leadership
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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