The Air Force is in the process of establishing itself as an Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) to assist assigned airmen with operations tempo. AEFs present pre-designated combat, mobility, support and leadership capabilities from which the Joint Force Commander can tailor the desired operational effect. AEFs are the packages that the Air Force uses to present its forces to the theater commander and to meet global steady state and contingency operational requirements. Successful response to regional contingencies depends on sufficient strategic mobility assets in order to deploy combat forces rapidly and sustain them in a theater of operations as long as necessary to meet US military objectives. The strategic mobility triad of airlift, sealift, and pre-positioning are critical components to this response. The Air Force Afloat Preposition Fleet (APF) will be an integral part of this AEF concept. This paper will describe what afloat prepositioning is, provide a historical look at the Air Force's prepositioned fleet and provide some recommendations for the APF in the future as applied to the AEF concept.
United States. General Accounting Office. National Security and International Affairs Division
2000-08-01
Abstract:
This report provides information on the Department of Defense (DOD) costs for fixed-wing cargo airlift, passenger airlift, and aerial refueling for fo...
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