AIR COMBAT COMMAND

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MAJOR COMMANDS I
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Overview

• ACC MISSION
• ACC ORGANIZATION
• AMC MISSION
• AMC ORGANIZATION
• AFSPC MISSION
• AFSPC ORGANIZATION
• AFSPC SPACE OPS
• ICBM OPS

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ACC Mission Statement

• ACC Professionals providing the worlds best
  combat air forces delivering rapid, decisive and
  sustainable airpower, anytime, anywhere

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ACC Mission Statement

• ACC Professionals providing the worlds best
  combat air forces delivering rapid, decisive and
  sustainable airpower, anytime, anywhere

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ACC MISSION

• ACC Professionals providing the worlds best
  combat air forces delivering rapid, decisive and
  sustainable airpower, anytime, anywhere

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ACC MISSION
ACC Professionals providing the worlds best
combat air forces delivering rapid, decisive and
sustainable airpower, anytime, anywhere
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ACC MISSION

• ACC Professionals providing the worlds best
  combat air forces delivering rapid, decisive and
  sustainable airpower, anytime, anywhere

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Interim Summary

• ACC MISSION
• ACC ORGANIZATION
• AMC MISSION
• AMC ORGANIZATION
• AFSPC MISSION
• AFSPC ORGANIZATION
• AFSPC SPACE OPS
• ICBM OPS

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HQ AIR COMBAT COMMAND Langley AFB, VA
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AIR COMBAT COMMAND Established 1 June 1992

• Personnel
• 85,906 AD
• 58,234 Reservists
• Aircraft
• 776 Mission A/C
• 223 Training A/C
• 752 ANG AFRES
• USAF 2000 Almanac

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ACC STRUCTURE
AF Chief of Staff
Air Combat Command

12th AF
1st AF
8th AF
9th AF
First AF Tyndall, AFB
Eighth AF Barksdale AFB
Ninth AF Shaw AFB
Twelfth AF Davis-Monthan
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ACC STRUCTURE
AF Chief of Staff
Air and Space Command, Control, Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center
Air Combat Command

Air Warfare Center
12th AF
1st AF
8th AF
9th AF
First AF Tyndall, AFB
Eighth AF Barksdale AFB
Ninth AF Shaw AFB
Twelfth AF Davis-Monthan
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Reason for Organization

• Wartime effectiveness
• Fighters bombers fight together
• Blurring of capabilities of fighter bomber
  aircraft

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Air Expeditionary Wing

• Several different types of aircraft
• Supply multi-purpose airpower in a short period
  of time
• Two AEWs
• 366th Mountain Home
• 4th -- Seymour-Johnson
• Rapid deployment capability
• 24 48 hours

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Interim Summary

• ACC MISSION
• ACC ORGANIZATION
• AMC MISSION
• AMC ORGANIZATION
• AFSPC MISSION
• AFSPC ORGANIZATION
• AFSPC SPACE OPS
• ICBM OPS

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Mobility Defined

• A quality or capability of military forces which
  permits them to move from place to place while
  retaining the ability to fulfill their primary
  mission.
• Joint Pub 1-02

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AMC Mission Statement

• The Air Mobility Team Responsive Global Reach
  for America... Every Day!

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AMC Missions

• PRIMARY
• Provide rapid, global mobility
• Sustainment for Americas armed forces
• The primary tasks are airlift and aerial refueling

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Interim Summary

• ACC MISSION
• ACC ORGANIZATION
• AMC MISSION
• AMC ORGANIZATION
• AFSPC MISSION
• AFSPC ORGANIZATION
• AFSPC SPACE OPS
• ICBM OPS

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HQ AIR MOBILITY COMMAND Scott AFB, IL
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AMC

• People -
• 142,358
• 82,787 reserves
• Monthly flying -
• 30, 000 hours
• USAF 2000 Almanac

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Chief of Staff
Air Mobility Command
Scott AFB
Tanker Airlift Control Center
Air Mobility Warfare Center
Scott AFB
Fort Dix
21st Air Force
15th Air Force
McGuire AFB
Travis AFB
Defense Courier Service Fort Meade
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• We have learned and must not forget that from
  now on, air transport is an essential element of
  airpower, in fact, national power.
• General Hap Arnold

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Interim Summary

• ACC MISSION
• ACC ORGANIZATION
• AMC MISSION
• AMC ORGANIZATION
• AFSPC MISSION
• AFSPC ORGANIZATION
• AFSPC SPACE OPS
• ICBM OPS

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AFSPC Mission

• The worlds best missile and space
• team defending America through
• the control and exploitation of space.

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Interim Summary

• ACC MISSION
• ACC ORGANIZATION
• AMC MISSION
• AMC ORGANIZATION
• AFSPC MISSION
• AFSPC ORGANIZATION
• AFSPC SPACE OPS
• ICBM OPS

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HQ AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND Peterson AFB, CO
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AFSPC

• People -
• 23,186
• 837 reserves
• Satellites -
• Own/Operate over 50 in various orbitstrack all
  others
• USAF 2000 Almanac
• 500 Minuteman III ICBMs

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Chief of Staff
Air Force Space Command
Peterson AFB
14th Air Force
20th Air Force
Vandenberg AFB
FE Warren AFB
Space Warfare Center
Schriever AFB
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Interim Summary

• ACC MISSION
• ACC ORGANIZATION
• AMC MISSION
• AMC ORGANIZATION
• AFSPC MISSION
• AFSPC ORGANIZATION
• AFSPC SPACE OPS
• ICBM OPS

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AFSPCSpace Operations

• Space Doctrine
• Doctrinal concept
• Written doctrine
• AFDD-2
• Army FM 100-18
• JP 3-14
• Still evolving

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Space Environment

• Low Earth Orbit (90-3000 NM)
• Used for detailed weather, mapping, and imaging
• Satellites require more fuel
• Have shorter life span (1 year)

• Medium Altitude (3000-13,000 NM)
• Mainly for navigation satellites

• High Altitude
• Geosynchronous (19, 300 NM )
• - Stay in same position above Earth
• Communications, weather/missile warning
  satellites

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Environmental Satellite

• Mission Provide meteorological and
  multi-spectral imagery (MSI) data
• Weather
• Multi-spectral Imagery

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Navigation Satellite

• Mission Navigational Positional data
  Capabilities

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Satellite Communications

• Mission Provide worldwide communications
• Capabilities.

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Ballistic Missile Early Warning

• Mission Surveillance for warning and attack
  assessment.

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Reconnaissance

• Mission Mapping intelligence data
• Capabilities.

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Interim Summary

• ACC MISSION
• ACC ORGANIZATION
• AMC MISSION
• AMC ORGANIZATION
• AFSPC MISSION
• AFSPC ORGANIZATION
• AFSPC SPACE OPS
• ICBM OPS

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ICBM Operations

• Nuclear deterrence
• Joint Publication 3-12
• Key in maintaining credible deterrent threat
  against potential enemies
• Allows US to remain in a defensive posture
• Makes war outcome uncertain and dangerous,
  removes enemies incentive to attack

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The access space affords can provide the
awareness that reduces the friction of war,
increases our ability to be decisive, and saves
precious lives. Gen Michael E.
Ryan U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff
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Summary

• ACC MISSION
• ACC ORGANIZATION
• AMC MISSION
• AMC ORGANIZATION
• AFSPC MISSION
• AFSPC ORGANIZATION
• AFSPC SPACE OPS
• ICBM OPS

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Questions