USAF OPSPERSTEMPO

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USAF OPS/PERSTEMPO

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Overview

• OPS/PERSTEMPO - Definition
• Cold War Influence, New World Realities
• Forward Presence Changes
• Overall Readiness Effects (Manpower and Funding)
• Recent Contingency Commitments
• Balkans Peacekeeping Force
• Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
• Operation NOBLE EAGLE
• Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
• Counter-drug operations in addition to . . .
• TEMPO Way Ahead

Containment to Engagement
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What is OPS/PERSTEMPO?

• OPSTEMPO The rate at which units of the armed
  forces are involved in all military activities,
  including contingency operations, exercises, and
  training deployments.
• PERSTEMPO The amount of time a member of the
  armed forces is engaged in their official duties
  at a location or under circumstances that make it
  infeasible for a member to spend off-duty time in
  the housing in which the member resides at the
  member's permanent duty station.. . .
• PERSTEMPO is one aspect of OPSTEMPO
• AF defines PERSTEMPO as days per year an
  individual is TDY from home station
• A day away is a day away
• CSAF Goal is a maximum of 120 days / year /
  individual

Deployment is a major component of OPS/PERSTEMPO
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Cold War Basing
Bitburg Templehof Hahn
Hessisch-Oldendorf Sembach
Weuscheim Zweibrucken Lindsey
Soesterberg
Thule
Spangdahlem
Mildenhall Lakenheath Molesworth Bentwaters Upper
Heyford Alconbury Woodbridge Chicksands Greenham
Common High Wycombe Croughton Fairford
Ramstein
Florennes
Rhein Main
Hellenikon Iraklion
Incirlik
gt100 CONUS Bases
Lajes
Dhahran
Zaragoza Moron Torrejon
Princilik Ankara Izmir
Howard
Albrook
Aviano San Vito Comiso
Then gt100 CONUS and gt50 major overseas
facilities available for 539,000 USAF active
duty personnel
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Post Cold War Basing
Ramstein
Spangdahlem
Mildenhall
Rhein Main
Lakenheath
Incirlik
Misawa
Aviano
lt60 CONUS Bases
Osan
Yokota
Kunsan
Kadena
Andersen
Following Cold War, USAF decreased from 50 to 13
overseas and less than 60 CONUS facilities -
Reduced from 539,000 to 358,000 active duty
personnel
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Balkan Operations
Fairford Lakenheath Mildenhall Brize Norton
Spangdahlem
Ramstein
Geilenkirchen
Rhein Main
Gioia del Colle
Cervia
Aviano
Ferihegy
Istres
Tuzla
Mont De Marsan
Misawa
Bandirma
lt60 CONUS Bases
Osan
Moron
Yokota
Kunsan
Brindisi
Akrotiri
Incirlik
Bari
Trapani
Sigonella
Kadena
Souda Bay
Andersen
Balkan operations required support from 15
additional bases in theater
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Global War On Terrorism
Spangdahlem
Burgas
Ramstein
Geilenkirchen
Fairford Lakenheath Mildenhall Brize Norton
Batman
Rhein Main
Diyabikir
Gioia del Colle
Afyon
Cervia
Bandirma
Sabiha Gokcen
Ferihegy
Aviano
Corlu
Tuzla
Istres
Incirlik
Mont De Marsan
Misawa
Manas
lt60 CONUS Bases
Karsi
Osan
Moron
Yokota
Bagram
Kunsan
Bari
Kandahar
Brindisi
Akrotiri
Jacobobad
Trapani
Kadena
Al Salem
Sigonella
Cairo West
Andersen
Souda Bay
Seeb
Al Jaber
Masirah
Clark
Thumrait
Al Udeid
Mactan
Doha
Shaik Isa
Zamboanga
Diego Garcia
Al Dhafra
Azraq
Djibouti
Al Jafr
Arar
Tabuk
War on Terrorism has required us to establish
presence at over 30 additional overseas bases,
some in countries once thought unimaginable
35,000 Airmen currently deployed
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World-Wide Deployed Presence
Spangdahlem
Ramstein
Keflavik
Burgas
Geilenkirchen
Batman
Rhein Main
Fairford Lakenheath Mildenhall Brize Norton
Cold Lake
Diyabikir
Cervia
Afyon
Gioia del Colle
Gander
Sabiha Gokcen
Ferihegy
Bagotville
Bandirma
Aviano
Tuzla
Corlu
Istres
Incirlik
Mont De Marsan
Misawa
Manas
Moron
lt60 CONUS Bases
Karsi
Osan
Lajes Field
Yokota
Bagram
Bari
Brindisi
Kunsan
Akrotiri
Kandahar
San Juan
Trapani
Kwang Ju
Jacobobad
Roosevelt Roads
Sigonella
Kadena
Al Salem
Korat
Souda Bay
Cairo West
Andersen
Muniz
Soto Cano
Al Jaber
Seeb
Prince Sultan
Curacao
Masirah
Aruba
Changi
Clark
Doha
Niamey
Thumrait
Port au Prince
Mactan
Al Udeid
Freetown
Caracas
Shaik Isa
Zamboanga
Mombasa
Manta
Diego Garcia
Al Dhafra
Komoro
Azraq
Paya Lebar
Djibouti
Lima
Al Jafr
Arar
Lusaka
Darwin
Tabuk
Hoedspruit
Harare
Asuncion
Maputo
Christchurch
Pretoria
Despite decrease in overseas basing and
personnel, AF maintains its global commitments
with 400 increase in deployments
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USAF Aircraft Deployed WorldwideTotal Force
Dec-03
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Containment to Engagement
Expeditionary Air Force
Cold War Air Force
Containment
Engagement
Large Force Structure
1/3 Fewer People
Extensive Forward Basing
2/3 Fewer Overseas Bases
Robust Infrastructure
Bring your own Infrastructure
4 Times More Deployments
Airmen Stayed at Home
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Total Force Deployment
9/01 through 12/03 Monthly Averages
FY86 to FY03 Yearly Averages
Deployed
Deployed
12 Month Average Trend Line
Deployed personnel numbers have steadily
increased since 1986
Data as of 31 Dec 03
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Deployment Per Component(GWOT 9/01 through
12/03)
Deployed
(Displayed as Monthly Data)
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AEF CONOPS

• USAF provides 10 AEFs of capability
• 2 AEFs available per rotation
• 90 day deployments
• - LD/HD capabilities deploy longer
• 15 month cycle
• Sustain indefinitely

AEF 1 2
AEF 3 4
5 Pairs
AEF 5 6
Recovery
AEF 7 8
Normal Training Exercises
Deploy Prep
AEF 9 10
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90
90
90
90
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TEMPO Way Ahead

• Can we predict the future . . .?
• Use the past 15 years regional political unrest
  as guide
• Increase in force structure not likely
• Anticipate ops/personnel tempo fluctuating at
  near current levels stressing OPS/PERTEMPO
• AF addressing the challenge of balancing TEMPO
  with QoL
• Developed TEMPO Tracking System to collect
  report TDY data
• Global Sourcing Reduced Joint/Air Force
  Exercises Post deployment stand downs
  Eliminated/Reduced HQ Assessments
• ANG AFRC participation in the AEF is being
  reassessed and restructured to ease the demand on
  the civilian workforce
• Setting the Force Refresh, Retrain, Refurbish
  Restock
• Return to the normal AEF rotational deployment
  schedule

Normal AEF Battle Rhythm Predictability
Stability for our Airmen
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• Back Up Slides

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Air Expeditionary Force OIF to Steady State
CSAF AEF provides predictability stability
to airmen
OIF Deployed
AEF Silver
AEF Blue
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9/10
5/6
7/8
9/10
1/2
3/4
5/6
remaining 1/2
parts of 1/2
parts of 3/4
remaining 3/4
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4 months
3 months
3 months
3 months
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