Chief of Staff Operations Headquarters RAF Strike Command

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Chief of Staff (Operations)Headquarters RAF
Strike Command
Enabling Rapid Global Effect

• Air Vice-Marshal Chris Harper
• CBE MA FCMI RAF

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Scope

• What is Rapid Global Effect?
• Changing RAF Concepts and Structures
• Capability developments

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What is Rapid Global Effect?

• Precise Campaign Effects, at Range, in Time

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Two Contemporary Concepts

• Effects based operations
• Non-kinetic and kinetic effect
• Integrated operations and training
• Joint Force Harrier and Carrier Strike
• CONINGHAM KEYES Air/Land integration
• JAMO/JALO

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New RAF Structures and Processes to Facilitate
Rapid Global Effect

• Strike Command post 1 Apr 06
• Expeditionary Air Wings
• Augmented by Capability Module-Based Readiness
  System
• Managing the Deployed Footprint

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COS Ops - Organization

ACOS A3/A5
ACOS A7
COS Ops SO/COS Ops
ACOS TE
AO BM
JAMO
JALO
Comdt AWC
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Crisis Management STC Operational C² Structure
CJO
CINCSTC 4
StrategicAir Advice
PJHQ
DCINC 3
Operational Air Advice
JTFHQ
COS Ops 2
CAG
JFACHQ OF-5 or 1/2
HQ STC Air Assets
STC/GpSMEs
1 Gp
2 Gp
Ops
AWC
FE_at_R
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The RAFs Capability Module Readiness Concept

• Modules
• Modules - Capability based packages of manpower
  equipment
• Considered as All equipment and manpower other
  than ac and aircrew
• Enables rapid scoping and application of
  manpower, materiel, airlift and sealift
  requirements

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Expeditionary Air Wings Groups
34 EAW - Waddington 38 EAW - Lyneham 121 EAW
- Coningsby 122 EAW - Cottesmore 125 EAW -
Leuchars 135 EAW - Leeming 138 EAW - Marham 140
EAW - Lossiemouth 325 EAW - Kinloss

• 901 EAW Al-Udeid
• 902 EAW SEEB
• 903 EAW Basra
• 904 EAW Kandahar
• 83 EAG - ACHQ

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Expeditionary Air Wings
Peacetime
Operational
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Minimizing The Deployed Footprint

• Relevance v Affordability
• Scrutiny of Modules and FETs
• Reduce lift bill
• RISK
• Strategic Movements Timelines, Dip Clears etc.
• Readiness/Availability

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Conclusion

• Some recent successes
• Further progress requires single Service
  excellence with tri-Service commitment to
  improved interoperability
• Rapid Global Effect is arguably - already a
  reality. But

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Contingency Action Group
A1 Admin
A5 Plans
A4 Logs
A3 Ops
A2 Int
A6 CIS
A7 Ex
A8/9 POLAD
CC
JFACHQ
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Expeditionary Air Wings

• Inclusive Formation Identity
• Wider Training Audience
• Enhanced Collective Training
• Improved Ethos and Esprit de Corps
• Operational Synergy
• Improve means of meeting op readiness criteria.

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Expeditionary Air Wings

• Greater Understanding of the Capability of Air
• Recognises the Contribution of Support Elements

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Characteristics of Air Power

• The airmans tool-bag for rapid global effect
• Height, speed, reach

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Capability Developments

• New capabilities for rapid global effect
• ISR/ISTAR/NTISR, Air C2, Strategic/Tactical lift,
  FSTA, NEC
• Need coherent equipment procurement to ensure
  joint and coalition interoperability