Download or read book Conventional Air Advising in the Combat Environment written by U S Military and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-10 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1919, Afghanistan's Air Force has shared a unique relationship with the Air Advising mission. The United States led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Train, Advise, and Assist Command-Air (TAAC-A) mission has been essential to the development of Afghanistan's Air Force. Changes in the strategy for achieving a safe and secure Afghanistan, by both the Afghanistan government and NATO, have generated additional requirements and presented new challenges for the Afghan Air Force (AAF) and their ability to support Afghan National Defense and Security Forces conducting Internal Defense and Counter-Terrorism missions. Recent efforts to modernize the AAF comes at a time when the coalition has moved away from a time-line focused mission to one that is conditions-based. A capabilities-based assessment is needed to identify capability gaps within the AAF, assess current and future capabilities and capacity, and determine how the TAAC-A Advisors can mitigate these shortfalls across the Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, and Facilities spectrum.This compilation also includes a reproduction of the 2019 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community.The purpose of this thesis is to determine the requirements of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) led Air Advising mission supporting the Afghan Air Force (AAF) and their support of the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) conducting Internal Defense and Counter-Terrorism Operations. Applying the Joint Capability Based Assessment process assess current capabilities, identify capability gaps, and provide doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership, personnel, facilities and policies (DOTMLPF-P) solutions to mitigate the identified shortfalls. The results of this study will suggest solutions the Air Advising mission should execute to enable success in Afghanistan.
Download or read book Asymmetric Advantage written by U. S. Military and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-11 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States Air Force (USAF) does not adequately organize, train, and equip for building partnerships with foreign militaries, despite this activity's stated importance in national strategy, joint doctrine, and official USAF guidance. The USAF does boast an array of air advisor units-some permanent, and some ad hoc. The different units are stove-piped within different major commands, each with different priorities, resources, and authorities. In short, USAF air advising is an active but disjointed enterprise. This project aims to determine how the USAF should organize and present forces for air advising. The project uses a comparative case study approach, analyzing the 6th Special Operations Squadron in the Philippines, expeditionary air advisors in Iraq, and the 81st Fighter Squadron (i.e., Afghan A-29 training). The author finds that more cohesive and sustainable air advisor unit constructs achieve better operational results, and therefore constitute the best cornerstones for a more unified, effective air advising enterprise going forward. On the other hand, ad hoc methods of selecting, training, and deploying air advisors have yielded few operational gains. The author offers several recommendations intended to help the USAF organize and employ air advisors in a more cohesive and sustainable manner.This compilation includes a reproduction of the 2019 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community.When planned, executed, and sustained prudently, security cooperation advances U.S. strategic objectives, hones U.S. military prowess, and bolsters the U.S. industrial base, while enhancing our partners' capacity to defend themselves and to operate in U.S.-led coalitions-an alluring array of benefits. Examples include the work of AFSOC combat aviation advisors (CAA)-often referred to as combat air advisors-in Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines (OEF-P), and AETC's A-29 attack aircraft instructor pilots (IP) and advisors. Conversely, when organized in an ad hoc manner, SC can squander American military lethality while doing little to advance U.S. or allied goals. Examples include the expeditionary air advisor construct used throughout Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom. A significant body of evidence suggests that some USAF SC efforts to date have been imprudent. Despite improvement initiatives at the service level, a critical need remains for greater strategic planning and sustainable capability in USAF SC. This holds particularly true with regard to the forward elements of the enterprise-air advisors and aviation foreign internal defense (AvFID) specialists. This paper will introduce the subject and problem by examining relevant academic theory, as well as U.S. and USAF strategy, doctrine, and operational guidance (introduction and chapter 2). A broad overview of USAF SC follows (chapter 3). The paper will then introduce a standardized framework (chapter 4) to examine current USAF units performing the most forward, expeditionary subsets of USAF SC-air advisor operations and AvFID (chapters 5-7). Each case will examine the organization, manning, and practices of the participating USAF unit(s) and the results of each effort in furthering U.S. interests. The studies also consider contextual factors, such as partner government legitimacy and military absorptive capacity for military aviation training and capabilities. Chapter 8 will provide recommendations, implications, and avenues for further research. The goal of this analysis is to determine how the USAF should organize and present forces for air advising and AvFID.
Download or read book American Advisors written by Lieutenant Colonel Joshua J., Lieutenant Joshua Potter, US Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manuscript describes how US military advisors prepare for and conduct operations in war. Through two separate year-long combat tours as a military advisor in Iraq, the author brings true vignettes into modern military strategy and operational art. Further, the author provides multiple perspectives in command relationships. Through years of personal experience, direct interviews, and Warfighting knowledge, the author challenges conventionally accepted truths and establishes a new standard for understanding the impact of American advisors on the modern battleground.
Download or read book Air Advising Operations written by United States. Department of the Air Force and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This instruction implements Department of Defense Directive (DODD) 3000.07_Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 10-42, Irregular Warfare; and portions of AFPD 10-43, Stability Operations; and is consistent with Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) 5000.68_Air Force Instruction (AFI) 16-122, Security Force Assistance; AFPD 16-1, International Affairs; and AFPD 36-26, Total Force Development. The purpose of this instruction is to provide Air Force guidance and direction for the planning, execution, and assessment of USAF air advising activities and operations with partner nations. It applies to all Regular Air Force (RegAF), Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), and Air National Guard (ANG) units and personnel, and government civilians involved in the planning, execution, and assessment of USAF air advising activities and operations with partner nations"--Page 1.
Download or read book A Combat Advisor s Guide to Tribal Engagement written by Patrick James Christian and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2011 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was written as a source of information and instruction, primarily for government and contractor personnel engaged in the conduct of combat advising, tribal engagement, provincial reconstruction, social development, and conflict resolution at the tribal, foreign military/government, or other sub-cultural level. It will also be of interest to the families and friends who remain behind and find the ongoing conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Africa and Latin America incomprehensible. They may find that this guide helps to clarify at least the intended goals, if not the methodology, that deployed personnel are supposed to be following. Reviews "I finally finished Patrick Christian's work and can say it is one of the best perspectives I have read lately on tribal engagements. I will certainly keep it as a guide for any future deployments." -- Brigadier General Ed Reeder, CG, US Army Special Forces Command, Ft. Bragg, NC "A Combat Advisor's Guide to Tribal Engagement is on track to fill an important gap in advisor 'understanding' and will indeed provide a valuable guide." --BG Steven Salazar, CG 7th Army Training Command & Joint Multinational Training Command, Germany
Download or read book Defending Air Bases in an Age of Insurgency written by Shannon Caudill and published by Military Bookshop. This book was released on 2014-08 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology discusses the converging operational issues of air base defense and counterinsurgency. It explores the diverse challenges associated with defending air assets and joint personnel in a counterinsurgency environment. The authors are primarily Air Force officers from security forces, intelligence, and the office of special investigations, but works are included from a US Air Force pilot and a Canadian air force officer. The authors examine lessons from Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other conflicts as they relate to securing air bases and sustaining air operations in a high-threat counterinsurgency environment. The essays review the capabilities, doctrine, tactics, and training needed in base defense operations and recommend ways in which to build a strong, synchronized ground defense partnership with joint and combined forces. The authors offer recommendations on the development of combat leaders with the depth of knowledge, tactical and operational skill sets, and counterinsurgency mind set necessary to be effective in the modern asymmetric battlefield.
Download or read book Air Force Annex 4 0 Combat Support January 2020 written by United States Government Us Air Force and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-05 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. Air Force Doctrine Annex 4-0 Combat Support January 2020 guides us to effectively organize and employ through the complexities of counterinsurgency and steady-state operations, and help us re-learn the lessons of large-scale peer and near-peer conflict in contested environments. As we continuously improve our airpower capabilities and capacities in air, space, and cyberspace, our ability to revolutionize CS operations and incorporate new concepts and technologies will identify the new best practices that shape future CS doctrine. Joint military operations across the competition continuum is always a consideration when determining the best practices for our Air Force; consideration of peer and near-peer competition is a continuing necessity for doctrine as the Air Force supports the joint fight. Every Airman is an innovator and is integral to this continuous development process - we must all connect, share, and learn together to succeed. The Air Force defines CS as the foundational and crosscutting capability to field, base, protect, support, and sustain Air Force forces during military operations across the competition continuum. This definition meets the Service's needs for an overarching doctrinal perspective on CS. The nation's ability to project and sustain airpower depends on effective CS. CS enables airpower through the integration of its functional communities to provide the core effects, core processes, and core capabilities required to execute the Air Force mission. The integration of these functional communities ensures Air Force forces are ready, postured, equipped, employed, and sustained at the right place and time to support the joint force. Future CS operations in a contested environment against a peer or near-peer adversary will require the air component to be more adaptive, resilient, and agile in its deployment and employment plans and leadership philosophies. The Air Force should be ready to provide resilient and redundant combat support capabilities in an environment of peer competition.
Download or read book Asymmetric Advantage written by Michael M. Trimble and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The U.S. Air Force does not adequately organize, train, and equip for building partnerships with foreign militaries, despite this activity’s stated importance in national strategy, joint doctrine, and official USAF guidance. The Air Force does boast an array of air advisor units—some permanent, and some ad hoc. The different units are stove-piped within different major commands, each with different priorities, resources, and authorities. In short, USAF air advising is an active but disjointed enterprise. This project aims to determine how the U.S. Air Force should organize and present forces for air advising. The project uses a comparative case study approach, analyzing the 6th Special Operations Squadron in the Philippines, expeditionary air advisors in Iraq, and the 81st Fighter Squadron (i.e., Afghan A-29 training). The author finds that more cohesive and sustainable air advisor organizations achieve better operational results, and therefore constitute the best cornerstones for a more unified, effective air advising enterprise going forward. On the other hand, ad hoc methods of selecting, training, and deploying air advisors have yielded few operational gains. The author offers several recommendations intended to help the Air Force organize and employ air advisors in a more cohesive and sustainable manner."--Abstract.
Download or read book Air Advisor Education and Training written by United States. Department of the Air Force and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This instruction implements Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 3000.07_Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 10-42, Irregular Warfare; AFPD 10-43, Stability Operations; and is consistent with Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.68_AFI 16-122, Security Force Assistance; AFPD 16-1, International Affairs; and AFPD 3626, Total Force Development. It establishes the United States Air Force (USAF) air advisor education and training program and applies to all Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), and Air National Guard (ANG) units and personnel, and government civilians involved in the development, management, and execution of air advisor education and training. If detailed in the terms of the governing contract, the provisions of this instruction may also apply to contractors responsible for air advisor education and training activities"--Page 1.
Download or read book Lessons Learned From Advising And Training The Republic Of South Vietnam s Armed Forces written by Major Thomas E. Clinton Jr. USMC and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States (US) has a long history of employing military advisors, from the American military occupation of the Philippines throughout the 19th century, and the Korea War in the 1950s, the Vietnam War 1950 to 1973, El Salvador 1984 to 1992, to current efforts in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). A strong Iraqi military is needed to support the future democratic government of Iraq. This will allow the US to disengage a large portion of its combat units from Iraq. The US must train the present Iraqi military to successfully take over responsibility for Iraq’s security and combat the current insurgency. The US Army and Marine Corps combat advisors will play a key role in ensuring the Iraqi military is properly organized, trained, and equipped to provide for a secure Iraq. There are lessons learned from training and advising the Republic of South Vietnam’s Armed Forces (RVNAF) during the Vietnam War 1950 to 1973 that could be applied in the ongoing advisory effort in Iraq. The focus of this thesis is to determine the lessons learned from selecting, training, and the organization of US Army and Marine Corps advisors during the Vietnam War.
Download or read book Military Review written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms written by United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Joint Officer Handbook JOH Staffing and Action Guide written by United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff. Joint Staff. J-7 and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a practical and easily accessible guide for those new to the joint environment and staff assignments. With input from serving action officers and senior leaders, here are the competencies and behaviors of highly effective and successful joint staff officers which provide a roadmap for career self development. This is the most current joint information available for managing staff activities.
Download or read book Sharing Success Owning Failure Preparing to Command in the Twenty First Century Air Force written by Colonel Usaf David L Goldfein and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-08-17 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Command is the ultimate service. It is a time when we have the singular responsibility to create and lead strong Air Force units. A time when our passion for our Air Force and our vision for its future must be overwhelmingly clear. Early in the "Developing Aerospace Leaders" initiative, we began to focus on the way in which the institution teaches leadership and prepares airmen for command. What we found was a wide range of practices and a wide range of expectations - a complicating factor in today's Expeditionary Aerospace Force. We realize that preparing our officers to command effective, mission-oriented units must be a deliberate process. It must develop our unique airman perspective, creating commanders who are able to communicate the vision, have credibility in the mission area, and can lead our people with inspiration and heart. The foundation of our institution's effectiveness has always been its leaders. Colonel Goldfein's work provides valuable lessons learned and serves as a worthwhile tool to optimize your effectiveness as a squadron commander. This book is a must-read, not only for those selected to command a squadron but for all our young officers, helping them understand what the requirements of squadron command will be. Remember, command is a unique privilege - a demanding and crucial position in our Air Force. "Sharing Success - Owning Failure" takes you a step closer to successfully meeting that challenge.
