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1. PACAF Contributions to GWOT Col Bruce Litchfield
Director of Logistics
14 Nov 07
2. Overview PACAF Overview
AEF Support
Regional Stability
3. PACAF Overview 3 Simply put the Pacific AOR is immense, 105 million square miles, crossing 16 time zones, containing 60% of the world’s population. Traditionally when people think of the Pacific, the first thing that comes to mind is the vast amount of ocean. While our friends in the Navy love to tell us that 75% of the Pacific AOR is covered in water, we like to remind them that 100% of it is covered in Air and Space.
We have 9 bases, 4 NAFs, and personnel assigned at over 80 locations. There are over 35,000 personnel assigned with almost 400 aircraft.
NOTE: Alaska is dotted because it lies within the NORTHCOM AOR (per 2002 UCP), yet forces are assigned to PACOM/PACAF.
Simply put the Pacific AOR is immense, 105 million square miles, crossing 16 time zones, containing 60% of the world’s population. Traditionally when people think of the Pacific, the first thing that comes to mind is the vast amount of ocean. While our friends in the Navy love to tell us that 75% of the Pacific AOR is covered in water, we like to remind them that 100% of it is covered in Air and Space.
We have 9 bases, 4 NAFs, and personnel assigned at over 80 locations. There are over 35,000 personnel assigned with almost 400 aircraft.
NOTE: Alaska is dotted because it lies within the NORTHCOM AOR (per 2002 UCP), yet forces are assigned to PACOM/PACAF.
7. AEF Support PACAF is an AEF Force Provider
Deploy approximately 6,000 personnel to CENTCOM annually
Average 2,000 personnel away from home station any given day
Aviation Taskings (over 6K Sorties):
33RQS (CSAR) & 13/14 FS (F-16)
36AS (Yokota): Continuous OIF tasking
Korea
8,100 Military & 1,800 Civil Service
Aggregated missions in PACAF
Established westward route to CENTCOM - PACAF provides personnel and aircraft for AEFs
- Korea is a PCS. Though they report in ART, they are not susceptible to AEF deployments since they are considered Forward.
- Aggregated missions are based on large number of personnel deploying from a location, Kadena, and CENTAF requests TRANSCOM for MilAir to pick them up at Kadena. Since Kadena may not fill the entire aircraft, people from Misawa, Yokota, Hickam, Andersen all meet at Kadena for the MilAir.- PACAF provides personnel and aircraft for AEFs
- Korea is a PCS. Though they report in ART, they are not susceptible to AEF deployments since they are considered Forward.
- Aggregated missions are based on large number of personnel deploying from a location, Kadena, and CENTAF requests TRANSCOM for MilAir to pick them up at Kadena. Since Kadena may not fill the entire aircraft, people from Misawa, Yokota, Hickam, Andersen all meet at Kadena for the MilAir.
8. PACAF Mission Provide Pacific Command integrated Expeditionary Air Force capabilities to defend the Homeland, promote stability, dissuade/deter aggression, and swiftly defeat enemies.
9. 9 Strategic Issues North Korea appears intent on developing missiles capable of reaching the CONUS. But, as you can see here, North Korea is not the only regional nation with ballistic missile ambitions or capability.North Korea appears intent on developing missiles capable of reaching the CONUS. But, as you can see here, North Korea is not the only regional nation with ballistic missile ambitions or capability.
10. 10 Challenging Environment In addition to the conventional military threat, terrorism is a borderless danger that affects every country in the region. Clearly, the entire world’s economy depends on secure passages through Asia.
- Every year approximately 1/4 of the world’s trade and a Ľ of its oil shipments by sea flow through the Straits of Malacca. This creates a very tempting target for piracy or even worse, terrorism.
Whether it is this regional terrorism threat or that of ballistic missiles, PACAF is posturing to meet all of these 21st century challenges.In addition to the conventional military threat, terrorism is a borderless danger that affects every country in the region. Clearly, the entire world’s economy depends on secure passages through Asia.
- Every year approximately 1/4 of the world’s trade and a Ľ of its oil shipments by sea flow through the Straits of Malacca. This creates a very tempting target for piracy or even worse, terrorism.
Whether it is this regional terrorism threat or that of ballistic missiles, PACAF is posturing to meet all of these 21st century challenges.
11. Regional Stability/Engagement PACAF is a PACOM Force Provider
Exercises
Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief
Special Missions
Carrier Gaps
PACAF also promotes regional stability through engagement and partnering with other countries
- Personnel supporting over 30 exercises annually, JCS, Bi/Multi-Lateral, UN, Joint
Tsunami, typhoon, mudslides, earthquakes
Special missions includes Presidential Support, Operation Deep Freeze, Special Ops support, etc.
Carrier Gaps all deal with bombs and targets as well as deterence, training, and exercise support
- Personnel supporting over 30 exercises annually, JCS, Bi/Multi-Lateral, UN, Joint
Tsunami, typhoon, mudslides, earthquakes
Special missions includes Presidential Support, Operation Deep Freeze, Special Ops support, etc.
Carrier Gaps all deal with bombs and targets as well as deterence, training, and exercise support
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Summer exercise is Ulchi Freedom Guardian
CONFIDENTIAL//ROKUS : Dates of exercise (STARTEX to ENDEX) until 30 days prior to exercise start date
Summer exercise is Ulchi Freedom Guardian
CONFIDENTIAL//ROKUS : Dates of exercise (STARTEX to ENDEX) until 30 days prior to exercise start date
13. PACAF Engagements Red Flag Alaska (RFA)
Formerly Cooperative Cope Thunder
Dedicated Adversaries
14. Summary PACAF is moving forward, fighting today’s war and posturing for the next
AEF Support from PACAF
PACAF’s contributions to Regional Stability
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15. PACAF is part of today’s fight and postured for tomorrow’s. Are there any questions.
Sir, This is actually Thunderbirds over Waikiki.
PACAF is part of today’s fight and postured for tomorrow’s. Are there any questions.
Sir, This is actually Thunderbirds over Waikiki.
16. AEF Requirementsby MAJCOM Identifies number of current requirements by MAJCOM, with ECS broken down by 120 / 179 and 365 day requirements.
365 Numbers reflect AEF debrief period Jan – May 2007.
Identifies number of current requirements by MAJCOM, with ECS broken down by 120 / 179 and 365 day requirements.
365 Numbers reflect AEF debrief period Jan – May 2007.
17. PACAF Cycle 7AEF Alignment 2 hit policy for each base, per AEF cycle
1 ‘Heavy’, 1 ‘Light’
But most bases have enablers deployed in each AEF period (SF, CE, Services, Trans)
Tying each Korea squadron to “Parent” AEF does not suggest forces will deploy from Korea, but rather helps articulate the cost of maintaining forces on the Peninsula –gives the visibility and accounting leadership needs 2 hit policy for each base, per AEF cycle
1 ‘Heavy’, 1 ‘Light’
But most bases have enablers deployed in each AEF period (SF, CE, Services, Trans)
Tying each Korea squadron to “Parent” AEF does not suggest forces will deploy from Korea, but rather helps articulate the cost of maintaining forces on the Peninsula –gives the visibility and accounting leadership needs