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What is the purpose of the Department of the Air Force (DAF) in a joint endeavor?

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To complement the roles of sister services and contribute to the Joint Force.

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What are the five core functions of the U.S. Air Force (USAF)?

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Five key functions:
-Air and Space Superiority: Ensures control of air and space to deny adversaries the same advantage

-Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR): Collects and analyzes information to support decision-making and operations

-Rapid Global Mobility: Provides swift and flexible movement of forces and equipment worldwide

-Global Strike: Delivers precise and powerful force anywhere, anytime

-Command and Control (C2): Enables effective leadership and coordination of military operations

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USAF Core Functions- Air Superiority

EX- OPERATION DESERT STORM

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-Freedom from attack and the freedom to attack

-Essential precondition to successful military operations

-Allows American forces to operate without threat of attack from enemy aircraft

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USAF Core Functions- ISR

EX-OPERATION UNIFIED RESPONSE

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-Eyes and ears on adversaries

-Provides situational awareness of the battlespace & allows decision space for command elements

-Minimizes uncertainty about adversaries and their capabilities

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USAF Core Functions- Rapid Global Mobility

EX-OPERATION JUST CAUSE

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-Delivery on demand

-Deployment, sustainment of equipment and personnel across range of operations

-In-flight refueling: a unique USAF capability and linchpin to power projection at intercontinental distances

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USAF Core Functions- Global Strike

EX-OPERATION DELIBERATE FORCE

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-Any target, any time

-Holding any target on the planet at risk (and if necessary, disabling or destroying it promptly) even from bases in the continental US

-Possess the unique ability to achieve tactical, operational, and strategic effects all in a single combat mission

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USAF Core Functions- C2

EX-OPERATION ODYSSEY DAWN

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-Total flexibility in operations…right info to the right person at the right time

-Access to reliable communications and information networks

-Allows joint teams to operate globally at a high tempo and intensity

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What are the five core competencies of the U.S. Space Force (USSF)?

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Space Security: Protects and defends U.S. and allied interests in space

Combat Power Projection: Delivers space-based capabilities that support and enhance military operations

Space Mobility and Logistics: Ensures access to, movement within, and sustainment of space assets

Information Mobility: Enables secure and reliable data flow to support joint force operations

Space Domain Awareness: Monitors, tracks, and understands objects and activities in space to ensure safety, security, and operational advantage

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USSF Core Competencies- Space Security

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-Establishes the conditions for the safe and secure access to space for civil, commercial, Intelligence Community (IC), and multinational partners

-Helps assure partners that the US military is positioned to monitor and protect their interests

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USSF Core Competencies- Combat Power Projection

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-Goal: freedom of action

-Defensive operations ensure US freedom of action in space

-Offensive operations deny an adversary’s freedom of action in space

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USSF Core Competencies- Space Mobility and Logistics

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-Movement and support of military equipment and personnel into, through, and back from the space domain

-Depends on the ability to launch military equipment into the proper orbit in a safe, secure, & reliable manner

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USSF Core Competencies- Information Mobility

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-Timely, rapid, reliable collection and transportation of data to even the most remote areas of human activity

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USSF Core Competencies- Space Domain Awareness

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-Effective identification, characterization, and understanding of any factor associated with the space domain that could affect operations

-Extends across physical, network, and cognitive dimensions of space

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What is the purpose of doctrine for the USAF and USSF?

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-Fundamental principles by which military forces or elements guide their actions

-Official advice, but not directive – requires judgement in application
What we believe to be true about the best way to do things based on the evidence to date

When properly applied, often provides 80-90% solution

Evolves as theory, experience, and technologies change

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Why is recognizing the contributions of the USAF and USSF important in joint operations?

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Because it highlights their value and impact within the Joint Force.

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Purpose of the Air Force Force Generation (AFFORGEN) and Space Force Generation (SPAFORGEN)

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○ AFFORGEN, model ensures a sustainable force offering of Airmen and airpower to the Joint Force

○ SPAFORGEN is the U.S. Space Force’s framework for building and presenting combat-ready space forces to meet operational demands. It reflects the unique nature of space operations and emphasizes mission readiness over deployment cycles

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What does the AFFORGEN model stand for?

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Air Force Force Generation model, used to present ready forces.

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Define AFFORGEN

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-Air Force’s sustainable, capacity‐driven model for presenting forces to Joint Force Commanders (JFCs)

-Modeled to counter long-term strategic competition

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Why do we need AFFORGEN

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Enable operational preparedness and readiness recovery while ensuring a predictable and sustainable force offering.

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AFFORGEN Details: Principles

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-Readiness
Train, certify, and deploy as a team.
Develop and maintain warfighting skillsets
-Predictability
Know when eligible for deployment
Rotational operations optimal for training, retention, and quality
of life
-Sustainability
Centralized Global Force Management (GFM) process allows
senior leaders to quickly assess the impact of any changes to
deployment plans

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What are the four phases of the AFFORGEN cycle?

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Reset- Reconnect, Reconstitute, Reintegrate

Prepare- Build towards peak unit readiness

Ready- Certifying events

Commit-Deployed/Ready

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AFFORGEN Details: Force Elements

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Expeditionary Airbase (XAB)

  Default FE to run airbases

  Comprised of 3 smaller FEs
         Command and Control (C2) FE
         Establish the Airbase (EAB) FE
         Operate the Airbase (OAB) FE
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AFFORGEN XABs

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-FY24 – FY26

-Challenges
Impossible to source from lead wing
Impacting garrison and employed in place mission
Minimal departure from AEW construct

-Stepping stone to truly missionized teams

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Air Task Force (ATF) Components

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Mission Generation (MG)
Mission Sustainment Team (MST)

Expeditionary Air Base Sq (EABS)
Combat Service Support Team-Lead (CSST-L)
Combat Service Support Team (CSST)
Capability Enhancement team (CET)

Forms during “Prepare” phase
CSST-L and CSSTs should each come from one location
Will join episodically with Command Element during “Certify” phase

CET examples: Cyber Protection Team, Red Horse Unit, CBRN support, etc.

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AFFORGEN & ATF Benefits
-Truly modular, cross-functional team -Train as you fight…as a team Prepared to fight on Day-1 -Scalable -Predictable and sustainable Force Gen model -Single unit of action -Burden shared across all wings -Wings still have combat missions
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ATF Risks
-Risk to garrison & employed-in-place missions -Less Airmen, but more time… -Continuity at deployed locations -Prototype concept
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AFFORGEN & ACE
Agile Combat Employment (ACE): -ACE is NOT AFFORGEN -AFFORGEN provides the means (human and material) to enable ACE concepts -ACE is a proactive and reactive operational scheme of maneuver executed within threat timelines to increase resiliency and survivability while generating combat power throughout the integrated deterrence continuum
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AFFORGEN & ACE: ACE Enablers
Mission Ready Airmen (MRA): -Airmen and Guardians capable of accomplishing tasks outside core Air Force Specialty -Shifts from traditional, large force packages of highly specialized teams toward smaller, multidisciplinary teams able to provide combat support Tailorable Force Packages: -Provides ability to execute across a range of operating locations to meet theater requirements
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What does the SPAFORGEN model represent?
Space Force Generation model, used to ensure Guardian readiness.
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SPAFORGEN Composition
Space Mission Task Force (SMTF): The aggregation of multiple CDeltas. Combat Delta (CDelta): An aggregation of multiple CSqs and CDets presented during the commit phase of SPAFORGEN. Force Generation Squadron (FGS): Provides trained and ready personnel for CSqs to present. The FGS conducts training, evaluations, maintenance, personnel administration and provides professional development. Combat Squadron (CSq): A USSF unit assigned to a combatant command (CCMD) that performs operational missions to provide combat effects. CSqs are comprised of Force Elements sourced from Force Generation Squadrons. Combat Detachment (CDet): CDets constitute USSF’s deployable warfighting capability.
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SPAFORGEN Force Elements
Force Elements. USSF organizes five primary types of crew force elements. -Operations Crew (OC) or Operations Team (OT): Perform weapon system operations in support of mission activities. Can be resourced for 24/7 or 12/7 activities. -Mission Planning Cell (MPC): Plan and schedule operational activities and are typically resourced for 12/7 activities. -Mission Support Element (MSE): Conduct support activities like engineering, analysis, and communication and are typically resourced for 12/7 operations. -Cyber Operations (CO): Provide cyber protection capabilities for mission systems and can be resourced for 24/7 or 12/7 activities. -Intelligence Support Team (IST): Provide intelligence support for mission activities.
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What are the three phases of the SPAFORGEN cycle?
Prepare Phase: Force Elements focus on personnel reconstitution, leave, and replenishment of supplies and equipment. Force elements conduct individual training and positional upgrades, professional military education, and qualification training. Ready Phase: Force Elements conduct advanced training, small and large force employment exercises, squadron-level validations, and other preparations for operations. Commit Phase: Force Elements are fully resourced, validated, and ready to conduct combat operations and are allocated or assigned to an operational mission.
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Why is readiness critical in both the AFFORGEN and SPAFORGEN models?
Because it directly impacts mission accomplishment and force presentation.
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How are all Airmen and Guardians affected by the AFFORGEN and SPAFORGEN models?
These models shape deployment cycles and ensure operational preparedness.
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Who was the first female amputee in the U.S. Air Force to return to flying duty?
Lt Col Christy (Wise) Kinsey.
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What aircraft did Lt Col Kinsey fly?
The HC-130.
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What major injury did Lt Col Kinsey suffer in 2015?
She lost her right leg above the knee after being hit by a boat while paddleboarding.
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What nonprofit organization did Lt Col Kinsey co-found, and what is its mission?
One Leg Up On Life; it provides prosthetic limbs to patients in Haiti.
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What did Lt Col Kinsey achieve after her injury besides returning to flight?
She won 11 medals in the DoD Warrior Games and competed in two Invictus Games.
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What happened in the Minot "Bent Spear" incident of 2007?
A B-52 was mistakenly flown from Minot AFB to Barksdale AFB carrying six live nuclear warheads.
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How was the presence of live nuclear warheads discovered during the Minot incident?
An airman noticed something wrong during a safety check by shining a flashlight through a small diamond-shaped window to verify the warheads were “cold,” or inert, he discovered that one of them was “hot.” (live).
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What changes did the Air Force make after the Minot incident?
The Air Force created Global Strike Command, revamped training, and elevated nuclear mission standards.
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What caused the 2007 Minot nuclear weapons mishandling incident?
A breakdown in training, discipline, supervision, and leadership.
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What practice contributed to the Minot incident according to the investigation?
The routine use of informal scheduling shortcuts and ignoring the formal, signed weekly schedule.
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What was the root cause of the scheduling issue in the 5th Munitions Squadron?
They relied on informal slides made by an inexperienced airman instead of the formal schedule.
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How many procedural breakdowns were identified in the incident?
Five key procedural breakdowns.
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What was the first procedural breakdown on August 29?
Failure to inspect all missile-carrying pylons at the weapons storage area.
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What mistake did the trailer crew make (Breakdown No. 2)?
They began loading pylons before required inspections were completed.
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What inspection was skipped by the trailer crew (Breakdown No. 3)?
Verifying payload markings through the missile payload bay windows.
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What critical step was missed by Minot’s munitions control center (Breakdown No. 4)?
They failed to access a database that would have flagged the unprepared pylon.
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What was the final (fifth) procedural failure before takeoff?
The radar navigator only spot-checked one missile and missed verifying the nuclear payload.
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What was the call sign of the B-52 involved in the unauthorized nuclear transfer?
Doom 99.
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What happened after the nuclear weapons were discovered at Barksdale?
Proper procedures were followed—reporting the incident, securing the area, and informing the chain of command.
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What high-level consequences followed the incident?
Resignations of the Air Force Secretary and Chief of Staff at the request of Defense Secretary Gates.
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What long-term issue did the Minot incident reveal?
A decline/ weakening of the specialized knowledge, skills, and experience needed to maintain, operate, and ensure the safety and security of nuclear weapons.
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What surprising fact highlighted the erosion of nuclear readiness?
The instructor pilot of Doom 99 had never physically touched a nuclear weapon.
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What was a major recommendation from post-incident reviews like Raaberg’s report?
Reestablish wing commanders as the approval authority for moving nuclear weapons
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What is a Profession
a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation
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What is Professional
characterized by or conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a profession; exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and generally businesslike manner in the workplace
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Behaviors/qualities of professionals
Demonstrate high personal/professional standards Sacrifice for others – put others’ interests ahead of theirs Behave ethically at all times Take the high road, even if not personally advantageous Listen empathetically and well Demonstrate accountability/integrity Commit to continuous self-improvement Model behaviors expected in the profession Display high levels of competence In control of their emotions
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What are Standards
Those morals, ethics, habits… established by authority, custom, or an individual as acceptable” Uniformly known Consistently applied Non-selectively enforced ~ Former CSAF Gen Ronald Fogleman
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What is Accountability
The state of being accountable, liable, or answerable.
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Cornerstone responsibilities of each Service to the Joint Force
-Outlined in National Defense Strategy -USAF Global Vigilance, Global Reach, Global Power -USSF Preserve Freedom of Action, Enable Joint Lethality and Effectiveness, Provide Independent Options
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Cornerstone Responsibilities: USAF Broken Down
-Global Vigilance Ability to gain and maintain awareness anywhere -Global Reach Ability to project military capability responsively–with unsurpassed velocity and precision–anywhere -Global Power Ability to hold at risk or strike any target anywhere
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Cornerstone Responsibilities: USSF Broken Down
-Preserve Freedom of Action Ability to protect and preserve unfettered access to and freedom to operate in space -Enable Joint Lethality and Effectiveness Space capabilities strengthen operations in other domains of warfare and reinforce every Joint function -Provide Independent Options Ability to independently achieve strategic effects; military space power is more than an adjunct to other military domains (land, air, sea, cyber)

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