United States Air Force: Air Doctrine – Provide Global Capability Objective: Know how the United States Air Force is structured in terms of missions and roles Describe the characteristics, objectives and aircraft used to provide the United States Air Force a global attack capability

United States Air Force: Air Doctrine – Provide Global Capability Joint Task List Review - Global Attack Capability Strategic vs. Tactical Strategic Attack Capabilities Effects Based Operations Counter Land Capabilities Counter Sea Capabilities Special Forces Capabilities

Joint Task List PROVIDE PRECISION ENGAGEMENT PROVIDE AIR AND SPACE PROVIDE LETHAL PRECISION ENGAGEMENTCAPABILITIES PROVIDE NON-LETHAL PRECISION ENGAGEMENTCAPABILITIES CSAR CAPABILITIES PROVIDE AIR AND SPACE SUPERIORITY PROVIDE COUNTER AIR CAPABILITIES PROVIDE COUNTER SPACE CAPABILITIES PROVIDE GLOBAL ATTACK PROVIDE STRATEGIC ATTACK CAPABILITIES PROVIDE COUNTERLAND CAPABILITIES PROVIDE COUNTERSEA CAPABILITIES PROVIDE SPECIAL FORCES CAPABILITIES PROVIDE INFORMATION SUPERIORITY INFORMATION OPERATIONS CAPABILITIES PROVIDE RAPID GLOBAL MOBILITY PROVIDE AIRLIFT CAPABILITIES PROVIDE AIR REFULEING PROVIDE SPACELIFT PROVIDE AEF

Strategic vs. Tactical Strategic – def: “relating to the creation of strategy” Strategic Plan Usually sequentially driven While this strategic plan development applies to military operations as well, in terms of capabilities the term “Strategic” is used to describe the overall effect of a specific operation. To help simplify this definition, lets look at sports…

Strategic vs. Tactical Effects Based Operations Tactical Warden’s COGs Remember, its about the effect The difficult part in comparing strategic vs. tactical effects is that sometimes a “tactical” event can have “strategic” consequences Effects Based Operations Strategic

Global Capability – Strategic Attack Strategic Attack is defined as military action carried out against an enemy’s Center of Gravity (COG) or other vital target sets, including command elements, war-production assets, and key supporting infrastructure

Global Capability – Counter Land Counter Land Operations: Counter Land involves those operations conducted to attain and maintain a desired degree of superiority over surface operations by the destruction or neutralization of enemy surface forces. The main objective of this type of operation is to both dominate the surface environment and prevent the opponent from doing the same. A-10 F-16 F-35 B-1 B-52

Global Capability – Counter Land Air Interdiction Counter Land Operations: Includes two subgroups: Air Interdiction operations destroys, disrupts, diverts, or delays the enemy’s surface military potential before it can be used effectively against friendly forces, or otherwise achieve its objectives. Close Air Support is the use of aerospace assets to directly support the ground force. Close Air Support

Global Capability – Counter Sea Counter Sea Operations are a collateral function that extends the application of Air Force power into the maritime environment. Specific Counter Sea missions include surface warfare (anti-ship), undersea warfare (anti-submarine), sea surveillance, and aerial mine-laying.

Global Capability – Special Operations Special Operations employment is the use of special operations airpower, to conduct the following primary missions: unconventional warfare, direct action, special reconnaissance, combating terrorism, foreign internal defense, psychological operations (PSYOP), civil affairs, information operations, and counter proliferation

United States Air Force: Air Doctrine – Provide Global Capability Objective: Know how the United States Air Force is structured in terms of missions and roles Describe the characteristics, objectives and aircraft used to provide the United States Air Force a global attack capability