1. NATC-A NATO Air Training Command NATC-A NATO Air Training Command UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan / 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Interim Success Strategy 2014 ISS14 Khosh Amadee (خوش آمدید) NATC-A/CoS, 20131012H, 318-237-5816

2. NATC-A NATO Air Training Command Focus Areas Simplify Capability Development / Enhance System Capacity Reduce Long-Term AAF Sustainment Costs Reduce Personnel Requirements (BOG) through Consolidation/Relocation Modify English Training, Simplify Sustainment, and Improve Supply System Mgt BLUF: NATC-A can deliver greater AAF combat capability at lower cost and with fewer personnel. NATC-A Interim Success Strategy 2014 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO Expected Returns: Capacity Annual Cost BOG +20% 10-15% 150+ $ Interim Success Strategy 2014 Mx Personnel +340% One-Time Cost $225M $ NATC-A/CoS, 20131012E, 318-237-5816

3. NATC-A NATO Air Training Command 3 BLUF: Growing Operations vs Training Imbalance Coupled with Excessive Training Requirements Hinders Ability to Develop a Sustainable AAF Enhanced System Capacity SOLUTION: Simplify Requirements; Maintain 60/40 Split ** Provides 20% More Capacity Growth Training Simplification – Eliminates Req’t for C-130 Airdrop, C-208 Night Flying, Mi-17 Forward Firing Allows for Concentration on Training to Speed up Instructor Pilot and Co-pilot Qualification Normalize Aircraft Utilization Rate (UTE): Current UTE: 24; Required UTE: 18 - Results in 2yr Increase in Aircraft Service Life from 5 to 7 Years Mi-17 Ops Demand Outpaces Training Requirement* 600 500 400 300 200 100 Dec - 12Mar - 13Jun - 13 Training Ops *Does Not Include Shindand Hours Current Ops v Trng Split 80/20 Desired Ops v Trng Split 60/40 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO **Does not apply during height of fighting season and assumes use of Shindand through 31 Dec 14 Mi-17 Aerial Escort Armed Overwatch Forward Firing Civil Support Presidential CASEVAC/HR PAX/Cargo Limited Night Ops C-208 CASEVAC/HR PAX/Cargo Night Flying Civil Support Aerial Imagery Airdrop Aerial Recon C-130 PAX/Cargo Airdrop CASEVAC/HR AAF Capability Scope Reduction NATC-A/CoS, 20131012E, 318-237-5816

4. NATC-A NATO Air Training Command 4 BLUF: Rapidly rising sustainment costs and decreasing AAF budget pose risk to delivering an independent, self-sustaining AAF. Reduce Long-Term AAF Sustainment Costs SOLUTION: Deliver basic combat capability at lower cost through simplification and efficiencies Sustainment Increasing 50% FY2014-2017 Long-Term AAF Sustainment Costs Reduced ~10-15%/Yr UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO ASFF Budget (millions $) SIMPLIFICATION Consolidate Contracts Establish Strict Contract Management Practices to Save Costs Accelerate Organic Maintenance Training Capability – reduces dependency on CLS Examine Base-Line Program Requirements EXAMPLE EFFICIENCIES Annual Cost Savings One-time Cost Savings $ 40M CLS costs $170M (Mi-17 Fwd Firing) $4M ELT Reduction $46M (A-29 Training Mod) Contract Consolidation $9.7M (Limited Night Ops) Resolve Redundancies $225.7M Predicted AAF Budget Cap NATC-A/CoS, 20131012H, 318-237-5816

5. NATC-A NATO Air Training Command 5 BLUF: Decreasing coalition participation limits ability to train and advise AAF. Reduction of BOG (Boots on the Ground) SOLUTION: Consolidate Training Mission and Reallocate Assets Across the Theater Moving A-29 Initial Pilot & Maintenance Training Reduces Complexity, Improves Training Quality, Accelerates Capacity Integration, & Reduces Operational Costs Improves SECFOR, Saves BOG (119), & Reduces Cost ($46M) Reduce Number of Bases in Theater From 6 to 2 Establish 1x Primary Operations and 1x Primary Training Base for Max Efficiency & Security Collapse Six Advisor Locations into Two Move Initial A-29 Pilot/Mx Trng Outside Afghanistan Shindand * Training Shindand * Training Kabul Operations Kabul Operations UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO Herat MeS J-Bad Kabul Kandahar Shindand * If Shindand does not endure beyond 2014, A-29 consolidation and AAF Training occurs at TBD location(s) NATC-A/CoS, 20131012G, 318-237-5816 NATC-A AAF

6. NATC-A NATO Air Training Command 6 BLUF: 5-year timeline to grow maintainers, plus poor logistics & supply system management does not meet the demands of a growing AAF. Sustainment and Logistics Challenges SOLUTION: Shorten Sustainment Path Through Efficient Training & Simplified Logistics Reduce English Language Requirement From 100% to 30% for AAF Maintainers Eliminates Familiarization Training Requirement (Saves 1.5 Years Training) Pursue Translation of Tech Manuals into Dari to Grow Basic and Mid-level Maintainers Allows Force to Grow From 0 to 275 (Basic) and 0 to 70 (Mid-level) in 2014 – 340% Increase in Maintainers Over 3.5 Years Use Lean Logistics to Propagate Supply Chain Management /Parts Procurement Visibility Eliminate Non-valued Added Process Steps Which Will Improve Desired End State Simplify and Standardize Training Requirements an Develop a Cohesive Training Program that Produces Qualified Mx Force Establish Minimum Level of Instructors for Specific Disciplines Inefficient AAF control of complex processes 5 Years to Grow Expert-Level Maintainer Basic Apprentice Mid-Level Journeyman Expert Craftsman 24 Months 18 Months 5 Years UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO English Language 18 months NATC-A/CoS, 20131012H, 318-237-5816

7. NATC-A NATO Air Training Command 7 Here’s Where We Need Help 1.Outsource A-29 Pilot/Mx Training & Consolidate Beddown Accelerate Capability Development/Integration Accelerate Maintenance Production to Mitigate Long-term CLS Costs Reduce Overall BOG Requirement 2.Maintain Current Presence at Shindand through EOY2014 Maintain Camp Estelle in Current Location Through 31 Dec 2014 Maximize Training Capacity Fulfill Security Force (SECFOR) Requirements 3.Fly Strict 60/40 Ops/Training Split on the Mi-17* 18 UTE Maximizes Service Life of Assets UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO RECOMMENDATION: Implement NATC-A ISS14 To Deliver Basic Affordable and Sustainable Airpower Capabilities to AAF by 31Dec14 NATC-A/CoS, 20131012H, 318-237-5816 *Does not apply during height of fighting season and assumes use of Shindand through 31 Dec 14

8. NATC-A NATO Air Training Command NATC-A NATO Air Training Command For More Information, Contact: NATC-A Command Staff KAIA/NATC-A APO AE 09320 DSN 318-237-5762 438AEWNATC-ACCE@afghan.swa.army.mil 438AEWNATC-ACCE@afghan.swa.army.mil Check out the NATC-A Story at the following links or connect via the QR Codes Below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNGMzPqqWkAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFtr3WeDJZs&feature=youtu.be NATC-A/CoS, 20131012E, 318-237-5816

9. NATC-A NATO Air Training Command Senior Leader Snapshot of NATC-A ISS14 Initiative The Environment UNCLASSIFIED NATC-A/CoS, 20131011A, 318-237-5816 The Response The Effect The Need Increasing System Complexity BOG Reduction Demands Increasing Security Concerns Imperitive to Reduce Sustainment Costs Overburdened AAF Capability Expectations Deliberate, Focused and Streamlined Methodology to Deliver Foundational AAF Capabilities by EOY 2014 Interim Success Strategy 2014 (ISS14) “The 400-Day Plan” Establishes Base Crew Force (1:1 ratio) Simplifies/Accelerates Maintenance Personnel Production Streamlines Logistics Processes Reduces Outyear AAF Sustainment Costs Reduces Footprint Requirements to Accelerate Mission Enhances Post-2014 Security Posture CLS Costs Delivering Basic AAF Capability Faster at a Lower Cost by 31 Dec 2014 Ops v. Trng

10. NATC-A NATO Air Training Command 10 Reducing English Language Training Requirement from 100% to 30% Teaming with Sustainment Managers to Enhance Logistics Efficiency Partnering with UCLA to Analyze Reduction of CLS Costs Conducting Lean Process Analysis to Improve Supply Chain Management Consolidating Contracts for More Effective Management & Oversight Simplifying and Standardizing Training Efforts Consolidating Assets Across the Theater of Operations Refining Command and Control Processes Simplifying Airpower Capability Development What We’re Already Doing…. UNCLASSIFIED NATC-A/CoS, 20131012E, 318-237-5816

11. NATC-A NATO Air Training Command Cost and BOG savings Sustainment $72.48M Training $15.05M C-130 PoR 4 A/C FY13-19 C-130 2 A/C FY13-19 Equipment $32.41M Notional Cost Savings $119.94M BOG Requirement 83 - BOG Savings of 12 - Avoids additional 19 RFF positions BOG Savings - If the remaining two C-130's are cancelled *Chart is not to Scale $ Millions FY13FY14FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19 Annual Savings 45.9218.1714.67-5.3938.074.25 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO//PREDECISIONAL NATC-A/CoS, 20131012E, 318-237-5816

12. NATC-A NATO Air Training Command Cost and BOG savings Sustainment $11.9M Training $ 41M A-29 Original Plan FY14-18 A-29 CONUS Option FY14-18 Equipment -$6.9M Notional Cost Savings $46M BOG Requirement 119 - BOG Savings of 119 for initial beddown - BOG offset internally for ’16 SAB beddown BOG Savings - If A-29 trng conducted in CONUS and 2016 SAB Beddown *Chart is not to Scale $ MillionsFY14FY15FY16FY17FY18 Annual Savings 17.9117.73-0.161.718.78 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO//PREDECISIONAL NATC-A/CoS, 20131012E, 318-237-5816