This is the command brief for the Pacific USAF. It highlights the perspective of the leadership of the command and the way forward for it in the period ahead.
2. Pacific Air Forces
Combat-ready American Airmen:
the foundation of Asia-Pacific stability and security
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3. The Strategic Environment:
Challenges & Opportunities
Non-State
Threats
Intrastate &
Interstate Conflicts
Growing Chinese
Power
Territorial / Resource
Competition
Evolving North
Korean Threat
Global Economic
Development
Natural Disasters
& Disease
Growing
Democratization
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4. The Operational Problem:
Distance & Denial
Eielson AFB
JB Elmendorf-Richardson
Ulaanbaatar
Anti-Access/
Area Denial
Beijing
Osan AB
Kunsan AB
Misawa AB
Yokota AB
Midway Islands
Kadena AB
New Delhi
Taiwan
Manila
Bangkok
Wake Island
JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Andersen AFB
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
Jakarta
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5. The Tactical Threat:
Emerging Pacific Technologies
Electronic Attack
Space Effects
Cyber Effects
Land Attack Missiles
Anti-Ship Missiles
Advanced Surface-Air Missiles
America’s Pacific assets & interests are reachable…
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6. Strategic Guidance
“…we will of necessity rebalance toward the Asia-Pacific region” President Obama
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7. PACOM & USAF Guidance
PACOM
Guiding Principles
International Rules
Partnership
Presence
Force Projection
Unity of Effort
Strategic Communication
USAF
Priorities
PACAF
Strategy
Strengthen
Nuclear Enterprise
Partner with Joint &
Coalition Team
Develop & Care for
Airmen & Families
Modernize Air & Space
Inventories, Organizations
&Training
Acquisition Excellence
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8. PACAF Strategy
Theater Security Cooperation
Expand
Engagement
Integrated Air and Missile Defense
Increase
Combat
Capability
Posture for
Contingency
Ops
Power Projection
Ensure
Stability &
Free Access
Deter
Aggression
Improve
Warfighter
Integration
Agile, Flexible Command & Control
Defend U.S.
Interests
Resilient Airmen
Core Tenets
Lines of Operation
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9. Expand Engagement
Energize Old Alliances &
Foster New Partnerships
Bilateral Multilateral
Engage At Home & Abroad
Relationships are foundational to access
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10. Increase Combat Capability
Procure
• Long-range
platforms
• Next-Gen
munitions
• Persistent
ISR
Deploy
• New systems
in Pacific first
• Increased
rotational
presence
Protect
• Hardening
• Dispersal
• Redundancy
• Active
Defense
Employ
• Info sharing
• CONOPS &
TTP
development
• Educate
• Train
• Exercise
• Combined
ops
Only a credible capability deters threats to the Global Commons
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11. Improve Warfighter Integration
Synch USAF
Capabilities
Joint
Integration
Air
Hi-Fi Training
w/Key Allies
Space
Cyber
Electronic
Warfare
Command
&
Control
Allied
Interoperability
Air-Sea Battle
Integrated Air
&
Missile Defense
Humanitarian
Assistance
&
Disaster Relief
Exercising
w/New Partners
Integration minimizes the effects of austere fiscal times
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13. FY12 Engagements
Ulchi Freedom Guardian 12
Key Resolve12
Foal Eagle 12
Max Thunder 12
PACRIM Airpower Symposium 12
Yama Sakura 12
Keen Edge/Sword 12
Red Flag-AK 12-1
Red Flag-AK 12-2
Red Flag-AK 12-3
(Japan)
(AK JPARC)
(Republic of Korea)
Pacific Angel 12-4
(Nepal)
Pacific Angel 12-2
(Laos)
Cope South 12
(Bangladesh)
Pacific Angel 12-1
Balikatan 12
Terminal Fury
Pacific Unity
(Philippines)
(Hawaii)
Cope North 12
(Guam)
Cobra Gold
Cope Tiger
(Thailand)
Cope Taufan
Pacific Angel 12-3
(Vietnam)
Commando Sling
(Singapore)
Cope West 12
(Antarctic)
Pitch Black 12
Talisman Saber 12
(Indonesia)
Op Deep Freeze
(New Zealand)
(Malaysia)
Kiwi Flag
(Australia)
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14. FY13 Engagements
Ulchi Freedom Guardian 13
Max Thunder 13
Keen Sword 13
Red Flag-AK 13-1
(Japan)
Red Flag-AK 13-2
(Republic of Korea)
Red Flag-AK 13-3
Pacific Airlift Rally 13
Pacific Angel 13-5
(Cambodia)
(AK JPARC)
Northern Edge 13
(Gulf of Alaska)
Commando
Sling 13-2 &
13-3
Red Flag-Nellis 13-4
(Singapore)
Balikatan 13
Pacific
Angel 13-4
(Sri Lanka)
Pacific Angel 13-1
(Philippines)
Terminal Fury
Kona Airshow
(Hawaii)
Cope North 13
(Guam)
Pacific Angel 13-3
(Vietnam)
Cope Tiger 13
Cope West 13
PACRIM Airpower
Symposium 13
Pacific Angel 13-2
Jt Ex Indonesia 13
Garuda Shield 13
Talisman Saber 13
(Indonesia)
Op Deep Freeze
(Australia)
(Thailand)
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- S e r Limited
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(Antarctic)
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15. FY14 Engagements
Ulchi Freedom Guardian 14
Key Resolve14
Foal Eagle 14
Max Thunder 14
Cobra Gold
Cope Tiger
PACRIM Airpower
Symposium
(Republic of Korea)
(Thailand)
Pacific Angel 14-4
(Mongolia)
Red Flag-AK 14-1
Red Flag-AK 14-2
Red Flag-AK 14-3
(AK JPARC)
Yama Sakura 14
Keen Edge 14
(Japan)
Pacific Angel 14-2
Cope South 14
Pacific Angel 14-1
(Laos)
Balikatan 14
(Philippines)
Terminal Fury
RIMPAC 14
Cope North 14
(Bangladesh)
(Hawaii)
(Guam)
Commando Sling 14-1
Commando Sling 14-2
Commando Sling 14-3
(Singapore)
Cope Taufan
Pacific Angel 14-3
(Malaysia)
(Tonga)
Cope West 14
Indonesia Joint Ex 14
(Indonesia)
Pitch Black 14
Unified Engagement
Kiwi Flag
Op Deep Freeze
(New Zealand)
(Antarctic)
(Australia)
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Major Engagements Planned for FY14
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16. Integrated Air & Missile Defense
Active
Defense
Passive
Defense
Attack
Ops
Command
& Control
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18. Theater AF Forces
Eielson AFB
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
Osan AB
Misawa AB
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Kunsan AB
Yokota AB
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Paya Lebar AB
Kadena AB
Andersen AFB
Op DEEP FREEZE
I n t e Assigned
r v i Rotational/Non-PACAF
Black: g r i t y - S eRed: c e - E x c e l l e n c e
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19. Agile, Flexible C2
Command & Control
Systems & Relationships
Space Superiority
Cyber Superiority
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21. Resilient Airmen
Combat Ready
Combat Ready
Airmen
CrossCulturally
CrossCompetent
Culturally
Airmen Making
Competent--Making
Responsible Choices
Comprehensively
Comprehensively
Fit & Aware Airmen
Fit & Aware
Resilient Airmen -- The Critical Enabler
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22. PACAF Takeaways
Pacific Rebalance - fully engaged in U.S. strategic shift
Sequestration - slowing us down, but not stopping us
Relationships - fundamental to maintaining regional security/stability
PACAF Resilient Airmen - critical enabler to accomplish our mission
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