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Headquarters Air Mobility Command
CCXVersion4-01-05
Air Mobility in Irregular WarfareAMC Industry Days
30 June 200930 June 2009
Lt Col Paul Scott
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Overview
AMC in Irregular WarfareAMC in Building Partner CapacityAMC in Building Partner Capacity• Assist Partner Nation to Build Air Mobility System• Contingency Response Groupsg y p p• Exploring Light Mobility Aircraft (LiMA) Concept
Materiel Principles for BPCSummary
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AMC in Irregular Warfare
Doctrinal definition of Irregular Warfare: “a violent struggle among state and non state actors for“a violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant populations. IW favors indirect approaches, though it may employ the f ll range of militar and other capabilities to seekfull range of military and other capabilities to seek asymmetric approaches in order to erode an adversary’s power, influence, and will.”
AMC and Irregular Warfare• Direct Approach – Full Range of Military Operations• Indirect Approach Build Partner Nation Capacity• Indirect Approach – Build Partner Nation Capacity
“Rapidly Project Hard (Kinetic) as Well as Soft (Non Kinetic) Power” AMC Vi C d O Ed
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(Non-Kinetic) Power – AMC Vice Commander Op-Ed
AMC in Irregular Warfare
“This conflict is a prolonged irregular campaign, a violent struggle for legitimacy and influence over the population. The use of force plays a role, yet military efforts to capture or kill terrorists are likely to be subordinate to measures to promote local
i i i i d iparticipation in government and economic programs to spur development, as well as efforts to understand and address the grievances that often lie at the heart of insurgencies For these reasons arguably theof insurgencies. For these reasons, arguably the most important military component of the struggle against violent extremists is not the fighting we do ourselves but how well we help prepare our partnersourselves, but how well we help prepare our partners to defend and govern themselves.”
SOF and General Purpose Forces
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SOF and General Purpose Forces
AMC in Irregular Warfare
Prepare Partners to Defend and Govern Themselves• Overcome Difficult Terrain and Lack of Infrastructure• Overcome Difficult Terrain and Lack of Infrastructure• Access for Partner
Nation Leaders, Agencies ProgramsAgencies, Programs
• Decreases ResponseTime for PN Security ForcesForces
• CASEVAC / MEDEVAC• Humanitarian
A i tAssistance• Disaster Response
Legitimacy and Influence with Population
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Legitimacy and Influence with Population
AMC in Irregular Warfare
Experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan – Mobility is the Primary Need for Fledgling Air ForcesPrimary Need for Fledgling Air Forces• Air Mobility is a System, Not Just Airplanes• Command and Control, Maintenance, Aerial Port,
Servicing, Training, Supply, Sustainment, Aircrew Equipment, Support Equipment, Communications, Etc
Possible Areas for AMC GrowthPossible Areas for AMC Growth• Assist Partner Nation to Build Air Mobility System• Expanded Mission of Contingency Response Groups• Exploring Light Mobility Aircraft (LiMA) Concept
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Building an Air Mobility System
PN Aircrew Supply Chain
Maintenance All
Aircraft Command / Control
Support Equipment
All Components are Required
US Aircrew Training
ControlEquipment for Full System
C bilitUS Aircrew Training
Aerial PortCapability
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Building an Air Mobility System
Contingency Response GroupsProvide Initial Capability to Open Operate and SustainProvide Initial Capability to Open, Operate, and Sustain Air OperationsSignificant Application to Building Partnership Capacityg pp g p p y• Assessment of Airfield Capabilities/Deficiencies• Broad Functional Expertise• Modern to Austere Airfields• Command and Control• CommunicationsCommunications• Maintenance• Security
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• Logistics
Building an Air Mobility System
Light Mobility Aircraft (LiMA)• Why Light Mobility?• Why Light Mobility?• Partner with Nations of Varying Capabilities
LiMA Attributes• Focused on Partner Nation Needs• Acquisition Cost• Affordable Sustainment• Enable Access• Rugged/DurableRugged/Durable• Easy Maintenance• Flexible
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• Avoid Export Restrictions
Materiel Principles
Transferable, Affordable, Modular, Interoperable• Transferable Technology Transfer Not Restricted• Transferable – Technology Transfer Not Restricted• Affordable – Acquisition & Sustainment• Modular – Adaptable to Partner Nation Needs / Missionp• Interoperable – Infrastructure & Coalition Compatible
OR
Solutions Must be Suited to Partner Nation
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Solutions Must be Suited to Partner Nation
Irregular Warfare Summary
“…building their [partner nation] capacity is arguably as important if not more so than, the fighting th U it d St t d it lf”the United States does itself”
“I th t d i ti“In the past, modernization programs have sought a 99 percent solution over a period of years, rather than a 75 percent solutionrather than a 75 percent solution over a period of weeks or months”
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