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DTR Part III Mobility, constrained or unconstrained |
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Joint Operations Planning, core of joint warfighting doctrine |
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Operations Planning, directs force management, allocation and battle rhythm |
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SORTS, assesses a unit’s effectiveness in meeting their responsibilities |
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Reporting Status of Aerospace Expeditionary Forces, guidance for reporting AF UTC status |
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Air Force Operations Planning and Execution, how the AF participates in the JPEC |
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Deployment Planning and Execution, deployment and redeployment operations |
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BSP/ESP, establishes preparation of BSPs and the accomplishment of contingency site surveys |
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o Joint Strategic Planning System (JSPS) o Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Process (PPBE) o Joint Operations Planning and Execution System (JOPES) o National Security Council System (NSCS) |
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4 components affecting the development of joint operational plans |
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Chaired by the President Members: VP, SECSTATE, SECDEF Advisors: NSCA, CJCS, DNI |
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National Security Council System (NSCS) |
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Joint Planning and Execution Community (JPEC) |
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are established by the President and has a broad, continuing mission established on a geographic or functional basis |
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is a joint force established by the SECDEF that is established on a geographic or functional basis and has a specific, limited objective |
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is the individual having primary responsibility for all aspects of a task |
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provides augmentation forces or other support to a supported commander |
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is planning that occurs in non-crisis situations |
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o Strategic Guidance o Concept Development o Plan Development o Plan Assessment |
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Products of Contingency Planning |
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o Level 1-Commander’s Estimate (Least Detail) o Level 2-Base Plan o Level 3-CONPLAN o Level 4-OPLAN (Most Detail) |
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aligns force apportionment, allocation and assignment used to align US Forces in support of strategic guidance and force availability requirements |
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Global Force Management (GFM) |
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are those forces that are available for planning |
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are those forces temporarily transferred from one CCDR to another |
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are those forces that are available to the CCDR for normal operations |
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is how the AF presents itself to the CCDR |
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Air Expeditionary Task Force (AETF) |
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is the smallest size AETF the AF will present to the CCDR |
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Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) |
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is the AFs methodology for organizing, training, equipping and sustaining rapidly responsive air and space forces to meet defense strategy requirements. |
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Air and Space Expeditionary Force Concept (AEF) |
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is driven by current events in real time and normally occurs in emergencies and in the context of time-sensitive situations |
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Crisis Action Planning (CAP) |
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is an incident or situation involving a threat to the US, its territories, citizens, military forces or possessions |
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is an initiative to replace contingency and crisis action planning with a single collaborative, responsive, flexible planning and execution process within the DoD |
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National Security Strategy (NSS) |
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Published by President to Congress Purpose Outlines the major national security concerns of the US |
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National Defense Strategy (NDS) |
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Published by SECDEF to CJCS and service chiefs Purpose How the Armed Forces of the US will fight and win America’s wars |
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National Military Strategy (NMS) |
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Published by CJCS to SECDEF Purpose How the US should employ the military element of power |
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Contingency Planning Guidance (CPG) |
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Published by SECDEF to CJCS purpose Directs preparation and review of contingency plans for specific missions |
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Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan (JSCP) |
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Published by CJCS to CCDRs and service chiefs Purpose Directs preparation of joint plans |
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is a written description of the CCDR’s CONOP to counter a perceived threat |
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Long Title is a brief, plain language description of the OPLAN that is classified at the same level as the OPLAN |
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Type of Operations Plan (OPLAN) |
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Short Title is unclassified and denotes three pieces of information about the plan |
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Type of Operations Plan (OPLAN) |
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is a six-position alphanumeric code denoting the plan series and year |
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Plan Identification Designator (PID) |
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• Annex A • Annex C • Annex D • Annex E • Annex P |
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is an operation plan in an abbreviated format that may require considerable expansion or alteration to convert it into an OPLAN, and can be rapidly expanded into an OPORD |
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involves military operations in a peacetime environment |
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Functional Plan (FUNCPLAN) |
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is prepared when tasked by the CCDRs in support of their contingency plans |
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consists of five volumes and is the AF’s supporting document to the JSCP, and its purpose is to include all basic functions necessary to match facilities, personnel, and materiel resources with planned wartime activity |
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Basic Plan and Supporting Supplements, provides a consolidated reference source for general policies and guidance for mobilization planning and the support of combat forces in time of war |
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Plans Listing and Summary, is the single-source document that provides the listing of all active plans with unit movement information |
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Combat and Support Forces Part 1 contains all available combat forces Part 2 is the AF UTC Availability and contains all postured UTC capability in the AF |
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Wartime Aircraft Activity (WAA), is the primary source basis for determining logistical resources and base requirements to support wartime aircraft operations |
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Basic Planning Factors and Data, provides approved AF planning factors by aircraft type and theater, and serves as a basis for establishing worldwide support for programmed force levels |
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Published By CJCS to Supported/Supporting CCs Purpose Initiates COA development |
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Published by CJCS to Supported CC and JPEC Purpose Directs execution planning |
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Published by SECDEF to Supported CC and JPEC Purpose Announces selected COA |
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Published by SECDEF to CCDRs and service chiefs Purpose Directs the deployment or employment of forces |
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Prepare to Deploy Order (PTDO), Deploy Order (DEPORD), Redeployment Order |
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Published by SECDEF to CCDRs and service chiefs Purpose Prepare forces to deploy or actually deploy forces without approving the execution of a specific plan |
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) is the primary document for executing deployments and its purpose is to enable operational capability assessments that facilitate joint force projection planning and execution o Requirements-driven o Capabilities-driven |
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Time Phased Force Deployment Data (TPFDD) |
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is a 5 character alphanumeric JCS-developed code depicting a force capability with personnel and/or equipment requirements o 30 days of sustained capability |
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is a 7 character alphanumeric code which identifies a unique increment of a unit deployment in a TPFDD |
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is a 6 character alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies each active, reserve, and guard unit of the Armed Forces |
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Unit Identification Code (UIC) |
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is cargo that will fit on a 463L pallet |
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is cargo that exceeds the useable size limits of a 463L pallet |
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is cargo that exceeds the size limitation of most aircraft, but will fit on a C-5 or C-17 |
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when forces are prepared to depart their origin |
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when forces can begin loading at the POE |
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Available to Load Date (ALD) |
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when forces can be accepted at the POD |
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Earliest/Latest Arrival Date (EAD/LAD) |
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when forces must be at the destination |
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Required Delivery Date (RDD) |
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is the transportation means that personnel and cargo are transported between points |
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Mode and Source Code (M/S) |
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defines the mission the UTC is capable of accomplishing |
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defines the standard equipment requirements |
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provides standardized force capability outlining manpower requirements |
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decides what equipment and manpower will be included in the UTC, is selected by MAJCOM, and conducts an annual review |
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contains the number of passengers and cargo increments, their weights, and dimensions for all DoD UTCs |
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Type Unit Characteristics (TUCHA) |
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is an AF standard UTC repository |
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Manpower and Equipment Force Package (MEFPAK) |
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is a report of select TUCHA data utilized in determining OPLAN transportation feasibility |
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Type Unit Data Report (TYPREP) |
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o Standard have complete movement characteristics in an approved military force capability o Non-Standard don’t have complete movement characteristics without an approved military force capability |
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have complete movement characteristics in an approved military force capability |
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don’t have complete movement characteristics without an approved military force capability |
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provides the USAF the ability to posture all UTC capability in WMP-3 |
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UTC Availability Listing (UTA) |
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is the process of assigning a UTC to a unit and tempo band thereby creating visibility |
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is the process of determining a UTC’s availability to deploy |
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measures UTC readiness at the unit level including personnel, equipment, training, and equipment condition and must be reported every 30 days or within 24 hours of a major status change, and UTCs must be marked as tasked to deploy within 5 days of receiving a deployment notification |
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serves as an assessment of a unit’s effectiveness in meeting their responsibilities to organize, train, and equip forces for combatant commands including personnel, equipment, training, and equipment condition |
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Status of Resources and Training System (SORTS) |
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provides units with a single source document containing a summary of a unit’s mission and resources for which is has been organized, trained, and equipped |
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most of their wartime mission |
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requires additional resources or training |
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service directed resource action |
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is problems or conditions that have a critical temporary or permanent negative impact |
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is a problem that would adversely affect the CCDR’s ability to accomplish the mission |
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is the physical investigation of a location to gather data in support of a planned or possible contingency operation |
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are primarily developed for locations with a permanent AF presence |
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is a suite of standard system tools that enable automated, employment-driven, agile combat support planning |
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Base Support and Expeditionary Planning Tool (BA&SE) |
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defines local processes, procedures, infrastructure, and resources to deploy forces |
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Installation Deployment Plan (IDP) |
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are associated with locations without a permanent AF presence |
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Expeditionary Site Plan (ESP) |
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for a major operation or campaign, the supported commander has 72 hours to provide a sourced and validated, level 4 detail TPFDD for at least the first 7 days of the operation |
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CCDR receives an authorized CJCS order |
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the IDO will establish RST and within 3 hours will give a Concept Brief to key wing personnel |
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Receipt of a DEPORD or EXORD |
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will fill out the DRMD which assigns the “faces to the spaces” |
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is the authoritative document within the wing that orchestrates the movement of cargo and personnel |
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cargo and personnel based off the schedule set forth in the SOE |
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run their respective UDCCs and are responsible for ensuring all equipment/cargo is properly identified, prepared, and documented before movement to the CDF |
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has 3 overarching areas o Alert Holding Area o Call Forward Area o Ready Line |
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Cargo Deployment Function (CDF) |
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will arrange transportation through the DCC to deliver personnel/cargo to the PDF/CDF |
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will maintain accountability of deploying personnel from arrival at PDF to base departure and provide last-minute services to airmen and must include 2 mandatory stations o Deployment Eligibility o Medical |
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Personnel Deployment Function (PDF) |
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will stand up if a deployment force size of 25 or more personnel is processing |
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is generally the senior ranking person assigned to a group of two or more personnel that are deploying on the same means of transportation to the same deployed location and must account for and control the deploying force from the time they complete processing the PDF until arrival at the final deployed location |
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is responsible to ensure the installation is capable of supporting deployment operations |
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provides logistics support to facilitate installation deployment operations |
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must ensure that all personnel and cargo meet the deployment and redeployment readiness and preparation requirements |
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acts on the Wg/CC’s behalf and ensure that Unit/CCs and UDMs are trained within 45 days of assuming command and has overall responsibility to establish a local deployment training and education program |
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is a collocated, centralized function that serves as the focal point for all deployment and execution operations |
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Installation Deployment Readiness Cell (IDRC) |
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is responsible for ensuring adequate training is provided for personnel manning o DCC o CDF is responsible for all actions necessary to receive, in-check, inspect, marshal, load plan, manifest, and supervise the loading of cargo aboard deploying aircraft or vehicles o PDF serves as the wing’s last set of eyes ensuring all personnel are eligible for deployment o UDCC |
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are conducted by the IDO every 20 months for all assigned units |
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Deployment Staff Assistance Visits (DSAV) |
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can be prioritized by UTC or within a UTC |
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are required for the first 4 chalks of all aviation UTCs and must be based on C-17 aircraft |
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are the mandatory cargo-packing platform because they are the most versatile for aircraft load planning |
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planning begins upon arrival at the deployed location and is not deployment in reverse |
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coordinates the redeployment effort-getting cargo and personnel back home |
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Redeployment Assistance Team (RAT) |
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is the essential process that transitions deploying forces, consisting of personnel, equipment, and materiel arriving in theater, into forces capable of meeting the CCDR’s operational requirements |
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operations include all those functions required to receive and clear unit personnel, equipment and materiel through the PoD |
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is the process of assembling, temporary holding and organizing of personnel, equipment and materiel into units and forces preparing them for onward movement and employment |
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is the process of moving units and accompanying materiel from reception facilities, marshaling areas and staging areas to other theater destinations |
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is the synchronized handover of units into an operational commander’s force prior to mission execution and must be integrated into the C2 processes of its higher headquarters |
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is designed to improve the joint force commander’s ability to manage and execute air, land, sea, space, and SOF joint operations |
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Global Command and Control System (GCCS) |
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are developed by planners and reside in JOPES |
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All joint and conventional TPFDDs |
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) is a family of systems that work together to streamline base-level deployments by automating tasks and allowing sharing of time-sensitive data between deployment work centers and is mandatory for all deployments |
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Integrated Deployment System (IDS) |
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is a logistics planning program that receives and maintains the cargo and personnel details for UTCs and taskings and maintains detailed cargo and personnel records |
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Logistics Module (LOGMOD) |
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are an agreement between two agencies on the terms and conditions that one unit will provide the other unit on a recurring or day-to-day basis |
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documents Support Agreements |
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is the OPR for the support agreements program at a base and is the single point of contact for the unit providing the requested support |
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provides an accurate assessment of his/her unit’s support needs to the supplier |
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are the individuals in the different units and functional areas that the SAM works with to clarify and understand the requirements of the unit requesting the support |
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Functional Area Agreement Coordinator (FAAC) |
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will conduct all required reviews for legal concerns and approval after all applicable agencies have coordinated on the agreement |
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Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) |
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is the individual authorized to commit resources and is normally delegated to the MSG/CC |
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is negotiated with one or more foreign governments which signifies the intent of its parties to be bound by international law |
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International Agreements (SOFA) |
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transactions must be closed out or satisfied within 365 days |
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o Payment in Cash o Replacement in Kind (RIK) o Equal Value Exchange (EVE) |
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are required at or near the point of intended use |
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are positioned ashore or afloat to maximize flexibility to support multiple theaters |
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identifies how many sorties will be flown as well as how many aircraft will be stationed at a particular base |
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Wartime Aircraft Activity Report (WAAR) |
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identifies actual units required to support an OPLAN and indicates where the units come from as well as ports of embarkation/debarkation |
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addresses requirements for air-to-surface and air-to-air conventional munitions |
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Non-nuclear Consumables Annual Analysis (NCAA) |
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o Wartime Aircraft Activity Report (WAAR) o OPLAN TPFDD o Non-nuclear Consumables Annual Analysis (NCAA) |
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identify the authorized quantities of war consumables to support USAF wartime missions |
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War Consumables Distribution Objective (WCDO) |
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) identifies all WRM equipment requirements and authorizes WRM in support of anticipated activity reflected in planning documents Part I: Command to Command Part II: Command to Base |
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War Plans Additive Requirements Report (WPARR) |
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is the source document for all vehicle authorizations |
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Vehicle Authorization List (VAL) |
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is used by MAJCOMs to coordinate ration requirements |
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Funded Level Rations Requirements (FLRR) letter |
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tells you the minimum and maximum amounts of fuel that you may store at your base for peacetime and wartime requirements |
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Inventory Management Plan (IMP) |
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o War Consumables Distribution Objective (WCDO) o War Plans Additive Requirements Report (WPARR) o Vehicle Authorization List (VAL) o Funded Level Rations Requirements (FLRR) letter o Inventory Management Plan (IMP) |
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WRM Authorization Documents |
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o Equipment o Consumables o Vehicles/MHE |
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Mission Support are resources used to support JCS taskings through a CCDR |
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Direct (Authority to use WRM) |
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Mission Support are resources on hand necessary to support day to day requirements |
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Indirect (Authority to use WRM) |
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is the act of servicing or preparing assets for storage or reissue after they’ve been used |
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has direct oversight responsibility for the WRM program |
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manages the installation WRM program |
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WRM Program Manager (WRMPM) |
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is the installation focal point and OPR for the WRM program |
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meets annually or more often, but NLT 60 days after receipt of a new WCDO and WAAR |
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and the WRMO/NCO conducts the review board |
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will conduct surveillance visits at least annually |
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equipment and vehicles with a solid black triangle |
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are an agreement between two agencies on the terms and conditions that one unit will provide the other unit on a recurring or day-to-day basis |
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documents Support Agreements |
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is the OPR for the support agreements program at a base and is the single point of contact for the unit providing the requested support |
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provides an accurate assessment of his/her unit’s support needs to the supplier |
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are the individuals in the different units and functional areas that the SAM works with to clarify and understand the requirements of the unit requesting the support |
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Functional Area Agreement Coordinator (FAAC) |
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will conduct all required reviews for legal concerns and approval after all applicable agencies have coordinated on the agreement |
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Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) |
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is the individual authorized to commit resources and is normally delegated to the MSG/CC |
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is negotiated with one or more foreign governments which signifies the intent of its parties to be bound by international law |
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International Agreements (SOFA) |
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transactions must be closed out or satisfied within 365 days |
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o Payment in Cash o Replacement in Kind (RIK) o Equal Value Exchange (EVE) |
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are required at or near the point of intended use |
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are positioned ashore or afloat to maximize flexibility to support multiple theaters |
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identifies how many sorties will be flown as well as how many aircraft will be stationed at a particular base |
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Wartime Aircraft Activity Report (WAAR) |
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identifies actual units required to support an OPLAN and indicates where the units come from as well as ports of embarkation/debarkation |
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addresses requirements for air-to-surface and air-to-air conventional munitions |
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Non-nuclear Consumables Annual Analysis (NCAA) |
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o Wartime Aircraft Activity Report (WAAR) o OPLAN TPFDD o Non-nuclear Consumables Annual Analysis (NCAA) |
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identify the authorized quantities of war consumables to support USAF wartime missions |
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War Consumables Distribution Objective (WCDO) |
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) identifies all WRM equipment requirements and authorizes WRM in support of anticipated activity reflected in planning documents Part I: Command to Command Part II: Command to Base |
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War Plans Additive Requirements Report (WPARR) |
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is the source document for all vehicle authorizations |
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Vehicle Authorization List (VAL) |
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is used by MAJCOMs to coordinate ration requirements |
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Funded Level Rations Requirements (FLRR) letter |
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tells you the minimum and maximum amounts of fuel that you may store at your base for peacetime and wartime requirements |
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Inventory Management Plan (IMP) |
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o War Consumables Distribution Objective (WCDO) o War Plans Additive Requirements Report (WPARR) o Vehicle Authorization List (VAL) o Funded Level Rations Requirements (FLRR) letter o Inventory Management Plan (IMP) |
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WRM Authorization Documents |
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o Equipment o Consumables o Vehicles/MHE |
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Mission Support are resources used to support JCS taskings through a CCDR |
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Direct (Authority to use WRM) |
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Mission Support are resources on hand necessary to support day to day requirements |
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Indirect (Authority to use WRM) |
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is the act of servicing or preparing assets for storage or reissue after they’ve been used |
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has direct oversight responsibility for the WRM program |
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manages the installation WRM program |
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WRM Program Manager (WRMPM) |
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is the installation focal point and OPR for the WRM program |
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meets annually or more often, but NLT 60 days after receipt of a new WCDO and WAAR |
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and the WRMO/NCO conducts the review board |
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will conduct surveillance visits at least annually |
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equipment and vehicles with a solid black triangle |
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