Air Expeditionary Task Force

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An Air Expeditionary Task Force (AETF) is a deployed

U.S. Air Force component command committed to a joint operation.[1]

Notional AETF Composition

Forward Deployed (75 total) Function On-call (100 total)
18 x
F-15C
Counterair 6
10 x
F-15E
Counterland 14
8 x
F-16C
J
Counterair/Counterland 10
12 x
A-10
Counterland (CAS) 14 (ANG)
3 x
E-3
Surveillance/C2 0
3 x
HH-60
CSAR 9
8 x
C-130
Airlift (Intra-Theater) 10 (ANG)
4 x
KC-10
Air Refueling 2
3 x
KC-135
Air Refueling 7 (ANG)
3 x
KC-135
Air Refueling 7 (ANG)
3 x
C-21
A
Airlift 6
0 x
B-1
Strategic Attack 6
0 x
B-2
Strategic Attack 3
0 x
F-117
Strategic Attack 6

High Demand/Low Density assets tasked as required:

RC-135
, CSAR

See also

  • List of Air Expeditionary Wings of the United States Air Force

References

  1. ^ "air and space expeditionary task force". DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. U.S. Department of Defense. 22 March 2007. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2007.
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Further reading

  • 1stSgt Rod Powers, USAF (Ret.). "Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF) Concept". U.S. Military. About.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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