Inside Logistics - Exploring the Heart of Logistics. Deploying and Sustaining and F-117A Expeditionary Fighter Squadron: Why Agile Combat Support is Needed Now

摘要

To further develop the inherent capabilities of airpower, we must continue to explore ways to deploy light and lean as an Air Expeditionary Force (AEF). To this end, initial response and sustainment capability remain key to effectively deploying and employing AEF airpower anywhere in the world. In order to meet this task, logisticians must rely on the principles of Agile Combat Support (ACS) which are, by definition, the cornerstone of Global Engagement and the foundation of the other Air Force core competencies. According to Global Engagement: A Vision for the 21st Century Air Force, the Air Force should be able to orchestrate military operations throughout a theater of operations and bring intense firepower to bear over global distances within hours to days. This, by its very existence, gives national leaders unprecedented leverage and therefore advantages. The response and sustainment capability that ACS provides to the Global Engagement concept is what helps distinguish Air and Space Power-speed, flexibility and global perspective.