BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY

OF THE AIR FORCE

AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 10-403

20 SEPTEMBER 2012

Operations

DEPLOYMENT PLANNING

AND EXECUTION

COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY

ACCESSIBILITY: This publication is available for downloading or ordering on the e-

Publishing website at www.e-Publishing.af.mil

RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication

OPR: AF A4LX

Supersedes: AFI 10-403, 13 January 2008

Certified by: AF A4L

(Maj Gen John B. Cooper)

Pages: 313

This instruction implements AFPD 10-4, Operations Planning: Air & Space Expeditionary

Force (AEF) and AFI 10-401, Air Force Operations Planning and Execution. It provides the

basic requirements for Air Force deployment planning and execution at all levels of command to

support contingency and exercise deployment operations. This instruction applies to all Major

Commands (MAJCOMs), Air National Guard (ANG), field operating agencies (FOA), direct

reporting units (DRU), and Air Force civilian personnel. This guidance directly supports the

Installation Commander to effectively and efficiently deploy forces in support of Operational

Plans, AEF taskings, lesser contingency operations, exercises, and other operational/training

events. Information on Global Force Management (GFM) and AEF implementation, processes,

and procedures contained within this instruction are for informational purposes only; the source

documents for Air Force support to GFM and AEF guidance are AFPD 10-4 and AFI 10-401.

This instruction requires the collection and/or maintenance of information protected by the

Privacy Act of 1974. The authority to collect and/or maintain the records prescribed in this

instruction is Title 10 U.S.C. Forms affected by the Privacy Act have an appropriate Privacy Act

Statement. Consult AFI 33-332, Air Force Privacy Program, for further guidance on Privacy

Act Statements. Records Management: Ensure that all records created as a result of the

processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with AFMAN 33-363,

Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition

Schedule (RDS) located at https://www.my.af.mil/afrims/afrims/afrims/rims.cfm. Refer

recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary

Responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route

AF Form 847s from the field through the appropriate functionals chain of command.

https://www.my.af.mil/afrims/afrims/afrims/rims.cfm

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

This document has been substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. Major changes

include: clarification of organizational roles and responsibilities (Chapter 1); creation of Reserve

Deployment Officer and Wing Deployment Officer leadership positions (Chapter 1); assignment

of MAJCOM roles and responsibilities to the Air National Guard Readiness Center

(NGB/A4RX), USAFA, and AFDW (Chapter 1); clarification of deployment roles and

responsibilities in standardizing Air Force Deployment Folders (Chapter 1 and Attachment 3-

17); description of War Planning and Execution Systems changes (Chapter 2); introduction of

new Tasking Notification Tool for tasking sourcing, validation and verification processes and

procedures (Chapter 3); description of pre-execution, command and control, cargo and

personnel preparation requirements (Chapters 4 and 5); revision of reception processes and

procedures (Chapter 6); description of Air Force deployment and redeployment operations

(Chapter 7); addition of post-deployment re-integration guidance (Chapter 8); updates to lessons

learned, after action reporting, and AEF debrief guidance (Chapter 9); deletion of previous AFI

10-403, Chapter 10, Forms Prescribed, by moving prescribed forms to Attachment 1; and

changed deployment checklists to recommended deployment checklist items (Attachment 3).

Chapter 1ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 10

Section 1ADepartment of Defense 10

1.1. General. .................................................................................................................. 10

1.2. Secretary of Defense (SecDef). .............................................................................. 10

1.3. Combatant Commander (CCDR). .......................................................................... 10

1.4. Director of Operations, Joint Staff (JCS/J3). ......................................................... 10

Section 1BHeadquarters Air Force 11

1.5. Headquarters Air Force. ......................................................................................... 11

Section 1CAir Reserve Components (ARC) 17

1.6. Air Reserve Components (ARC) ........................................................................... 17

Section 1DMAJCOM 17

1.7. MAJCOM/MAJCOM Level Agencies. ................................................................. 17

Figure 1.1. Joint Basing IDO/WFDO Lines of Communication .............................................. 27

Section 1EInstallation/Wing Level 27

1.8. Installation/Wing Level. ........................................................................................ 27

Figure 1.2. IDO Lines of Authority, Responsibility and DIRLAUTH .................................... 39

Section 1FIndividual Roles and Responsibilities 53

1.9. Unit/Squadron Commander ................................................................................... 53

Chapter 2DEPLOYMENT PLANNING 70

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Section 2APlanning Overview 70

2.1. General. .................................................................................................................. 70

2.2. Deployment Planning Challenges. ......................................................................... 70

Section 2BWar Planning and Execution Systems 71

2.3. Unit Type Codes (UTC). ........................................................................................ 71

2.4. Global Command and Control System (GCCS). ................................................... 72

2.5. Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES). ................................... 72

2.6. Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segments (DCAPES). ...... 72

2.7. USAF War and Mobilization Plan (WMP). ........................................................... 73

2.8. Logistics Module (LOGMOD). ............................................................................. 74

2.9. LOGMOD (Web based). ........................................................................................ 75

2.10. Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS). .................................................... 75

2.11. AEF UTC Reporting Tool (ART). ......................................................................... 75

2.12. Cargo Movement Operations System (CMOS). .................................................... 75

2.13. Integrated Computerized Deployment Systems (ICODES). .................................. 76

2.14. Global Air Transportation Execution System (GATES). ...................................... 76

2.15. Global Combat Support System (GCSS). .............................................................. 76

2.16. Integrated Data Environment (IDE)/Global Transportation Network (GTN)

Convergence (IGC). ............................................................................................... 76

2.17. Single Mobility System (SMS). ............................................................................. 77

2.18. Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS). ........................................................... 77

Section 2CPre-Deployment Activities 77

2.19. Supported Commander. ......................................................................................... 77

2.20. Deploying Commander. ......................................................................................... 77

2.21. Wing Commander (Host Installation). ................................................................... 79

2.22. Squadron Commander. .......................................................................................... 80

2.23. AEF Reporting Tool (ART) Unit Responsibilities. ............................................ 80

2.24. Personnel Taskings. ............................................................................................... 81

2.25. Cargo Taskings. ..................................................................................................... 81

2.26. Installation Deployment Officer (IDO)/Reserve Deployment Officer (RDO). ..... 82

Section 2DWorst Case Scenario (WCS) 84

2.27. Worst-Case Scenario (WCS) Planning Factors. .................................................... 84

Table 2.1. Worst-Case Scenario (WCS) Planning Factors ..................................................... 85

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2.28. Deployment Taskings. ........................................................................................... 86

2.29.