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Fly – Fight – Win
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
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Combat Engineer Panel
Brigadier General Tim Byers
Director of Installations and Mission Support
Air Combat Command
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RH Demo Op
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Headquarters U.S. Air Force
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Combat Engineer Panel
Brigadier General Tim Byers
Director of Installations and Mission Support
Air Combat Command
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Way Ahead
Air Force Civil Engineers – Who We Are
Air Force Engineers Supporting Air Bases
Air Force Engineers Supporting Joint Community
Contract Support to the Fight – AFCEE / AFCESA
Heavy Construction – The RED HORSE
Growing to Meet the Demand
Air Force Engineers are fully engaged in the GWOT fight,
from sustaining our bases to reconstructing nations.
Fly – Fight – Win 6
Air Force Civil Engineer
Mission
Provide, operate, and maintain installations,
infrastructure, and facilities necessary to create and
sustain responsive, persistent and effective combat
operations on a global basis. Civil engineer forces
support contingency operations by providing engineer
support capabilities to employ, protect, sustain, and
recover forces to meet Air Force and Joint taskings.
Fly – Fight – Win 7
How do we do this mission?
Prime BEEF
In-garrison/Base Operational Support
10-12 short tons
29,000 Airmen in Total Force
RED HORSE
Heavy construction/Outside the Wire
3,000+ short tons
Self-Sustaining Capability
3,000 Airmen in the Total Force
Contract Support
AFCEE / AFCESA
Prime BEEF and RED HORSE provide a full spectrum
of engineer support to the warfighter
Fly – Fight – Win 8
Expeditionary Combat Support
37 contingency bases in CENTCOM … 11 still in use
Largest effort since Vietnam!
23.5K deployed to CENTCOM AOR
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Deployed Requirements
Airmen Open, Establish and Operate Airfields
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
Sep-0
1O
EF
Steady S
tate
OIF
Aug-03
Jan-0
4
Jan-0
5
Jan-0
6
Jan-0
7
Apr-07
Jun-0
7
Aug-07
Dec-07
CENTCOM EUCOM SOUTHCOM
NORTHCOM PACOM Joint
May 03
Feb 02
Nov 02
Iraq/Afghanistan
Joint Requirements
AEF Supporting AF: 1483 AEF Supporting Army/Joint: 1009
AEF Other COCOM: 184 AEF Total Requirements: 2676
Standard Tour: 6 Months deployed, 12 months at home
Fly – Fight – Win 1010
Individual Augmentees and Joint Manning Document requirements driving 365-day requirements
- Filling Joint Staffs
- Provincial Reconstruction
- EOD Staffs/WIT
- Training Teams
- Civil Affairs missions
Large demand for EOD, Power Production and Officers
AFSC Title Aug 07 Dec 07
032E Officer 35 37
3E0X1 Electrical 0 3
3E0X2 Power Pro 15 15
3E1X1 HVAC/R 0 3
3E3X1 Structures 6 6
3E4X1 Utilities 2 2
3E6X1 Ops Mgt 6 6
3E7X1 Fire 0 1
3E8X1 EOD 17 17
Totals 81 90
Continued “growth” expected in FY08
365-Day TDY
Requirements
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CE Support to Air Bases
60% of total requirements (1500 of 2500)
Al Udeid – 280 Airmen, increasing to 320
Balad AB, Iraq – 210 Airmen
Ali, BIAP, Al Dhafra, Ali Al Salem, Kirkuk & Manas:
100-130 Airmen
Fly – Fight – Win 12BOS-I SAACENTAF:as of 10 Jul 07
CENTAF Airbase
Laydown
PB FF EOD CBRN ESCORT Total
64 33 6 4 53 160
PB FF EOD CBRN ESCORT Total
14 0 0 0 9 23
PB FF EOD CBRN ESCORT Total
27 0 0 0 0 27
376 ECES, Manas KG
451 ECES, Kandahar AG
455 ECES, Bagram AG
PB FF EOD CBRN ESCORT Total PB FF EOD CBRN ESCORT Total
205 56 6 9 141 417 76 47 6 8 61 198
379 ECES, Al Ude id Qatar 380 ECES, Al Dhafra UAE
PB FF EOD CBRN ESCORT
844 359 76 54 619
TOTAL: 1952PB FF EOD CBRN ESCORT Total
74 39 7 6 0 126
PB FF EOD CBRN ESCORT Total
129 51 10 8 123 321
PB FF EOD CBRN ESCORT Total
80 47 25 6 56 214
PB FF EOD CBRN ESCORT Total
1 0 0 0 0 1
PB FF EOD CBRN ESCORT Total
82 47 6 5 39 179
PB FF EOD CBRN ESCORT Total
11 0 0 2 28 41
PB FF EOD CBRN ESCORT Total
83 39 6 6 132 266
PB FF EOD CBRN ESCORT Total
9 0 4 2 5 20
407 ECES, Ali IZ
386 ECES, Ali Al Sa lem KU
64 ESS, Eskan KSA
506 ECES, Kirkuk IZ
332 ECES, Ba lad IZ
447 ECES, BIAP IZ
438 EMSG, Al Asad IZ
387 ESPT , KCIA KU
Fly – Fight – Win 13
Combat Airmen
SrA Jordan Davenport, Barksdale AFB, LA Deployed Firefighter, 332 CES, Balad Airbase, Iraq
Turkish civilian plane crash outside base
Zero-visibility fog
40 passengers on board
Still on fire
Dispatched AF P-19 and Army security
4-man P-19 Crew extinguished aircraft and several spot fires
Cooled the wreckage to extract bodies
Recovered 39 remains/1 survivor
Plane had been refused landing, but pilot
tried to land anyway
Ordinary Airmen providing extraordinary engineer support to
the warfighter
Fly – Fight – Win 14
Combat Airmen
SSgt Barton I. Rembert, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
Deployed EOD Flight/Team Leader, 332 CES, FOB Paliwoda, Iraq
EOD convoy forced down a narrow driveway into a kill zone
IED placed behind cab of dump truck
Directed team to deploy robot, investigate, and disarm IED
Insurgents set off simultaneous detonation at Iraqi checkpoint
Several burning ordnance items & suicide vests
First responders would not extinguish due UXOs
SSgt Barton neutralized burning ordnance
Saw two soldiers standing on a command wire IED
Barton left his vehicle to bring soldiers to safety
Returned to disarm IED & detonate explosive
Awarded Bronze star medal for this deployment
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CE Support to the
Joint Community
40% of total requirements (1000 of 2500)
70% of Officer requirements (142 of 211)
Facility Engineer Teams/Dets – 9-18 Airmen @ 6 locations
Utility Detachments – 55 personnel @ 3 locations
Training Teams – 70 Airmen in multiple locations
EOD Companies – 6 @ 20-50 Airmen each
PRTs – 20 Airmen Engineers, mult locs
Fly – Fight – Win 16
ILO Training Locations
Ft. Lewis WA
SF/CST
Ft. Hood TX
CSTCamp Shelby MS
SF/CST
Aberdeen MD
Weapons
Intelligence
Ft. Dix NJ
SF/CST
Ft. McCoy WI
CE/CST
Specialty Training
JSTO ILO Training Sites
Ft. Bragg NC
PRT, CA & SIS
Ft. Bliss TX
SF/CST
Ft. Riley KS
TT/CST
Ft. Sill OK
CST
Ft. Huachuca AZ
Interrogator & EWO
Ft. Gordon GA
Communications
Ft. Lee VA
Supply
Ft. Eustis VA
Transportation
Camp Bullis
BC3Blue on Blue Training
Leonard Wood, MO
Security Forces
Redstone, AL
GATOR (EOD)
Ft. Jackson, SC
Postal / NIACT
Landover, MD
DOCEX
Fly – Fight – Win 17
ILO Training Curriculum
UXO/IED Training
Map Reading/Land Navigation
Combat Lifesavers (CLS)
Cultural Awareness/Language
Training
CFLCC Rules for Use of Force
Media Awareness
Troop Leading Procedures
(TLPs)
Small Arms Qualification
Foreign Weapons Identification
Personnel Recovery
CASEVAC Procedures
Army Commo Skills &
Procedures
HMMWV Drivers Training
Tactical Driving
Convoy Ldr Training & Convoy
Operations
Convoy Live-Fire Exercise
Crew Served Weapons
AETC ILO Spin-Up, Nov 06
Amplifies the combat skills learned at home station
just in time, in a joint environment
Fly – Fight – Win 18
TF Troy EOD, Various97 (+32)
TF Troy EOD
732 ECES Det 6, Balad55
Utilities Team
732 ECES Det 15, Balad10
Facility Engineer Team
732 ECES Det 14, Al Asad9
Facility Engineer Team
732 ECES Det 10, Speicher55
Utilities Team
732 ECES Det 2, VBC9
Facility Engineer Team
732 ECES, Balad6
ILO C2 Staff
386 EMSG, Ali Al Salem11
AAS TLE
586 EMSG Det 1, KNB11
KNB TLE
732 ELRS, (various)19
MTT Regional & Garrison Support Unit
732 ECES Det 5, Various19
C-IED Weapons Intel Teams (WIT)
9 AFELM, (various)66
MNSTC-I, MNF-I, MNC-I, SOCCENT, etc
732 ECES Det 3, VBC55
Utilities Team
732 EMSG, Various9
CAFTT-I
586 AEG, Arifjan8
S&D Team
732 ECES Det 24, Speicher9
Facility Engineer Team (28 Oct 07)
ILO/IA in OIF
Fly – Fight – Win 19
755 AEG Det *, (various)20
Provincial Reconstruction Team
TF Paladin EOD, Bagram67
EOD Company and Clearance Det
ILO/IA in OEF
755 AEG, Bagram9
FET9 AFELM, (various)
26CFC-A, CJTF-76, OSC-A, etc
755 AEG, (various)11
Embedded Training Teams
ILO Fire Team, JAF6
Rapid Air Mobil Squad (FF/Rescue)
755 AEG, Kabul10
Bridage Support Teams
755 AEG, (various)5
Area Support Groups
RDD 29-July-07
Fly – Fight – Win 20
Projects: Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team, Afghanistan
Scope: A combined team of Airmen, Soldiers, U.S. civilians and
Afghans make up this PRT. They support the construction of micro
hydro plants for electricity generation, roads, bridges, wells, schools,
and even a radio station through Task Force Cincinnatus.
Effect: Providing Technical Advice and support to help the Afghans
rebuild their country.
Combat Airmen
“That is a win-win situation, the Afghans have control over
the project and they build it themselves, which instills pride”
Fly – Fight – Win 21
Project: Beddown of U.S. Army Brigade Combat Team “Surging” into
Baghdad AOR (Camp Taji, Iraq)
Scope: Bed-down troops, Erect Force Provider DFACs, Construct 8
C2 Facilities, Renovate Detainee Holding Area
Effect: Provided additional work, living and maintenance areas at
Camp Taji to support additional personnel surging into the MND-B
AOR.
Combat Airmen
Fly – Fight – Win 22
USACE (GRD) Integration
Major Mike Zuhlsdorf, HQ ACC/A7Z
Deployed Location: Balad Air Base, Iraq
USACE Gulf Region North, Dep Area Engr
35 mil/civ; 70 projects; $400M dsn/const
A/F pavements, C2 Center, Hospital,
incinerators, vehicle mx, dorms,
overhead cover protection
Challenges:
Deconflicting Army & AF reqts and
execution methods
Lack of security drove CoE to cut QA
Foreign Nationals live/work on-base
One living compound hit w/ IDF;
contract suspended due to exodus
Contractor plane crash killed 40 Turkish
workers; delayed finish of 3 projects
Fly – Fight – Win 23
As of 1 Oct 07: 245 task orders valued at $4.24B have been awarded
17 additional task orders/mods valued at $361M are pending
72% construction complete
AFCEE approach / reasons for success: Cost plus DB contracts to US prime & Iraqi subcontractors
Minimum in-country presence – small AFCEE PM staff, on-site Title II via contract, all CONS from San Antonio
High level of Iraqi involvement:
72% of Title II engineers
91% of construction workers
Fast project execution – parallel planning and construction
Low cost – fee renegotiated semi-annually (currently ~2.5%)
Significant socio-economic impacts
AFCEE Iraq Program
“AFCEE is the reason for our success.” - LTG Petraeus (USA) Former MNSTC-I CG
Fly – Fight – Win 24
4,217 facilities (>60 million SF)
57 major military installations
469 schools
11 medical clinics
3 Ministry facilities (MOT, MOD, MOE)
3 airports (repaired/expanded)
534 miles of roads
174 miles of fence
179 miles of water & sewer lines
15 border forts and expeditionary camps
256 police stations
1 prison
AFCEE Iraq
Accomplishments
Fly – Fight – Win 25
Afghanistan 24 task orders valued at $286M have been awarded
2 additional task orders/mods valued at $6.4M are pending
92% of the construction workers are Afghan
Qatar 13 task orders valued at $27.5M have been awarded
Kuwait 28 task orders valued at $65.6M have been awarded
Oman 1 task order valued at $4.2M has been awarded
Additional AFCEE SWA
Programs
Fly – Fight – Win 26
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RED HORSE
570 Airmen supporting ILO and CENTAF reqts
Completed 200+ projs/$100M+ at 15 separate FOBs
Dramatically enhanced combat capability, force protection, communications capability & quality of life for 150K soldiers
Fly – Fight – Win 28
TOTAL: 571
RED HORSE
as of 10 Jul 07
Al Udeid, Qatar
1st ERHG Hub
167 Airmen
Spokes:
Bagram AB, Al Jabar, BIAP,
Al Asad
Balad AB/LSA Anaconda
557th ERHS Hub
404 Airmen
Spokes:
Q-West, Speicher, Besmaya,
BIAP, Warhorse, Al Asad
Fly – Fight – Win 2929
RED HORSE Early in
OIF/OEF
Operation Iraqi/Enduring Freedom
Thumrait AB, Oman (Sep 02-May 03) (~$25M)
Ramp, taxiway construction
(2M square feet of pavement)
Jacobabad Pakistan (Oct 02-Mar 03) (~$1.5M)
K-Span Construction/Ramp Replacement
Masirah Island, Oman (Mar 03-May 03) (~$27M)
30K linear foot taxiway extension
Tallil AB, Iraq (Mar 03-Apr 03)
Initial beddown and airfield opening with 820 SFG
Baghdad International Airport (Apr 03-May 03)
Assessed and repaired runway for first operations
Initial Entry into OIF/OEF
Placed 820,000 SqYd Concrete, 3,200 tents, 3.2 million
square feet of facilities, 190 miles of water pipe, and storage
for 200 million gallons of fuel
Fly – Fight – Win 3030
RED HORSE Today
COB Al Asad (~$1.0M in construction)
438 AEG beddown
Balad AB (~$3.3M in construction)
36K ft2 K-Span structures
BIAP (~$2.5M in construction)
24K ft2 K-Span structures (4 bldgs)
Bagram (~$11.2M in construction)
CAS Ramp construction
COB Speicher (~$5.3M in construction)
2,500 m3 concrete T/W / Ramp repair
FOB Q-West (~$1.5M in construction)
Garrison upgrades
RED HORSE provides new mission beddown, surge
operations support, and facility expansion for the warfighter
Fly – Fight – Win 31
Projects: FOB Hammer Beddown for U.S. Army Combat Brigade
Scope: A combined force of the 557th ERHS and 92nd Engineer
Battalion (US Army) built an entire base camp at a bare base location
(lacking even a water source). $4.5M in construction in 45 days.
Effect: Built 4,000 soldier base camp supporting Operation Enforcing
the Law, known to the media as the "Fardh al-Qanoon," or "Baghdad
Security Plan."
Combat Airmen
"If you've ever seen Extreme Makeover on TV, that's what it
was like ... only for 4,000 Soldiers instead of just one family"
Fly – Fight – Win 32
Validated Warfighter reqt for 40% more HORSE
Active Duty:
Increase by 318 Civil Engineers
Relocate 554th from Korea to Guam
Round-out 819th then spread across all three
Air National Guard:
Round-out of units in OH and PA
Air Force Reserves:
New units at Seymour-Johnson and Charleston
Associate training with Active Duty squadrons
RED HORSE Total Force
The warfighter needs more capability and we are working
to provide that – moving from 7 to 10 squadron equivalents
Fly – Fight – Win 33
202 RHS
Camp Blanding
203 RHS
Camp Pendleton
307 RHS
Barksdale AFB
201 RHS Det
Willow Grove
200 RHS
Camp Perry
819/219 RHS
Malmstrom AFB
820/555 RHS
Nellis AFB
823/556 RHS
Hurlburt AFB
567 RHS
Seymour Johnson AFB
554/254 RHS
Andersen AFB
560 RHS
JB Charleston
557 ERHS & 1ERHG
Al Udeid, Qatar
Active Duty (~4)
Air National Guard (3 +)
AF Reserve (2+)
RED HORSE Squadrons
200 RHS Det
Mansfield
201 RHS
Ft Indiantown Gap
Fly – Fight – Win 34
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Take-Aways
The Warfighting Comanders request a full spectrum
of engineer capabilities and effects
Air Force Civil Engineers are organized, trained and
equipped to provide solutions to the joint force
Air Force Engineers are fully engaged in the fight
Fly – Fight – Win 36
Questions?
Fly – Fight – Win
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
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Backup Slides
Fly – Fight – Win 39
Projects: ECP Upgrades @ COB Speicher
Scope: Upgrades to Primary ECP, including: Three New Defensive
Fighting Positions; Two New Guard Shacks; Friendly Fire Protection;
Repairs to Interpreter Facilities; Provide Power, HVAC and Water
utilities for multiple facilities, and; Replace Railroad Gate.
Effect: Safe, functional facilities for the primary ECP improved the
safety/defense of the 50+ troops controlling the main entry point and
the security of the 14,000 Base population.
Combat Airmen
Fly – Fight – Win 40
Combat Skills Training
(CST):
Support to Army Upward trend in joint operation
rotations in combat areas for…
EOD in joint improvised
explosive device operations
Prime BEEF and RED HORSE
En route Combat Skills Training
Army Power Projection
Platforms
Lack of standardization at PPPs
Early CST challenges met head on
AF working long term solutions
Fly – Fight – Win 42
ILO Terminology
In-Lieu-Of (ILO) Sourcing – overarching term for
sourcing alternative force solutions when preferred
Service solution is not available
Individual Augmentee (IA) – Unfunded TDY position
identified on a Joint Manning Document by a
supported CoCOM to augment HQ operations during
contingencies
RFFs – Requests for Forces, flow from Combatant
Commander (CENTCOM), JFCOM to services for Joint
Sourcing Solution
2AF ILO Spin Up Training