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Right-Sizing Airpower Command and Control for the Afghanistan Counterinsurgency
Maj Gen Charles W. Lyon, USAF Lt Col Andrew B. Stone, USAF ized control procedures for a mature, enduring campaign. Finally, I offer a few thoughts on how and why we arrived at this juncture.
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n 3 November 2010, the commander of United States Air Forces Central Command (COMUSAFCENT) signed and released an order establishing the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force– Afghanistan (9 AETF-A). This order represents an important moment because it alters the 20-year-old model of how COMUSAFCENT, in his role as the 9 AETF commander, presents forces to the supported joint force commander (JFC)—in this case, the commander of US Forces–Afghanistan (COMUSFOR-A).1 This article serves as a complementary piece to Lt Gen Mike Hostage’s article “A Seat at the Table,” which appeared in the Winter 2010 issue of this journal.2 It documents how this change in USAFCENT’s airpower command and control (C2) structure developed, tempered by my observations and perspective as the commander charged with implementing the COMUSAFCENT’s vision. First, I explain the …show more content…
Prior to his current assignment, he served as director of operations for the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada. A senior pilot with over 1,800 flying hours, he has logged 360 hours of combat time in the A-10 in Operations Enduring Freedom and Southern Watch. Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor for Heroism, Lieutenant Colonel Stone is a graduate of Squadron Officer School, National Defense Intelligence College, the US Army’s School of Advanced Military Studies, and the US Air Force Weapons
Right-Sizing Airpower Command and Control for the Afghanistan Counterinsurgency
Maj Gen Charles W. Lyon, USAF Lt Col Andrew B. Stone, USAF ized control procedures for a mature, enduring campaign. Finally, I offer a few thoughts on how and why we arrived at this juncture.
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n 3 November 2010, the commander of United States Air Forces Central Command (COMUSAFCENT) signed and released an order establishing the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force– Afghanistan (9 AETF-A). This order represents an important moment because it alters the 20-year-old model of how COMUSAFCENT, in his role as the 9 AETF commander, presents forces to the supported joint force commander (JFC)—in this case, the commander of US Forces–Afghanistan (COMUSFOR-A).1 This article serves as a complementary piece to Lt Gen Mike Hostage’s article “A Seat at the Table,” which appeared in the Winter 2010 issue of this journal.2 It documents how this change in USAFCENT’s airpower command and control (C2) structure developed, tempered by my observations and perspective as the commander charged with implementing the COMUSAFCENT’s vision. First, I explain the …show more content…
Prior to his current assignment, he served as director of operations for the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada. A senior pilot with over 1,800 flying hours, he has logged 360 hours of combat time in the A-10 in Operations Enduring Freedom and Southern Watch. Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor for Heroism, Lieutenant Colonel Stone is a graduate of Squadron Officer School, National Defense Intelligence College, the US Army’s School of Advanced Military Studies, and the US Air Force Weapons