Author Description

Supporting Air and Space Expeditionary Forces: Lessons from Operation Enduring Freedom presents an analysis of combat support experiences associated with Operation Enduring Freedom and compares these experiences with those associated with Operation Allied Force The analysis offered an opportunity to compare findings and implications from JTF NA and OEF. Its objectives were to indicate the performance of combat support in OEF, examine how ACS concepts were implemented in OEF, and compare JTF NA and OEF experiences to determine similarities and applicability of lessons across experiences and to determine whether some experiences are unique to particular scenarios. This analysis concentrates on U.S. Air Force operations in support of OAF--specifically, Joint Task Force Noble Anvil and the first 100 days of OEF. The report focuses on experiences from OEF and what those experiences imply for a combat support system designed to ensure that AEF goals can be achieved.