AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND Air Commandos Quiet Professionals. FY Counter Terrorism Aviation Training, Manpower, & Budget

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1 AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND Air Commandos Quiet Professionals FY Counter Terrorism Aviation Training, Manpower, & Budget

2 PN Training, Manpower, & Budget Overview Purpose Facts and Assumptions CT Aviation Proposal Review English Language Training Discussion Contractor Provided MX Training C08 & Border Patrol Aircraft Breakout CONUS based & OCONUS based Mil-to-Mil engagements

3 Purpose Present constraints, limitations, and planning factors for group discussion with regard to proposed FY 14/15/ CT aviation proposal training, manning, and budget:

4 Facts and Assumptions Facts: Further training with PN forces at US English Language Training (ELT) will be required in FY and possibly beyond Additional initial skills contractor training will be required through at least FY15 Solid numbers on available PN pilots/mx available to train on C-08 and proposed Border Patrol Aircraft are required in order to ensure personnel to operate and maintain any future year aircraft buys. Assumptions: CT aviation proposal consisting of a mix of C08s and dedicated border patrol aircraft is accepted 106/FMF will be a player for the next 3 years Continued engagement is cheaper than later direct involvement

5 6 SOS CT Aviation Recommendation Continue procurement of airdrop & medevac modified C-08s as dedicated light lift assets for PN 1 st SQDN. Purchase dedicated armed reconnaissance to replace PN F-5 SQDN. Initial versions should be recce only with hard points. Phased approach: PN pilots/mx learn to operate & maintain aircraft along with basic airborne reconnaissance training. Additional capabilities (weapons) as skills develop. 5

6 Future Aircraft Inventory Fiscal Year CN-35 Cessna 08(total) BPA (total) 013(Funded) (5) (8) 4(6) (10) 4(10) Total Basic 6

7 Future CT Air Support FY 13: FY 14: FY 15: FY 16:

8 English Language Training Based on FY13 lessons learned any future ELT training should be based on a competition model: Example: 6 contractor training slots for pilots in Jan 14, 10 pilots arrive at DLI 1 Oct. knowing that only 6 slots exist. The top 6 ELT scores will go to training, remaining pilots are sent home to continue study and may return in following FY. This competition will put a focus on getting the most out of limited time available at DLI(not a focus on getting the 80 but rather competition to do better than their peers) Additionally this will filter back to squadron and show that studying prior to arrival in CONUS will help your score. This system sets a time limit at DLI so that the ELT program does not drain program money by continually dragging on (ref. FY13 model). 106 cases are Pseudo FMS: there is no min-score for contractor training and the training contracts should reflect that. 8

9 Training Plan FY14 Contractor Flight/MX Training month C08 Pilot Group C08 MX Group BPA Pilots BPA MX Mil-to-Mil Engagement DLI 6 6 6(airframe) 4(avionics/Electrical training) Contractor Provided Training C-08 CONUS Engagement w/ FY13 pilots(train the trainer 6 Border Patrol Aircraft Engagement w/ just graduated From contractor training pilots 6 6 PN MX 9

10 C08 FY14 Training Plan FY14: 3 Total Aircraft: 10 PN pilots to English Language top 6 proceed on to C08 initial skills training with contractor FY14Q1: English Language Training FY14Q: In country MX assessment for quarterly review FY14Q: Feb-Mar14: 45 day CONUS engagement 6 SOS & 4 FY13 trained YAF 08 pilots(phase training) Need aircraft available + fuel+mx FY14Q3(Apr 14):In country in country training(in country assessment for quarterly review) FY14Q4: 10

11 Border Patrol Aircraft FY14 Training Plan Total Aircraft: 6 PN pilots/6 PN MX to ELT FY14Q1:ELT 6 PN Pilots/6 PN MX 4 US Pilots/4 US MX to Contractor for initial qual FY14Q:PN pilot/mx Contractor Training on Border Patrol Aircraft In country MX assessment for quarterly review (in conjunction w/08) FY14Q3/Q4: (June-July14) 45 day CONUS engagement 6 SOS & 6 PN pilots/mx focused on gaining experience on the aircraft as well as air to ground integration/mil-mil engagement prior to delivery Need aircraft available + fuel+mx 11

12 Pilot Manpower Manpower Available: 1 st SQDN(CN-35/C08/Non-airworthy C130B) CN35: Contractor Trained w/eads Spain: 6 (4 from 1 st SQDN, from 4 th SQDN, Antonovs) C08: US trained Pilots w/6 th SOS : 4 C08: US trained via Contractor: 4 Total: 8 Pilots Available for future training (per PN SQDN/CC)=40 Manpower Available: PN F-5 SQDN Currently.5% MC rate Due Out: Requires PN buy in (limit available funds for any F-5 MX/Sustainment) 1

13 Border Patrol Training CONUS Flight and Ground School Training Tailwheel Transition weeks (15 flight hours) Turbine Tailwheel 4 weeks (30 flight hours) Recon Sys Officer (RSO) Training Sensor Operation, Collection/Recording Ground School weeks (80 hours) Thrush 710 Border Patrol 4 weeks (30 flight hours) EO/IR ISR & Streaming Video Data Link Pilot Flight Crew Training MX Training Aircraft Maintenance: Engine, Airframe, Mechanical School 8 weeks (30 hours) Avionics/SME Maintenance: Electrical Power Distribution Instruments Comm, Navigation,& ISR School 18 weeks (70 hours) 13

14 Border Patrol FY14 Training Flight Training month Tailwheel transition Turbine tailwheel 710 BPA Recon Sys Officer Training 4 US Pilots 6 PN Pilots MX Training Aircraft Maintenance: Engine, Airframe, Mechanical 4 6 Avionics/SME Maintenance: Electrical Power Distribution Instruments Comm, Navigation,& ISR 4 US MX PN MX 14

15 Aircraft Delivery/MX Logistics Layout A/C Delivery FY13Q4 x08/1xcn35 08/35FMF Parts Block 1 08/CTA FMF Parts Block x FY14Q1 Q Q3 Q4 FY15Q1 Q Q3 Q4 FY16Q1 Q Q3 Q4 FY17 Q4 x1 X3 x x3 x4 08/CTA FMF Parts Block 4 08/CTA FMF Parts Block 3 FY0Q1 Q4 Q3 Q FY19Q1 Q4 Q3 Q FY18Q1 Q4 Q3 Q FY17Q1 10x x =Full program review/site visit 10x Yr Parts/Mx sustainment x4

16 MX Manpower Manpower Available: 1 st SQDN(CN-35/C08/Non-airworthy C130B) CN35: Contractor Trained Via EADS Spain: Unkown C08: US trained MX w/6 th SOS Through PH 1: 8 Remaining MX Available For Training(per sqdn CC) 16

17 MX Sustainment Package FY 13: CN-35 has a year Parts/Logistic package: Expires FY15 FY14: C08(Initial ) has a year Parts/Logistic package: Expires FY16 C08(3 Aircraft) has a year Parts/Logistics package: Expires FY 16 FY15: Border Patrol Aircraft ( Aircraft) has a year Parts/Logistics package: Expires FY 16 C08(3 Aircraft) has a year Parts/Logistics package: Expires FY 17 FY16: Border Patrol Aircraft (4 Aircraft) has a year Parts/Logistics package: Expires FY 17 C08( Aircraft) has a year Parts/Logistics package: Expires FY 18 Border Patrol Aircraft (4 Aircraft) has a year Parts/Logistics package: Expires FY 18 17

18 Comms Aircraft must be able to talk to anyone on the ground or air Purchase a robust comm suite early that interfaces not only with existing networks but also US and potential regional partners BLOS capability is critical: need the ability to phone home/retask What is the ground/naval component comm capability? What has been purchased? 18

19 PN Training Costs English Language Training Avg $35K per student ELT Costs:14 Pilots+6MX=$770K C08 6 SOS Training PH II:$14K per student*4 Pilots & MX:$86K Border Patrol Aircraft Initial Training 6 pilots/6 MX: TBD Border Patrol Aircraft 6 SOS PH I Training: TBD 19

20 PN Training Costs English Language Training Avg $35K per student ELT Costs:14 Pilots+6MX=$770K C08 6 SOS Training PH II:$14K per student*4 Pilots & MX:$86K Border Patrol Aircraft Initial Training 6 pilots/4 MX: Included in aircraft price Border Patrol Aircraft 6 SOS PH I Training: TBD 0