All combat forces will deploy under the new model by 2023 and the rest of the force will follow by 2024. “The goal is to build on the great training opportunities that we have already, but adjust them more and more to a high-end fight and accommodate more Airmen in this construct, so it’s not just those that fly and fix aircraft,” Guastella said. The Air Force started deploying some Airmen, such as Bomber Task Force missions like these B-52 Airmen at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, under the new AFFORGEN model in 2021. Training now becomes more complex, scaling up to large force exercises such as Red Flag and Silver Flag, and demonstrating the ability to conduct Agile Combat Employment, where groups of multi-capable Airmen operate from remote and austere locations. The objective is to keep units together, so Airmen know the people they’re deploying with before they get to their destination and have already built established relationships with them. Early in the cycle, exercises likely will be local and confined to a specific squadron or area of their home base. Instead of deploying immediately after reset, like before, Brown wants units to get time to focus on advanced and full-spectrum training needed to compete against a peer competitor. Guastella said the reset phase “hasn’t really changed much, but it’s focused on individual readiness.” After returning from deployment, Airmen get six months to get reacquainted with their families, update PT testing and other basic training qualifications, or make a permanent change of station move. Airmen in this phase are “the tip of the spear for the Air Force,” Guastella said. Airmen can be deployed for six months to an established base or for one or more short-term rotations, such as a Bomber Task Force mission. Commit.During this phase Airmen are either deployed, or immediately deployable.
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