air and space expeditionary task force

Related to air and space expeditionary task force: Air Expeditionary Wing

air and space expeditionary task force

A deployed numbered air force (NAF) or command echelon immediately subordinate to a NAF provided as the US Air Force component command committed to a joint operation. Also called AETF. See also expeditionary force; air expeditionary wing.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force (3 November 2010)

Right-sizing airpower command and control for the Afghanistan counterinsurgency

(24.) "Air Force Support to Hurricane Katrina/Rita Relief Operations; By the Numbers," Aug-Sep 2005, from Office of Air Force Lessons Learned (USAF/A9L), Washington, DC; "Air Force Support to Hurricane Katrina/Rita Relief Operations; Katrina/Rita Successes and Challenges," Aug-Sep 2005, from Office of Air Force Lessons Learned (USAF/A9L), Washington, DC; "Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, By the Numbers," First Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force (1 AETF)/Joint Air Force Air Component Commander (JFACC) report of M.

The U.S. Air Force response to Hurricane Katrina

The Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force (AETF) Operating Concept forms the basis for providing complete and tailored air and space capabilities to JFC through the remaining six operating concepts.