20140927_NIU_CJ7_TREX_SFA guide 3.1

UNCLASS//FGI ISAF NATO //REL to USA, ISAF, NATO//FOUO
This document is not approved for public release
ly provides base security at five ISAF(RS) locations. APPF convoy operations are
directed under the MoI Transportation Brigade worked in conjunction with PCoPs
for route security.
5.29 Afghan Local Police (ALP). The ALP began as a Combined Joint Special Operations
Task Force—Afghanistan (CJSOTF-A) initiative to establish local defense
forces at the village and district level. While the ALP are an official sub-pillar of the
MoI and can detain insurgents and criminals, they lack arrest authority. There are
currently 125 districts with ALP. Each district has a senior ALP commander who
reports directly to the DCoP (Annex A, pg A-34). The DCoP has overall responsiblity
for the ALP’s administrative and logistical support, to include recruiting, pay,
equipment, and fuel. The ALP are approximately 25,000 personnel strong (as of fall
2013), and are scheduled to grow to approximately 30,000 members. In some areas
ALP are mistakenly referred to as arbakai, the name long-used in Afghanistan to
describe local militias. Depending on the area and local history, the term may carry
negative connotations.
5.30 Special Mission Wing (SMW). The SMW was established out of the MoI’s Air
Interdiction Unit to conduct multi-functional aviation operations in direct support
of GIRoA’s ASSF units (e.g., Commandos, ANA Special Forces, Ktah Khas, and GCP-
SU National Mission Units) for counternarcotics (CN), counter-terrorism (CT), and
SOF missions throughout Afghanistan (Annex A, pg A-20). The SMW is the only air
mobility capability in Afghanistan able of project power at night with the required
precision to support high-risk missions. A Joint Special Operations Advisory Team
(SOAT) and Special Operations Advisory Group (SOAG) mentor the development
of the unit’s operations and maintenance capabilities and standards. A contracted
logistics support team provides capacity development of SMW leaders, staff and
aircrew through education, training, and mentoring. The SMW fleet is funded with a
combination of ASFF and DoD CN funds.
a) As of June 14, the SMW has 22 Mi-17s available for
day to day operations. These include two Mi-17v1s
organic to the unit and eight Mi-17v5s on loan from
the Afghan Air Force. Additionally, the SMW has 17
Mi-17v1s in overhaul, with eight expected to return to
service as part of the SMW before being returned to
their donors. The primary training focus for the SMW
is the production of Afghan Mi-17 night-vision goggle
(NVG) aircrews and maintenance personnel. Currently,
the SMW has ten fully mission qualified Mi-17 NVG
crews and maintenance personnel. Currently, the SMW
has ten fully mission qualified Mi-17 NVG crews and
its training capacity is limited by the number of Mi-17s
available for operations and training. Training capacity
will increase as the SMW continues to receive its
additional Mi-17v5s between now and October 2014,
when it will have reached its total end strength to 30
Mi-17s. Additionally, the SMW has received six of its 18
expected PC-12 intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance
(ISR) aircraft. The PC-12 provides the SMW with
the capability to provide near real-time and post mission
ISR support to ASSF CN and CT missions. SMW
expects to mature this capability to FOC by mid-2016.
U.S. Army courtesy photo
50
UNCLASS//FGI ISAF NATO //REL to USA, ISAF, NATO//FOUO