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6 AIR & SPACE POWER JOURNAL FALL 2006tions combat terrorist enclaves that takeadvantage of ungoverned spaces in the region.This drive south and east becomes possibleonly by expanding our mobility-throughputcapability. Just last year, in partnership withGermany and NATO, USAFE closed historicRhein-Main Air Base (AB), Germany, andtransferred its mission to Ramstein AB andSpangdahlem AB, Germany. Ramstein has becomethe new “Gateway to Europe,” infusedwith world-class, technologically advancedcargo-handling facilities and support infrastructure.With its new mobility ramp and passengerterminal, Spangdahlem has becomethe new “gas and go” surge facility in-theater.Together, they eclipse the former capability ofRhein-Main and position USAFE to better supportcurrent and future mission requirements.Our relationship with our sister component,the US Army in Europe (USAREUR),continues to grow. Last year, our airlift movedUS and Russian ground troops to the trainingfacility at Grafenwoehr, Germany, to take partin the largest combined ground-force exercisesince the end of the Cold War. This year we’lldo it again, moving 300 USAREUR personneland supplies to Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, fora field-training exercise at the Mulino TrainingArea. Here at USAFE, we’ve also welcomedthe 19th Battlefield Coordination Detachment(BCD). Recognizing the critical role ofthe BCD in joint operations, the Army and AirForce service chiefs agreed to align BCDs andAir Force “Falconer” air and space operationscenters (AOC) within each geographic combatantcommand.This new concept for integrating groundoperations into daily AOC battlefield coordinationhas created a leaner, shorter, and moreflexible cycle for air tasking orders. We havecut planning for the interaction and supportbetween air and ground assets that assist incounterinsurgency operations from 72 to 44hours. Our 32d AOC recently deployed to thecombined air operations center in Al Udeidand, along with BCD personnel, proved theeffects of this integration in 25 named operationsin Operation Iraqi Freedom and 10named operations in Enduring Freedom.Within the first week of arrival, an Airmananalyst in the ISR Division found a rather obscurehuman-intelligence report of a suspectedweapons cache. Quickly grasping itspotential impact, he nominated the facility forcollection and passed the information to corpsheadquarters in Baghdad, which thought theinformation credible enough to conduct araid. AOC/BCD personnel then undertookthe planning process for the operation. In theend, an Army patrol found three weaponscaches at that site, eliminating dozens of rocketsthat the enemy would have used to attackour troops and air bases. This potentially lifesavingintelligence might have been lost ordelayed under the previous structure.Down the road, we anticipate integratingour operations even further by incorporatingA-10 and F-16C airframes that have receivedthe Enhanced Position Locating ReportingSystem into the Army Stryker Brigade CombatTeam, bringing airpower into the Joint MissionCapability Package concept. We envisionBradley, Abrams, Stryker, A-10, and F-16Ccrews all tied together in a common ISR, targeting,and support network both on andabove the battlefield.NATO has also made great progress intransforming its Cold War capability, takingon the most challenging and interesting missionsof its history. Engaged in operations onthree continents, NATO is delivering on someof the operational concepts borne of the 2002Prague summit. Accordingly, CC-Air Ramsteinsupports NATO’s expanding commitment tothe ISAF mission in Afghanistan in partnershipwith Enduring Freedom. ISAF offers agreat example of interdependence, with 36NATO and non-NATO nations working togetherto help the Afghan government establisha safe and secure environment in supportof reconstruction efforts.In addition, CC-Air Ramstein is providingair forces for the NRF—one of the most visibletransformational efforts within NATO—givingthe alliance a rapidly deployable combinedarmscapability. Such an agile force will enableNATO to respond proactively to the broadspectrum of threats we face today. This new,expeditionary-minded NRF has deliveredhumanitarian-aid supplies, ranging from blan-
INTERDEPENDENCE7kets to water pumps to mobile medical teams,from over 40 NATO and partner nations tovictims of natural disasters in both the UnitedStates and Pakistan. NATO aircraft also patrolthe sovereign airspace of new allies that donot have their own organic air-policing capability.Just a few months ago in Lithuania, GermanF-4s handed the Baltic air-policing missionto USAFE F-16s, which then passed theresponsibility to Polish MiG-29s and then toTurkish F-16s. These operations prove that togetherwe can combine capabilities to limiteach ally’s vulnerabilities.Bolstering security and stability in the worldhas never been more important. Throughproactive transformation and investment,USAFE and NATO will continue to developvalue-added relationships with other services,partners, and allies to achieve common goals.Our strength, through interdependence, residesin our ability to leverage our best practicesto deliver decisive results; we are makingsuperb progress.Serving as commander in this theater is agreat honor. I am grateful for the opportunityto lead these wonderful Airmen, and I am veryproud of their service to our nation and theNATO alliance. q
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COUNTERINSURGENCY AIRPOWER 57ticula
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ASPJQuick-LookA New Operational Ass
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QUICK-LOOK 67den on the OAT. First,
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Space PowerAn Ill-Suited SpaceStrat
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SPACE POWER 79by using a more encom
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SPACE POWER 81role of offensive and
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BOOK REVIEWS 121whose contributions
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CONTRIBUTORS 127Col Howard D. “Da
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