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Develop America's Airmen Today ... for Tomorrow
USAF Air Advisor Academy:
Preparing Strategic Airmen
Col Olaf J. Holm
Commandant
Air Advisor Academy
26 June 2013
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Air Advisor Academy Mission
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To provide relevant and flexible education and
training to prepare and motivate air-minded
professionals to assess, train/educate, advise,
assist, and equip partner nations in the
development and application of their aviation
resources in support of Presidential Policy and
National Security Strategy
What we do: Teach “air minded” professionals methods to effectively, legally, and
safely apply their skills and experience to a partner nation in an environment they are
expected to operate
What we don’t do: Teach people how to fly
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Why an Air Advisor Academy?
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Retain lessons born of blood & treasure
Mentoring/advising is a unique and special skill set
Geostrategic environs increasingly complex/dangerous
Personal tactical engagements have strategic impact
Professionalize security cooperation-type airmen
Learn from PN counterparts
Always ready to support JFC in named contingencies
Institutional, enduring capability to develop Airmen for the challenges of working by,
with, and through partner nation counterparts
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Multiple Guidance
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Support NSS & President’s desire to:
“engage with foreign partners and help shape their
policies and actions … help foreign partners build
and sustain the capacity and effectiveness of
legitimate institutions to provide security, safety,
and justice for their people … enable foreign
partners to contribute to efforts that address
common security challenges.”
- U.S. Security Sector Assistance Policy, 5 Apr 13
Strategic Guidance requires USAF engagement with partner nations
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Several Types of Air Advisors
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818 MSAS (GPF)
JB MDL, NJ
571 MSAS (GPF)
Travis, AFB
Other types of Air Advisors
- AF/PAK Hands
- AFSOC NSAV and HIS
- AMC O/S Contingency Response Groups
- SG Int’l Health Specialists
- AFSAT MTTs
- SAF/IA MPEP & ETSS
- ANG State Partnership Program
- CNAF & TSOC Staffs
- COCOM units
-- 36 Airlift Sqdn (Yakota)
438 AEW (GPF)
Afghanistan
6 SOS (SOF)
Hurlburt Field
Preparing Airmen for all COCOMs … under Title 10 or 22 … for any operating environment
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Education & Training Construct
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Approved by CSAF
in Air Advisor
Academy Charter
A unique school combining core Air Advisor skills with language, region & culture
instruction, and advanced fieldcraft skills to Airmen of all ranks and AFSCs, across all
MAJCOMs supporting the full Range of Military Operations
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Curriculum Breakdown
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Core Knowledge &
Skills
• Mission Specific Info
• COIN/FID/SFA Theory
• Strategic Guidance
• Air Advisor Roles &
Responsibilities (TTPs)
• Joint, Coalition, NGO/IGO &
Interagency partnerships
• Security Cooperation
• Foreign Disclosure
• Intel Specific Info
• Area Study
• Title Sourcing/Funding
Authorities
• General Mission Planning
• Assessments/Teaching
Basics
Language, Regional, &
Culture Studies
• Courses span 5 GCCs/30+
Nations
• Survival Language (worldwide)
• Region/Country Specific
Courses
• Intro to Culture & Worldview
• Religious Familiarization
Region/Partner Nation
Specific
• Cross Cultural Competence
Relating to Counterparts
Cross-Cultural
Communication
Cross-Cultural
Negotiations
• Social Skills, Customs, and
appropriate behavior
Cultural Meal
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Fieldcraft Skills
(hostile & uncertain environments)
• High Risk of Isolation and
Capture Training
• High Threat Driving
• Vehicle Rollover Training
• Convoy Ops
• Counter-Improvised Explosive
Device Training
• Advanced Weapons
• Combat Life Saver
• Tactical Combat Casualty Care
• Land Navigation Day/Night
• Tactics / Urban Ops
• Self Protection / Combative
• Active Shooter / Insider Threat
• Escalation of Force
• Surveillance Detection
• Night Operations
Unique & Creative Approach
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• Capabilities-Based School
• One-stop-shop for integrated academics & fieldcraft skills
• Supports all GCCDR air advising reqt’s … in any operating
environment … in all phases of Campaign Plan
• Production = 1,500/yr (50% to AFG, rest for other CCDRs)
• Innovative and responsive scheduling system
• AETC/A3Q vets, prioritizes, and programs students
• AAA can execute any course in 30 days or less
• Courses designed to promote flexibility/customization
• Resourced and capable of fielding Mobile Trng Teams
High leverage activity … USAF’s affordable, relevant, and agile education & training
solution for Airmen with strategic impact
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10 AAA Courses
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• Air Advisor Basic (long) Course (24 training days)
• Hostile Environment (Title 10 named contingencies/ops or exercises)
• Uncertain Environ (Title 22 or Security Cooperation -- developing world)
• Other (short) Air Advisor Courses
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(1-10 training days)
Fieldcraft only (x2) – hostile and/or uncertain environments
Academics only (x2) – hostile and/or uncertain environs
Short Course – one week fieldcraft + one week academics
Air Advisor Specialized Skills (seminars, reachback, continuation tng)
Component Campaign Planning (A-staffs)
Senior Leader Prep
Courses correspond to Security Force Assistance (SFA) Level 1-3 training
requirements and meet GCCDR theater entry requirements
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Air Advisor Academy Premise
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AAA is the cost of doing business in the Building
Partnership enterprise…there are
no other long term options
Air Force Leadership has the moral obligation to prepare Airmen
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Air Education and Training
Command
“The First Command”
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