Transcript AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND Colonel Tommy Hull

AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
Quiet Professionals
NAVY – INDUSTRY INTERNATIONAL DIALOG
Colonel Tommy Hull
Deputy Director of Operations
OVERVIEW
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AFSOC Mission
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SOF Mission Requirement
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CV-22 Deployment
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AFSOC MISSION
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America’s specialized air power…a step ahead in a changing world,
providing combat search and rescue and delivering special
operations power anytime, anywhere
 “That is our only job. It is not a diversion for us. We do it full
time, all the time.” – General Fogelman, former CSAF
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AFSOC airmen specifically trained, organized and equipped to
operate over long distances in the deep battle space, at night and in
adverse weather
 Combat proven SOF tactics, techniques and procedures
 Night vision devices, terrain following, terrain avoidance radar
and electronic warfare defensive suites
 Real-time command, control and communications connectivity
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OVERVIEW
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AFSOC Mission
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SOF Mission Requirement
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CV-22 Deployment
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CURRENT INVENTORY
DEFICIENCIES
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The current inventory has a diminished probability of successful
mission completion, coupled with increased risk to SOF personnel
due to:
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Inability to complete MTW and national missions
(clandestinely) within one period of darkness due to limited
airspeed capability
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Need for additional support on a significant number of
missions which increases operational signature
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Limited growth potential for self-protection avionics systems
due to space/weight constraints
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SOF Mission
Requirements
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Mission need first identified in 1981 and the KPPs revalidated by the
JROC 20 Jul 04.
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Long-standing requirement for a high-speed, long-range, VTOL
aircraft
Primary mission: infiltration, exfiltration, or resupply of SOF in
adverse weather during one period of darkness
Capable of supporting all SOF 9 core tasks and 7 supporting
tasks
Operate in a medium up to high threat environment
Self-deploy worldwide
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Operation Eagle Claw - Iran
Hostage Rescue Operation of U.S. Embassy compound in
Tehran
Concept of Operations - 1980
1. RH-53Ds fly from Nimitz to “Desert One”
2. RH-53Ds / C-130s rendezvous at “Desert One”
3. Transfer Team/fuel from C-130s to helos
4. Helos fly to “Desert Two”
5. Team hides for 22 hrs at “Desert Two”
Embassy
D-2
6. Team loads vans, enter Teheran and assaults
Airfield
D-1
35 hours
7. Helos arrive at compound and load all evacuees
8. All personnel transferred to C-141’s at airfield
V-22
9. Helos destroyed
C-141s
10. C-141s fly to safe nation and land
H-53s
C-130s
Concept of Operations with CV22s
1. CV-22s fly from Nimitz to “Desert Two””
2. Team prepares for assault
C-130s
3. Team enters Teheran and assaults
8 hours
4. CV-22s depart compound with all evacuees
5. CV-22s fly to Nimitz
CV-22 provides 77% reduction in execution timeline,
reduces overall mission complexity and increases probability of
success
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COEA OF THE MV-X INTERIM/
FINAL REPORT - Dec 93
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CV-22 was the preferred alternative, although more expensive,
based on operational effectiveness and the only alternative that
substantially met the stated need.
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Met timeliness and OPSEC requirements during deployment
phase
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Met mission execution requirements
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Accomplished the majority of SOF mission requirements
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Minimized the occurrence of low-level night aerial refuelings
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Least sensitive to uncertainties regarding overseas basing
and strategic airlift
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Provided the speed essential to meet SOF taskings not
feasible with helicopter alternatives
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CV-22 Tailored for SOF Mission
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Terrain following radar
Improved threat awareness through
intel broadcasts
Improved survivability through
automated response to IR and RF
threats
Additional fuel
Additional communications
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OVERVIEW
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AFSOC Mission
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SOF Mission Requirement
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CV-22 Deployment
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CV-22 Mission
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The Mission of CV-22 will be long-range INFIL, EXFIL and
RESUPPLY of Special Operations Forces (SOF) in hostile or
denied territories.
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This Mission is enhanced by the attributes of SPEED, PAYLOAD,
and SURVIVABILITY
 CV-22 combines those attributes with VTOL and SELFDEPOLOYABILITY
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We will be able to accomplish the mission now “In one period of
darkness”
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CV-22 Squadrons End Game
(AF & SOCOM POM06 - 2,0,2,3,2,2,5,6,5,5,5,5,5,5,3)
SCHOOL
RFT FY07
353 SOG
FY10
Note: 1 BAI A/C at each
operational SOS & 1 Test
A/C at HRT
352 SOG
FY12
16 SOW/2 SOSs
IOC FY09
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Unrefueled Combat Radius
(12 Man Team & Aux Fuel Tank)
Kabul
CV-22 = 597 NMS
5.1 hours out & back
Slide - 8
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V-22 vs MH-53 Combat Range
(12 Man Team & 1 Aux Tank)
CV-22 @ 230 KTS = 895
W/ One STRAT AR
7.7 Hours Out and Back
3.8 Hours to edge of ring
Tehran
Baghdad
MH-53 @ 120 KTS =
363
W/ One TAC AR
6.0 Hours Out and Back
3.0 Hours to edge of ring
Shaikh Isa
MH-53 @120 KTS = 242
No AR
4.0 Hours Out and Back
2.0 Hours to edge of ring
CV-22 @ 230 KTS = 597
No AR
5.1 Hours Out and Back
2.5 Hours to edge of ring
“…Twice as Fast, Three times the Distance.”
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CV-22 Self Deployability
COMPARATIVE AIRLIFT REQUIREMENTS
(Hurlburt Field to Shaik Isa Bahrain & Return)
4 C-5s
(8 MH-53s INSIDE)
9 C-17s
4 MC- 130Es Total Cost Deploy/
Redeploy + Time
$868,448
To Mission Ready
(MR)
$5,562,000
$4,928,000
$11,358,448/
76.5 Hrs to MR
8 CV-22s
$2,143,232
6 C-17s
$3,708,000
$5,851,232/
32 Hrs to MR
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THE BOTTOM LINE
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CV-22 self-deploys.
Deploys quicker & cheaper.
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Greater unrefueled combat radius.
Tanker requirements reduced. Longer
unrefueled loiter times.
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Helo-Fixed Wing transloads reduced.
Complex airfield seizures decreased.
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Missions completed easier, quicker.
Mission complexity reduced.
“One period of darkness.”
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CV-22 designed from MH-53, MC-130
Increased Mission Flexibility.
IMPROVED PERFORMANCE FOR AN EXISTING SOF MISSION
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AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
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NAVY – INDUSTRY INTERNATIONAL DIALOG
Colonel Tommy Hull
Deputy Director of Operations