Air Force Doctrine Document 2-423 March 2005
This document complements related discussion found in Joint Publication (JP) 1-0,
Doctrine for Personnel Support to Joint Operations;
JP 4-0,
Doctrine for LogisticSupport of Joint Operations;
and JP 6-0,
Doctrine for Command, Control,Communications, and Computer (C4) Systems Support to Joint Operations.
COMBAT SUPPORT
BY ORDER OF THE AIR FORCE DOCTRINE DOCUMENT 2-4SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE 23 MARCH 2005
SUMMARY OF REVISIONS
This revision restructures the entire publication for better presentation of key ideas;provides the overarching construct of agile combat support (ACS) and the subset of expeditionary combat support (chapter 1); discusses combat support command and control(CSC2) (chapter 2); describes the ACS master processes (chapters 3-8); updates the ACSfunctional specialties (appendix B); and provides best practices and lessons learned from recentoperations.
Supersedes: AFDD 2-4, 22 Nov 99OPR: HQ AFDC/DR (Lt Col Kathleen A. Kelly, USAF)Certified by: AFDC/CC (Maj Gen Bentley B. Rayburn)Pages: 71Distribution: FApproved by: JOHN P. JUMPER, General, USAF
Chief of Staff
FOREWORD
Air and space forces respond to global taskings within hours. The support for these forcesmust be equally responsive. This is the challenging job of combat support, the foundation of airand space power. Air and space expeditionary task forces employment capabilities demandrapid positioning of force packages to achieve combat, peacekeeping, counterdrug, and nation-building effects.Air Force agile combat support capabilities are provided by people and organizationsresponsible for planning, programming, and sustaining the forces; determining who and what aredeployed; as well as how they arrive and return home safely. Agile combat support is an AirForce distinctive capability that touches every functional area and is key to meeting the US AirForce’s mission to organize, train, equip, and employ air and space power. The dedicated supportof our people makes agile combat support a reality. The goal of agile combat support is toprovide the most capable air and space forces to combatant commanders.
JOHN P JUMPERGeneral, USAFChief of Staff
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