Headquarters United States Air Force Reinvigorating the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise Prepared by the Air Force Nuclear Task Force 24 October 2008 I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Air Force Nuclear Task Force Director Major General C. Donald Alston Director, Nuclear Operations, Plans, & Requirements DCS/Operations, Plans, & Requirements I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................... 1 COMMITMENT TO CHANGE ........................................................................................................................................ 1 STRATEGIC CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................................ 1 RECENT EVENTS AND RECURRING THEMES ............................................................................................................... 2 CHANGE IMPERATIVE ................................................................................................................................................ 2 FIRST PRINCIPLES OF REBUILDING THE AIR FORCE NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE ............................................................... 3 EXTENDED DETERRENCE ........................................................................................................................................... 3 OBJECTIVES OF THE AIR FORCE NUCLEAR ROADMAP ............................................................................................... 3 SUMMARY OF KEY ACTIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 5 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 CHAPTER 1 — INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 9 PURPOSE OF THE AIR FORCE NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE ROADMAP ................................................................................ 9 ONGOING USAF COMMITMENTS / GLOBAL CHALLENGES / EXPECTATIONS ............................................................ 10 CHANGES IN THE STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT .......................................................................................................... 11 AIR FORCE COMMITMENT TO REBUILD PUBLIC TRUST ........................................................................................... 11 DEFINITION OF AIR FORCE NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE .................................................................................................. 12 ATTRIBUTES OF A SUCCESSFUL AIR FORCE NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE ........................................................................ 12 ATROPHY OF THE USAF NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE ..................................................................................................... 12 ROADMAP ORGANIZATION ...................................................................................................................................... 13 CHAPTER SUMMARIES ............................................................................................................................................. 14 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................................... 17 CHAPTER 2 — RE-ESTABLISH A CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND RIGOROUS SELF- ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................................................... 19 PROBLEM STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................................. 19 SUCCESS CRITERIA AND DESIRED SUB-OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................ 19 ROOT CAUSES.......................................................................................................................................................... 20 ACTION PLAN .......................................................................................................................................................... 24 CHAPTER 3 — REBUILD NUCLEAR EXPERTISE .......................................................................................... 29 PROBLEM STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................................. 29 SUCCESS CRITERIA AND DESIRED SUB-OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................ 29 ROOT CAUSES.......................................................................................................................................................... 30 ACTION PLAN .......................................................................................................................................................... 32 CHAPTER 4 — SUSTAINMENT............................................................................................................................ 37 PROBLEM STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................................. 37 SUCCESS CRITERIA AND DESIRED SUB-OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................ 37 ROOT CAUSES.......................................................................................................................................................... 38 ACTION PLAN .......................................................................................................................................................... 39 CHAPTER 5 — INVESTMENT: REQUIREMENTS, ACQUISITION, AND PROGRAMMING ................. 45 PROBLEM STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................................. 45 SUCCESS CRITERIA AND DESIRED SUB-OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................ 45 ROOT CAUSES.......................................................................................................................................................... 46 ACTION PLAN .......................................................................................................................................................... 48 CHAPTER 6 — ADVOCACY ACROSS THE AIR FORCE NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE ................................. 53 PROBLEM STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................................. 53 SUCCESS CRITERIA AND DESIRED SUB-OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................ 53 ROOT CAUSES.......................................................................................................................................................... 54 ACTION PLAN .......................................................................................................................................................... 55 i CHAPTER 7 — ORGANIZATIONAL ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................... 59 PROBLEM STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................................. 59 SUCCESS CRITERIA AND METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................ 59 SUSTAINMENT ORGANIZATION ................................................................................................................................ 63 AIR FORCE FIELD OPERATIONS ORGANIZATION ...................................................................................................... 66 AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS ORGANIZATION .......................................................................................................... 69 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................................... 73 CHAPTER 8 — ASSESSMENT .............................................................................................................................. 75 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 75 SUCCESS CRITERIA .................................................................................................................................................. 75 ASSESSMENT METHOD ............................................................................................................................................ 75 CAPTURING LESSONS LEARNED .............................................................................................................................. 77 APPENDIX 1 — SECAF & VCSAF GUIDANCE LETTERS ............................................................................. A1 APPENDIX 2 — METHODOLOGY .....................................................................................................................