An Air Expeditionary Task Force (AETF) is a deployed numbered air force (NAF) or command echelon immediately subordinate to an NAF that is provided as the U.S. Air Force component command committed to a joint operation.

Notional AETF Composition

High Demand/Low Density assets tasked as required: E-3, E-8, U-2, EC-130, RC-135, CSAR

See also

  • List of Air Expeditionary Wings of the United States Air Force

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Further reading

  • 1stSgt Rod Powers, USAF (Ret.). "Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF) Concept". U.S. Military. About.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

  • "Air Expeditionary Force, Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force (ASETF)". Military Analysis Network. Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 17 May 2007.

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