ProBook 6

Under Secretary of the Air Force

Under Secretary of the Air Force

The Honorable Melissa G. Dalton

Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force

General James C. Slife

Vice Chief of Space Operations

General Michael A. Guetlein

AIM-120 AMRAAM Manufacturer

Raytheon

AIM-120 AMRAAM Service Date

1991

AIM-120 AMRAAM Function

Air-to-Air Tactical Missile

AIM-9 Sidewinder Manufacturer

Raytheon

AIM-9 Sidewinder Service Date

1956

AIM-9 Sidewinder Function

Air-to-Air Missile

GBU-10/12/24/28 Paveway Munitions Manufacturer

Lockheed Martin & Raytheon

GBU-10/12/24/28 Paveway Munitions Function

Laser-Guided Bomb

GBU-10/12/24/28 Paveway Munitions Service Date

1976

GBU-31/32/38/54/56 JDAM Manufacturer

Boeing, Textron, Honeywell

GBU-31/32/38/54/56 JDAM Function

GPS Guided Bomb

GBU-31/32/38/54/56 JDAM Service Date

1996

(SDB) Weapon System Manufacturer

Boeing

(SDB) Weapon System Function

GPS Guided Bomb

(SDB) Weapon System Service Date

2006

AGM-88 HARM Manufacturer

Raytheon

AGM-88 HARM Function

Air-to-Surface Missile

AGM-88 HARM Service Date

1983

AGM-158 JASSM Manufacturer

Lockheed Martin

AGM-158 JASSM Function

Air-to-Surface Missile

AGM-158 JASSM Service Date

2009

ADM-160 MALD Manufacturer

Raytheon

ADM-160 MALD Function

Air-launched Decoy

ADM-160 MALD Service Date

2009

Chaff

Radar countermeasure in which aircraft or other targets spread a cloud of small, thin pieces of aluminum or metallized glass fiber or plastic, which either obscures the primary target or creates false targets, in order to confuse or distract radars or radar-guided missiles

Flare

Aerial Infrared countermeasure used to counter an infrared homing surface-to-air-missile or air-to-air missile. Commonly composed of a pyrotechnic composition based on magnesium or another hot-burning metal with burning temperature equal to or hotter than engine exhaust

Principles of Joint Operations

Unity of Command

Economy of Force

Maneuver

Objective

Security Offensive

Mass

Surprise

Simplicity

Restraint

Perserverance

Legitimacy

Unity of Effort (USAF Specific)

Unity of Command

___________ is vital in employing airpower as it ensures appropriate concentration and priority off effort by one responsible commander with the authority and the capability to direct force employment in pursuit of common objectives

Economy of Force

__________ is the judicious employment and distribution of force by selecting the best mix of airpower capabilities. To ensure overwhelming combat power is available, appropriate effort should be devoted to primary objectives and allocate lesser essential resources to secondary efforts. _______ may require a commander to establish a balance in the application of airpower between attacking, defending, delaying, or conducting other operations, such as information operations, based on the priority of the objectives

Maneuver

_______ places the enemy in a position of disadvantage through the flexible application of combat power in a multidimensional combat space. The principle of _______ allows potential engagement anywhere, from any direction, at any time, forcing the adversary to be on guard everywhere. Applying the principle of ____ will force the enemy to react, allowing the exploitation of successful friendly operations and reducing friendly vulnerabilities. Forward deployment of airpower assets is one example of ______ that, by its very presence can reassure allies and deter aggressors.

Objective

The purpose of specifying the _____ is to direct every military operation toward a clearly defined, decisive, and achievable goal. The purpose of military operations is to achieve military ____ that support attainment of the overall political goals of the conflict

Security

The purpose of the principle of _____ is to never permit the enemy to acquire an unexpected advantage. Critical to ____ is understanding that it embraces physical, operations, and information ____. ____ may be obtained by staying beyond the enemy’s reach, physically and virtually, as airpower is uniquely suited to operate over the horizon

Offensive

The purpose of an _____ action is to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative. ______ action is the most effective and decisive way to achieve a clearly defined objective. _______ operations are the means by which a military force seizes and holds the initiative while maintaining freedom of action and achieving decisive results.

Mass

The purpose of _____ is to concentrate the efforts of combat power as the most advantageous place and time to produce decisive results. To achieve _____, appropriate Joint Force capabilities are integrated and synchronized where they will have a decisive effect in a short period of time

Surprise

The purpose of ____ is to strike at a time or place or in a manner for which the enemy is unprepared. _______ can help the commander shift the balance of combat power, thus achieving success well out of proportion to the effort expended.

Simplicity

The purpose of ______ is to increase the probability that plans and operations will be executed as intended by preparing clear, uncomplicated plans and concise orders. _____ contributes to successful operations. _____ plans and clear, concise orders minimize misunderstanding and confusion.

Restraint

The purpose of _______ is to limit collateral damage and prevent the unnecessary use of force. A single act could cause significant military and political consequences; therefore, judicious use of force is necessary

Perserverance

The purpose of ______ is to ensure the commitment necessary to attain the national strategic end state. ______ involves preparation for measured, protracted military operations in pursuit of the national strategic end state.

Legitimacy

The purpose of ______ is to maintain legal and moral authority in the conduct of operations. ________, which can be a decisive factor in operations, is based on the actual and perceived legality, morality, and rightness of the actions from the various perspectives of interested audiences

Unity of Effort

The purpose of this principle is to ensure that a wide range of components, agencies, and partners operating during a contingency coordinate their actions and resources, and focus on the same goal. This is a vital principle for the USAF, especially when working in an interagency and multinational environment

Joint Functions

Command and Control

Information

Intelligence

Fires

Movement and Maneuver

Protection

Sustainment

Command and Control

______encompasses the exercise of authority and direction by a commander over assigned and attached forces to accomplish the mission. The JFC provides the joint force operational vision, guidance, and direction

Information

The ______ function encompasses managing and applying _______ to support objectives. The deliberate integration with other joint functions to change or maintain perspectives, attitudes, and other elements drives desired relevant actor behaviors and supports human and automated decision-making

Intelligence

The _________ function informs JFCs about adversary intentions, capabilities, centers of gravity, critical factors, vulnerabilities, and future courses of action. It helps commanders and staff understand friendly, neutral, and threat networks.

Fires

______- are the use if weapon systems or other actions to create specific lethal or non-lethal effects on a target or objects of influence in accordance with U.S. and international law. Joint ______ are delivered by employing forces from two or more components in coordinated action to produce desired results supporting a common objective.

Movement and Maneuver

The __________ function encompasses the disposition of joint forces to conduct operations by securing positional or informational advantages across the competition continuum and exploiting tactical success to achieve operational and strategic objectives

Protection

______ is all efforts to secure and defend the effectiveness and survivability of mission-related military and non-military personnel, equipment, facilities, information, and infrastructure deployed or located within or outside the boundaries of a given operation area to maintain mission effectives.

Sustainment

_________ is the provision of logistics and personnel services support to maintain operations through mission accomplishment and redeployment of force. ______ gives the JFC the means for freedom of action, endurance, and extending operational reach

USAFRICOM Location (Know the picture)

Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, GER

USCENTCOM Location (Know the picture)

MacDill AFB, FL

USEUCOM Location (Know the picture)

Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, GER

USNORTHCOM Location (Know the picture)

Peterson SFB, CO

USINDOPACOM Location (Know the picture)

Camp H.M. Smith, HI

USSOUTHCOM Location (Know the picture)

Doral, FL

USSPACECOM Location (Know the picture)

Peterson SFB, CO

USCYBERCOM Location (Know the picture)

Fort George G. Meade, MD

USSOCOM Location (Know the picture)

MacDill AFB, FL

USSTRATCOM Location (Know the picture)

Offutt AFB, NE

USTRANSCOM Location (Know the picture)

Scott AFB, IL

Jefferson’s Quote

In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give up earth itself and all it contains, rather than do an immoral act. And never suppose that in any situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you to do a dishonorable thing. Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you, and act accordingly.

MacArthur’s Quote

Duty, honor, country: Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.

Article 5

When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank, Service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my abilities. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies or harmful to their cause.

Article 6

I will never forget that I am an American, fighting for freedom, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America