Kaiserslautern American, Sep. 19, 2014

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September 19, 2014

Kaiserslautern American

September 19, 2014

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HAVE YOU READ YOUR KA TODAY?

Volume 38, number 37

New 3rd AF commander talks priorities, shares experiences by Capt. WilliamJoseph Mojica U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Public Affairs Lt. Gen. Darryl L. Roberson, 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force commander, outlined his priorities, challenges, leadership philosophy and personal experiences during an interview Sept. 2 on Ramstein. Roberson indicated he has three top priorities: motivational mission accomplishment, compassionate care of Airmen and their families, and the constant drive to improve and innovate. “I use ‘motivational and compassionate’ because it’s more than just mission accomplishment and it’s more than just taking care of our Airmen,” Roberson said. “I’m a believer that if you take care of the Airmen and the families, they will willingly take care of the mission. In regards to ‘improve See COMMAND, Page 3

Photo by Senior Airman Hailey Haux

Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force commander, meets Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, on their temporary duty to Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Aug. 20. Roberson got the chance to meet a few Airmen who have gone above and beyond during this bilateral training event, Thracian Eagle 2014, in Bulgaria.

Air Force revamps air expeditionary force in April 2013 by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, the first deployments under this construct will be October. Under the revised AEF construct, installations will deploy larger numbers of Airmen from the same unit under a 1-2 deploy-todwell ratio for active component, ACS Airmen. The revised construct establishes an 18-month battle rhythm where an Airman may deploy for six months and be home for 12. This will

allow wings to more effectively posture their forces to meet global mission requirements as well as continue home station training. In the past, Airmen deployed as individuals or small elements via “tempo bands” based on their Air Force specialty codes. Those Airmen met downrange from bases across the Air Force. “Our Airmen have performed superbly in their individual deploy-

ments under the current AEF structure for the last 11 years,” Welsh said. “This new construct will facilitate even better teamwork and unit performance during deployed operations. I visited a deployed squadron last year that was manned by 81 Airmen from 41 different bases. While we’ve proven we can be successful with that approach, we See AEF, Page 5

WHEN: Sept. 18 to 21 WHERE: Ramstein hangars 1 & 2 VISIT: www.ramsteinbazaar.org

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WASHINGTON — The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct Oct. 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a consistent Air Force capacity to the warfighter. While the construct was approved

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Army cooks fuel EFMB candidates, Page 12


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