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AFI 10-401

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OPERATIONS PLANNING AND EXECUTION

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AFI 10-401, "OPERATIONS PLANNING AND EXECUTION", is a Department of the Air Force publication, dated July 19, 2024.

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July 19, 2024

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NumberAFI 10-401
TitleOPERATIONS PLANNING AND EXECUTION
PublishedJuly 19, 2024
Certified currentJuly 19, 2024
Office of primary responsibilityAF/A3
Issued byHeadquarters, Department of the Air Force
Status on the indexCurrent
Last index actionCorrection, October 3, 2024
Source indexAir Force e-Publishing
Index last readOctober 20, 2026

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Purpose, in the publication’s words

This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 10-4, Operations Planning: Air prescribes and explains how the United States Air Force (USAF) will participate in the Department of Defense (DoD) GFM Processes, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Guide (CJCSG) 3130, Joint Planning and Execution Overview and Policy Framework, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Manual (CJCSM) 3130.06C, Global Force Management Allocation Policies and Procedures (located on the SIPRNET). DAFI 90-160, Publications and Forms Management establishes guidance for publications and forms management DAF-wide. If this publication conflicts with DoD or Joint guidance, the joint publication will take precedence. This publication applies to all civilian employees and uniformed members of the Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard. This publication does not apply to the United States Space Force. The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier

Summary of changes, as printed

This document has been substantially revised and needs to be completely reviewed. Major changes include incorporating guidance for the Air Force Force Generation (AFFORGEN) model to include force presentation, force generation, and force management and its integration within the Global Force Management construct; updating the contingency sourcing process for National Defense Strategy (NDS) requirements; and including Operational Contract Support (OCS) planning guidance. AFFORGEN and associated terminology is updated to reflect current doctrine, and to codify roles and responsibilities.

Contents

  1. Chapter 1—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 6
  2. Chapter 2—FUNCTIONAL AREA MANAGER (FAM)p. 17
  3. Chapter 3—FORCE STRUCTUREp. 20
  4. Chapter 4—FORCE PRESENTATIONp. 26
  5. Chapter 5—FORCE GENERATIONp. 32
  6. Chapter 6—FORCE MANAGEMENTp. 35
  7. Chapter 7—FORCE READINESSp. 38
  8. Chapter 8—GLOBAL FORCE MANAGEMENTp. 42
  9. Chapter 9—CCDR REQUIREMENTS/SOURCINGp. 46
  10. Section 9A—Contingency Planningp. 46
  11. Section 9B—Rotational Planningp. 56
  12. Section 9C—Emergent Planningp. 63
  13. Section 9D—Shortfall Resolutionp. 63
  14. Chapter 10—AIR FORCE SUPPORT TO THE JOINT WARFIGHTERp. 66
  15. Chapter 11—AFFORGEN AND THE INDIVIDUALp. 76
  16. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 81
  17. Attachment 2—AFFORGEN FORCE ELEMENT PLANNING FACTORSp. 104
All 92 contents entries
  1. Chapter 1—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 6
  2. 1.1. Rolesp. 6
  3. 1.2. Headquarters Air Force Responsibilitiesp. 6
  4. 1.3. Delegation of Authoritiesp. 6
  5. 1.4. Organizational Responsibilities and Relationshipsp. 7
  6. Chapter 2—FUNCTIONAL AREA MANAGER (FAM)p. 17
  7. 2.1. Functional Area Managerp. 17
  8. 2.2. Office of FAM Oversight (OFAMO)p. 18
  9. Chapter 3—FORCE STRUCTUREp. 20
  10. 3.1. Force Structure Overviewp. 20
  11. 3.2. Program Element Code (PEC) Guidance and F&ICp. 21
  12. 3.3. Building Capabilitiesp. 22
  13. 3.4. Forcesp. 23
  14. 3.5. Expeditionary Manpower Planning Functionsp. 23
  15. Chapter 4—FORCE PRESENTATIONp. 26
  16. 4.1. AFFORGEN Force Presentation Constructp. 26
  17. 4.2. Defining Capabilitiesp. 27
  18. 4.3. Guidelines for using and maintaining the AFFORGEN FEsp. 29
  19. 4.4. Employed-in-Place (EIP)p. 30
  20. 4.5. Organizational Responsibilitiesp. 30
  21. 4.6. Operational Organizational Designp. 31
  22. Chapter 5—FORCE GENERATIONp. 32
  23. 5.1. Force Generation Overviewp. 32
  24. 5.2. AFFORGEN Modelp. 32
  25. 5.3. Phasesp. 33
  26. 5.4. AFFORGEN Phasesp. 33
  27. 5.5. Force Elementsp. 34
  28. 5.6. Unit Type Code (UTC) Availability (UTA) Change Requestsp. 34
  29. Chapter 6—FORCE MANAGEMENTp. 35
  30. 6.1. AFFORGEN Force Managementp. 35
  31. 6.2. Demand Force Team (DFT) Alignmentp. 35
  32. 6.3. Employed-in-Place (EIP) Alignmentp. 35
  33. 6.4. Excepted Forcesp. 35
  34. 6.5. Supplemental UTCsp. 36
  35. 6.6. Postured Forcesp. 36
  36. 6.7. Reserve Component (RC) Alignmentp. 36
  37. 6.8. Individual Alignmentp. 37
  38. Chapter 7—FORCE READINESSp. 38
  39. 7.1. Force Readinessp. 38
  40. Chapter 8—GLOBAL FORCE MANAGEMENTp. 42
  41. 8.1. Global Force Managementp. 42
  42. 8.2. Force Assignmentp. 42
  43. 8.3. Allocationp. 42
  44. 8.4. Global Force Management Systemsp. 43
  45. 8.5. Functional Communitiesp. 43
  46. 8.6. Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES)p. 43
  47. 8.7. Joint Capabilities Requirements Manager (JCRM)p. 43
  48. 8.8. Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS)p. 43
  49. 8.9. ORIONp. 43
  50. 8.10. Automated GFM Tool (AGT)p. 44
  51. 8.11. Collaborative Issue Resolution Tool (CIRT)p. 44
  52. 8.12. Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segments (DCAPES)p. 44
  53. 8.13. JOPES Sub Functional Managersp. 44
  54. 8.14. Air Force/Space Force Organizational Server (AFOS/SFOS)p. 45
  55. Chapter 9—CCDR REQUIREMENTS/SOURCINGp. 46
  56. Section 9A—Contingency Planningp. 46
  57. 9.1. Contingency Planningp. 46
  58. 9.2. Contingency Plansp. 46
  59. 9.3. Plan identification/TPFDD Actionsp. 49
  60. 9.4. Contingency Sourcing Processp. 50
  61. 9.5. Responsibilitiesp. 53
  62. Section 9B—Rotational Planningp. 56
  63. 9.6. Force Rotationp. 56
  64. 9.7. Force Scheduling Timeline and Force Alignmentp. 56
  65. 9.8. Tasking Notificationp. 57
  66. 9.9. Line Remarksp. 59
  67. 9.10. JIARequirementsp. 59
  68. 9.11. JIA Sourcing Proceduresp. 61
  69. 9.12. Service Augmentation/Non-Rotational Requirements/Temporary Line Numbersp. 62
  70. 9.13. Permanent Party Billetsp. 62
  71. 9.14. Inter-Command Manning Assistancep. 62
  72. Section 9C—Emergent Planningp. 63
  73. Section 9D—Shortfall Resolutionp. 63
  74. 9.15. Ad-Hoc / In Lieu of Requirements and Sourcingp. 63
  75. 9.16. Emergent Requirements and Sourcingp. 63
  76. 9.17. Shortfall Resolutionp. 63
  77. Chapter 10—AIR FORCE SUPPORT TO THE JOINT WARFIGHTERp. 66
  78. 10.1. GFM Assignment of Forcesp. 66
  79. 10.2. GFM Force Apportionment Tablesp. 66
  80. 10.3. Operational Contract Support (OCS)p. 67
  81. Chapter 11—AFFORGEN AND THE INDIVIDUALp. 76
  82. 11.1. AFFORGEN and the Individual Overviewp. 76
  83. 11.2. Air Force Personnel Contributionsp. 76
  84. 11.3. Mission Accomplishmentp. 76
  85. 11.4. AFFORGEN Employment Force Indicator (AEFI)p. 76
  86. 11.5. Force Management of Individualsp. 78
  87. 11.6. Deploy-to-Dwell/Mob-to-Dwell Waiversp. 78
  88. 11.7. Force Managementp. 79
  89. 11.8. Temporary Non-Deployable Statusp. 79
  90. 11.9. Professional Developmentp. 80
  91. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 81
  92. Attachment 2—AFFORGEN FORCE ELEMENT PLANNING FACTORSp. 104

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