An Air Expeditionary Task Force (AETF) is a deployed
numbered air force
A Numbered Air Force (NAF) is a type of organization in the United States Air Force that is subordinate to a List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force, major command (MAJCOM) and has assigned to it operational units such as wings, squ ...
(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
The Lockheed Martin EC-130 series comprises several slightly different versions of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules that have been and continue to be operated by the U.S. Air Force and, until the 1990s, the U.S. Navy.
The EC-130E Airborne Battlefie ...
,
RC-135, CSAR
See also
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List of Air Expeditionary Wings of the United States Air Force
Air Expeditionary Wings and Groups are a Wing/Group concept used by the United States Air Force. These units are activated under temporary orders by the owning Major Command (MAJCOM) for a specific purpose or mission. Once that mission is comp ...
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Military units and formations of the United States Air Force
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