The expeditionary force under stress

Article Abstract:

The reconfiguring of the schedule of its 10 rotating Air and Space Expeditionary Forces (AEFs) by the US Air Force in September 2004 has resulted in a setup that makes each airman vulnerable to deployment for up to 120-day deployments every 20 months. The flood of new tasking assigned to the Air Force from the Army and from the US Central Command Army has led at least 20% of the airmen into breaching the 120-day schedule, and the airman in general becoming stressed.

Management dynamics, Personnel administration, Management, Evaluation, Company business management, Company personnel management, Deployment (Strategy), Deployment (Military science), Air forces

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A plague of accidents

Article Abstract:

The US Air Force witnessed a series of midair collisions in a short span of time, the details of which is given. The USAF analysis showed that two-thirds of the 2002 accidents resulted primarily from human-factor issues, which generally means poor situational awareness during flight.

Legal issues & crime, Company legal issue, Investigations, Accidents

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Learning to live with the pilot retention problem

Article Abstract:

The Air Force has a severe pilot shortage which is expected to remain for years. Job opportunities in a booming economy, shortage in fighters and intentional understaffing after the Cold War have helped create the pilot retention problems.

Employment, Military personnel, Air pilots, Aircraft pilots

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