Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Integrity - Service - Excellence
Global Integrated ISR in the
Information Age
Maj Gen Paul Dettmer
Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence,
Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
19 April 2010
Air Force Core Functions
What We Bring to the Fight
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Nuclear Deterrence Ops
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Air Superiority
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Space Superiority
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Cyberspace Superiority
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Command and Control
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Global Integrated ISR
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Global Precision Attack
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Special Operations
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Rapid Global Mobility
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Personnel Recovery
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Agile Combat Support
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Building Partnerships
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Info in War Revolution
Technology—Information—Organization
“Recce” P-38
“Recce” P-38
RF-4 Phantom
R
B-17
I
S
RF-101 Voodoo
I
?
S R
ISR
0-2
Skymaster
Spotter
Corps
B-52
0-1 Bird Dog
<10 Minutes
14 Days
75 Days
Number of Weapons
Required to Target
Number of Sensors
Required to Target
1943
2010
Evolution of Technology, Information, and Culture Enabling Move
from Segregation of Ops and Intel to Integration of Ops and Intel…
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Aircraft in War Evolution
Technology—Systems—Networks
Number of Aircraft
Available …
Number of Missions
to perform …
1943
2010
Evolution of Technology, Systems, and Network enabling a move to
more multi-role/multi-capable “family of missions” platforms …
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UNCLASSIFIED
21st Century Challenges
Changing Alliances
UNCLASSIFIED
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The Air Force ISR Journey:
Technology—Information—Organization
Strategic
Tactical
Tactical
DESERT
STORM
1991 & Prior
1999
ALLIED
FORCE
Ops …
+ Intel
Segregated
Intel & Ops
Operational
Tactical
2001
ENDURING
FREEDOM
I + S&R
AIR
Operational
SPACE
National
Strategic
CYBER
Strategic
Operational
Tactical
2010
AF/PAK & Iraq
TODAY
ISR
Operational
Tactical
INFO AGE
WARFARE
TOMORROW
GLOBAL
INTEGRATED ISR
Kandahar
Runway
OPS
NTI
INTEL
Strategic
Pod Recce
Near Real-Time
Fusion
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Seamless Multi-Domain
Real-Time Fusion
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Global Integrated ISR:
Technology—Information—Organization
From …
To …
I+SR
Vehicle
Sensor
Hensle
y
Actionable
All-Source
Information Information
PED
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Global Integrated ISR:
Technology—Information—Organization
A global, distributed network of systems and people that ensures Joint
Forces have the ISR when and where they need it…
Global ISR Nodes
Forward Presence
Wing Ops
DCGS LNO
Reaper
DCGS
LNO
Center
DART
DGS Crews
Global Hawk
U-2
Predator
DMS Crews
Federated Crews
MC-12W Liberty
CAOC
ISR LNO
JTF/COCOM
ISREC
MND & RC Forward PED
Joint and Coalition End Users
Regionally Focused – Globally Networked ISR Operations
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Global Integrated ISR:
Organization—Personnel—Capabilities
Organization
Personnel
Capabilities
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AF ISR Agency
alignment complete
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First AF J-2 in 8 yrs
(SOUTHCOM)
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Created AF ISR Strategy;
executing
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AF DCGS global
org’s w/MAJCOM
direction
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“Bench” of AF ISR
GO’s built
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Created AF ISR Flight
Plan; executing
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AF ISR Civilian career
path built
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Created AF UAS Flight
Plan; execution by Oct 09
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ISR LNO’s downrange
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AF HUMINT program est.
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UAS Sensor Op est.
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From 5 to 41 UAS CAPS;
path to 50 set for 4QFY11
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ISR Groups fusing
Crypto & DCGS
capability created
w/C-NAF alignment
 AF ISR Enlisted reISR Summit this
aligned to match AF
 Project Liberty underway
month to study
ISR enterprise
future AF ISR
 GORGON STARE
organization options  Transformed Off/Enl
 Path to all MQ-9 UAS
AF
ISR
basic/advanced
 AF ISR & Targeting
force; 22/44X more cost
training & schools
COE’s established
effective than MQ-1B/C
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Global Integrated ISR:
Dealing with data growth…
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Sensor technology rapidly expanding ISR capacity
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Analysis and exploitation tools need to keep pace with
sensor development and deployment
Swimming in Sensors…
Need to Avoid Drowning in Data…
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Domains & Environments:
A cautionary note…
PERMISSIVE
AIR
SPACE
CYBERSPACE
CONTESTED
GROUND
MARITIME
DENIED
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21st Century AF ISR Enterprise:
Global Integrated ISR (GIISR)
What the Joint
world sees
AF ISR
Enterprise
Joint
Operations
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The Joint world often only notices the ~1200 deployed ISR
Airmen … However, more than 5,000 ISR Airman (nearly 45%
of AF ISR Airman) are executing ISR operations for the
COCOMs every day …
GIISR: An ISR enterprise where the source is transparent,
analysis predictive, and distribution immediate
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Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Integrity - Service - Excellence
Global Integrated ISR in the
Information Age
Maj Gen Paul Dettmer
Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence,
Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
19 April 2010