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Appendix D: Charter for Air Force Capability Development (SecAF Signed 2 June 2016)
Pages 92-98

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From page 92...
... capabilities for the Joint warfighter, AF leadership needs a mechanism to recognize the highest priority operational challenges and opportunities and align them with strategy, planning, programming, requirements and acquisition activities across the enterprise. This mechanism will be implemented by the Air Force Capability Development Council (AF CDC)
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From page 93...
... These objectives will be aligned with senior leader direction and appropriate AF and national level strategic guidance to include, but not limited to: National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy, National Military Strategy, Defense Planning Guidance, Quadrennial Defense Review, Nuclear Posture Review, Air Force Strategic Environment Assessment, Air Force Strategic Master Plan, Air Force Future Operating Concept, Core Function Support Plans, or the individual Reserve Component Plans. AF CDC responsi bilities include: •  alidate the prioritization of capability gaps, provide framework for opportunity V development, and direct associated capability development activities •  dentify focus areas for Air Force capability development activities across the breadth I of AF including Special Access Programs (SAP)
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From page 94...
... 6. OPERATING PRINCIPLES Air Force Capability Development will operate under the principles of timely delivery of warfighting capability, collaboration, and teamwork across functional and organizational boundaries to provide balanced, technically sound, decision quality analysis to inform senior leadership direction.
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From page 95...
... Appendix D 95 • Agility -emphasize speed and flexibility • Inclusiveness -a total team effort requires leveraging the entire AF enterprise •  ransparency - shared awareness and understanding to enable unity of purpose and T effort Attachment: Capability Development Terms for Reference
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From page 96...
... The SMP is the primary source document for the development and alignment of organizational strategic plans across the entire Air Force. The alignment of Air Force priorities and goals to national guidance shall inform planning and actions at succes sively lower level of Air Force organizations and will form the basis for the development of future force options and performance management plans.
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From page 97...
... : A Headquarters, Air Force A8X led O-6 (or equivalent) , cross-functional inclusive body that reports to AF/A5/8.
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Key Terms

  • development planning
  • capability collaboration
  • force capability
  • strategic development
  • force strategic

  • enterprise capability
  • development terms
  • collaboration team
  • strategic master
  • strategic objectives

  • senior leader
  • collaboration teams
  • master plan
  • sdpe office
  • capability solution

  • capability gaps
  • senior leadership
  • function support
  • ity development
  • core function

  • cdc guidance
  • leadership direction
  • support plans
  • quality analysis
  • decision quality

  • force materiel
  • existing capability
  • development decisions
  • planning force
  • strategic guidance


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