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I IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
I FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
SSGT JASON A. ADKINS, USAF, ) C.A. NO.: 04-1453-JJF
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I Plaintiff, )
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I v. ) DEFENDANTS’
I ) MEMORANDUM OF
I DONALD H. RUMSFELD, Secretary of Defense; ) LAW IN SUPPORT OF ‘
I JAMES G. ROCHE, Secretary of the Air Force; ) DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
. GEN. JOHN W. I·IAN"DY,Commander Air Mobility) TO DISMISS
I Command; COL. JOHN I. PRAY, JR., 436th Airlift )
I Wing Commander, in their official capacities, )
I ) .
I Defendants. )
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EXHIBIT 9:
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ALMANAC
_ (EXCERPT FROM AIR FORCE MAGAZINE, MAY 2004)
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A ma'or command is a subdivision of the Air Force assi ned a ma'0r
I cr part df the Air Force mission and directly subordinate togHq. USAF. In
‘ general, there are two types of major commands: functional and V
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Alf Colfnbat Command Headquarters Langley AFB, Va.
Established June 1, 1992 i
Commander Gen. Hal M. Hornburg
MISSIONS Major operations PERSONNEL
Operate USAF bombers (active Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan); (as of Sept. 30, 2003)
and ANG and AFRC gained); Iraqi Freedom (Iraq); Noble Eagle Active duty 93,115
USAPS CONUS—bESGCl (GCIIVQ and (US) Officers 13,094
gained) fighter and attack, recon- Maior training Exercises Enlisted 80,021
"a'S$a"°§· bam 'f"‘l‘*‘9‘*"‘§{‘t· QPU Aii waiiitii and AW ii; Amaigam Reserve eempenente 54,459
Tonllflan an gon rc ilmra en Warrior; Baltops; Blue Advance; ANG 45,469
inte Igence en Sun/GI ance Sys` Blue Flag; Bright Star; Cooperative _Al:RC 8,990
gms . . . Zenith; Eagle Flag; Fuertas Cwlllan 9,690
°'9"""’°· “a'"· "q“'p· end oerensae ciobai eiiaidian iiiiiiai Total 157,264
maintain combat-ready forces for l_inl<_ lnleinal l_OOk_ Joint Tésk
I 'apid ¤e¤*¤vme¤t and employment Forcye Exercise Linked Seas·
to meet the challenges of peace- Maple Flag New l_lOi,iZOnS_ l\lOl,ln_ V
time air sovereignty and wartime air ern Viking; ’Red Flag; Roving
dGf9n?€ . Sands; Rugged Arch; Strong Re-
Provide combat airpower to Solve
America’s warfighting commands
(Central, European, Northern, Pa- .
cific, and Southern); nuclear, con-
ventional, and information. 5
operations forces to STRATCOM; 5
air defense forces to NORAD
COROLLARY MISSIONS i
Monitor and intercept illegal drug ...,. . FT, . .-.i‘, ` ‘’i“ i iii; Q
traffic r ·‘=;‘- · . it ii, _ ___ 1 ‘i‘ ’“-` _ ___> Tu ’i;_ E,
Test new combat equipment .. . . _ U A " M F .,.. i ` g
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FORCE STRUCTURE ., i ° ·-ii I ., rf .-... i -:‘; ; §
Three numbered air forces: 8th, F I ` “'`i .,.._ _. l_.»i.» ‘i to or ';’` _i;i i _
Barksdale AFB, La.; 9th, Shaw AFB, 41 ' in i 2
S.C.; 12th, Davis—Monthan AFB, Ariz. i _i,iii1·;· Y 1 ii i V_;i_ ·’¥ igi ‘ * _1‘?i?? ‘l :1;;,.l.-TT: 1
Three primary subordinate units: .' *1*1 ,i,»_·;·“ ‘ ii? · » *__-’$g;;;i j*H‘f§}_i
Air and Space Expeditionary Force i "`“`”""'Tf‘“""”QJj wr ·` .-Ln*¤·1=?·‘ke*¤‘ '* T“'=§ r~· ·‘
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Iigence Agency, Lackland AFB, 4 ‘ ` __; `‘‘` ‘ i
Tex.; Air Warfare Center, Nellis I ` `V; `TYQC ».’`
AFB· Nev- . T `»·i‘V. QZ
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OPERA-I-IGNAL ACTIVITY The B-2 Spirit of Pennsylvania from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB,
Flymg hours: 32425 per menth M0., sits on the ramp at Nellis AFB, Nev. The bomber and personnel from
Whiteman were at Nellis participating in a Red Flag exercise.
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i Air Command Headquarters Scott AFB, lll. _
Established June 1, 1992
i Commander Gen. John W. Handy
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i MISSIONS Cobra Gold; Determined Promise; PERSONNEL
l Provide rapid global mobility and Flintlock; Global Guardian; Internal (as of Sept. 30, 2003)
l sustainment through tactical and LOOK; JTFEX; JOiht Readiness Active duty 53 083
i strategic airlift and aerial refueling Training Center Exercises; New Officers 9 185 ’
i for US armed forces Horizons; Reception Staging and Eiiiisied 45898
COROLLARV NHSSIONS 2%/Q?rigulifyegi§i1[i|iO?é§i;dL;|§§; -I-Gr` Reserve components 86,547
, · ANG 40,177
Provide special duty and opera- AFRC 46,370
T tional support aircraft and global hu- Civiiiaii 3 727
manitarian support T t I _ 148,357
Perform peacetime and wartime O a ’
aeromedical evacuation missions
i FORCE STRUCTURE
l One numbered air force: 18th,
§ Scott AFB, Ill. 4
Two expeditionary mobility task Q
. forces: 15th, Travis AFB, Calif.; —— 5
i 21st, McGuire AFB, N.J. - ,4 " 6
T Three DRUs: Air Mobility Warfare i_ Q
l Center, Ft. Dix, N.J.; Tanker Airlift _i -,_ 1 _ j
i Control Center, Scott AFB, lll.; De- . i, __i · 5
i fense Courier Service, Ft. Meade, " I ’ - -.3 , r f M ‘ · F
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i OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY ¤· T if I if .
i Flying hours: 41,272 per month T;] NEA ,, 1. , i
Major operations I ` i i T i;,il;kfL· · f l - T
Deep Freeze (Antarctic); Enduring f
Freedom (Afghanistan); Iraqi Free- · - Z
dom (Iraq); Noble Eagle (US); " ’_ ii , _ Qwgwi ` Z
Wildland Wildfire (US fire fighting) . .. '.
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i Major training exercises
§ 7 i TSgt. Gabe Renteria (above), a
Q , , ` » Ioadmaster with the 745th Expedi-
Q .¤—-=— " . . i tionary Airlift Squadron, checks an
§ T T ~ engine before a supply mission at a
5 ` ._ _ forward operating base. At left, a C-
3 T . Q _ T __i_ ` T A ,·_. 17 from Charleston AFB, S.C., is on
Q (_ T _ mm TT fj ___ , » ’l. l . final approach at Bagram airfield,
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T T'* I T VTTT T; ri tanker 217
_ , H . .~ —. ,r·-* .**3 -Z ‘`'' Transport 306
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UNIT BASE WEAPONS
6th Air Mobility Wing MacDill AFB, Fla. C-37, KC—135
19th Air Refueling Group Robins AFB, Ga. KC—135 .
22nd Air Refueling Wing McConnell AFB, Kan. KC-135
43rd Airlift Wing Pope AFB, N.C. C-130
60th Air Mobility Wing Travis AFB, Calif. C-5, KC-10
62nd Airlift Wing McChord AFB, Wash. C-17
89th Airlift Wing Andrews AFB, Md. C-9, C-20, C-32, C-37, C-40, VC-25, UH-1
l 92nd Air Refueling Wing Fairchild AFB, Wash. KC-135
305th Air Mobility Wing McGuire AFB, N.J. C—141, KC—10
317th Airlift Group Dyess AFB, Tex. C-130
319th Air Refueling Wing Grand Forks AFB, N.D. KC-135
375th Airlift Wing Scott AFB, III. C-21
436th Airlift Wing Dover AFB, Del. C-5
437th Airlift Wing Charleston AFB, S.C. C-17
463rd Airlift Group Little Rock AFB, Ark. C-130
AIR MOBILITY COMMAND, SCOTT AFB, ILL.
Commander `
Gen. John W. Handy
18th Air Force Air Mobility Warfare Center Defense Courier Service I
Scott AFB, lll. Ft. Dix, N.J. Ft. Meade, Md.
18TH AIR FORCE (AMC), SCOTT AFB, ILL.
Commander
Lt. Gen. William Weiser lll
15th Expeditionary 21st Expeditionary
Mobility Task Force Mobility Task Force
Travis AFB, Calif. McGuire AFB, N.J.
6th Air Mobility Wing 22nd Air Refueling Wing 43rd Airlift Wing 60th Air Mobility Wing 62nd Airlift Wing
MacDiII AFB, Fla. McConnell AFB, Kan. Pope AFB, N.C. Travis AFB, Calif. McChord AFB, Wash.
(C-37, KC-135) (KC-135) (C-130) (C-5, KC—10) (C-17)
89th Airlift Wing 92nd Air Refueling Wing 305th Air Mobility Wing 319th Air Refueling Wing
Andrews AFB, Md. Fairchild AFB, Wash. McGuire AFB. N.J. Grand Forks. N.D.
(C-9, C-20, C-32, C-37, (KC-135) (C-141, KC-10) (kc-135)
C-40, VC-25, UH-1)
375th Airlift Wing 436th Airlift Wing 437th Air.lift wing
Scott AFB, III. Dover AFB. Del. Charleston AFB, 5,9,
(C-21) (C—5) (c-17)
19th Air Refueling Group 317th Airlift Group 463rd Airlift Group Tanker Airlift Control Center
Robins AFB, Ga. Dyess AFB, Tex. Little Rock AFB, Ark. Scott AFB, III.
(KC-135) (C-130) (C-130)
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