Jointness guiding principles
EQUIPMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
R E S O U R C E S D efensive
Attack Fire Support Transport
Search and Rescue
Strategic an d Tactical
R econnaissance Advanced Training Primary Training B a sic Train ing A ir defense
A ir Space Surveillan ce and C ontrol
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3. Personnel
Table 16-5 shows the approximate personnel currently serving in the Air Force.
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Officers
iNon-Commissioned Officers Volunteer Troops
TOTAL
2,300
9,300
1,500
13,200
The main Schools and Institutes reporting to the Personnel Command where the different personnel groups are educated and trained are the following:
the Military Air Force Academy; the Air Command and Staff College; the Air Force University Institute; the
Non-Commissioned Officers Academy and the Ezeiza Training School.
4. Development concept
The adjustment of the Air Force to current requirements is being carried out through a medium and long-term plan based on the concept of rationalization.
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The objectives of the plan are to improve all the operational capabilities contributing to the deterrent strategy adopted by the Nation.
This criterion implies the selection of global modernization programs allowing the qualitative enhancement of the institution.
These programs contemplate an adequate balance between:
• The need for system modernization, taking into account the age of the present material, as the technological aspect is a crucial factor in the
capability of any Air Force.
. The training level and quality, according to the technology being incorporated and based on the intensive use of
simulators.
. The quality of the personnel and of the curriculum.
Equipment modernization will be based on interoperability and
multipurpose use criteria.
The permanent strategic deployment will be redefined and the resources will be concentrated in relative positions allowing the maximum
utilization of the infrastructure, the rationalization of operational and logistical tasks and the reduction of operational expenses. It also includes the concept of redeployment air bases.
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* t the highest level, logistics S~~\ /2/C are a Part °f Defense
^—<S v/ Management and involve the activities required to provide support to the Services through adequate
resources supplied in due time and place for the fulfillment of their respective missions and functions.
In Argentine doctrine, logistics derive from joint planning, which is in turn generated by strategic Defense guidelines issued by the political sphere.
Logistical planning is centralized and its execution is decentralized.
The term "logistics" acquires a different level of complexity according to the command level, and also identifies organizations that deal with some
resources in particular as well as logistical function groups.
Though all these activities relate to logistics in a wide sense, to facilitate their description in this document, questions related to production for Defense and the scientific-technological component are described in the two following chapters, while human and financial resources are dealt with in Parts VIII and IX.
In brief, at Defense policy level, Logistics integrate civil and military activities contributing to national strategy and establish a bridge between the
Services, the national potential and the resources obtained from other countries.
This also includes national
mobilization, understood as the group of provisions, measures and procedures required in order to adjust the Nation's resources to National Defense
requirements.
In order to implement it, this bridge requires a legal framework, including issues such as material and human resources mobilization, reserves, production for defense and research and development.
1. Logistics policy and the Logistics Senior Board
The Logistics Senior Board (JSL) is a joint organization created in 1995 by Resolution No. 503 of the Ministry of Defense with the aim of coordinating efforts in the field of logistics and assisting the Minister of Defense in logistical policy issues.
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The role of the JSL was recently strengthened through an updated set of regulations set forth in Resolution No.
460/98 of the Ministry of Defense and also because it was included, with special responsibilities, in the Armed Forces Restructuring Act.
Logistics policy criteria
The main concept is that any joint logistical activity must be the result of close coordination, whether through the joint execution of actions or through information exchanges.
The special policies encompassed by the recent Ministry resolution include:
, The consent of all the participants in the logistical area to carry out coordination activities as a means to limit deficiencies, optimize resource use and avoid effort duplication.
< Mutual support through
permanent information exchange.
, Inter-service cooperation by means of their remaining logistical capabilities.
• Studies for joint undertakings.
* Standardization of logistical procedures.
Standardization of resources which can be used by more than one Service.
• Developing a catalog of the resources based on the procedures and methods provided by the National Catalog Service
JSL activities
The Board is headed by the
Ministry's Under-Secretary for Policy and Strategy. Other members are the Logistics General Director (coordinator), the JSAF Logistics Director and the officers
responsible for logistics areas within each Armed Force.
The JSL is the main organization assisting the Minister in the following aspects: logistics policy development; the mechanisms to implement such policies;
financial support for joint projects;
national and international cooperation;
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joint acquisitions; Research &
Development, and the promotion of joint personnel training in specialized activities.
One of the JSL's important functions is matching the mobilization requirements derived from the respective plans.
Another coordination activity is the development and updating of joint maintenance capability catalogs. Material registers are prepared in the various areas so as to allow the inter-service use of the facilities based on regional criteria.
All these initiatives are in turn related with the resource rationalization policies described in Chapter 8, Point 3.
2. Material cataloguing and standardization
Denomination, description, classification and coding are activities included in material cataloguing and, together with standardization, form one of the bases for joint logistics.
Following this criterion, more than 2000 standards have been developed for a similar number of military supplies, including administrative methods and procedures aimed at promoting
equipment interoperability and decreasing procurement and maintenance costs.
These specifications are called DEF Standards, which are mandatory
references in the Armed Forces and Defense organizations.
Act 19900 created the National Catalog System, the national cataloguing authority, reporting to the Ministry of Defense as enforcement authority. This system establishes a common language for material administration and the ensuing relationships between users and suppliers.