{"id":15770,"date":"2022-02-15T23:50:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T23:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/15\/lead-wing-plan-for-air-force-deployments-takes-shape-at-nine-bases\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:21:07","slug":"lead-wing-plan-for-air-force-deployments-takes-shape-at-nine-bases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/02\/15\/lead-wing-plan-for-air-force-deployments-takes-shape-at-nine-bases\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Lead wing\u2019 plan for Air Force deployments takes shape at nine bases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force\u2019s blueprint for deploying more responsive, better-trained teams is coming into focus this year, as 10 wings across the service, including two at one base, prepare for new roles in combat operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month\u2019s announcement of which units will act as \u201clead wings\u201d \u2014 the main group in charge of a team of aircraft from different bases and wings \u2014 sheds light on how the service views future air warfare: a guessing game without safe havens that requires far more collaboration among airmen than in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By relying on these wings, the Air Force can dispatch teams that have trained together to set up camp away from a brick-and-mortar base and launch strike or surveillance operations from there. The service hopes to stay better prepared for events around the world that way, rather than deploying units piecemeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/05\/25\/new-lead-wing-deployment-plan-for-combat-aircraft-is-tested-refined\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201027-F-UQ958-1080.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New \u2018lead wing\u2019 deployment plan for combat aircraft is being tested, refined<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Air Force is working on a major overhaul of how it deploys fighter jets and other combat planes overseas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each wing has three parts to make that possible: an air base team that can build a temporary airfield from scratch; command-and-control forces to direct the flow of missions; and the airpower itself, said Col. Scott Johnson, the deputy chief of Air Combat Command\u2019s future operations division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commanders in the field typically ask the Air Force to send a particular airframe for a job, such as precision airstrike, that several others could do. That approach \u2014 rather than asking for the readiest planes or those best-suited for a mission \u2014 can wear down the most-requested fleets and limit the service\u2019s ability to respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Readiness has taken a hit over the past two decades as high-end fighter jets, B-1 Lancer bombers and other aircraft were instead tasked with low-tech counterinsurgency missions in Afghanistan and elsewhere. Air Force leaders have pledged to refocus their marquee planes on outrunning Russia and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACC hopes its new plan will be less predictable and more capable as the airmen get used to working together, Johnson told Air Force Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf it is targeted by the enemy, it can disaggregate \u2026 into smaller parts to other smaller airfields for periods of time to complicate enemy targeting,\u201d he said of a lead wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the trouble passes, the airmen would join back up for maintenance, rest and other taskings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95-9-1.jpg-1.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Taryn Kraemer, 71st Rescue Squadron loadmaster, guides a Side by Vehicle into the back of an HC-130J Combat King II at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Jan. 20, 2022. Understanding capabilities and limitations of the loading and support equipment is vital prior to employing it in austere locations. (Master Sgt. Daryl Knee\/Air Force)\" class=\"wp-image-34491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95-9-1.jpg-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95-9-1.jpg-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95-9-1.jpg-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Taryn Kraemer, 71st Rescue Squadron loadmaster, guides a Side by Vehicle into the back of an HC-130J Combat King II at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Jan. 20, 2022. Understanding capabilities and limitations of the loading and support equipment is vital prior to employing it in austere locations. (Master Sgt. Daryl Knee\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wings chosen include the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina; 23rd Wing at Moody AFB, Georgia; 55th Wing at Offutt AFB, Nebraska; 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona; and 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each is based in the continental United States for easier access to resources like spare parts and training space, to be farther from regional adversaries that could attack a nearby base, and so as not to be pigeonholed into missions in one part of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The organizations bring slightly different skill sets to the table. Seymour Johnson and Mountain Home fly the F-15E Strike Eagle, tailored for places like the Middle East and Europe where its lack of stealth won\u2019t be a liability \u2014 but that could require air policing or an extra punch to take out weapons depots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moody and Davis-Monthan offer fleets to fight alongside ground troops, with combat search-and-rescue planes, helicopters and the A-10C Thunderbolt II. Its gun can fire nearly 4,000 rounds a minute at tanks and other ground targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Offutt is the headquarters for highly specialized fleets of intelligence, electronic warfare and nuclear command post aircraft. The airframes serve as the eyes and ears that can scope out a tense place like Ukraine to see whether strike and airlift assets may be needed, or an active battlefield like Afghanistan where reconnaissance and electronic attacks can support allied troops nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/01\/05\/new-in-2022-can-the-air-force-find-a-smarter-way-to-deploy\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95-17-1.jpg-1.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New in 2022: Can the Air Force find a smarter way to deploy?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A new deployment model could be ready for primetime as soon as October 2022.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of the lead wings employ the most advanced fighter jets, the F-35A Lightning II and the F-22 Raptor. That responsibility falls to five other organizations that were chosen to bolster a lead wing if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They span the 1st Fighter Wing, with its F-22s, and the 633rd Air Base Wing, which offers engineers, logistics and communications staff in support of the Air Force and Army, both at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia; F-16 Fighting Falcons at Shaw AFB\u2019s 20th Fighter Wing in South Carolina; F-22s from the 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall AFB, Florida; and the F-35As of the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill AFB, Utah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou don\u2019t need a lead wing to be a fifth-gen lead wing because the command-and-control force element and \u2026 our agile combat support airmen \u2014 [civil engineering], logistics, security forces, all those things that are part of that \u2014 don\u2019t need to come from fifth-generation wings,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cIf the joint force needs that capability, then we take that [F-22 or F-35 unit], we plug it into the lead wing, and then it all goes forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service also seeks a smarter way to prepare for and recover from deployment. Its new plan for spinning up forces, sending them out on missions and bringing them back for repair and training in two-year cycles \u2014 known as the \u201cAir Force generation\u201d model \u2014 aims to have a set of planes ready to go at all times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lead wings would each occupy a different six-month phase of unit training, joint training, being available for missions and undergoing maintenance afterward. Other squadrons that are on the same schedule as a lead wing can team up as commanders need, Johnson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/02\/14\/us-air-force-fleets-mission-capable-rates-are-stagnating-heres-the-plan-to-change-that\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-15-refueling-KC-135.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Air Force fleet\u2019s mission-capable rates are stagnating. Here\u2019s the plan to change that.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Air Force has spent the past four years making a concerted push to ready its planes for war. It\u2019s gained almost no ground.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bombers, transport planes and tankers aren\u2019t part of the lead wing plan because they\u2019re owned by organizations outside of Air Combat Command. ACC is keeping other commands in the loop on how the lead wing idea is progressing, but each of them independently decides how to send their forces into combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, a \u201cMosaic Tiger\u201d exercise at Moody last November simulated how airlifters like those from Dyess AFB, Texas, could assist a lead wing during a deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C-130J Super Hercules airlifters from Dyess\u2019s 317th Airlift Wing ferried cargo and airdropped supplies in support of 16 A-10s in two locations, facing more dynamic situations than the airmen may be used to, the Air Force said in a Dec. 6 press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airmen learned how to move cargo they don\u2019t usually handle \u2014 simulating the need to carry supplies that would typically be stored at an established base \u2014 and depart from Dyess straight into a combat scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGiven warning of a simulated adversary strike, airmen were able to rapidly get aircraft off the ground away from the threat and move cargo required to create two combat locations for the A-10s, creating a new tactical operating center for the C-130 Hercules to continue the fight,\u201d the Air Force said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exercise showed the need to embed military transport experts into lead wing operations centers, and highlighted the challenges of packing up a planning cell on short notice, Capt. Daniel Bogue, a 39th Airlift Squadron pilot, said in the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95-8-2.jpg-2.jpg\" alt=\"A U.S. Air Force crew chief from the 389th Fighter Squadron receives an F-15E Strike Eagle from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, after arriving at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 24, 2020. The 389th FS is participating in Agile Flag 21-1, which is an experimental exercise that tests the new lead wing command design for deployed environments. (Senior Airman Andrew Kobialka\/Air Force)\" class=\"wp-image-34499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95-8-2.jpg-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95-8-2.jpg-2.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95-8-2.jpg-2.jpg?resize=768,432 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A U.S. Air Force crew chief from the 389th Fighter Squadron receives an F-15E Strike Eagle from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, after arriving at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 24, 2020. The 389th FS is participating in Agile Flag 21-1, which is an experimental exercise that tests the new lead wing command design for deployed environments. (Senior Airman Andrew Kobialka\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several other upcoming training events will let airmen practice the new style of operations and ensure it\u2019s ready for prime time, Johnson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACC plans to host an \u201cAgile Flag\u201d exercise this summer, along with the three-part \u201cMosaic Tiger\u201d series at Moody. Offutt will participate in a command-and-control training exercise early this summer that\u2019s still in development, Johnson said. Mountain Home is designing its own wing-level event as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019ll be a while before the service begins relying on the lead wings, however. The idea isn\u2019t yet ready to use in the real world, such as in the Pentagon\u2019s preparation for a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re developing the concept for a new strategic environment,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThere\u2019s no specific parts that are related to the ongoing situation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The F-15E Strike Eagle, A-10C Thunderbolt II and surveillance aircraft take center stage among the lead wings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":34484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":67,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":{"2":{"categories":["your-military","news","left-column","home"],"primary_category":"your-military"},"10":{"categories":["the-americas","global","air","daily-news-roundup","newsletters"],"primary_category":"the-americas"}}},"categories":[101,24,88,16,26,67],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3392],"class_list":["post-15770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-home","category-left-column","category-news","category-newsletters","category-your-air-force"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"7FHXBQ4O4NFAJEBNGNEVJGFMWM","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/02\/15\/lead-wing-plan-for-air-force-deployments-takes-shape-at-nine-bases\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Lead wing\u2019 plan for Air Force deployments takes shape at nine bases - Air Force TImes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The F-15E Strike Eagle, A-10C Thunderbolt II and surveillance aircraft take center stage among the lead wings.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018Lead wing\u2019 plan for Air Force deployments takes shape at nine bases\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The F-15E Strike Eagle, A-10C Thunderbolt II and surveillance aircraft take center stage among the lead wings.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/02\/15\/lead-wing-plan-for-air-force-deployments-takes-shape-at-nine-bases\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Air Force TImes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-02-15T23:50:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-07T20:21:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rachel S. 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