51FWI10-243 — Augmentation Duty (PA)

51FWI10-243 governs the Osan Air Force Base augmentation program, including augmentation categories, personnel, tasking allocation, and activation.

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  • Publication number: 51FWI10-243
  • Title: Augmentation Duty (PA)
  • Date: 2023-09-19

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It defines peacetime and wartime, exercise, and contingency augmentation requirements and establishes methods for identifying available personnel. It requires validated requests, equitable tasking allocations, activation approvals, reporting, and operational control.

Applies to: It applies to all personnel assigned to Osan Air Force Base, including tenant units.

Topics covered

  • Peacetime augmentation requirements
  • Wartime and contingency augmentation
  • Augmentee availability formulas
  • Augmentation tasking allocation
  • Augmentation request validation
  • Augmentation program activation

Questions and answers

What does augmentation mean under 51FWI10-243?

Augmentation means using people to perform duties outside their assigned Control Air Force Specialty Code (CAFSC). (paragraph 1)

What information must an augmentation request include?

The request must identify the augmentation requirement in detail, defining workload, number of augmentees required, proposed duty schedule, training, grade, and unique duty requirements, i.e. driver’s license, line badge. (paragraph 4)

How are peacetime augmentee personnel identified?

In order to determine the number of personnel available to perform peacetime augmentee duties, 51 FSS/FSMM will apply a consistent, baseline formula across all units involved in the Augmentation Program. (paragraph 6)

How are augmentation taskings allocated when available personnel exceed requirements?

If the number of augmentation requirements is smaller than the total number of personnel available to perform augmentee duties, augmentation taskings will be allocated proportionally based on each units’ percentage of the total. (paragraph 7)

Which positions can be exempted from augmentee duty?

Positions validated by 51 FSS/FSMM and approved by the 51 FW/CV as having specific mission related duties will be exempted from consideration for augmentee duty. (paragraph 6)

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