AFPD10-43 governs Air Force policy for organizing, training, and equipping personnel for Air Advising and Security Force Assistance operations.
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It defines Air Advising, describes its role in Air Force Security Cooperation, and addresses Air Advisor force development and functional management. It requires readiness measures, inspections, planning, budgeting, reporting, and assigned responsibilities across Air Force organizations.
Applies to: This directive applies to all civilian and uniformed members of all components of the Department of the Air Force.
The role of an Air Advisor is to plan, execute, and evaluate operations that increase partner nation and coalition air power capabilities. (paragraph 1)
Air Advisors plan, lead, and conduct operations and activities across the range of military operations including politically sensitive, hostile, and non-hostile environments. (paragraph 1)
SFA is a subset of the Department of Defense’s overall Security Cooperation initiatives that involve developmental tasks (assess, train, advise, assist/accompany, and equip) to support partner nations in the development, sustainment, employment, and integration of aviation assets with organic surface forces, and forces of coalition partners when necessary. (paragraph 1)
Ensure Air Advisors are organized, trained, and equipped to conduct Air Advising operations in permissive, politically sensitive, and contested environments. (paragraph 2)
Establish policy, guidance, and instruction for Air Advisor functional management, force development, operations, and training. (paragraph 2)