EDWARDSAFBI10-243 — Augmentation Support

EDWARDSAFBI10-243 governs the Resource Augmentation Duty Program and augmentation support at Edwards Air Force Base.

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  • Publication number: EDWARDSAFBI10-243
  • Title: AUGMENTATION SUPPORT
  • Date: 2021-01-05

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EDWARDSAFBI10-243 covers mission requirements, organizational responsibilities, recall and standby procedures, training, equipment, and personnel requirements. It requires records to be maintained under applicable Air Force records management rules and includes revised augmentation numbers and administrative procedures.

Applies to: This instruction applies to all Air Force uniformed personnel (Active Duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard) and civilians.

Topics covered

  • Resource Augmentation Duty Program
  • Augmentation personnel training
  • Augmentee equipment
  • Augmented activation and recall
  • Telephone standby procedures
  • Security forces personnel requirements

Questions and answers

What records must be maintained under EDWARDSAFBI10-243?

Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with AFI 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule (RDS).

What does the augmentation program mission include?

The mission of this program is to train, equip, and properly use assigned augmentation personnel to provide force protection support for temporary or short-term workload surges during wing-level exercises, peacetime, wartime contingencies, or emergency situations/scenarios.

When can security forces augmentation personnel be activated?

The number of personnel needed to augment the security forces is based upon the amount required to meet the most demanding situation and will only be activated after the Security Forces Squadron Commander has exhausted the squadron’s personnel resource pool.

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