Air Force officials announce fiscal 2010 force structure realignments

Air Force officials here announced June 26 its proposed force structure realignment for fiscal 2010 to address the Air Force's force structure, realignment and management actions supported by the president's fiscal 2010 budget and summarizes the civilian and military personnel changes as well as the reassignment of aircraft at bases for the upcoming fiscal year.

Force Structure Changes to affect 31 Air Force Reserve locations, including Charleston AFB, S.C.

Published June 26, 2009
By Capt. Wayne Capps
315th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

CHARLESTON AFB, S.C. -- The Air Force plans to change manpower authorizations and retire some of its older aircraft, according to a fiscal 2010 force structure realignment announced June 25.

The realignment supports the FY10 President's Budget Request. Unrelated to the FY 10 force structure realignment, the Air Force Reserve's end strength will grow from 67,400 to 69,500. This increase in manpower authorizations in FY 10 represents approximately 2,100 Airmen for emerging mission areas such as cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, unmanned aerial systems and the nuclear enterprise.

The proposal for the 315th Airlift Wing, the Air Force Reserve wing at Charleston AFB, S.C., will be to reduce the wing's overall manning by 215 part-time reserve positions and eight full-time positions.

The following is a breakdown of the force structure changes at the 315th Airlift Wing. The wing has an increase of 14 part-time reservists as a result of the Airlift Control Flight restructure, a decrease of 105 part-time reservists in aircraft maintenance resulting from a new manpower standard, decreases 45 part time reservists and six full-time reservists due to rightsizing to primary aircraft authorizations and decreases 79 part time reservists and two full-time reservists due to a C-17 crew ratio reduction.

"We will work with the reservists whose positions are affected to ensure their skills can utilized by the Air Force," said Col. Steven Chapman, commander of the 315th Airlift Wing.

The Air Force outlined changes at 31 Air Force Reserve Command locations and said some of the numbers are subject to change.

The 315th Airlift Wing commander will be addressing members of the unit in the coming days to answer any questions that may arise as a result of the changes.