US embassy cable - 04OTTAWA3275

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 07 OTTAWA 003275 
 
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CONFIDENTIAL NOFORN 
 
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SERIAL:  (U)  IIR 6 815 0016 05. 
 
COUNTRY:  (U) CANADA (CA). 
 
IPSP:  (U) IFC1330; IFC1322; IFC1312; IFC1350; IFC1912; IFC1517; IFC151 
2; IFC1343; IFC1344. 
 
TAGS: PARM, Canadian Military 
SUBJECT: IIR 6 815 0016 05/AIR FORCE STRATEGIC VECTORS 
DOCUMENT ESTABLISHES WAY AHEAD FOR CANADIAN AIR FORCE (U) 
 
WARNING:  (U) THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY 
EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.  REPORT IS CLASSIFIED C O N F I D E N 
T I A L/NOFORN. 
 
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                     DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
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DOI:  (U) 20041123. 
 
REQS:  (U) DHCD127055; DHCD127051; DHCD204008; DHCD127041; 
DHCD127046; DHCD204011; A-TRI-1343-020-04. 
 
SOURCE: A. (C/NF) //6 815 0199//SENIOR HOST NATION MILITARY 
OFFICER WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO INFORMATION REPORTED. PREVIOUS 
REPORTING HAS BEEN RELIABLE. 
 
B. (C/NF) //6 815 0357// SENIOR HOST NATION MILITARY OFFICER 
WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO INFORMATION REPORTED. PREVIOUS 
REPORTING HAS BEEN RELIABLE. 
 
C. (C/NF) //6 815 0362// SENIOR HOST NATION MILITARY OFFICER 
WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO INFORMATION REPORTED. PREVIOUS 
REPORTING HAS BEEN RELIABLE. 
 
D. (U) CANADIAN FORCES WEBSITE, 
WWW.AIRFORCE.FORCES.GC.CA/VISION , OTTAWA, CANADA, 20040719, 
(U) IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH.  FACTUAL INFORMATION RELEASED BY 
THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT. 
 
E. (C/NF) //6 815 0224//SENIOR HOST NATION MILITARY OFFICER 
WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO INFORMATION REPORTED. PREVIOUS 
REPORTING HAS BEEN RELIABLE. 
 
F. (C/NF) //OTS-6-815-0004-05// SENIOR HOST NATION MILITARY 
OFFICER WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO INFORMATION REPORTED. 
 
SUMMARY: (U) THE CANADIAN AIR FORCE LAYS OUT FUTURE VECTORS 
TO FOLLOW IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH ITS TRANSFORMATION VISION. 
ENCLOSURE. 
 
TEXT:  1. (C) THIS REPORT SUPPLEMENTS PREVIOUS REPORTING ON 
THE CANADIAN AIR FORCE TRANSFORMATION VISION.  SEE CITED IIR 
FOR SUMMARY OF THE CANADIAN AIR FORCE TRANSFORMATION VISION. 
 
2. (U)  THIS DOCUMENT DESCRIBES THE CONTEXT AND STRATEGIC 
DIRECTIONS (VECTORS) THE AIR FORCE HOPES TO TAKE TO 
ACCOMPLISH ITS TRANSFORMATION VISION.  THERE ARE FIVE MISSION 
THEMES AND EIGHT "STRATEGIC VECTORS" THE AIR FORCE INTENDS TO 
EMBARK ON TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.  IN ORDER TO IMPROVE 
READABILITY, FIELD COMMENTS WILL BE INCLUDED AFTER EACH TOPIC. 
 
3. (U)  ((BEGIN SUMMARY)) STRATEGIC VECTORS OUTLINES OUR 
VISION FOR THE FUTURE: TO TRANSFORM THE AIR FORCE FROM A 
PRIMARILY STATIC, PLATFORM-FOCUSED AIR FORCE TO AN 
EXPEDITIONARY, NETWORK-ENABLED, RESULTS-FOCUSED AEROSPACE 
FORCE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. THE CORE ELEMENT OF THIS 
TRANSFORMATION IS TO ENSURE THE HIGH QUALITY AND JOINT 
RELEVANCE OF CANADA'S AIR FORCE TEAM BY LEVERAGING THE 
INTELLECTUAL SKILLS OF OUR HIGHLY SKILLED, WELL-EDUCATED, 
PEOPLE.  WE WILL RELY ON IMPROVED OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS AND 
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TO GET THE BEST RESULTS FOR CANADIANS. 
THIS STRATEGIC INTENT WILL GUIDE ALL OTHER AIR FORCE PLANNING 
DOCUMENTS. 
 
4. (U) ALTHOUGH THIS TRANSITION WILL TAKE TIME TO IMPLEMENT, 
THE AIR FORCE LEADERSHIP IS COMMITTED TO THIS LONG-TERM GOAL. 
APPROPRIATE INVESTMENT, THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW CAPABILITIES 
AND, POTENTIALLY, THE ELIMINATION OR REFOCUSING OF OTHERS 
WILL BE REQUIRED. WE ARE COMMITTED TO FINDING THE NECESSARY 
RESOURCES THROUGH REPRIORITIZATION AND REALLOCATION. WHILE 
SUCH MEASURES WILL BE TOUGH, THEY ARE ESSENTIAL. WHERE THESE 
STEPS MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE, WE WILL SEEK ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. 
 TRANSFORMING THE AIR FORCE WILL NOT BE EASY; SIGNIFICANT 
ELEMENTS OF OUR STRUCTURE, CULTURE AND OPERATIONS MUST 
CHANGE. BUT WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE PROFESSIONAL MEN AND 
WOMEN OF THE AIR FORCE ARE UP TO THIS TASK. CANADIANS EXPECT 
AND DESERVE NO LESS. (FIELD COMMENT: THE MOST DIFFICULT 
ASPECT OF COMPLETING THE TRANSFORMATION WILL BE GETTING THE 
GOVERNMENT TO ALLOCATE THE RESOURCES.  SEEKING THE RESOURCES 
IN CANADA IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN FINDING THEM.  MOST OF THE 
POTENTIAL SAVINGS FROM REPRIORITIZATION AND REALLOCATION HAVE 
ALREADY BEEN HARVESTED.  THIS SECTION CLEARLY OPENS THE DOOR 
TO CANADA RELINQUISHING OR DRAMATICALLY DOWNSIZING 
CAPABILITIES IT CAN NO LONGER AFFORD.) 
5. (U) CANADIAN FORCES BACKGROUND.  THE CANADIAN FORCES IS 
COMPRISED OF THREE COMMANDS: MARITIME, LAND FORCE AND AIR 
COMMAND. THEY ARE COLLECTIVELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ORGANIZING, 
EQUIPPING AND TRAINING 
CANADIAN MILITARY FORCES EMPLOYED ON OPERATIONS. WHILE THE 
CANADIAN FORCES REMAINS A UNIFIED FORCE, AND BY LAW IS ONLY 
ONE SERVICE, IT HAS BECOME COMMON PRACTICE TO REFER TO THE 
THREE COMMANDS AS THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE AND TO DISCUSS 
THEM AS IF THEY WERE SEPARATE SERVICES.  THE ARMY, NAVY AND 
AIR FORCE HAVE DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, 
AND THEY UNDERTAKE IDENTIFIABLY DISTINCT OPERATIONAL 
ACTIVITIES.  EACH SERVICE MAINTAINS DISTINCTIVE CAPABILITIES 
TO UNDERTAKE THEIR ACTIVITIES, BUT ALL 
THREE HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY IN JOINTLY DEFENDING 
OUR COUNTRY AND PROTECTING CANADIAN SECURITY INTERESTS. 
TOGETHER, THEY CONTRIBUTE TO A FORCE THAT IS GREATER THAN THE 
SUM OF ITS PARTS. 
 
6. (U) ONE AIR FORCE.  THE LAND AND NAVAL FORCES OF SOME 
COUNTRIES HAVE THEIR OWN AIR AND AVIATION ASSETS, BUT 
CANADA'S ARMY AND NAVY DO NOT. THEY RELY ON THE AIR FORCE TO 
PROVIDE SUCH ASSETS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR OPERATIONS. FOR 
EXAMPLE, THE AIR FORCE PROVIDES AIRCRAFT FOR SOVEREIGNTY 
PATROLS WITHIN CANADA'S MARITIME AREAS AND OVER ITS NORTHERN 
TERRITORY. 
IT ALSO PROVIDES HELICOPTERS TO EMBARK ON NAVY SHIPS AND TO 
DEPLOY WITH ARMY UNITS.  AS PART OF ITS STRATEGIC PLANNING, 
THE AIR FORCE WILL ENSURE THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO MEET THE 
REQUIREMENTS OF LAND AND MARITIME COMMANDERS. IT WILL ALSO 
PURSUE IMPROVED INTEROPERABILITY, AND EXPLORE NEW METHODS OF 
JOINT OPERATIONS WITH THE NAVY AND ARMY.  (FIELD COMMENT: 
THE FACT THE AIR FORCE SUPPORTS ARMY AND NAVY AVIATION 
REQUIREMENTS IS ASSUMED AND NOT VERY WELL RESPECTED BY THE 
NAVY AND ARMY.  THEY GIVE LITTLE SUPPORT TO RECAPITALIZING 
THE AIR FORCE ASSETS WHICH SUPPORT THEM AND ACTIVELY COMPETE 
FOR THE DOLLARS THAT SUPPORT AIR FORCE ARMY/NAVY SUPPRT 
AIRCRAFT, ADVOCATING EXPENDITURES ON NAVY SHIPS AND ARMY 
MODERNIZATION OVER SUPPORT AIRCRAFT.) 
 
7. (U) VISION.  TO REMAIN A RELEVANT INSTRUMENT OF NATIONAL 
POLICY, THE AIR FORCE MUST BE CAPABLE OF CONTRIBUTING 
EFFECTIVELY TO THE SECURITY OF CANADIANS AND THE PROTECTION 
OF CANADIAN SECURITY INTERESTS WELL INTO THE 21ST CENTURY. TO 
DO THIS, THE AIR FORCE WILL MOVE FROM A PRIMARILY STATIC, 
PLATFORM-FOCUSED AIR FORCE TO AN EXPEDITIONARY, 
NETWORK-ENABLED, 
CAPABILITY-BASED AND RESULTS-FOCUSED AEROSPACE FORCE. IN 
BECOMING THIS FORCE, WE INTEND TO BUILD ON THE 
CHARACTERISTICS, DESCRIBED IN THE MISSION STATEMENT BELOW, 
THAT HAVE ENABLED THE AIR FORCE TO EFFECTIVELY DISCHARGE ITS 
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MANY DECADES. 
 
8. (U) AEROSPACE FORCE TRANSFORMATION.  TRANSFORMING THE AIR 
FORCE OVER THE LONGER-TERM INTO AN AEROSPACE FORCE MEANS 
BECOMING RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING CANADIAN FORCES PERSONNEL 
WITH THE SPACE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING REQUISITE TO 
EFFECTIVE CANADIAN FORCES OPERATIONS.  THE AIR FORCE WILL 
EMBRACE THIS BROADER RESPONSIBILITY AND INCORPORATE THIS 
KNOWLEDGE, GAINED FROM ITS LONG-STANDING INVOLVEMENT IN U.S. 
SPACE-RELATED ACTIVITIES, INTO AIR FORCE OCCUPATIONS, 
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, DOCTRINE AND OPERATIONS. 
 
9. (U) AN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.  EXPEDITIONARY OPERATIONS ARE 
THOSE THAT ARE UNDERTAKEN AWAY FROM WHERE WE CONDUCT OUR 
ROUTINE TRAINING AT HOME INSTALLATIONS. THEY INVOLVE 
OPERATIONS UNDERTAKEN THROUGHOUT CANADA'S VAST TERRITORY AND 
MARITIME AREAS. THEY ALSO INVOLVE OPERATIONS OUTSIDE OUR 
NATIONAL BORDERS, WHETHER WITHIN NORTH AMERICA OR FURTHER 
ABROAD.   RECENT OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE HAS REINFORCED THE 
NEED FOR THE AIR FORCE TO DEPLOY TO MEET OUR NATIONAL, 
CONTINENTAL AND GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITIES. THIS DEPLOYMENT 
CAPABILITY NEEDS TO BE SYSTEMATIC AND SUSTAINABLE. (FIELD 
COMMENT:  CANADA HAS THE CAPABILITY TO DEPLOY ONE "SIX-PACK" 
OF F/A-18'S, INCLUDING REQUIRED SUSTAINMENT AND SUPPORT 
EQUIPMENT). 
 
10. (U) FUTURE NETWORK-ENABLED AEROSPACE FORCE. 
NETWORK-ENABLED OPERATIONS ARE THOSE THAT EMBODY MANY 
CONCEPTS OF THE INFORMATION AGE TO INCREASE COMBAT POWER AND 
MILITARY EFFECTIVENESS. THEY INVOLVE NEW WAYS OF THINKING 
ABOUT HOW WE ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSIONS AND THEY EMPLOY ROBUST 
NETWORKED FORCES TO IMPROVE INFORMATION SHARING, AND ENHANCE 
THE QUALITY OF INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. THIS 
ENABLES IMPROVED COLLABORATION, SYNCHRONIZATION AND SPEED OF 
COMMAND THAT, IN TURN, DRAMATICALLY INCREASES MISSION 
EFFECTIVENESS.  THE AIR FORCE CURRENTLY EMPLOYS AIRCRAFT 
INDIVIDUALLY OR IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER AIRCRAFT TO 
ACCOMPLISH OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES. WHILE ADVANCED-TECHNOLOGY 
BASED PLATFORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN 
THE FUTURE, THEY WILL NEED TO BE INCREASINGLY NETWORKED WITH 
A GREATER NUMBER AND TYPE OF PLATFORMS, SYSTEMS AND PEOPLE 
FOR SUCCESS IN OPERATIONS. THIS WILL INVOLVE CONNECTING 
SENSORS, OPERATORS AND DECISION-MAKERS WITH NETWORKS TO 
COMMUNICATE AND SHARE QUALITY DATA FOR EFFECTIVE AND TIMELY 
DECISION-MAKING AND SUCCESS IN OPERATIONS. THIS CONNECTIVITY 
IS THE ESSENCE OF A NETWORK-ENABLED FORCE.  NETWORK-ENABLED 
FORCES WILL NEED TO OPERATE SIMULTANEOUSLY IN SEVERAL 
DOMAINS.  (FIELD COMMENT:  CANADA HAS CHOSEN "NETWORK-ENABLED 
OPERATIONS" VICE NET-CENTRIC OPERATIONS" AS THEIR MANTRA FOR 
IMPROVING C4ISR IN OPERATIONS.  CANADIANS FEEL THAT THE 
NETWORK IS NOT THE CENTER OF THE OPERATION, MERELY A 
FACILITATOR AND THEY WANT TO FOCUS ON GETTING THE INFORMATION 
WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE, VICE FOCUSING ON THE INFORMATION 
ITSELF.) 
 
11. (U) CAPABILITY-BASED AND RESULTS-FOCUSED.  THE AIR FORCE 
HAS ADOPTED CAPABILITY-BASED PLANNING AS THE MEANS BY WHICH 
AEROSPACE CAPABILITIES ARE ACQUIRED AND MAINTAINED.  THE TERM 
CAPABILITY IS USED TO REFER TO OUR ABILITIES TO DO THINGS AS 
AN AIR FORCE. OUR CORE COMPETENCIES ARE: 
 
A. (U) DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL 'AIRMEN'; 
 
B. (U) GENERATING RELEVANT AEROSPACE POWER CAPABILITIES; AND 
 
C. (U) APPLYING EFFECTIVE JOINT AEROSPACE POWER. AT AN AIR 
FORCE LEVEL, WE UNDERTAKE OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY WITH 
FUNDAMENTAL, CONTRIBUTING, ENABLING AND SUPPORT CAPABILITIES. 
FUNDAMENTAL CAPABILITIES, SUCH AS AEROSPACE CONTROL, ARE 
ESSENTIAL FOR THE CONTROL OF AEROSPACE AND AS ENABLERS FOR 
SUCCESS IN JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS.  CONTRIBUTING 
CAPABILITIES, SUCH AS MARITIME ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE AND 
AIR-TO-SURFACE SURVEILLANCE, MAKE ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
THE OPERATIONS OF OTHER SERVICES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. 
ENABLING CAPABILITIES SUCH AS AIR MOBILITY AND INTELLIGENCE, 
SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCE, ARE ESSENTIAL ENABLERS FOR 
MANY OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE. 
 
12. (U) MISSION THEME ONE: COMBAT CAPABILITY.  THE FIRST 
MISSION THEME IS TO BE COMBAT-CAPABLE FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS. 
AS STATED EARLIER, THE FUNDAMENTAL AND MOST DEMANDING ROLE 
FOR THE AIR FORCE IS TO GENERATE, APPLY AND SUSTAIN AEROSPACE 
POWER IN COMBAT OPERATIONS - DOMESTICALLY IN DEFENCE OF THE 
NATION OR ABROAD ALONGSIDE ALLIES OR COALITION PARTNERS. THIS 
REQUIRES COMBAT CAPABLE FORCES THAT ARE EQUIPPED, TRAINED AND 
READY TO CARRY OUT DEMANDING MISSIONS AGAINST HIGHLY CAPABLE 
ADVERSARIES.  WHILE AIRCRAFT AND EQUIPMENT ACQUIRED FOR 
COMBAT CAN GENERALLY BE USED TO EXECUTE 
PEACETIME ROLES, AIRCRAFT AND EQUIPMENT ACQUIRED FOR PURELY 
PEACETIME ROLES OFTEN HAVE LITTLE, IF ANY, VALUE IN COMBAT. 
COMBAT-CAPABILITY, THEREFORE, SHOULD FORM THE BASIS OF OTHER 
CAPABILITIES. AIRCRAFT AND OTHER SYSTEMS MUST BE EQUIPPED FOR 
THEIR ANTICIPATED OPERATING ROLES AND AIRCREW TRAINED TO 
OPERATE DURING THE DAY, AT NIGHT, IN A VARIETY OF WEATHER AND 
AGAINST INTEGRATED THREAT SYSTEMS.  FUTURE COMBAT 
CAPABILITIES WILL REQUIRE INCREASINGLY AGILE, PRECISE, LETHAL 
AND SURVIVABLE HIGH-TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS. SUFFICIENT NUMBERS 
OF PEOPLE, AIRCRAFT, STOCKPILES OF 
AMMUNITION AND OTHER CONSUMABLES MUST BE ACQUIRED TO SUSTAIN 
COMBAT OPERATIONS ONCE ENGAGED. SINCE COMBAT SKILLS ARE 
PERISHABLE, THEY MUST BE PRACTICED REGULARLY. 
13. (U) MISSION THEME TWO:  MEANINGFUL AND SUSTAINABLE FORCES 
RELEVANT FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS. TO BE RELEVANT, THE AIR FORCE 
NEEDS MILITARILY MEANINGFUL AND SUSTAINABLE FORCES CAPABLE OF 
BEING EMPLOYED ACROSS A SPECTRUM OF ACTIVITY AND CONFLICT. 
HAVING MILITARILY MEANINGFUL FORCES MEANS BEING APPROPRIATELY 
EQUIPPED, TRAINED AND READY TO MAKE A SUBSTANTIVE MILITARY 
CONTRIBUTION TO A COALITION EFFORT OR DOMESTIC SECURITY TASK 
AND NOT SIMPLY ONE THAT IS SYMBOLIC. HAVING SUSTAINABLE 
FORCES MEANS HAVING SUFFICIENT NUMBERS OF PERSONNEL, 
AEROSPACE PLATFORMS AND SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT, WEAPONS, 
MATERIEL, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSUMABLES TO MAINTAIN 
CAPABILITY AND SUSTAIN OPERATIONS OVER TIME WHETHER AT HOME 
OR WHILE DEPLOYED ABROAD.  COMBAT-CAPABLE, MULTIPURPOSE 
FORCES AND AEROSPACE PLATFORMS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF BEING USED 
FOR MORE THAN ONE PURPOSE PROVIDE THE FLEXIBILITY NECESSARY 
TO BE CAPABLE OF BEING EMPLOYED ACROSS A SPECTRUM OF ACTIVITY 
AND CONFLICT. 
 
14. (U) MISSION THEME THREE: RAPID RESPONSE -- TO BE 
RESPONSIVE FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS. RESPONSIVENESS IN MILITARY 
OPERATIONS IS AMONG THE STRENGTHS OF AIR FORCES AND IT STEMS 
FROM READINESS AND SPEED. READINESS REFERS TO THE PROFICIENCY 
AND PREPAREDNESS REQUIRED TO DEPLOY FORCES IN A TIMELY MANNER 
AND TO EMPLOY THEM EFFECTIVELY IN OPERATIONS. THE READINESS 
OF SOME AEROSPACE FORCES MUST BE KEPT HIGH TO CAPITALIZE ON 
THE FUNDAMENTAL SPEED ADVANTAGE OF AEROSPACE POWER PLATFORMS. 
THIS SPEED CONFERS AN ADVANTAGE OVER SURFACE-BASED PLATFORMS 
SUCH AS SHIPS AND VEHICLES. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH READINESS 
AND SPEED ALLOWS THE AIR FORCE TO RESPOND RAPIDLY WHEN AND 
WHERE THE GOVERNMENT DECIDES IT HAS A NEED TO SEND MILITARY 
FORCES.  (FIELD COMMENT:  BAGOTVILLE, C-130 READINESS) 
 
15. (U) MISSION THEME FOUR: EXPEDITIONARY REACH AND POWER -- 
TO BECOME 'EXPEDITIONARY' FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS.  THIS MEANS 
HAVING SUSTAINABLE REACH AND POWER APPROPRIATE TO NATIONAL 
AND GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITIES. THE AIR FORCE IS TASKED WITH 
NATIONAL, CONTINENTAL AND GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITIES. 
DURING THE COLD WAR, CANADA'S AIR FORCE GREW TO BECOME 
ACCUSTOMED TO STATIC OPERATIONS FROM ESTABLISHED BASES. THE 
VOLATILE POST-COLD WAR ENVIRONMENT HAS PLACED A PREMIUM ON 
BEING FULLY DEPLOYABLE, OFTEN AT SHORT NOTICE, TO LOCATIONS 
FAR FROM HOME.  THE AIR FORCE MUST NOW BE CAPABLE OF 
DEPLOYING, BEING EMPLOYED, SUSTAINED AND RE-DEPLOYING FROM 
LOCATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE UNPREPARED, AROUND THE 
GLOBE. HAVING REACH APPROPRIATE TO GLOBAL INTERESTS MEANS 
HAVING THE ABILITY TO MOVE EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND PERSONNEL 
TO, FROM, BETWEEN AND WITHIN THEATRES OF OPERATION. MOVEMENT 
BY AIR IS NORMALLY THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS OPTION, ESPECIALLY 
WHEN LONG DISTANCES ARE INVOLVED - WHETHER OVERSEAS OR WITHIN 
CANADA. HAVING REACH ALSO MEANS BEING ABLE TO DEPLOY AND 
SUSTAIN FORCES IN OPERATIONS WHEREVER THE GOVERNMENT SENDS 
US, DOMESTICALLY OR ABROAD. 
 
16. (U) MISSION THEME FIVE:  INTEROPERABLE AND NETWORKED 
FORCES.  THE FIFTH MISSION THEME IS TO BE INTEROPERABLE AND 
'NETWORKED' FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS. 
WHILE AIR FORCES CAN BE EMPLOYED ON INDEPENDENT OPERATIONS, 
THERE ARE FEW FUTURE SITUATIONS ENVISAGED WHERE CANADA'S AIR 
FORCE WOULD OPERATE ALONE. WITHIN NORTH AMERICA, OUR AIR 
FORCE WILL NEED TO BE INTEROPERABLE WITH THE UNITED STATES 
AIR FORCE. DOMESTICALLY, JOINT AND INTER-AGENCY OPERATIONS 
WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE SECURITY OF 
CANADA AND ITS PEOPLE. SUCCESS IN FUTURE OPERATIONS WILL 
DEPEND ON BEING NETWORKED WITH MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, 
SYSTEMS AND PLATFORMS THROUGH DATA-LINKS, SECURE AND 
NON-SECURE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND COMBAT IDENTIFICATION, 
AIRSPACE CONTROL, AND AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 
ABROAD, WE WILL NEED TO BE INTEROPERABLE WITH COALITION 
FORCES - ONES THAT WILL OFTEN BE LED BY THE UNITED STATES AND 
GENERALLY BE COMPRISED OF ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE 
FORMATIONS. EQUIPMENT, DOCTRINE AND PLANNING MUST TAKE INTO 
ACCOUNT INTEROPERABILITY REQUIREMENTS WITH THE UNITED STATES 
AND THOSE OF OTHER COALITION PARTNERS. 
 
17. (U) PEOPLE - OUR FOUNDATION AND FUTURE.  THE SUCCESSFUL 
EXECUTION OF AEROSPACE OPERATIONS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE 
DEPENDS ON EFFECTIVE COMMAND AND LEADERSHIP. 
18. (U) VECTOR 1 - RESULTS-FOCUSED OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY. 
ACHIEVING EFFECTIVE RESULTS FOR CANADA AND ITS PEOPLE IS OUR 
TOP PRIORITY. WE WILL 
EMPHASIZE RESULTS THROUGH DOMESTIC MISSIONS THAT PROTECT 
SOVEREIGNTY, PROTECT CANADIANS, PROTECT CANADIAN RESOURCES 
AND DEFEND CANADA. WE WILL EMPHASIZE RESULTS ABROAD THAT 
PROTECT CANADIAN SECURITY INTERESTS THROUGH OPERATIONS OTHER 
THAN WAR AND DEFEND CANADIAN SECURITY INTERESTS THROUGH 
COMBAT OPERATIONS.  TO ACHIEVE THESE RESULTS, WE WILL: 
 
A. (U)  ACTIVELY PURSUE THE ACQUISITION OF AEROSPACE 
SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIES CAPABLE OF MONITORING, DETECTING, 
AND IDENTIFYING UNAUTHORIZED AND UNWANTED ACTIVITY IN, AND 
APPROACHING, CANADA'S AIRSPACE AND MARITIME AREAS. 
 
B. (U) WE WILL ALSO ACTIVELY PURSUE THE ACQUISITION OF ACTIVE 
CONTROL CAPABILITIES AGILE ENOUGH TO DETECT AND ACTIVELY 
RESPOND TO A BROAD RANGE OF POTENTIAL THREATS, INCLUDING 
CRUISE MISSILES. 
 
C. (U) WE WILL EXPLORE NEW RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE NAVY SO 
AEROSPACE CONTROL AND MARITIME SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL ARE 
EXECUTED JOINTLY WITHIN CANADA. 
 
D. (U) WE WILL ENTER INTO EARLY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE ARMY AND 
NAVY ON AEROSPACE POWER CAPABILITIES THAT COULD MORE 
EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY MEET THEIR REQUIREMENTS. 
 
E. (U) WE WILL IDENTIFY AND APPLY LESSONS FROM THE RECENT USE 
OF AEROSPACE POWER WORLDWIDE AND ACQUIRE INCREASINGLY PRECISE 
TARGETING, WEAPONS AND WEAPONS SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE EFFECTS 
WHILE MINIMIZING CASUALTIES AND COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO MORE 
EFFECTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO COALITION OPERATIONS. 
 
F. (U) WE WILL ALSO APPLY LESSONS THAT HAVE CONFIRMED THE 
NEED TO MOVE TO INCREASINGLY NETWORK-ENABLED AND 
EFFECTS-BASED OPERATIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR TIMESENSITIVE 
TARGETING TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE OUR EFFECTIVENESS IN ALL 
OF OUR OPERATIONS. 
 
G. (U) WE WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE OPERATIONS OF 
OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FOR SUCH THINGS AS EMERGENCY AND 
DISASTER RELIEF, ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND HUMANITARIAN 
ASSISTANCE. WE WILL ALSO EXPLORE MORE EFFECTIVE WAYS OF 
CONDUCTING AIR MOBILITY OPERATIONS AND DOMESTIC SEARCH AND 
RESCUE. 
 
19. (U) VECTOR TWO - RESPONSIVE EXPEDITIONARY CAPABILITY. 
THE AIR FORCE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN RESPONDING TO CHALLENGES 
AT HOME AND ABROAD IN 
THE PAST, BUT TO DO SO MORE EFFICIENTLY, IT WILL NEED TO 
TRANSFORM INTO AN EXPEDITIONARY AIR FORCE. THE AIR FORCE WILL 
CREATE TACTICAL SELF SUFFICIENT UNITS OF AEROSPACE 
CAPABILITY, CALLED AIR EXPEDITIONARY UNITS. THESE UNITS WILL 
BE DESIGNED WITH INTEGRAL MILITARY AIR MAINTENANCE, COMMAND, 
CONTROL AND SUPPORT ELEMENTS. OUR AIR FORCE SUPPORT 
CAPABILITY WILL BE RE-DESIGNED SO THAT IT BECOMES ALIGNED TO 
THIS REVISED OPERATIONAL FORCE STRUCTURE. BEING AN 
EXPEDITIONARY AIR FORCE ALSO MEANS HAVING THE ABILITY TO 
DEPLOY AND RE-DEPLOY GLOBALLY SO AS TO OPERATE AND SUSTAIN 
FORCES FROM DEPLOYED LOCATIONS WITHIN CANADA AND AROUND THE 
GLOBE, INCLUDING UNPREPARED LOCATIONS.  THE AIR FORCE WILL 
REQUIRE ACCESS TO INTER-THEATRE AIRLIFT, INTRA-THEATRE 
AIRLIFT AND AIR-TO-AIR REFUELLING CAPABILITY THAT WILL MOST 
EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY MEET THESE NEEDS AND THE AIRLIFT 
NEEDS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY. THIS EXPEDITIONARY FRAMEWORK WILL 
ENABLE THE AIR FORCE TO SUSTAIN DEPLOYED OPERATIONS BETTER. 
IT WILL ALSO SERVE OUR PEOPLE BETTER BY PROVIDING SOME 
PREDICTABILITY IN THEIR LIVES AND PROVIDE THEM THE MEANS TO 
CLEARLY ARTICULATE WHAT THE AIR FORCE CAN AND CANNOT DO, FROM 
TOP TO BOTTOM. 
 
20. (U) VECTOR THREE - TRANSPARENT INTEROPERABILITY TO 
ACHIEVE TRANSPARENT INTEROPERABILITY, WE WILL NEED TO PURSUE 
SPECIFIC MEASURES. 
 
A. (U)  WE WILL IMPROVE INTEROPERABILITY WITH UNITED STATES 
MILITARY THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN LARGE-SCALE COALITION 
'FLAG' EXERCISES, COMBINED AIR OPERATIONS CENTRE TRAINING, 
PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS, SQUADRON DEPLOYMENTS AND 
DISTRIBUTED MISSION OPERATIONS. OPERATIONAL INTEROPERABILITY 
IN THE FUTURE WILL REQUIRE ABILITIES TO COMMUNICATE SECURELY 
AND WITH SOME DEGREE OF ASSURANCE, TO SHARE INFORMATION AND 
AWARENESS BY DATA-LINK, TO AVOID FRATRICIDE AND, IN THE CASE 
OF OFFENSIVE PLATFORMS, TO BE CAPABLE OF PRECISELYDELIVERING 
AIR-TO-SURFACE MUNITIONS. TO ENABLE THIS INTEROPERABILITY, 
THE AIR FORCE NEEDS TO ACQUIRE SYSTEMS SUCH AS LINK 16, A 
DATA LINK SYSTEM USED BY MANY AIR FORCES WITH WHICH TO SHARE 
DATA AND ENHANCE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. 
 
B. (U) WE WILL ALSO NEED TO ACQUIRE  COMBAT IDENTIFICATION 
SYSTEMS THAT EFFECTIVELY DISTINGUISH BETWEEN FRIENDLY AND 
ADVERSARY FORCES. IN ADDITION TO IMPROVING INTEROPERABILITY, 
THESE SYSTEMS ARE NECESSARY TO OPERATE EFFECTIVELY IN 
NETWORK-ENABLED ENVIRONMENTS. 
 
C. (U) WE WILL EXPLORE NEW TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE 
ARMY AND NAVY, INCLUDING SYNTHETIC ENVIRONMENT TRAINING, TO 
IMPROVE JOINT INTEROPERABILITY. TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL 
INTEROPERABILITY, WE WILL WORK WITH THEM TO ENSURE OUR 
COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ARE 
INTEROPERABLE. THE AIR FORCE WILL ALSO IMPROVE 
INTEROPERABILITY WITH OTHER COALITION PARTNERS.  SINCE 
SECURITY OPERATIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY RELIANT ON 
INTERAGENCY COOPERATION, EQUIPMENT, DOCTRINE AND PLANNING 
MUST ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT REQUIREMENTS TO WORK WITH OTHER 
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES, INTERNATIONAL AID 
AGENCIES AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
 
21. (U) VECTOR FOUR: TRANSFORMING AEROSPACE CAPABILITIES. 
THE TRANSFORMATION OF AEROSPACE POWER CAPABILITIES WILL 
REQUIRE CHANGES IN CONCEPTS OF OPERATION, CAPABILITIES, 
TRAINING AND DOCTRINE. SUCH TRANSFORMATION WILL LEVERAGE THE 
INTELLECTUAL SKILLS OF OUR PEOPLE AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.  A 
CANADIAN FORCES AEROSPACE WARFARE CENTRE WILL BE FORMED TO 
EXPLORE FUTURE JOINT AEROSPACE POWER CONCEPTS AND GUIDE 
EXPERIMENTATION ACTIVITIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO TRANSFORMATION. 
THIS CENTRE WILL BECOME A FOCAL POINT AND CENTRE OF AEROSPACE 
OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE IN AREAS SUCH AS SYNTHETIC MISSION 
REHEARSAL, IDENTIFYING AND APPLYING LESSONS FROM ACTUAL 
OPERATIONS, CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIMENTATION, 
AEROSPACE EDUCATION, AND DOCTRINE DEVELOPMENT. TO TRANSFORM 
CAPABILITIES, THE AIR FORCE WILL CONTINUOUSLY EXPLOIT NEW 
TECHNOLOGY TO REALIZE SIGNIFICANT CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENTS. 
TO TRANSFORM TRAINING, THE AIR FORCE WILL CREATE A 
DISTRIBUTED SYNTHETIC ENVIRONMENT FOR FLYING TRAINING AND 
OPERATIONAL MISSION REHEARSAL. THIS ENVIRONMENT WILL ALSO BE 
USED FOR EXPERIMENTATION, CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT, REQUIREMENTS 
DEFINITION, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION. 
WHILE THIS CAPABILITY WILL NOT REPLACE FIRST-HAND SPATIAL AND 
TEMPORAL EXPERIENCE SUCH AS FLYING, IT WILL COMPLEMENT 
EXISTING CAPABILITIES SO THAT OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS AND 
EFFICIENCY ARE ENHANCED. 
 
22. (U) VECTOR FIVE: TRANSFORMATION-ENABLING LEADERSHIP. 
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE IS AN IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY OF 
THE AIR FORCE. THE AIR FORCE LEADERSHIP HAS EMBRACED THIS 
STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITY AND WILL INCREASE THE LEVEL OF 
EFFORT WITH WHICH IT IS DISCHARGED. WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE 
LONG-TERM TRANSFORMATION GOALS ESTABLISHED IN THIS DOCUMENT 
AND TO ENSURING THE AIR FORCE REMAINS CAPABLE OF EFFECTIVELY 
CONTRIBUTING TO THE SECURITY OF CANADIANS.  AIR FORCE LEADERS 
NEED TO BE PROVIDED WITH A RANGE OF EXPERIENCE AND 
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OVER THEIR CAREER WITH WHICH TO 
ACQUIRE THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF AEROSPACE KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED 
TO EFFECTIVELY DEVELOP AND EMPLOY AEROSPACE POWER ACROSS A 
SPECTRUM OF ACTIVITY AND CONFLICT. 
 
23. (U) VECTOR SIX: MULTI-SKILLED AND WELL-EDUCATED PEOPLE. 
DURING THE MID-1990S, THE AIR FORCE CONSOLIDATED SEVERAL 
OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORIES 
TO PRODUCE MULTI-SKILLED PROFESSIONALS. WHILE LESSONS ARE 
STILL BEING IDENTIFIED AND ANALYZED, THE CONCEPT OF HAVING 
MULTI-SKILLED PROFESSIONALS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PERSONNEL 
FLEXIBILITY IN A CONTEMPORARY, PROFESSIONAL AIR FORCE WILL 
CONTINUE TO BE PURSUED AND APPLIED WHERE IT MAKES SENSE.  THE 
AIR FORCE WILL EXPOSE A GREATER NUMBER OF PERSONNEL TO 
OPERATIONS THROUGH ITS EXPEDITIONARY FOCUS AND INCREASE ITS 
EMPHASIS ON AEROSPACE POWER EDUCATION FOR ALL OF ITS 
PERSONNEL. 
 
24. (U) VECTOR SEVEN: ACTIVELY ENGAGING CANADIANS.  THE 
DEPARTMENT'S STRATEGY IDENTIFIES ENGAGING CANADIANS AS A 
CRITICAL ACTIVITY OF THE FUTURE CANADIAN FORCES. THE AIR 
FORCE DOES MANY THINGS TO PROVIDE SECURITY FOR CANADIANS, BUT 
THIS ACTIVITY IS NOT ALWAYS WIDELY PUBLICIZED. THE AIR FORCE 
IS ALREADY BEGINNING TO PRODUCE INFORMATIVE MATERIAL AIMED AT 
EXPLAINING HOW CANADIANS CURRENTLY BENEFIT, OR COULD BENEFIT, 
FROM OPERATIONS UNDERTAKEN BY THE AIR FORCE ACROSS ITS 
SPECTRUM OF ACTIVITY. 
 
25. (U) VECTOR EIGHT:  IMPROVED RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP. 
TRANSFORMATION TAKES TIME AND REQUIRES RESOURCES. THE COSTS 
OF ALL INVESTMENTS NEED TO BE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD AND 
PRIORITIZED. AS THE AIR FORCE TRANSFORMS, RESOURCE TRADE-OFFS 
WILL NEED TO BE MADE. A COMBINATION OF THESE MEASURES AND NEW 
RESOURCES WILL ENABLE AIR FORCE TRANSFORMATION. 
 
COMMENTS: 1. (C/NF) FIELD COMMENTS.  THE CANADIAN AIR FORCE 
HAS TAKEN A MAJOR STEP TO TRY TO FORGE THEIR FUTURE, 
PUBLISHING A SERIES OF VISIONARY FRAMEWORK DOCUMENTS TO GUIDE 
THEM TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE. 
 
2.  (C/NF)  WHILE THE GOALS ARE ADMIRABLE, THE BIG QUESTION 
IS - AS IT ALWAYS IS WITH DEFENSE SPENDING IN CANADA - WHERE 
WILL THE RESOURCES COME FROM?  WITHOUT REDUCING 
INFRASTRUCTURE, RETIRING LEGACY AIRCRAFT, AND MOVING INTO 
NICHE MISSION AREAS, THE CANADIAN AIR FORCE WILL BE UNLIKELY 
TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS.  THE GOAL OF HAVING WORLDWIDE 
DEPLOYABLE, COMBAT-READY, LEADING EDGE FORCES IS VERY 
OPTIMISTIC AND THE BILLS TO PAY ARE HUGE.  PLANNING FOR THE 
RECAPITALIZATION OF THE FIGHTER FORCE NEEDS TO BEGIN IN A FEW 
YEARS.  CANADA DESPERATELY NEEDS UAV'S FOR MARITIME AND 
ARCTIC SURVEILLANCE MISSIONS SUPPORTING THEIR SOVEREIGNTY. 
THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS FOR A FIXED WING SEARCH AND RESCUE 
(SAR) AIRCRAFT; THEATER AIRLIFT (C-130 CLASS); AND STRATEGIC 
AIRLIFT.  THE ARMY WANTS HEAVY LIFT HELICOPTERS AND THE AIR 
FORCE WANTS TO INVEST HEAVILY IN DISTRIBUTED MISSION 
SIMULATION (DMS) - NOT LEAST BECAUSE THEY CAN SAVE OPERATING 
COSTS AND FATIGUE LIFE ON THEIR AIRCRAFT. 
 
3. (C/NF) STILL, THE FUNDAMENTAL FIRST STEP HAS BEEN TAKEN 
AND THE AIR FORCE HAS PROACTIVELY MADE THEIR CASE BOTH TO THE 
OTHER SERVICES AND TO THE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AT LARGE. 
HOW WELL THEY CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE VISION WILL 
DEPEND UPON NEW RESOURCES BEING MADE AVAILABLE TO THE AIR 
FORCE, POLITICAL WILL TO EXECUTE THE PLAN, AND STAYING POWER 
OF THE AIR FORCE ON THE TASK. 
 
4. (U) SOURCES REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER EXPLOITATION. 
 
5. (C/NF) THIS REPORTING SUPPORTS PRIORITY 2, PARAGRAPH 2A, 
AND PRIORITY 3, PARAGRAPHS 1A, 1B AND 1D OF THE DAO OTTAWA 
OPERATING DIRECTIVE. 
 
6. (U) DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS IIR TO DHO-1 AT 
STU III (703) 907-0541, OR GRAY 981-8236. 
 
COLL:  (U) AB; AC; AD; AH; AI. 
INSTR: (U) US NO. 
PREP:  (U) 6-03048. 
ACQ:  (U) CANADA, OTTAWA (20041126). 
DISSEM:  (U) FIELD:  AMEMB OTTAWA. 
WARNING:  (U) REPORT CLASSIFIED 
C O N F I D E N T I A L/NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS. 
 
SIPDIS 
DRV FROM:  DO HUMINT SCG SEPTEMBER 2003 
DECL ON:  X1