2013 Reference Guide - Maxwell Gunter Annex

DELIBERATE AND CRISIS ACTION PLANNING
and EXECUTION SEGMENTS (DCAPES)
HIB
DCAPES is the Air Force’s tool to plan and execute major combat operations,
disaster responses or any mission necessitating the deployment of
Air Force personnel or equipment.
ACAT level: ACAT III
Resource provider: AFC2IC
Primary customer: AF/A5X, AF/A1P, AF/A1M, AF/A4L, SAF/A6, SAF/
AQ, AFRC, ANG, MAJCOMS, Wings
Current contractor/contract type:
System type:
Number of Users: 4,600
CSC/FFP
Client/server and web-based applications
WARFIGHTER BENEFITS
DCAPES allows Air Force participation in the Joint Operations Planning
and Execution System (JOPES) process through integration of
automated decision support applications and information exchange
capabilities to provide the means to plan, present, source, mobilize,
deploy, account for, sustain, redeploy and reconstitute forces
Provides all Air Force echelons with real-time command, control, planning
and execution information supporting the Air Force manpower,
personnel, operations and logistics force presentation and execution
processes
Enables Air Force to posture trained and equipped forces, organized in
effects-based operational capability packages, to deliver effective aerospace
capabilities to the Joint warfighter
DCAPES supports Air Force planning missions by providing users the
capability to: receive and analyze operational planning taskings; develop,
compare and prioritize alternative courses of action; and prepare
documents which support the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan (JSCP),
Unified Command and Air Force requirements and taskings
Deploys more than 119,000 Airmen annually to more than 64 countries
CONTACT
Program Manager:
Mr. Roy Bryant
roy.bryant@gunter.af.mil
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