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AF activates provisional Integrated Capabilities Command

By TSgt Nick Z. Erwin integrated from the start to stay ahead of the threat.”
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS)
Integrated Capabilities Command (P) will:
The US Air Force activated Integrated Capabilities • Wargame competitive operational concepts and
Command (Provisional) to accelerate force align capability development efforts to prioritize
modernization efforts against a backdrop of evolving system-of systems mission outcomes over functional
global threats on Sept. 16. solutions
In provisional status, ICC (P) will immediately begin • Develop alternative force structures with variable
leading Air Force modernization prioritization efforts trade-offs and risks to support DAF funding decisions
across several key investment areas, while continuing • Generate requirements to outpace threats and
to develop the framework for the permanent ICC, integrate across missions
which is expected to reach final operational capability • Provide a unified demand signal for science,
as a new Air Force’s institutional command in 2025. technology, experimentation and industry
“Given the dynamic and challenging threat “We will bring together experts from across multiple
environment we face today, we know our current fields into one organization to drive rapid
processes are not competitive enough,” said Secretary collaboration that results in a coherent demand signal
of the Air Force Frank Kendall. "This organization is to industry. This will be essential to driving capability
a key part of the competitive ecosystem we are development at the pace our security environment
creating to reoptimize for Great Power Competition. demands,” said Maj. Gen. Mark Mitchum, ICC (P)
With other DAF organizations, ICC will ensure the commander.
Air Force keeps pace with our pacing challenge, The provisional Integrated Capabilities Command
China, and acute threat, Russia." will work alongside Air Force Materiel Command’s
ICC (P) will eventually activate operating locations Integrated Development Office to determine the
or detachments co-located with current Air Force feasibility of requirements generated by technical and
operational centers of excellence, bringing on acquisition experts.
warfighting and programming expertise found across “We’re standing up the provisional Integrated
the current functional portfolios. The command will Capabilities Command now because we need the
integrate modernization and sustainment subject collaboration and integration across the Air Force
matter experts aligned in new teams focused on right now,” Mitchum said. “We have to come together
mission integration and operational concept as a team and move out to stay ahead of our pacing
definition, integrated capability development, as well challenge.”
as force analysis and planning. ICC will reach full operational capability once a
“The Secretary and I have authorized the standup of three-star commander is nominated and confirmed, a
ICC provisional effective today,” said Air Force Chief unit manning document is approved, and the strategic
of Staff Gen. David Allvin during the 2024 Air and basing process is completed. At this point, the
Space Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber command will no longer be provisional and continue
Conference, Sept. 16. “We are going as fast as we dare to be responsible for strategic resourcing,
to build the Air Force we need from the beginning so modernization, recapitalization and the Air Force
we remain competitive into the future. We must be Force structure.

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