OFFICE O
F INSPECTOR GENERAL
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
4800 MARK CENTER DRIVE
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 22350-1500
May 5, 2025
MEMORANDUM
FOR SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION AND
SUSTAINMENT
COMMANDER, U.S. INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND
COMMANDER, AIR COMBAT COMMAND
COMMANDER, PACIFIC AIR FORCES
AUDITOR GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
SUBJECT: Evaluation of the U.S. Air Force’s Implementation of Agile Combat Employment in
the Indo-Pacific Region (Project No. D2025-DEV0PE-0108.000)
The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we are initiating the subject
evaluation.
The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the U.S. Air Force
implemented logistics requirements for Agile Combat Employment in the Indo-Pacific region.
We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions
from management for additional or revised objectives. We plan to perform this evaluation in
accordance with the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency “Quality
Standards for Inspection and Evaluation.”
We will perform the evaluation at the Pacific Air Forces and Air Combat Command. We
may identify additional locations during the evaluation.
We request that you designate two points of contact for this evaluation within 5 days of
this memorandum. One point of contact should be a Government employee—a GS-15, pay band
equivalent, or military equivalent—who is knowledgeable of Pacific Air Forces implementation
of logistics requirements for Agile Combat Employment in the Indo-Pacific region. The second
point of contact should be a member of the Senior Executive Service or a General/Flag Officer
who is familiar with the Pacific Air Forces implementation of logistics requirements for Agile
Combat Employment and could serve as a point of engagement with DoD Office of Inspector
General senior leaders, if necessary. Send each contact’s name, title, grade/pay band, phone
number, and email address to
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Inspector General Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C. §§ 401-424, as amended, authorizes us to
have access to personnel and materials as we determine necessary to perform our oversight in a
timely manner. You can obtain information about the DoD Office of Inspector General from
DoD Directive 5106.01, “Inspector General of the Department of Defense (IG DoD),” April 20,
2012, as amended, and DoD Instruction 7050.03, “DoD Office of Inspector General Access to
Records and Information,” November 13, 2024. Our website is www.dodig.mil.
