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Authoritative Data Source (ADS)—Databases that provide unit resource (personnel and
equipment) authorizations, personnel assignment and duty status data, equipment possession and
condition data, and training data for the unit.
Available Personnel—Personnel who can be physically present and administratively/medically
ready to accomplish the mission(s) within the unit response time.
Category Level (C-level)—A five-point scale showing the degree to which a unit meets standards
within the four measured areas.
Combat Essential Equipment—One of two major categories of equipment in resource
assessments. It includes the primary weapon systems or service-designated items of equipment
assigned to a unit to undertake its specified wartime mission.
Combat Mission Ready—The status of a crewmember, who has satisfactorily completed mission
qualification training, prescribed to be fully qualified to perform the basic unit operational
missions, and maintains qualification and proficiency in these missions.
Combat Service Support Units—Forces whose primary mission is to provide essential
capabilities, functions, activities, and tasks necessary to sustain all elements of combat and combat
support forces at all levels of war. Includes, but not limited to, Mission Support, Force Support,
Contracting, Wing Staff Agencies, Comptroller, and select FOAs providing reach back support
(i.e., Air Force Flight Standards Agency and Air Force Operations Group).
Combat Support Units—Forces whose primary mission is to provide combat support to combat
forces and is a part or prepared to become a part of a theater, command, or task force, formed for
combat operations (i.e., munitions, maintenance, intelligence, weather, medical, and
communications). Includes, but not limited to, Airlift, Refueling, Aircraft Maintenance,
Munitions, Security Forces, Rescue (Aviation), Numbered Air Force, Air Operations, Air Control,
Weather, Space (Operations, Communications, Reconnaissance, etc.), Cyberspace Operations
(DoD Information Network (DoDIN) Operations), Communications, Logistics Readiness, Aerial
Port, Aerospace Evacuation, Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron
Engineers (RED HORSE), Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (Prime BEEF) (includes
traditional Civil Engineer (CE) crafts, fire emergency services (FES), explosive ordnance disposal
(EOD), and emergency management (EM) personnel), Intelligence, Medical, and any FOA that
has consolidated all of their resources and deploys them into theater (i.e., Air Force Office of
Special Investigations ).
Combat Units—Forces expected to fire weapons, conduct reconnaissance, or engage in other
activities directly related to combat operations. Includes, but not limited to, Fighter, Bomber,
Reconnaissance, Special Tactics, Rescue, Special Ops, Missile, and Airborne Command and
Control squadrons, regardless of MAJCOM.
Commander’s Assessment—Unit commander’s evaluation of data (obtained through resource
assessments and/or information available to the commander outside the measurement system that
impacts the unit's ability to undertake the designed mission).
Control Air Force Specialty Code (CAFSC)—Used as a management tool to make Airman
assignments, to assist in determining training requirements, and to consider individuals for
promotion.