Charter

PURPOSE. The Aircraft Ground Support Equipment Working Group (AGSEWG) is chartered to improve aircraft readiness through improved acquisition and support of new and replacement aircraft ground support equipment. This group will recommend and promote those strategies, policies and procedures for the acquisition, test, employment and replacement of aircraft ground support equipment that will limit proliferation, increase standardization, and reduce life cycle costs.
MISSION.

Review current policies and procedures for the acquisition and standardization of AGSE. Recommend changes in or the development of regulations, instructions, design handbooks, plans, and guidelines. Recommend programs to establish an effective AGSE standardization program.
Provide AGSE policy and standardization lessons learned and recommendations to the Joint Logistics Commanders Panel on Standardization of Aviation Ground Support Equipment (JP-AGSE).
Review and recommend improvements in commercial and preferred AGSE screening and selections methods.
Review and recommend AGSE production decision criteria with respect to AGSE performance and supportability.
Identify using Command focal points for various AGSE classes to participate in acquisition reviews, tests and demonstrations.
Prepare and distribute an AGSE newsletter to highlight current acquisition activities, user needs, concerns, trends, lesson learned, and standardization programs.

GUIDANCE. This group has been established at the direction of HQ USAF/LEYY and will be jointly chaired by HQ AFSC/SDD and HQ AFLC/LOW.
REQUIREMENTS. The AGSE working group will consist of one principal and one alternate member from each participating command listed on attachment 1. Members designated to represent their command will serve for a minimum of two years. Members will actively participate in developing working group products and intra-command staffing of working group position and status reports. This staffing requires information flow to and from the office of primary responsibility (OPR) and office of collateral responsibilities (OCR). Transportation and per diem cost will be borne by the members organization, and should be programmed annually. Activities and tasks are to be set forth in an action plan due sixty days from the authentication of this charter. The plan will outline the necessary tasks, resource requirements, and milestones to accomplish the stated objective. Sufficient priorities and resources will be allocated to this working group to allow timely accomplishment of its responsibilities. Subgroups or task groups to address specific tasks may be formed as agreed by the principal members and approved by Command OPR.
ADMINISTRATION.

The AGSEWG meetings will be held as often as required, but not less than tri-annually. Agenda and all discussion items are to be submitted no later than 30 days prior to the meeting.
All AGSEWG reports, assessments, and recommendations will be submitted to the membership for approval. All AGSEWG recommendations will be considered for implementation by the affected organizations. Formal responses will be prepared addressing AGSEWG recommendations.
The AGSEWG will be chaired by the principal members from AFLC/LOW and AFSC/SDD. The AFSC and AFLC principal members will be responsible for:

Establishing/maintaining direct contact with principal members.
Assuring that funding and resource requirements to accomplish mission tasks resulting from AGSEWG activities are appropriately presented for command decisions.
Developing agenda.
Calling meetings as required at locations deemed necessary by the membership.
Presiding as chairperson and preparing minutes.
Developing and maintaining an action plan to identify AGSEWG action items, responsibilities, and activity schedules.

2 Attachments:

AGSEWG MEMBERSHIP

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6. AUTHENTICATION

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