Headquarters U.S. Air Force Fly – Fight – Win APEX Orientation Arthur J. Lichte Assistant Vice Chief of Staff

The Mission of the United States Air Force Is to Fly, Fight and Win Fly – Fight – Win

Context Our Responsibilities in a Globalized World DoD is at war USAF is surging along with ground and maritime forces AF fully engaged, worldwide, 24/7/365 and has been last 16+ yrs 2006 in IZ/AFG: flew >100,000 sorties and transported >1.1M people Expect Air Power to be in SWA/Central Asia another 10+ years The “challenge of our time” will last your entire career Classic strategic missions remain: detect, deter, dissuade, defeat Can’t focus solely on terrorists, insurgents or one theater Must dominate across the spectrum, across the globe The world around us changing rapidly Evolving domestic political landscape Uncertain geopolitical landscape Technology advancing, proliferating Advocates of an “all counter-insurgency force” ignore our country’s strategic & operational imperatives

Fly – Fight – Win Emerging Threats to Our Air, Space and Cyberspace Dominance Double-digit SAMs are primary threat to joint air dominance Modern IADS will cripple 4th Generation aircraft Iran fielding SA-15 advanced SAMs from Russia Adversary Air-to-Air Fighters, advanced sensors & weapons comparable/superior to legacy aircraft Iran considering purchase of advanced MiG fighters Venezuela purchasing 24 new 4 th generation Sukhoi Su-30 MKK FLANKERs PRC’s latest fighter now in Sq strength, developing XXJ 5th generation fighter By 2010, numerous countries will posses LO land attack cruise missiles Risk to homeland and overseas forces Growing risk to space access and operations GPS jamming already in OIF 11 Jan 07 China tested a new ASAT weapon Cyber & info ops growing military & civil threat AA-12 SA-10/20 SA-18 Black Shaheen LO Cruise Missile Infrared Search and Track XXJ Su-35 Cyber Threats ASAT We live in a threatening, uncertain, & dynamic global security environment Our current force is at risk of obsolescence vis-à-vis these emerging threats

Fly – Fight – Win CSAF’s Priorities 1. Warfighting Wage & win the Long War while ensuring we’re ready for the next war Organize, train and equip the USAF for full spectrum dominance Keep our eyes on the ball “outside Ramadi” 2. Developing and caring for Airmen and their families Training & educating our Airmen for combat & contingencies this century Assessing surge requirements and determining the Air Force’s right size and personnel mix 3. Re-Capitalizing and Modernizing our aging air and space inventories and equipment All US Services need to “reset” & build for the future USAF is building a force for the future with range and payload to equip our QDR-required 86 ready, modern combat wings 20x Global Vigilance, 27x Global Reach, 32x Global Power, 7x SOF/CSAR

Fly – Fight – Win Top 5 Procurement Priorities 1. KC-X Fuels the Joint fight Provides Global Vigilance, Reach & Power 2. CSAR-X Range, payload & survivability to rescue Joint forces nm “behind the lines” 3. Space-based Early Warning and Communications Satellites Joint threat warning, SATCOM and makes the Global Information Grid global 4. F-35A (Joint Strike Fighter) 5 th generation, precision strike, CAS 5. Next Generation Bomber Low-observable and long-range for global, kick down the door access for the Joint team Remaining priorities: JCA, C-130J, F-22A All for the interdependent fight Today’s Investments Ensure Tomorrow’s Dominance

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