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CHIFFOF bTAFF LJNITEW 9TAlFhAtR FORCF '.var*iO,TTit CC 

l hroughout am &stlnpmalted tuslory. .b~~encd's hice ho. rmained the ..world',% 

pel~ue~ d~ ad space powel becauae of cu~ profess~nn.ll umai, om invcmnent to aarfightln,e 

restudog). znd out nbil~iy to mtegme cur people and system3 wpethcr 10 produce Lhcls~ii. 

sffacts These An Fwce ccmperenclrs are the tcltndatlnn thlt will enbme we are prepr~ad 

for the unknown Ihresls of an unaeitan future l'he) w~tl ensure th3t i'or < m~batani 

Cormnanden haw the loots the> need ts rnmiitatn a hr-oad aid ~ialdlnd ndvAntagc over 

any ernergmg ad\ ersanes. 

In flus stralepc envlronrnenr ofthe 21" centmy, ar~d dong wlUt .rur \Istcr rc.r\kzc.. 

181u ,\tr Fnrze wtl ccntlnue to fulfdl our obllpat~on lo proten .\rnmca, dete~ aggresucn, 

assure nu! all~ai. and delear nu enemr:, As we adapt the AIK tori? lo the drtnands of 

llh era. WC. reiiiiiln ~01n11n1le~l hi) IuICIIIII~ "ill ghhal CL~IIIIUII~IIIS 3 pxt UI tli~j~mi 

uarfiphtmg team. 111 pitriner.hip. aid ruth the ~.ontmnnp aasl&?rxr $,I the Cmnpress. we 

\\lit Aqc UIP force tc meet the needs of this century, fig111 tho (iluhd Vim l'error~siri. 

arid dcteld nu nnrlrvl. 

ihr enclosed 2004 Posture ~lntemeni ti our vision for The upcantmp year and is 

the blueprinl wc wll follow TI' wstan cur ar and apace ~Lr~~mnrrce ri~ thu iulure \lrc arc 

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THESECRETARY OFTHE AIR FORCE 

CHEFOFSTAFE (rmiTED STATUS AIR FORCE WS*IIWj~ OC 

Throughout om msbnguished histoly. Amuica's rLr Force has remained the world's 

vernier air and space power bacause of ourprofdoonal airmen, our invemnent in warfi&tinp. 

te&nology, and our ability a integrate our people and systems together a produce decisive 

effects. Thee Air Force mpeimcies are the foundation that will ensure we are prepared 

for the nnlinown threats of an uncutain %we. They sill ensure that our Cambatant 

Cammandas have the tools they need to maintain a broad and sustained advantage over 

any emerging adversaries. 

In this nrategic environment of the 21C century, and along with our sister services3 

our Air Force will continue to Nfdl our obligation to protect Amuica, dew aggression, 

assure our allies. and defem our enemies. As we adapt the Air Force to the demands of 

this era, we remain committed to fulfilling our global commitments as p.ut ofthe joint 

warfighting team. in parulership, and with the continuing assistance of the Conpss. we 

will shape the force to meet the needs of this cenmry, fight the Global War on Tenonn. 

and defend ow nation. 

The enclosed 2004 Postnre Statement is ow vision for the npcmning year and is 

the blueprint we will follow to sustain our nu and space dominance in the future. We are 

America's Air Force4isciplined dnnen, dominant in wvalfighting. decisive in conflicr. 

Chief of Staff 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 

INTROD~JCTION ................................................................................................ I 

AIR AND SMCE DOMINANCE IN A NEW EW~ONMEN~ ................. 7 

GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM .......................................................................... i 

OP~~TIOX NOBLE EAGLE ........................................................................ 10 

OPRL~OS ENDURING FREEDOM..JLFG~~,L~SA% ....................... 11 

O~mnoss NORTHERN WATCH A\-J SOUTHERN WATCH ..... 12 

OP~ATIOS IRAQI FEEJ3OM . I 

OTHFR C~~TNG~-CY OPFR~TIOXS ............................................................. 16 

STR.+TEGIC DETERREE:CE .................................................................................. I8 

EUEfic~ns .......................................................................................................... 19 

LESSONS FOR THE Funw ............................................................................ 20 

SLMM~RY ........................................................................................................... 23 

D~ELOPING :GR~~LV-RKHT PWPLE. RIGHT PL~CE. RIGHT TIME .......... 15 

DEFIMSG OUR RFQUI~ENTS ............................................................... 25 

FLTLJS TOTAL FORCE ............................................................................. 26 

REVE\Y'~NC THE FORCE ........................................ : .................................... 27 

DEVEl0PPJG THE FORCE 

Foc~s 0s FI~ES ................... r. ........................................................ 29 

TECH~OL~Y-TO-W~FIGHTKG .................................................................... 50 

Erru.lrs Focus: C.~~ffi1~1n~Bsm CONOPS ................................ 31 

~~ODERSMTIOS /LCD ~ITALMTION .............................................. 31 

S~VCE AND TECXVOLOGY .................................................................... 35 

FLVAYCING THE FIG ~TEGRATING OPUU~~ONS .............................................................................. 38 

I>TGM~XG ]om . Cornoh-, AKD I\?ER.~GEVC( OP~~TIOXS ....... 58 ~TEGR.~~NG ~'lTH1X THE AIR FORCE .................................................. 40 

Ho~lzovru MACHIX-~~M.?.CI~I~;F. IN~RATIOS ........................... 42 

digirdprrwch-crand~doprmarc a$c.non-linur we enjoy today. Doubk-digit surface-to-air 

wavs ofinrmadne to achieve miwon success. missilc wsrcms (SrLUs) are prolifuatma. 

Tdis &:in ~~l~ds to apabilidej China h;r purchased ri@i&i numb& 
forca need to acromplisb rhdr missions, and 

ddine rhe opadond cffear we expect ro 

produce. Through this appro&. we an rmkc 

snartn dcarions abut hnue invatmar. 

arriculate the link beoreen wrrunr and 

The pioritis &at emerge &om rhc COXOPS 

will - euide a refonncd ~cauisition orcccs 

that u~cluda more active, conrinuous. and 

aativcplrrncrships among the rquirtmar. 

devdopment, operariond tm. and indurrv 

cormuunirics who work side-by-side at the 

program lcvrl. In our science aod technolog 

planning, wc arc alw worlriog to denlonnr~rc 

and inrepre promisop rcchnoiogia quickly 

by providing an operational "pull- that conveys 

a dear vision of the upabilities we need for 

rbe future. 

We are applying this approach to ow space 

rynunr; as well As rhc DOE Exautive &at 

for Spe we uc prodtdnz innoydrivc dutions 

for ;hernos chdlagingkariond security 

ve rp_cans will nor arfGce. Simply stated, problem. DSe have ddked a rerics of p.ioriua our uent fleet of legacy rystunt cannor cnmrid to delivuing rpace-bad apaWtis 

danys ensure ah and space dominance in to rhe joint warfightcr and rhc Intelligence 

iuture mgaggcnts. Community. AAEhievinomLrion succmin . . 

To cuunra thoc ud. we are purruing a range 

of rurrcgjcs dm aiU guidcow modaniution 

and rcupit~lizxion efforrr. We 'ere usinga 

capabiliries-bawd planning and budgeting 

prows. m intcgr;r.ted and system& risk 

a-mr s).iran, a commitrnenr to shona 

aquidrian +e rim- and imqrovnipropm 

ovasrghr. Ow pd is to integmtr our camhr. 

iniornudon ndue, and suppon ryslems ro 

crure a ponfolio of air md space advantages 

for thc ioinr warGghm and rhe muon. Thus. 

wc ondnue to rdvwace for pm aabilityin 

our umdcmiption and invaunau aaovnrs 

opemiom uld acquisitionis our principd 

priority, This rmuircs us ro oncmuace on 

. conreauxe m the mimid aps of ow ipce 

progrmr early on-rdying on wmng system 

a+&g deign. discipline, and robw tea 

pro~ants. W An bvemm). ara &at require 

rqmnsive nmrd sccea to space, ad&- 

bandwidrh limirarions, and fma rplce tdmce The principal mechanisms that faditate this and technolominvesullc~~t om&&. This 

As m.e ad&= the problcm of aging -ens 

rhr+ rmtlvcd iwc~m~t, we continue to 

find innovative means ro keep current rpjrems 

opertrianally effective. In OTF. the .spitit of 

innovation flounrhed. VPe achieved a number 

of I lod space powa fmts: employment 

of the B-1 barnbeis synrhdc aperture ndu 

and ground moving tuga indicator fa ISR: 

inwrpndon of thc Luabg I1 tnrgaing pod 

on the F-15. F-16. A-10. and rhe B-52: and 

uu of a Wobd Hawk for a& coordinntion 

aod rcconnli-ce while flm as a remotely 

pilored drmdt. With thew inrepred dr and 

space caplbilitia. we v,ert able to p~eastly 

6nd. fix, track "get. and rapidly eqge our 

a*. Tha &2myla iUustn1e how wrue 

approaching daprarion ink US. .Sir Force. 

Ultimcely the success of ow Air Force in 

accompli&ing our mission and adapting to 

rhe odeaaa of comba stuns from rhe more 

rhan OW mive. pad, r-e. and drh 

profarionllr who proudly call thcn~rclva .. men.' In thepast fiveyeus. theyhave 

displayed their competence and bravay in 

rhrm major conflicts: the B&s, .ughmisran. 

and Ina. . Thcr ~rc a formidable wvfiehtine . force. imbued wirh m apedirionvy cdLe. Ld 

dybr du dwllaga oia dangcrour world 

Poised to ddmd Americis intucsrs, we 

conrioue ra u&fv an unvrmdmred dcmnnd . . br air and spice wufi+ting czpzbiliuoproiectiag American power globally while 

pr\rvidine rffmive homdmd ddenw. Thisis 

'die t'.S. hL Force in 200hve imta ingenuity 

in da world's mow profesional airmen. duke 

on t~dtioning new rcrhnolc+cl into joint 

~rfrghtin~ sysrema. and drive rdenrlrnly 

toward inregarion to rcalizt the pota~id oi 

our I and space apabilitics. We uc.baa'E 

Airma-mddmt in our apbility to prwidc 

our nation with dominance in air and space. 


OPER'ITION NOBLE EAGLE 

Hgh above our narion. aiimrn prorm our &a 

aud arics rhroUPh air ddmx oxnrions !am 

ns @pcradon <06LE E.W~ (ONE). The Torn1 Force ream. comprised ot acxivc dory. 

Air hsdond Guard. ~nd Air Forcc Rcscmc 

airmen, conducrs airborne early u-uning, dr 

rduding. and mmbir air pad opentionsin 

ordcr to prorccr xnsirire sires. merropoliran 

urns. and arid infrasrru~mc. 

This mnsrlor 'top mva' demands dgnifiant 

.Air irrv wco. thus raising the baselinc of 

requimnan above the prc-Sqxanba 11 temp. 

Sinv 2001. dris tu&c has mar ovcr 34.000 

N~O~S. Of rh~. .%I st&e kcnfr fl@g 

tiom nine bas flnvmorc &in two-thirds of rbr 

comhc missions. dropped morc tbdn ~.1100 

munitions (9,650 rm.4 and damqd or dawqcd 

approximardy rhraquarrers of planned rargcfs. 

In ZOO3 nlonc. Air Force nscrs ~rovidril morr 

and cornbar m~omn. md rhc numuous air a.W of 

OPERATION ENDmNG thcmllidonaih auid rciudq, rhc Air Fora 

deploycd ovcr 50 mnlins. In rhrir primar). 

rolc. thcsc brc 19SOs-cra and carly I%<h-crn 

Operation EKDUJUNG FREEDOM- KG155 rdm flcwmore than 5.900 rdirding 

A@aima (OEF) ic ongoing. Rcruolnrs of mirsions. In rhdr stcmdrry airlifi rdc rhcy 

Taliban f01cm C~~MUC ro ma& US.. N,\', delivurd 5.620 pmgcrs and 405 ronr of cup. 

malidon troops. humanirarinn aid workcrs. Withour vers3tilc rankers, our armed forces 

and othus involvcd in rhc rcconsnucrion of would need grara accea to fadp bz., morc 

.4f&mistan. To ddiar this rhmr. aid malidon airaafr ro auomplisb rhc sunc miaion, nlorc 

snbiry. and support operario~~~, the Air Force lirlifr ass- and gacnrcmm sordcs ro main& 

h3s maintained n praencc of nearly 24,000 rhe rcquircd durarion on-surion. 

airmen in and vound rhc region. Having 

&+down mac d~m %,m (OW 72 

pcrcmr of all OEF minions fld. thc .4ir 

Force ram ofactive Guai-d, and Rtsmc3irma 

Af$unisrul also hi@ght US. eliancr on U.S. space apabilids. 

d accurarc $obd n.arhcr, pru-kc 

modnut ropaform ISR, nxipion. owununiclrioos. as wdl s@mt 

rdu*, and racdd rnd lLfi, mr)ridmidc midc wning and survdllanct. For clamplc. OEF rtlicd on prcdsion 

While fully enaa cd in ONE and OlF, rhc navigation provided by rhc Air irai GPS 

men and -2 $the Air Forccprovidcd constellaion, ovu-rhe-horizon sarellirc 

mccrmm air uldmxe sunwrr. orchmane communiurions (SATCOM). md rimetv 
a ro ah~orr diilv Acrr of Iraqi amerrion. and 

nui~tai+ the required akWi ad ii~ r&d.lr, 

A? misions rwd ?\ir Force asserr - dnce ~ rhr end 

of Opmrion LGERT STORM. Yer, rhnc 

succcrdul au opcrauon* hd chrce wn cf'Iecrr: 

lhcy halted air attacks on thc chic minority 

populations ulda the no-hy wna: rhey &I& ,*&@&i.~. , - J ,+$gr;,.2-- 

2 rcpm oi hqi aeon a&s as nclghbrm 2 ... . . . 

and they h& Qfw-r of I.'mcrdNdanr 

Scouir). Cud Rercluuons 'Iluoughout &IS 

pod our lirmcn honed thdr wuri&n~okillr, 

gained f&iy with the region, and acre 

able to enabW1 favorable wdrions for OIE 

ftrrnsehidccrdc,..Lncdc~llmreo-ro 

onc of our natiods moa imponam dullmger. 

wnuining Sidh Hurrein. 

OPERATION 

IRAQI FREEDOM 

~3~2~~~fn~,~",2~,2ir2k On 19 .\larch 2003. our zirmcn, dongsidc 

ururo~torl-urrir~i~& fellow roldiur, sailors, marines and coalition 

danpuous and oppressive Iraqi regime- acIitivir): To amoqiirh thic - profmiods this &re & end oj~~~f!os~ pedurmd Iha~~~ds of prase sa&v ComMr 

and hundreds ofmion kqq adjuamarr 

to pmvide tmrplra spxt apbility 10 the 

mdgbts. ~vi1aI space apatilicia and 

ioinr mrblos dir* lmraed aur ability ro 

purrvc L'S. objarives in OEE 

OPERXIONS 

NORTHERN WATCH 

AND SOUTHERN WATCH 

During the pas 12 years. thc AL Force flew ovu 391.0W sorties enfordug rhc porthon 

and sourhan na-!Iy mncs ova Iraq. W~rh he 

prpmd-u of forrn rhc Air Force. dons 

with thc h'avy and hfuine Corps, worked 

&n9de rhe by1 Air Force in Oprauuns 

SORTHERX WATCH (OW md 

SCL'THWN WATCH (OW. Manning 

radu ourpons and aublished C2 catQs, 

and rhe beginning of OIF. @IF crystdiud 

the meaning of jointnm and the qnagia of 

combined urns and pusistent bitrl&eld 

aw~css. 

In rhe fusr minutes of OIF, airmen of our 

Combat Air Forces R~SAF, UW, L~SMC, and 

coalition) wac d$ng Baghdad As major 

land forces crod tk line of depmure. 

AL Force assets pounded Iraqi command 

and and hdlitts md key lndmhip uqu, dmpitving the dedrion-rmlres &om their 

Lidded ~~CCF. kmdng lrqilndsr operared 

with our&ced information about pound 

forccr thc had aLe+ moved miles beyond 

their reach. As the hd componar raced 

towud B&W. walirion srdh airmh were 

simulramusly atracking Iraqi tiddcd forces. 

communiucions and commvrd and connol 

ca~us. Nficc-ru-surface minilr Lwnch sires, 

and v=c =pponulg wad opcriuons lor-, -n ~RIQ~~DO.W-S~~~~,FO~,,~,,~ and ndarrunne comdne au and ~xedolp~hulce %~~&w&nrnrr,~mrn c~A~

i&&s& Lq. Due co & acdam ad finlY& ZPP GW~.&,~ ' ' 

. . . *' ..' . ..". ..,~ . . - " .. - .>.. .; , ;. . . 
rhos during thc prcvious 13 yurs, nonc of 

the 17 lnqi missilclaunchcs wac sdul 

in disupring ccalition opcrations, and not 

a singlc hqi wmbar sorticflm dwing &is 

mntlin. T-ac days afta uuj~ combat 

opxionrkgm,ebc6ncUS.~farrsrcrrhed 

Baghdad fivc days farm, the lur major ciq- in 

hq mpituhtcd. 

Thr .4i1 Forceprovided ovcr 7.000 CAS rorrim qwrVirn mQrFWo o-iOPih nmv mtnlized mnrrol 

of air and spm pow cnablcd dirccr support to aid idl+nd for- in the 8r-d fa= rbth&duqc*#h.,iTi, &IW, hi* an0 movuncnt in hisrory. Licutcnanr Gcnad ~.~&&&&~~arlar.+yp~~(~i,~~h~~~ to JFC ob+a hroughour Iraq. Coalifion a1.o connibutcd ro our opaariond floribilit): 

Willim S. Wdacc. Com~anda 01' thc U.S. im &rmw rrmdin firraruynu wmr M and* rbc hnldidd hod of accomplish in^ huntaB!dlu missions. tamol 

~~,yanrsklprkmnrt thzAm~,i&.h& pmd fofm pidcd inrdligcnct and AT b,&ric midc surch. force prormion. fmwd wiw was to the flank and rcu of the npidy ah-rodng intdligmcc decdon. +ir suikc mnuol. ad m9tion. and saved as a force mulriplier for @d opcrations suppar. A H&c cquippd 

- hyV Corpssid, 'none of my commandus Spaial C+!ra~omfofc~~. Thisqnq kmn Prcdntor dso cdndurred numcrous precision 

g complained abr rhc adabili~ rcspondx~m~. SpKiel Opanriom and rhc Air Fact dlowcd srrihcs ngdnsr Iraqi rarp. and flew nrmcd ':. or dtadvm~~~ dCS-ir w un~cccda~rcd!~ .mull rpaaliud tam ro have amaior dcct csmrt missions miih US. .kmy hdimptas. 

As Iraqi forca nttmptcd ro stand ap'nst throughout the norrhan and wcm portions 

the inregrated air and grwnd otfcllsive, thy of lraq by rmgnSying thck inhcrmt Iclhaliry. 

found a joint and coalition tcam that was gunnredng rapid ncrinl mohiliry, reducing 

bena quipped. bata tined, ad bma led heir foorprint through aaid rcsuppl~. and 

dun crcr brought to the field d batdc. providing thun the advultagc of 'knowing 

what azs over thc nexr hill' &rough au and 

Tnin$g, ladaship, and innovation couplcd spaa-borne ISR with thc Air For& recar invcstmar in air 

mobility dlowrd US. forces to open a second The hc Airmi CZISR xws enabled thc j&r 

maja front in rhc Irnqi campaip. &&cd fore in Afghanistan as wdl. This innluablc 

Opp.-~11 ~R~QI~REED~W-DOI~~~~CCCC b, Ld froln tQcv by hd h h c-17s Zirdroppad fleer indudcs the RC-135 River Joint. E-S 

adma. i-iZp~wmLrrv,rbdrLwp~~ndnim ova 1,000panu00~d~ bm thc 173.6Airbanc ]STARS. and C E3 AWACS. This 'IronTnad' 

'$~~~~~,L~~run~o/~(.A~i Brigade into northern Imq. This successful of intdligcncc smsors and C2 capabilirics 

~;p~m~T~i,,,n~n~ .I,,~~~,,.~~ mission opmed Bashur airiicld and arsured illusrratcs thc A~I Fore vision of horizontal 

epc.iim+m,+m:o@w fyifmn. U.S. forces could be resupplied. intcgrarion in tams of pasistent barrlcfield 

awrmcs. Combined with rhc Globd Hawk 

unmmned aaial vchidc and Prcd.~tor rrm~cly 

piloted aircraft, spaced-based systems. U-2. 

and Compass Call, rhae invaluable systans 

provided 111-wcathu, multi~ourcc inrdligmcc 

ro comamders iron a11 ~cryiurhraughout 

thc am of responsibility. 

OIF was thc Prcdaror's fmr hcrworkcd' 

opdloon. Four sLnulnnmus Prcdaror orbips 

wc flown ova Imq and an additional orbir 

14 IS 
Space powa provided precise, d-wnrhcr 

navigation, global communiadons, minilc 

vmiy. and sllrvdllancr. The ability to adapt 

to adverse wutha conditions, induding 

mndnomu, dcaed air. land, and muitime 

for- ro confound the lnqi miliqmd d&ed 

sfc havm anpvhac in thdr own country. As 

the Irqis manpred to usc ground-bad GPS 

junmar Air Forcc roike raccs derrmyed than. 

in Iomc caw. usin: rhcra).mtmitionr tk 

iamrnm attempted to Gar. As Dcfcnx 

srmlla than the Army ofrbe Potomc.' Led 

by chefinen ofXcers and non-commissioned 

officers, our airmen flew more than 79.000 

scrria since Much of 2003. Ten thousand 

sde sonia drop* 3?.065 muniriom. The 

ddon dcss ova 55.W rirfiti so&. mwed 

469.033 pasxqcrs. and more than 165,060 

tons oiars. In addition. ova 10.000 acrul 

refueling &ions supported aircrdr from 

d -ices, and 1.m ISR minions provided 

.bcictary odd Rd2d noted, this newaa mice: or coalition nati&lity. This war r 

wu illuruatcd by the waliuods "unprecedented blistrring cmpaip that demanded a ioinr combinadon of power, preasion. speed. and combined effon to maximize &as in and Bndbility." the hztderpace. 

Today, Air Force hirmcD continue to mnrriburc 

to he joint and coalition tam ~s.4 in Inq. 

At the md of he year, 6.723 airmm fmm the 

&vc dur). Raave. and .9ir Krriorul Gwrd 

conduced a aide range of minions from 

Iondons overtus, ilying approhimarcly 150 

soma pcr day including CAS for ground fono 

cricking down rrgime lqdss, for+ fightas. 

and turorists. On a d+il?. basis. U-2 and 

RC-135 aircraft ilew ISR sorties monitoring 

the porous borders of Iraq and providing 

situationd awmus and mute pl&gfor 

Amy puuk in rr&v and ruppon opendom 

Providing evq&hg from bas security far 27 

nev baser opad by rhc ~1)9don to the lifdine 

of supplies dut air mobility and air rdu* 

u~us bring to dl joint force- hir Force airma 

are commined to the swcush! -mplirbmmr 

of rhe U.S. miion in Iraq. 

OTHER 

CLd of rhc Coaliuon Prowod Authority, an ureplasnble pm of he inten* light 

pronounced. 'In roufblv three wdir lucl asinst ill4 drue and narcotics ul&d;ine. 

air- perform thir round-thedockminion. 

manning nine ground-bawd mdu sites. 

opmting ten aaosars, and flying counter dm$ 

~ulvdance mldonr. The Air Force detcaed. 

monirored, and pmvided intercepts on over 

275 tvgets stccmping to infiltrate our &pa= 

without dnrancc. Along with out inqcnq 

p- thew options rdtl in 221 ancsrr 

and stopped hundreds of tons of contraband 

fmm being snuggled into our counuy. 

In the 6llkanr imen uc fdy committed to 

completing the minion hat they staned in the 

1390s. To&> Air Force airmen b~ve flown 

over 26,000 sonies supporting Operations 

JOIXT GUARDIAK and JOINT FORGE. 

kNATO-led operations oambine joint and 

dlied form ra implement the Dasron Puce 

At \I cud end 2~3. apprhurmrdV S~O airmen 

wae deXAT0's eod of achicicvine a 

MdohJh, the Air Force mzzdin daarencc 

- 

Eyt m the svnnc . - 62003, our muon mmmed 

vigilant agrina potential advasarie; in Asia. 

The ,Qir Force dcdored a bomber wine-24 

&>hand ~-~-lslro'the* tcm&af 

Guam to deter Sod %ru. r\t he height of 

OIF, ow Air Force dnnonmtcd om country's 

raolvc and abiliv ro defend the Republic of 

%m andJapan by eg bob opsrtions 

to over 105 sorties in les than three days. 

This dnarent oper~tion complunmte.i our 

pmwenr mga-m~ in Nanhna Adti. The 83D3 imnenwh, arc mtiond alon$de rhc 

soldiers, ailotr, .&ines and our &run allies 
maintained the Cnircd h'anmr urninice. 

muhng 50 ynrs of pce an hc peuinnrl. 

Owarargrhin&&g~on~~nurckd 

by our rrrcngth in burmaitxian aaidn. In 

responn to Prcridcnt Bu&s directive to hdp sop Ih womg cnrir in Libria. wr deploymi 

a nonwmba mdnl and logrmcsfoxe to-tc 

a M&c to the Amaican Embav md provide 

hope to the Iih pplc An Wopup " 

Group ot men pronded air!& mppn. .- 

~RCISES 

Thc Air Force's success can he mributed to 

the uaining, eduudon, and equipm~r of our 

airmen. Future radinea of our opaations 

mainrmmcc. mission support, and medical 

uits d dcpmd on rigorous and innonrive 

joint and rmlidon vahiqand ~dring. 'Ihi. 

~wclrcph~ 140 andr; wirh otha 

mur and awnae and wc anriapte bdng 

involved dr6c103 allied nxions. Wc will 

wndm rhsc a=& in as many as 45 fox+ 

urmrda. Puricipadon nnga from he Joint/ 

Combined command post ercrcise L'LCHI 

HXUS LENS airh our South Mrcm pumus 

to the cailorcd internadond participation in 

our FLAG cxadwr and Mission Employmmt 

Ph- of WAF Weapons Smaol. From joint 

-&-znd-rcaueforce in ARCTIC SARW( to 

P-aship for Pam inirLdvs our lirmcn mua 

c~ndnue to ukc id\,antagc of dl opprrunidcs 

dur bdp us tnin the way weintad to tight. 

m, or of. rhae reumcs. Wc have m~dc ir 

a . nriorirr to d&nc md amriFv rhe reovrca , . . needed to suppon mission rtquircmcnrs, 

and ro musvre and commvnicate the &as 

of encmrchmcnr on our insullrtions. radio 

fseq.equcncvrfcctrum, nngr, and airspace. We 

will continue ro work with outride agencies 

and che public to addrus thac iaucr. The Air 

Force arongly mdorxr the Readiness hgc 

and P~rmcn~.rion Lairinrive. lr would make 

id lc$dztive changes pprotming &e.& 

Force's opsid tmca \\We courhuingro 

praavc our nzdon'r m..iro~ment. 
As rvc wndnue ombat oparioas and prc~pre 

for an uncarain future, we ue erlmining 

lusms from our tczent +encs. Although 

we arc madv rnaeai wirh oLfi ofrhcorha 

-ice tor& dg&ns &om OIE of thc 

priorities !id in tlar FLnl Year 2005 P-dmd 

Budeu submirdon r&en our ordiminm 

con&rionr. The Air Force h.& estab1ish;d a 

turn rnmuuned ro tuning mlidrted Insons 

into new equipmmr. nov opetaringconceprr, 

and posibly new orgrniutianal ruucturcz. 

wor!-ing dowly airh ow joint and malition 

p- we intad to CODMUC ow rnmrum 

coavd an eveqmore effecive i+ting force. 

One of the mosr imporrmr I-nr we an 

draw was envisioned by rhe authors of the 

Goldmra-Niihok Aa. ONE, OEF. and OIF d vllidated joinrnesr as rhe only acceptable 

merhod of fighring and winning this nariodr 

wars. Ln OIF. rhe rnaturc rdatiodp bera~m 

the Combined Forces Land Gmponent 

Commander (CFLCC) and the Combined 

Forca AL Component Commrnda (CFACC) 

Id to unpmcdrnred rynercja. The CFF4CC 

c~r~ on hc oppnunik byed&bg coordbcion cntitis led by YI Air Force pad 

~fticrr in the suppond land compnenr 

bud~as and bymlintziniogintmul Amy 

Navy Muine Carpr, and co&ion 05~6~ inhis 

own hudqtnncrr Both of rheu ophdod 

innovations enabled cornmandm to mtl;imiu 

thr advantages of mn lnhdity. and GbiJiry 

ot'airpwer in rhe uca of responsibility. 

Another lcsron is the Air Force's dcpendmcc 

on the Toul Force concept. As sated above, 

ScptemLz 11 brought wirh it a new temp of 

operations, one that required both the anive 

duy md Air Rewrve Component (ARC) to 

mxkincuncm ro dricvrourrudond -1rir). 

objectives. The Eynagy of ow Illly intqarcd 

nctiw duty ..\ir Nadod Gwd and Air Force 

Rame rum provides warfightus wirb 

apa bilitia that the components could nor 

provide done. 

~,~~rtio,n~Air~,w,m~&n i.&rixdhos. owAvRmm~~~rn-72 *mmdwr rrai;d 

~~mm#~~~~w~ &,~~rmm.f(wuiruir~~~~i&j d~mr~dm~ry.(~of~~~~~&~ghu?. 

or ob~&eAir Force Spnial -xions through inreroperablc mnchine-to-machine 

roles in the wetan Iraqi derut. thehRC will in~ufaccr, rhL data an p&r a picture of rhe 

rermin airial ro adicving rhe full potm&L of badcspace whac the .nun of du widom of dl our sir and sprcepwer. mran d ad up with a curwr mcr the nrp 

thirdIcY)n ans nliLtion rhe ncedfo:nr jr for the opanmr who an ave the rugu. stud? 

and sup..;,,"r)-. nrou$, tarat rnmbar h" '=ger. Or d-=~? the %ef. 

oparri-, &Air Forccmainuincd irsnln~orr Fin.dp rhae are three general areas for 

SO ycu-old record of ho U.S. govnd uoops improvunent wc rnndda Lnpmdvc: hrrle 

muion IPAQIFRE&~XJM-I~~~~(~+~I~~~~ killed by may air ntracl.' Wirhout having Wc assawnt. htriade pr~~-cn~o~'cmbar 

m'mfirrr~d.ZiximdGdtea~&~ to defend against Iraqi airpower. coalition idenrificiriun, and equipping our birrlefield 

m. Z4 r3bnr'pndrlvnrlvn60m1~IDYI rrvllirv coma?n&s could focus rhdr combat pawa Jmen. &t. bade damage :crscsmmr &apes 

more eflecriuely. In addition. air md space hecouunandu'sabilirybr &kt unpb~mt 

CIur rcscwc component accounts for ova supaiority domed airmen to dedicate more of military purr. Reruiking tugus tharhve 

one-third of our &kc Bghtas, more rh 71 sorries in support of rhe ground scheme of &ady been destroyei. damaged. or rmde 

perccnr of our ta&d airlift. 42 pacenr of nu~wcr, ,rubxmr*Uyrrd~mYaPabilir). k&mt byrapid ground t'orcc ad>aca nuts 

our swatcgic M, and 52 percar of our air in advance of the land cornponmr. wrdcs rb1 muld be dcvotd to orha ozlirion 

refueling capability The ARC lLo rmka we lLo need mutinut in'cgndon and joinr force objective. Adnncer in ddivq 

si&onr conmiburions to ow r-e and andp luming-in twrjon of sen,cc apabilitis ap~biliriesofour modan ii&a!attad: air& 

suppon missions. and has an increasing m~~~~~~~o~~~~t~gmeng~rwa~on and bombas mnn Ihat ISR anew must 

prcuncc in T~EL mtdliw. and infomution to wt on and inlomion UICSS more rargers per suilie h ever beior~ 

opmrions. B dl. he ARC prides r ru$ Reddon --I requirepreddon loodon. 

force requtiog minimum pepasation for $~~~~~

identification. and precision useamat. 

mobiliurion. Whuha that mobiliudon L antrol,md he to diwminarcmd Nthough eu kc theGbbd Hmk. Pr&tor, 

will-ddve U-2. Smior Scout. and Rivu Joint uc quipped 

db rhe Iatnt collection tecbnolqp the Air 

a< ,* .- ,, .-'; :* , . .... ". . 21 

$+;". ;-;y &+w 7,~ 
idatifintion yaw on mmv ground force 

vehids allowed commmdas situational 

awasmenc oithdr iorcep and memy forcs ru 

a common o~mtiontl ~irmre. Still. nor d joint or coalition for& are equipped with 

'lhcre tuhnolo$Cd Iduurcc;. ivc-'Cuepurruing 

Fuc Supwrr Coordination Mc;lsurcs rht 

apirnli;'on the Jpeni md drluriond awuenm 

digital mmmuniotions offer nrha tb mllv 

vorce con~municatiunr md grease pndls. 

A third area we ye aaively improving is the 

diesivenbs of rhe airma who arc anbeddcd 

with convatiand land or Special Forts. With asured sum to Air Force daalinlic md 

urellires. the 'Banldidd Airmen* can put 

hn directlyinro air-land-sa wfnn spans 

and enable joint force command md cond. 

capabili'ry is bxd upn thc gwd ides af our 

lMlm who hmc kin wmbat and ndunderjrmd 

how much a *n+ individual on rhe htdefield an conrribure wicb heci~$t kit. 

The airmen of AmaicJ hL Force h.ir 

Thew combat operations ue mde possible 

bu& Face invsunmts in ruiktic uainine 

Force. iobr I-. md IntcUjgmceCom We are aim wproviRoomtiond prouduru 

rhir pl rhted hm tahooioginlnlooludons. 

Blue Force Tr& md 0th- combat 
Air ForcelcthS~, mobility 4. pr~sion. 

and thc abilitv to vroicrr U.S. militarv , A. 

power around rhe globe provide Combatanr 

Commanders the opzbilitiur required ta mm 

the narion'r militwrauiranarts and dominztc 

our memia. bm&$aith th DoDi ioason 

Joint Oparing Gncepts, will antinut to 

udorm our t-orccmming thc challalgcs 

of this a, adapting our form and ppk ro 

them. and occradne . our service &~ciendv. " 

We will adopr service concepts and caphilido 

that support the joint conarua and ccpitalk 

on our core competencies. To suaain our 

dominance, wc dorelop profarioml airmen. 

rhe buildup and runainm& of oi~timary 

ooeruionr. Our yldVrir bows that we need 

to &it manpower to srrcsvd carer fidds to 

me* rhc bds of this new andy *arc, and 

we are in rhe proccsf of duine this. We haw 

d,gned paromd into our most suened 

>wadtie and hired additional cidianr and 

knuaaon to free militqmcmhrr ro fon military spedfc duue. We have ah mde 

multi-million dollar invsrmmw in technolow 

ro reduce certain manpower rquircmenrs. 

9C'e have redirecred our rninine and acccrdon 

DEVELOPING AIRMEN- Shcc 2001, we've aded our e.mg&ondp 

mandtred ad nrengh bymorc than 16.000 

RIGHT PEOPLE, RIGHT PLACE, pbg~nd In tight ofthe gob2 wu on tcrrarism 

RIGHT TIME and OIF, DOD allon& this OV- bur nowwe need to get bad to our rmo&ted ad sum& 

At the hcut ofour combat capability ue the W'eucaddrrniDg rhisiwein wom).~: b7. by 

prof-ond iPnm W~O yo~untuilY reducing perro~d ovmga in most &ills: and 

Air Forcc md ow ndrrn. Olu airmen turn stmud, by &piq the rawiniq iorcc to mm 

idas, rook taciirs. tcchniqus, and pmcedurcs miaion rquirrmmrr. To raiucc posonncl, we 

We ue ah reviewing 

minimirc involunrlr 

force for &y-to+. 

while uuuring the). a 

in drnsdaidr Sin 

w'vc mobiliud morc 

over 100 units, and r 

m&ili~lfion wpcn 

our ARC manpower ro 

y mobilization of ARC 

smdy sate opendons 

re prepared to rapad 

ceseptcmba 11,2001. 

than 62.000 people in 

nay morc individud 

rm Today 20pcrccnr 
of our AEF packagm arc comprised ofadzcn 

airrnro, and manbas ofrhe Guard or Rsavc 

condua 89 pawr of OM missions. Wc 

rcmpk this is a dnlkagc and arc raking IF 

to rdicvc the prcsnm on rhc hd and R~ITC 

In FY05. we plan ro redismburc forces in a 

number of mssion was among the Rcservc 

ad Acdm compcamn ro bdanu rhc burden 

an the Rsava. Thcrc misdrmr indudc our A(r 

and Spa Opardars Carar, mar+ pilored 

&a& sysrems. Combat Sd and Rewus 

S&p Fuce, and a numbu of hi$ demand 

global mobility qss~. We arc wking 

to incrasc ARC voluntccrism by addressiog 

cquivof bmdirs and row-length flexibility. 

whilc addresing a\ih cmploya issues. 

Wc arc also loding ar aadognore full-dme 

paudons ro rcducc our dcpcndcocy on 

prognmmcd or arc in ur. Ihc crutim of the 

'blended' unit, the 116& Air Conrrol Wing 

ar Robins Air Fore Basc. Gcor@o, dcvarcd 

inrc~arion to rhc nm level. an initial 

dcployaenr of over 730 personnel. and 

siggificmr opmriod achievaom~ in OIF, wc arcnmvaaminingopparmnitia roinrcgntc 

amv~ Guard. and Rcravc units dxwhae in 

orda to podue cvcn more me;raulbc kn&s 

sax*ing, and ettiaencitr 

Wc nc mraing thc scond yea of our aycm~nr ro mrploy .Army National Guard 

ddicrs for Fore Prormion ar Air Fore 

insdations. rcaponrilymidga~ our 8.00 

pasmud sh& in Srmdv Form As we do 

du's~uecrrmringan~cphnronpidly 

bum dm rhc nrrd fa .4rmyaupcnndm and 

avrking ro rcdesign mvlpona rcquirrmmo. 

Our Rducdon plan n~lximizs rhc uw dhy 

volunreas in rhc second year, and allows for 

danobiiiwrioo of abarr one thud of tbc sddiar 

anploycd in rhc fm ~UI. 

Jua ls in combat ovasu, ur arc condnuing to purruc sadm ARC d activc dur). inrcgration 

ar homc. Icverrgng chc capabiiitics and 

charaacrisrio of cach componcnr, rvhilc 

1aviog adr ro rmin ch& aJd idardry. We 

mndnuc to aplorc a variqof o~ntional 

initiariva ro inrqarc our active, Guard. and 

ILsarc form. Thac &om arc inrcndcd to 

aprnd mission flaibiliry, aare &dencis 

in our Total Fore. and ~rcouc for the fururc. 

Blendedllntegrated Unit 

Personnel assigned to the samc wing or squadron-Active, 

Guard, Reserve, civilian--that are administrativelyseparate, 

but organizationally and 

operationally combined. 

The reasons for his type of inrepion arc 

compdlog. Wc an h ow ~~~-&gllring 

apabiida by inrqaring Icdvc. Guard, and 

Rcvrve form ro opdmiv rhc owtribudons of 

each maponcnt. Rssvjss and Guardsocn 

bring with rhcm apibilide rhcy have aquired 

in haan jobs, ICV- rhc O~ARC 

pnsonnd. Inr~gntim rdicva P~C1PO on the aaivc duyforce. Because ARC members 

do not mow as ohen, tbcy pmidc mrporatc 

howicdgc. stabii~, and continuity Fmd~ 

intqration enhances chc reration of airmen 

do dcadc ro lave amve sc~vicc. Bcause rhc 

Guard and Rcsavc are involvcd in many .Gr 

Force missions, we rccaprure thc invwmmr 

m've mde by rcnining sepmring aaivc dury 

manbas as mcmbas of the AFC. 

oidd for our mndnued ~cas In n03. our ap3bilida. In this nor. aa, succ&id rnibnry 

gwl was 5226 oKms and 37.000 cnlistcd; opcradons demand much grcara agility. 

exceeded mu god in borh arcgorie. mdg adsprsbilig and vcrsariliry ro achieve and 

5,419 &a and 57.144 rnlisrcd. For FYN. mr smah suusr This rquira a fore compdscd 

plm ro 3cccs 5,735 ofticas and 37.0 &cd of rhe cbsr our nation has ro offa, from cvay 

widc-ran&g rulnval acumm. Divadry 

of Lfe a$&ics. cdunrion. .drurc md 

background arc rrrrnrid ro hdp w irhicvc 

rhc qmmerric aawrar wc nccd to ddud 

Amatcab mwrcjrs u,hocvcr thrarm:d. 3ur 

s& roam riom chc collmwc aappLianoo oi 

our &vase rdmts and IS 2 airin! mmlanrnt 

of rhc ~II and space domruncc wc cnjoy rodav. 

Tc musr enihusumully rcacb our ro dl 

went? of vod~ ro ensure the Fore orfm 

a wdmming arm ro rhc bwr 2nd brigbccsl of 

Amfflan smq, rcgudlas oi rhdr hckpnd 
in addition to a diver* force. we nlro need 

the corrut uleu mix. Wc rcrrin mnvmcd 

atour rnuun$ bulrb arc prafcnionals and 

individuals uirh rezhniul dmres. To mecr 

our rids. we CO&UC to io4 ow et~om to 

marre we atma and main in? right people. 

We nill ah ddy monitor ARC rcauimmr. 

Histolially the ?lir National Guud and Air 

Force -e Command access dose to 25 

perccnr dcligibls repuating a&,e dury Air 

Force mrmbar wirh no hmli in rcrsicc bawlhar mive duty and ARC savice. 

DEVELOPING THE FORCE 

Over the phn year. we irnplanmtcd a ncar force 

dndopmmr wnarucrin ordaro the ri&r 

dweiopmcnt combina focused asignmenrs 

and eduauon and ndaining opponuniiia to 

prep our pmple to mea rhc eon noedr of 

force warriors with the skills needed aooss 

the uaial. ooerariod. and ndteeic levds of 

.4 ..pmau of dots rc+ng +aJ artmtion is our adre of space profeniands, thore thv 

design. build. and operate our space rystuns. 

As militan dewnJece on space erowr, rhe 

Air Force&n&ua to dnriop'chis &re to mecr 

our nau0n.s necdr. Our Smce Profesionll 

Scrmgy is the roadmap f& developing that 

a& Air Force space profem'onalswdl devdop 

more in-depth aperuse in owrationd and 

techniul Gzu sp;dddcs &ou& tailored 

arderunmrr, education. and rrainine. This 

m@&s program nunagas, and oopnarors 

J;illed and knowled9eable in devclopino. . . acquiring, 1ppIh sustaining. and intcgntiag 

space upabilitis. 

fields and those in whom we have invarcd 

+cmt education and vlining. In 2003. we 

raped thc hm&tr of an agrenive rrermion 

program, aided by a rmcwcd focus and 

iovatmmt on cduclrion and individual 

dwdopmmt. enliamcnt and ramdon bone 

tugccedmiliary pay niss and qwliiy of Life 

improvcmmn. Our FW3 enlisted retenrion 

aadsdc~ cdl du stow. ILrmaon for firn tam 

airma aoodai 61%. aceding our p3 by G%. Racndon for our raond urm and cues ahmu 

-as llso impressive. achieving 73% and 95% 

ofliving. and entbler us to attrrcr and rec3in 

the profision& we noed. 

One of the hwgha of our qualiry of life 

foclsis boudnginvamrm~ Through military 

canstdon and blaineprivlrimion,~ arc 

providing qdT bonmmc1&a than cvu bdore. 

Over rhe nar three years, the Air Force 4 

thou& privatization. At rhe -I< bme. wc 

d raovate or replace an rdditionzl20,O(YJ 

horns through military mnsrrunion. With 

the dimination of outuf-pochr houring 

espenrcs. our r\L Force membas and rhar 

families now have her gut optionr--loal 

mmmuniy houjng. tradidonal miliary family 

housing. and primdud housing. 

Focus ON FITNESS 
EFFECTS FOCUS: that will be 1 need for persinear and 

CAP.ABILXTIES-B.ASED CONOPS nmu'nedopmrionr ro nuinrain Ar, ir,rpacc. 

Global Power Global Reach Global Vigilance 

Joint Air Force 

Vision Lreucwcd our focus on firncsr md iirrr-clas 

tilo- cenras \Vc must be fit to fight. .And 

chat durunds that we reurienr our culture to 

makc physicd 2nd rncnrd titnsr pan of ow 

ddv life is iirmcn. In Jmuq lW, ow 

new fitncnptogam returned 13 rhe basics of 

runing. sir-ups. and pushups. The program 

lppIozch 10 p&g. dowing us to focus invcamen~ on chose upabilities we need 

to support rhe joint wufighrcr. This type 

of planning focuw on npabiiida required 

to accomplish a wimy ofmisdons and to 

achieve desired effects + any porcnrial 

rbrarr. Our apabilicia-bad appmach 

ht rmbla us to shape our porriolio. 

8 HomM Sccoriry COXOPS lwaag~ 

.4ir Force uphiiria with ioint and 

intmgmcy &ons ro ~~~I. pram, and 

rapcnd ra fiuanagicw our bhb 

mi& or beyond U.S. caritoris 

8 Space and Command, Conrrul, 

Comrrmniado~~$ Compmen, trueU'imrc 

SoMilLRc* and kamxisme CONOPS 

(Spas znd C4ISR) hamma rhe inregarion 

ot'rnurncd, unmanned, and rpau qwms 

ro prodc pmiamr situation awarma and 

exearable dccilon-qulliry i&rmion to 

rhe JFC. 

8 Global Mobiliv CONOPS providn 

Combaunt Conuruudss virh the pinning, 

command and control, and opcrarions 

czpabiliria to mable rimdy and &ecrivc 

projccdon. rmplo)mmt, and suwlinmenr 

of U.S. power in support of US. global intererts-prcasion dclivq 

for oputrional dfen. 

8 Global Scrikc CONOPS emplo~ join[ 

powa-projcnion apabilicia to engage 

anti- and high-due tqcrr gain 

a- m dmicd hrdqm, andrminnin 

bardspace acccs for required joint! 

coalition iollow-on opmcions. 

8 Global Per~isrent Attack CONOPS 

provids a spectrum of upabilities from 

major combat ro pacekeeping and . suthr options. GloM Psdsrmt 

.Q&vnrma dut once accm conditions 

8 .An openriond risk and apbiliria-bawd 

programriatic decision-rn&g focus: 

Budgning pidance ro rhc Air Force Major 

Comnds for fuWing apbilitics-based 

oolutiuns ro saris+ wytighta rquiraunrr: 

8 WJarfighrer risk mana~emmt insighrr for 

long-range pbnaing. 

Mo~~bmnox .4bP karr.4LQAno~ 

Through capabilitierbrrcd planing, the 

Air Force will continue to invm in our core 

mmpxcncy of bringing technologv to the 

-fighter char will m&rain our technical 

advanragc and updare our air and space 

upbilida ThcGpbiliua Rcvinv and Risk 

(CRRA) prccm p'da rhac dons. 

Kcplacing an outdzted thrrrr-based rcviov 

proccrr char fod on pldorms vasur tmcnt 

and fume &&ring &ens md capabilities. 

our mrmivc two-yru mmmem idcnrif~d 

and prioritized aidd opaauond rhord& 

we will uu to guide our inverrmmr suateg). 

The prioriric;pl-t be mon ig&canr and 

immediare Air Forccuidc apabiliry obj&s. 

We need to Geld capabilitia dut allow us to 

reduce the rime required to fud. iix, mck and 

rqu kcring and mobile targcrs and otba 

hosrilc forces. ilnc van dur address rhis 

operational shortfill is the F!A-22 Raptor. 

In addition to irr ~atriburions ro obtainin: 
will allow l wathcr, stulthy. predsion 

nrilie 24 hours a da); and d counter o;ining 

and emerging threats. such as advanced 

rurfacc-ro-air miila, cruis missiler and 

rLnc wnsitive andune* wgas. including 

mobile wgnr. that our @iy systems annor 

Thr Flh-21 is in low rare initial production 

md has begun €'ha% I of itr opetatiod t+. 

lr is on track for initial opaarional upability 

in 2005. A complimauwapabilityis wded 

by he F-35 Joint Suikc Fi&ter, providing 

suainrblc, id CAS and inrcrsrrrice and 

conlirion commaolliry. 

We also recogniv that opaational &odds 

&a urly in the kill chain ind are applying 

tcduwh+tofilithwgp Ambuad, 

control. md sensor portfolio combining both 

spau and tlbxnc .~a+ Jong uith dcn 

ral-dmem~dmr. wiU deddidod 

airicd capabilities rht add- this shortfd 

n4dc wpponing rhe Joint 3pmtioml Con- 

&e infomution"&d beable to kmg t~ bur 

killduiu uprr =&a the aumv. Additwndv, 

in this world of prolifaadng uuiw missile 

tabnolo~y---~~uld pay large divida~dr phpng 

a dpjkiunc role in Aaedai detdetdlp a+ 

odxa brr. To aeate &is robust 

comnund and wnml network. we will nd a Baible md digid mulalavice mmmuniutionr 

capability. We are ad1 on our wry in dcthing 

the atchireclurc to m& it a reality. She 

capabiliria we are pursuing directly supporr 

the Dcparrmmis tmsforrmrionll spun of 

inruopcrable joint CUSR 

Tbue ir 2 nd far a globdy intuco~med rarrkcn met rhe dnlkngn, of OEF md OIF 

upability that collects, proc-r, scores, but is inaudn$y oi&e to main&. The 

disscminatcr and manager informarion on tlm avmzgs more then SO ycus of age, and rbe 

d-d ro wdghterr, policy makers, md oldst model. the KC-lj5E. ps badr to rhc 

supporr people. The C? Consrelhtbn. our Eirmbowcr Adnininrarion. kpitdzarion 

~oncconapt for lchiNi.p he imqation of for this kt ofova %0 acrid rduding hdt 

air and ?act opz.wion% in& lbse concgcs 

and the-krure upabilities 4th Global 

Infomation Grid. Nu Cmrric Enterprise 

Services, Eamforrmdond Co&unicauons, 

he Jok~TInid bdio S-, and airborne 

Cod, bnuol, and Gmmuniauon 

assas among others. 

One oiche elemmts of a sensible suategy to 

mzinrain U.S.ppowa projection upabilities 

dmivotium a globd .aid refueling flea tLt 
ail1 dnrlv rrkc dccldrr to complae and ir 

viol to rhc foundation md global mch of our 

Air Fcrcc. drta mle+ md codition -err 

The &I Force is commirred to an amuidtion 

qymzch for this pr- rlvr will rmprralLe 

rbe fib.( LO dl~mol atIorLbk map~~bb 

Cap~biliticrdriva modernization and 

rcupitJlndon cfiorrr ue also r&g phceon 

our rpau ~yaans, we rcpluc connelltions 

of atelliter and gouad systems wirb next 

gnaation apabilida. Tk hold Eqxmhble 

Launch Vehicle has complacd dx ruccenfd 

Luncha. Csng cruo hunch dcagor. we dl 

mnunuc to 9cek rbpsive. assured rc-< to 

space for pvanmmt ~yrtuns. Space-Eased 

Rzdu will DNvide noumLmam arnbilio to ,' z 

our pontdo olrA ad marc vnringqx-. 

We dl employ inrnna protocol nuworks and 

hi&-bmdrvidth lasers in space to rransform 

communiodons with che~rmdormatiollll 

Satdlirr, drarmtids inundng connectivity 

to rhc w~rfighru. Modam~zriao otGPS md 

devdoancnt cirhcno~saraanon GPS Ill win 

enhmce navimtion capability and in~~eare 

CIISRapzbilitia rbu give theJFC inaacd 

techoologiul and asymmetric adnnray. 

Spact mnrml efiorts. enabled by robust spa 

oiruation amrmnr, will ensure kpaed 

aces to rpacc-bd =vim. Enhoed rpace 

situation auwenm nmtr will provide the 

intirmation necessary ro a;autc an etk~vc 

space cont~l srntcev. Howcver, we mua be 

One example is incorponfiixg a Smzrr Bomb Rack Arsrmbly and the 500-lb version of he 

Joint Duea Aud Muuition into rhcwupnr 

by of the 6-2. In September of 2003. we 

demonstrated thn rhc 5-2 bamba is now 

able to release up to SO nparatclr tarzcted, 

Thc recond ordu m~qumes run rhc wut 

I'wm rmintmanccro support aircraft. 

UCi will also addrm rhe dctiacncia in our 

infrrsrructure through modcmiuuon aod 

recrpitdintion. Improrcmmts to our ir 

md rpacc systems will be limited without 

imorovanentr in our foundational ~pmrt . . riLk. De~etioratcd ufidds, hangus, 

vlrulina, dacrriul naworbs and w uaffic 

imerrmcnt in S&T in areas tht dimnudiudp 

MI &wingsyaemr and in tnnsfomvional 

rcchnologics &at dl improve tomorrow's 

AL Fcrcc. Mmy Air Force SM proglllls, 
L the;ur- Cough &dcv~o~-lsh& 

the Air Fore SSiT or- d advance ioinr 

~.~PABILITIES-B~~ED ACQI!ISI~ON/ 

TRW~FORMI~G Busrsus PRllcnc~s 

To a&mc our vision of2 flexible, mponivc. 

and am dtionw forcr we 

uc ua&orrniDp bow we &n&c ph, devdop, 

acquire, and runain weapons systems. Our 

u&ility: we must ddiva what wc promi+ 

on time md on budgec. Our gad l to ddiva 

affordable, suaainablc capabilities char mccr 

ioiot anrfj&rmi optional 4s. 

We c$ntinuc to improuc our acquisition 

lyaa1-br.J..9down o'glniptiorul bPT& 

changing work culture Amugh aggrasive 

mining, and rdomj,gproccrwr with policies 

that encourage iruwvation and coUabontion. 

Aha& wearc: 

Realigning our Prognm Euauiu 083ccrr 

(PEOs). By moving our PEOs out of 

Wahngon andmakiq thcm commutdas 

oiow p~ducr cmras. we hvc aligned both 

x~uisirion accounrabiliw and resources 

under ow mort orpaienced generd ofiicas 

and aquisidon profcsionals. 

elring a drmc diunowtwn. kecnlw 

poplc drive hc succcn of ow PLgile 

.4quiridon inidatnu, we ndl focus on 

danced mining. Lying rhc fovllbtion 

for chmg, his pa- yar 16.500 fir For= 

acquisition profariods. and hundreds of 

~nnd from oh disd~hlina. arren&d 

mining &ons undaworing rhc nnd far 

collaboration, imovlrion, reawnable dsk 

muuganrnr, and a penst of urgrnq in 

our approach. 

Reducing To14 Ownetship &ID. With 

arong ruppr~ from lc Sccmuy of Ddena. we will cmand the Rcducrion in Total 

Mmng rechnology from rhc lab to rhe 

warfighter qolddy Laborrrons mu<: 

focu. on aufighrer rcquumenr. and 

roevchar nd LO ensure technolog~es 

ye mure, produobie, d rupponable. 

Wuiightersnlll ao* wth wmmsts. 

aqmuon qxrrs acd myor mmmmurdr ro 

Id...fygqsrn..plbrlule+ Wibdpfmm 

Cangrers. ae hsc manured our combat 

apablhc; &cumat pro- to fill those 

for uiddp needed systuns, urudly in a 

mma of days 

Tailoring acguiridon mrhods for space 

swans. In Ocrobu 2Wj. we issued a 

new acquisition policy for space systems 

rhr sill im~rovc acauiJitions bv uilorinr 

Trvlrformuon of our businar process l nor 

limited ro aquisirion acrividd. Our Depot 

Maintenance Stntw and Masts Plan calk for handal and infrmuctwc capir&don 

ro ensure Air Force hardware is safe and rcady 

to opentc across the rhrur spearurn. Our incrcawd funding for depot fralitie and 

equipment modcmimion in F(04-G?l, dong 

with public-private parmarhips. will rdr in 

more rcspndve mppon to the JFC. We apen ro mr~imiu producrion and tbroygput of 

wupon rystuns and commodities thar wiU 

improve mission capability. 

rnolutionize logistics procasa to improve 

wdghra supporr and duce roar The gad 

of the Air Force's logisdcs rnnsformrion 

Dmeram. G~dirionuv Loeistics for rhe 

and improwl logistics comwnd and conuol- wiU uilllnsform the entire lo~stics rntapk 

dqmrshave put wme oirheiniciadves 

lnro pllzcwirh o~cpioad rrmlrs. In FK9. our 

dqor rmiormmce trims wae m,xr pnxhmivc 

than phd. ucecding aka&. rn?,~. uld 

commodiry pmducrion gals and reducing 

flow &pin marly iU vm. Implmvnratian 

of lev" pmdunion poferm, optimircd uw 

of& airdng workforce, md appropriarc 

fu+ all mnuibucd to chis god news rro7. 

In addidon, ow ves support to the warfigbra 

,ir at record high numbas. In 2003, supply 
at he machine-to-machine 1~d to achieve 

univd infomarion rhuing which facil'tarcr 

true intcption ZI ma). Icvel. 

bgistics. and orher support procsre;. aur 

hce capabilities are song. We are ding 

deliberate and as&ve aepr to uppdc 

our 6n.n.id dccirjon support apbiliv 2nd 

c-zommace for our vendor payment 

~wonmcnt, budgets ha link pinning, 

F ' -. andoroution to upbiliriesd 

pc22finand aarcmmtr that produce 

dean audit opinions while providing reliable 

hcid urd nunagrmcnc informuion. and 

The everJI..Pi.gdyDMics of $obi events 

will drive rhc need to inregarc DoD and 

inreragmq apabiliries and. in moa as, 

how of our coalition pmcrr Joint solutions 

ye required ro prod&-.lfigbdngebcasirh 

che sped &t rhc CloW Wir onTkraxia 

dprunds. Fdy integrated operations employ 

on17 the right form 1nJ.C apili1ria ~QT 

to achieve zu objcaive in rhc most &~cimr 

-. We rnw llsu intekpu rpxc apbilida 

hr mtiond intdlipcemdwarfi&ting. 

We are pursuing adapulions dour C2 

orpiations and apbilitia to support this 

Gun. WWe the& Furcerces glob4 CZ muawe 

has remained rdnrivc~consunt. thmughovt 

our 57-year biuoy, he demands of a changing 

gtopolitial bn'imnmau have svascd cunent 

C2 eLmcnu beyond lbdr dag limits. 

We bne wnducred an a;tmdw roim of our 

CZ maws to ru~wrt theNauod Suurirv 

for he JFC and our apeditionuy pust=e 

throueh a nm Wartiehtin~ Hadauartus 
opmtioo~ (DMO) apddiry. JNX mill ~ru this 

DM0 apbiticy to tielive mining mats with 

id ban-in-he-loop) play md conarupivc 

simulxionr Live rrainina in 200.&-0n ow 

well ar the abil'ry to supplsl~u~r live doing 

wirh vi~ud or conrrruaive o~tionr. Thew rpc. of integaccd training oparions reduce 

ova& CDRS to rhe anice de prondrng us 

ya another avmue to main liLc wef+ 

1~ru;fi.m~ m71~1.i~ THE AIR FOKE 

The Air Force ir <onriouio> ra wengrhcn ad 

r&r ow.4EF. ThcMF mblrr ndd buildup and rmleplqmm of air and sprccpowm 

srirhaur a lapse in the Air Forcr'r rbiliry ro 

wppn a C,,mbr.mr Cemmulddr options 

Thc.Zir hrce prwida fcrcs ra Combanor 

Within rhc AEF. Air Force forcer arc org*nizod 

and presented 10 Combatant Cumrmndas 

as Air and Space Ezpeditionlry Task Forces 

U\ETFE). They ared roman the Gmbzraur 

Comnwdeis rcquimnmts andmay h@dd 

in one d eke form: as an hir E~peditiowy 

Wig (AE'Jn. Group (AEG), and/or Squadron 

(AES). An AETF my mnrist of a do$? AEW or AEG. or may wnsn of multiple AEWs or 

AEGs dor as a h'umhred E.aonuyhL 

Fore AETfspdc tbe fhctiod apabiliua 

(WQ~ sysmw dpedidonarymmbac qpon 

and mrmnd ad conuol) to achieve dedred 

&as in an intcprcd joint operational 

enironmar. 

One OF our dirtinaivc Air Fore apabilida 

is.4gilc Comhr Suppon (ACS.) To provide 

rhis capability, our apediuonuy cornht 

s~ppo~ forcecmedis, I+tiaanr. a$-. 

communicators, Security Form. Service. and Comm.u&vaxonbPg thcAEF R-ce Pnli~y Conrraming. among several orher-provide 

CZEFPP!. d1c.3ir Farccpman drJaD'sJoinr a bax support system char ir hiphly mobile, uained. and equipped ro provide an inirid support npabilirier needed to establish air Race Policy Thse a~e cm .AEFs. and exh Ilexibk, ad fully intcgaed 'PI+& j, and 

czpabilitin. The other d+t uc in various 

stages of rm, uawbg, spin-up. or nmdby. 

ThMFishowrbeAirForu~+,~, 

force; co meet d441~ sraceg~ requircmarr 

outliurdin rbcSmtcgic P+G&.