We just can't do it in near real-time. The first of these core competencies is air and space superiority. What we are talking about is not just freedom from attack, but being able to dominate the other person's airspace. The second core competency is precision engagement. If you have air and space superiority, then you want to be able to exploit that advantage to precisely engage an adversary.
Precision engagement goes well beyond delivering iron on a target.
It's also precision airlift, precision aerial resupply, and the precision that comes from being able to attack the right node in an adversary's command and control system by both lethal and non-lethal means. It is the employment of our special operations forces. Global attack is another core competency we felt the nation needed and the Air Force should provide. This core competency has two dimensions. One is the ability to strike targets while operating from bases in the continental United States.