Headquarters U.S. Air Force The United States Air Force 07 Sept 10 1
Our Mission The mission of the United States Air Force is to fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace. 2
Air Force Culture Air Force Core Values Integrity First Service Before Self Excellence in All We Do 3
Air Force Priorities Continue to Strengthen the Nuclear Enterprise Partner with the Joint and Coalition Team to Win Today s Fight Develop and Care for Airmen and their Families Modernize our Air and Space Inventories, Organizations & Training Recapture Acquisition Excellence 4
What We Do As Part of the Joint Team Global Vigilance, Global Reach, Global Power Unique responsibilities for political and military leaders and the Nation: Irregular warfare or theater-level engagement Full Spectrum Surveil the entire planet From air, space, & cyberspace Detect & analyze enemy activity, capability & intent Range the entire planet Threaten & hold those targets at risk, deter & dissuade the enemy Strike, supply, show of force Kinetic / non-kinetic Command & Control our activities around the entire planet Assess our global effects, across domains 5
Today s Air Force Global Vigilance Saving lives providing ISR to determine enemy s capabilities and intentions Increased capacity and capability to keep an unblinking eye 24/7 39 RPA Combat Air Patrols and growing providing real-time full-motion video and still imagery for troops on the ground Global Reach Delivering needed resources with unrivaled velocity and precision Providing maximum warfighting and humanitarian effects Over 1,000,000 flights supporting the Global War on Terror Global Power Capability to deliver precise lethal effects anytime, anywhere, any environment Increased long-range strike and fighter aircraft capability Supporting COCOMs with over 100 strike sorties per day Fly, Fight and Win as an Integral Part of the Joint Team 6
Organization Secretary of the Air Force Chief of Staff of the Air Force MAJCOM Commanders Title X, US Code Organize Train Equip Provide Forces Organized into Major Commands (MAJCOMs): Air Combat Command, Air Mobility Command, Air Education and Training Command, Pacific Air Forces, United States Air Forces Europe, Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Space Command, Air Force Reserve Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, and Air Force Global Strike Command; 33 Field Operating Agencies and 3 Direct Reporting Units MAJCOMs subdivided into numbered air forces, wings, groups, and squadrons 7
Air & Space Expeditionary Force Providing Forces to the Joint Warfighter Organize, Train & Equip USAF Personnel Force Management Force Generation E N A B L E R S AEF 1 AEF 2 AEF 3 AEF 4 AEF 5 AEF 6 AEF 7 AEF 8 AEF 9 AEF 10 Force Presentation AETF Space C4ISR Fighters RPA Bombers Tankers Lift Cyber Expeditionary Combat Support Increases predictability and stability of tour length and tempo Maintains readiness Improves ARC participation planning (volunteer & mobilized) 8
Total Force Integration Purpose: Increase force-wide efficiencies and effectiveness by leveraging the resources and strengths of the Regular AF, Guard and Reserve Overview Launched in 2003; ongoing as part of strategic planning efforts 138 initiatives across all AF mission sets; flying and non-flying Approximately $3 Billion in Air Force Total Obligation Authority (TOA) involved Initiatives are developed based on a requirements-driven process which includes all stakeholders Associate on missions critical to COCOM operational needs Includes associate units and emerging missions to the Air Reserve Component Strong Congressional interest on initiatives within members states Continually Looking to Increase Combat Capability Through TFI 9
The Air Force Budget (Blue TOA, No Supplementals) numbers may not add due to rounding $120 $114.9B $115.8B $100 $80 People $37.4 (32.5%) People $39.5 (34.1%) ($B) $60 Readiness $31.9 (27.7%) Readiness $29.4 (25.4%) $40 Infrastructure $5.7 (5.0%) Infrastructure $5.4 (4.7%) $20 Modernization & Recapitalization $40.0 (34.8%) Modernization & Recapitalization $41.4 (35.8%) $0 FY09 Appropriated FY10 Appropriated 10
By the Numbers Avg Yrs Service/Age Officer 11 yrs/35 Enlisted 8 yrs/29 Civilians 13 yrs/47 (39% of the Force < 26) May 10 Enlisted 266K Officers 65K ANG 109K AFR 69K Civilian 174K Total Force Strength 683K* May 10 Active Duty End Strength USN 325K USMC 203K USAF 331K* USA 549K May 10 *Does not include USAFA Cadets 11
Quality of Service Entire realm of programs that impact Air Force personnel & their families Continuously improving our Quality of Life Housing Childcare Morale, Welfare & Recreation Healthcare Warrior Care Force Support Education, Training, & Compensation Focusing on our Team s contributions: Performing Meaningful Work Having an impact on the mission Valuing Airmen s Time Developing and Caring for Airmen and Their Families 12
Major AF Installations McChord AFB Fairchild AFB Malmstrom AFB Minot AFB Grand Forks AFB Beale AFB Travis AFB Vandenberg AFB Edwards AFB Eielson AFB Creech AFB Los Angeles AFB Elmendorf AFB March ARB Mountain Home AFB Nellis AFB Luke AFB Hickam AFB Hill AFB Buckley AFB USAF Academy Peterson AFB Davis-Monthan AFB Kirtland AFB Holloman AFB FE Warren AFB Schriever AFB Cannon AFB Ellsworth AFB Offutt AFB McConnell AFB Vance AFB Altus AFB Tinker AFB Sheppard AFB Dyess AFB Goodfellow AFB Laughlin AFB Randolph AFB Lackland AFB Whiteman AFB Scott AFB Barksdale AFB Kessler AFB Selfridge ANGB Grissom ARB Wright Patterson AFB Westover ARB Arnold AFB Pope AFB Little Rock AFB Shaw AFB Dobbins ARB Columbus AFB Charleston AFB Robins AFB Maxwell AFB Eglin AFB Moody AFB Tyndall AFB Hurlburt Field AFB Patrick AFB MacDill AFB McGuire AFB Dover AFB Andrews AFB Bolling AFB Langley AFB Seymour Johnson AFB Hanscom AFB Otis ANGB Homestead ARB 13
Forward Operating Locations CONUS FOLS not depicted Aviano Sigonella Naples Poggio Renatico Niscemi Keflavik Lakenheath Mildenhall Tuzla Sarajevo Moron Soto Cano Luis Munoz Marin GTMO Aruba Curucao San Salvador Baghdad Al Taqaddum Bogota Balad Al Asad Gomez Nino Apiay Kirkuk Al Sahra AAF Quito Tallil/Ali Qayyarah West Manta City Al Taji Anaconda Camp Victory Tal Afar Lima Tikrit Basrah-Magal Camp Bucca Camp Fallujah Mosul Al Ramadi Spangdahlem Ramstein/Sembach Geilenkirchen Landstuhl Siauliai Pristina Ashgabat Akrotiri Incirlik Djibouti 14 Gulf Region Locations Patch Barracks Pirmasens ASP Stuttgart-Vaihingen Manas Islamabad Bagram Kandahar Kabul Chakhcharan Khost Diego Garcia Osan Kunsan Kadena Yokota Misawa Andersen Philippines 37,404 AF Personnel Deployed to 96 Locations 30,239 Airmen Deployed to CENTCOM >58,372 Sorties in Support of Operation Noble Eagle Since 9/11 14
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Air Superiority Space Superiority Cyberspace Superiority Command and Control Global Integrated ISR Global Precision Attack Special Operations Rapid Global Mobility Personnel Recovery Operations Agile Combat Support Building Partnerships Air Force Core Functions What We Bring to the Fight 15
Joint, Coalition and Interagency Team Air & Space Expeditionary Forces (AEFs) Coalition Air Mobility Forces Space Forces NRO Naval Aviation USMC Aviation USCG SOF Army Aviation Interagency Integrating Total Force: Active / Guard / Reserve / Civilian + Interagency and Coalition Partners 16
Ongoing Efforts Nuclear Roadmap Implementation Organization of Cyber Forces Diversity Plan Implementation Institutionalizing Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Systems AF Roles in Irregular Warfare / Counterinsurgency / Building Partnership Capacity Alignment of ISR Operations Next Steps on Total Force Integration Acquisition Improvement Plan 17
Headquarters U.S. Air Force 18