Headquarters U.S. Air ForceFly – Fight – Win

APEX Orientation

Arthur J. LichteAssistant Vice Chief of Staff

The Mission of the United States Air ForceIs to Fly, Fight and Win

Fly – Fight – Win

Fly – Fight – Win

ContextOur 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 4th 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 Searchand Track

XXJ

Su-35

Cyber Threats

ASAT

We live in a threatening, uncertain, & dynamic global security environmentOur 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

300-400 nm “behind the lines”3. Space-based Early Warning and Communications

Satellites Joint threat warning, SATCOM and makes the Global

Information Grid global4. F-35A (Joint Strike Fighter)

5th generation, precision strike, CAS5. 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

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?