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Headquarters U.S. Air ForceTHEUNITED STATESAIR FORCEJan 15Integrity Service Excellence

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Headquarters U.S. Air ForceUSAF CORE VALUES Integrity First Service Before Self Excellence in All We DoIntegrity Service Excellence

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceTHE CREATION OF THE USAFNational Security Act of 1947 & Executive Order 9877Executive Order 9877-26 July 1947“air superiority strategic air force air reconnaissance airlift air support to ground andnaval forces coordination of air defense”Integrity Service Excellence

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceWHY AN AIR FORCE?THE GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 1.3 trillion to U.S. economy; 10 million jobs; 5% of GDP35% of global trade by value moves by airSupports 57 million jobs worldwide70% of Earth covered by water Integrity Service Excellence100% covered by air & space!5

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceWHY AN AIR FORCE? 2150 functioning satellites100K man-made objectsUSAF tracks virtually all of it!USAF deploys & operates 6 constellations and over 170 satellitesIntegrity Service Excellence

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceMILITARY ROLECHAIN OF COMMAND & CONTROLPRESIDENTCJCSSECRETARY OF ORCES(Not assigned toCombatant Commands)UNIFIED ACTIONUS Joint ForcesUS GovernmentDepartments& LATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRATEGY & OPERATIONAL ARTPresidentNationalSecurity StaffAgencyHeadsChief ofMissionCombatantCommanderChief of MissionOperationalLevelJoint ForceCommanderDepartment nal-LevelObjectivesTacticalObjectivesPrivate Sector & OthersUNIFIED ACTIONOperational art links tactical action to strategic purpose. Operational art governs thedeployment of forces and the arrangement of operations to achieve operational andstrategic objectives.Integrity Service Excellence

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceAN ELEMENT OF AMERICA’S TEAMAllies and PartnersAir & Space Expeditionary Forces (AEF)Air Mobility, Space, Cyber ForcesUSMC AviationNaval AviationUSCGSOFNROArmy AviationIntegrity Service ExcellenceInteragency

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceHOW WE DO IT.ORGANIZATIONTitle XXXIIU.S. CodeTitle XU.S. CodeOrganizeTrainIntegrity Service ExcellenceEquipProvideForces

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceHOW WE DO IT JOINT/AF BASINGJB Lewis-McChordFairchild AFBMinot AFBMalmstrom AFBGrand Forks AFBMountain Home AFBBeale AFBTravis AFBCreech AFBAF Lead Joint BasesNon-AF lead Joint BasesWestover ARBStewart ANGBEllsworth AFBSelfridge ANGBFE Warren AFBHill AFBNellis AFBVandenberg AFBEdwards AFBLos Angeles AFBMarch ARB Luke AFBSchriever AFBJB McGuire-Dix-LakehurstGrissom ARBOffutt AFBBuckley AFBUSAF AcademyHanscom AFBOtis ANGBWhiteman AFBPeterson AFB McConnell AFBRickenbacker ANGB Dover AFBJB AndrewsWright Patterson AFBJB Anacostia-BollingJB Langley-EustisScott AFBSeymour Johnson AFBPope FieldShaw AFBLittle Rock AFBCannon AFBDobbins ARBMcEntire JNGBDavis-Monthan AFBColumbus AFBSheppard AFBJB CharlestonHolloman AFBDyess AFBRobins AFBBarksdale AFBMaxwell AFBMoody AFBEglin AFBGoodfellow AFBHurlburt FieldKeesler AFBEielson AFBTyndall AFBLaughlin AFBPatrick AFBJB Elmendorf-RichardsonJB Pearl Harbor-HickamJB San Antonio (Randolph)MacDillAFBJB San Antonio (Lackland)Kirtland AFBVance AFBTinker AFBAltus AFBArnold AFBHomestead ARBIntegrity Service Excellence

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceHOW WE DO IT TOTAL FORCE ENTERPRISEMANAGEMENT Total Force increases Air Force effectiveness and efficiency 121 Total Force associations across the Air Force Active and Reserve units share basing, mission, & aircraft Planned associates at all KC-46 and U.S. fighter basesAssociations train and operate together as unified teamsPartnering increases Combat CapabilityIntegrity Service Excellence

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceA DAY IN THE LIFE OF THEUSAFUSAFE/AFAFRICAAFNORTH 212 a/c 150 flight hrs/day 75 daily sorties 35 ONE alerta/c / day 14 flight hrs/day 6 daily sorties 300 a/c 300 sorties/dayAFGSCAFSOC 112 a/c 193 flight hrs/day 60 daily sorties 232 a/c 140 flight hrs/day 40 daily sortiesAFSOUTH 818 a/c 17 flight hrs/day 3 daily sorties ISOcounter narcotics &narco-terrorismAFCENTPACAFAMCAETC 1,100 a/c 1,150 flight hrs/day 20 students/day 1,134 Total Force a/c 1,100 flight hrs/day 280 daily sorties 4,800 PAX/day 1,800 short tons/day 500K fuel airborneoffload/day 22 receivers/day56% of active duty and 43% of Total Force in directsupport of Combatant Command (CCMD) operations —218,200 Airmen engaged every dayIntegrity Service Excellence 331 a/c 230 flight hrs/day 65 daily sorties

Headquarters U.S. Air Force2014 SUMMARYAETCAFNORTHUSAFE/AFAFRICA21,500 flight hrs10,300 sorties67K ONE missionssince 9-11AFGSC31,782 flight hrs11,933 sorties54.2 daily sorties54,183 flight hrs26,478 sorties7,692 Stons cargo11,300 PAXAFSOCAFCENT172,889 flight hrs32,286 sorties9,722 rounds fired228K lbs fuel offload22.9 M lbs of cargo32,723 PAX87,000 sorties200,000 short tons200,000 PAX803M lbs fuel offload60,000 a/c refueledAMCAFSOUTH5,929 flight hrs981 sorties158 tons of cocaineseized worth 3.2BIntegrity Service Excellence417,084 flight hrs325,970 Graduates3,767 Officer Accessions30,198 BMT GraduatesPACAF91,962 flight hrs48,633 sorties28,361 PAX19,461 Stons cargo44M lbs fuel offload to1,560 a/c313,032 flight hrs80,802 sorties465K Stons1.14M PAX136M lbs fuel offloadto 6,919 aircraft13

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceHOW WE DO IT PLATFORMS2000150010005000Integrity Service Excellence

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Headquarters U.S. Air ForceHOW WE DO IT AIRMENTotal Force End StrengthActive Duty End StrengthCiv186.070.4105.464.7USMC190.2K USA520KUSNAF ResANGActive Officer258.9Active Enlisted0200400323.6KUSAF323.6K**Does not include USAFA cadetsAvg Yrs Service/AgeOfficer11 yrs/35Enlisted8 yrs/29Civilians15 yrs/4837% of active duty force 26Integrity Service ExcellenceEnd Strength data as of FY14 NDAAYrs Service/Age data as of 31 Mar 14Total Force Strength685.4K*

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceUSAF MISSION“The mission of the United States Air Force is tofly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace.Integrity Service Excellence”

Headquarters U.S. Air sponseCyberResiliencyLong Range StrikeIntegrity Service tuationalAwarenessISR - PEDReduceEnergyDependency

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Headquarters U.S. Air ForceCommand& ControlISRWHAT WE DOGlobal StrikeAir & SpaceSuperiorityRapidGlobal MobilityPOWERED BY AIRMENGlobal Vigilance, Global Reach,Global Power for America!Integrity Service Excellence

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceWHAT WE DO Air and space superiority, cyber assurance Air superiority foundational to joint operations &American way of war Domains likely to be most contested in futureIntelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) Maximizing battlespace awareness 60 RPA patrols, 1,200 hrs full-motion video per dayRapid global mobility 1M airlift & tanker sorties in support of Mideast ops One airlift sortie every two minutes, 24/7/365 97% aeromedical evacuation survival rateGlobal strike Hold any target on planet at risk Two-thirds of America’s nuclear triadCommand & control Integrates them allGlobal Vigilance, Global Reach, Global PowerIntegrity Service Excellence

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceAIR AND SPACE SUPERIORITYThe ability to control air and space so others can operatefree from threats in the air, on the ground, or at seaAllows ground forces thefreedom to operate without thethreat of attack from enemyaircraft since 15 April 1953 A key to maintaining air and space superiorityis ready and trained Airmen who are properlyequipped for their mission The future of air superiority depends on fifthgeneration capabilitiesIntegrity Service Excellence

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceAIR SUPERIORITYCounterLAND/AIRCounter LAND/AIRF-16F-22AF-22F-15EF-15CCounter AIRCounter LAND/AIRIntegrity Service Excellence

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceSPACE OPERATIONSGPSPositioning,Navigation, and TimingProtected CommunicationsSpace Situational AwarenessMILSTARDelta IVMissile WarningIntegrity Service Excellence

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceINTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE,AND RECONNAISSANCEISR is the foundation upon which every joint, interagency, andcoalition operation achieves success – provides a decisiveinformation advantage Minimizes uncertainty, strengthens deterrence, provides real-time info Allows joint and coalition forces to carry out operations theyhistorically performed with greater danger and at a higher cost In contested environments, gaining and maintaining an ISR advantagewill become increasingly difficult and even more importantIntegrity Service Excellence

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceISRE-8MC-12C2 & ISRISRISRMQ-1ISRIntegrity Service ExcellenceU-2RC-135RQ-4ISRC2 & ISRE-11MQ-9AISRC2 & ISR

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceCOMMAND AND CONTROLProvides commanders the ability to conduct coordinatedjoint operations through centralized command, distributedcontrol, and decentralized execution Airmen employ the Air Force’s other four coremissions through the Air Force’s command &control systems Our ability to deliver airpower is dependenton our ability to operate effectively incyberspace, a domain which is critical to manyof our command and control systems Getting the right information to the rightperson at the right time is essential to theAmerican way of warIntegrity Service Excellence

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceC2E-8E-3MC-12E-4C2C2 & ISRC2EC-130CounterinformationIntegrity Service ExcellenceC2 & ISRE-11MQ-1ISRC2 & ISR

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceGLOBAL STRIKEA significant portion of America’s deterrence capability—meanswe can project military power rapidly, flexibly, andwith a light footprint Global strike Airmen can hold any target on the planet at risk Enables tactical, operational, and strategic success all in a single mission Encompasses a wide range of systems—bombers, missiles, specialoperations, fighters, and other aircraft Air Force nuclear and conventional precision strike forces ensure thatAmerica’s military credibility is uncontested and potential enemies arenot emboldened to challenge the United States or its alliesIntegrity Service Excellence

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceGLOBAL STRIKECounter LAND/SEACounter LAND/SEAB-1B-2Counter LAND/SEACounter LAND/SEAB-52Integrity Service ExcellenceMinuteman III

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceRAPID GLOBAL MOBILITYEnables fast American power projection anywhere in the worldAirlift – swift deployments, sustainedoperationsAir refueling – linchpin to global powerprojectionAeromedical evacuation – saving livesMoves warriors to the fight quickly, keeps themin the fight, and returns them home safelyIntegrity Service Excellence

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceRAPID GLOBAL MOBILITYStrategic AirliftTactical AirliftC-17C-130C-27C-5Air RefuelingKC-10Integrity Service ExcellenceKC-135

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Headquarters U.S. Air ForceUSAF PRIORITIES Continue to strengthen the nuclear enterprise Partner with the joint and coalition team to wintoday’s fight Develop and care for Airmen and their families Modernize our air and space inventories,organizations, and training Recapture acquisition excellenceIntegrity Service Excellence

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceWHAT USAF ASKS OF AMERICA Science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) degrees Encourage interests in aviation, space, cyber, innovation Spouse/veterans employment“In the development of air power, one has tolook ahead and not backward and figure outwhat is going to happen, not too much whathas happened.Integrity Service Excellence”– Brig Gen Billy Mitchell

Headquarters U.S. Air ForceAMERICA’S AIR FORCE TELL OUR STORYIntegrity Service Excellence

Offutt AFB . Tinker AFB . Altus AFB . JB San Antonio (Lackland) Scott AFB . Shaw AFB . Moody AFB . Tyndall AFB . JB Lewis -McChord . Fairchild AFB . Beale AFB . Travis AFB . Vandenberg AFB . Edwards AFB . Los Angeles AFB . March ARB . Nellis AFB . Luke AFB Davis-Monthan AFB . Kirtland AFB . Cannon AFB . Holloman AFB .