The Air Force Association

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The Air Force Association

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The mission of AFA is to promote a dominant US Air Force and a strong national defense

and to honor Airmen and our Air Force heritage


America’s Indispensable Instrument

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Air Force is transforming, as it has in the past, to meet the threats, challenges, and budget environment in order to

maintain a world-class air and space force


Unmanaged Drawdown: Sequestration

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•Readiness•Operations & Maintenance•Research & Development•Military Construction•Force Structure•Pay & Benefits• Infrastructure•And more coming…

2014 Will Be Far Worse If Nothing Is Done


“An Air Force Second to None”Air Force capabilities have been acquired over the course of its

history through foresight, intelligence, determination, and sacrifice resulting in cutting-edge equipment in the hands of dedicated Airmen

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Americans cannot take the Air Force and its contribution to national security for granted…air and space power and superiority is not a birthright

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Air Force Missions & People

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Rapid Global Mobility

Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Command and Control

Global Strike

Air & Space Superiority


Air Force Challenges

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AFA believes Congress must end sequestration; strengthen Air Force air, space, and cyber forces by investing adequate funds; and enact a BRAC to reduce

unnecessary infrastructure and pay for modernization


Air Force Priorities

Strengthen the Nuclear Enterprise

Partner to Win Today’s Fights

Develop and Care for Airmen and Their Families

Modernization

Recapture Acquisition Excellence

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Strengthen the Nuclear Enterprise

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AFA urges support for improvement of our nuclear deterrent; applauds commitments to extend the service life of ICBMs & bombers and to

produce a future long-range strike bomber

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Partner to WinToday’s Fights

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AFA supports partnering with other nations and key allies to extend presence worldwide…training and technology available to allies is critical to partnering


Develop and Care forAirmen and Their Families

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AFA believes cost increases in pay and benefits accounts need to be controlled and selected actions may be appropriate to ensure they do not threaten to

constrict spending necessary for mission success

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Modernization

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AFA urges support for funding to ensure new aircraft and weapons systems and necessary upgrades to be ready well before current capabilities reach the end of

service lives to support Global Vigilance, Global Reach, Global Power needs


RecaptureAcquisition Excellence

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AFA supports the Air Force in its commitment to acquisition excellence to provide better value to the taxpayers for national defense


Industrial Base Crisis

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AFA urges the Administration and Congress to work together to establish a strategic plan to identify the most vital elements of a robust defense industrial

base and the steps, including funding, needed to maintain its strength


Total Force: More Important Than Ever

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AFA highly values the citizen Airmen of the Guard and Reserve and acknowledges that American airpower is more capable with their contribution and AFA supports all reasonable initiatives to further improve the Total Force


Education is the Foundation

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AFA urges government, industry, and AFA’s peer organizations to increase this focus on the future need for STEM professionals

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The Air Force Association

AFA firmly believes the nation must support the needs of our Airmen and their families and provide the best equipment

possible to protect our nation.

We pledge to promote a dominant United States Air Force and a strong national defense, demand respect for our

Airmen and our Air Force heritage, and help in any way to provide for the common defense.

AFA: The Force Behind the Force

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