Air Force Strategy Study 2020-2030
Author | : Retired, John A. Shaud, PhD,, John AShaud, , USAF, Retired |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 2011-01-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 1466255447 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781466255449 |
Rating | : 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Download or read book Air Force Strategy Study 2020-2030 written by Retired, John A. Shaud, PhD,, John AShaud, , USAF, Retired and published by . This book was released on 2011-01-03 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In November 2009, Gen Norton A. Schwartz, the Air Force chief of staff, tasked the Air Force Research Institute (AFRI) to answer the following question: What critical capabilities implemented by the combatant commanders-will the nation require of the Air Force by 2030? Preparing for the challenges of a geostrategic environment 20 years in the future required a multiphase research plan. First, the AFRI team identified the nation's vital interests: commerce; secure energy supplies; freedom of action at sea, in space, in cyberspace, and in the skies; nuclear deterrence; and regional stability. The team analyzed four future world scenarios-a peer competitor, resurgent power, failed state, and jihadist insurgency-in relation to the nation's vital interests and the 12 Air Force core functions. The resulting analysis led to a synthesis of the core functions into five critical capabilities designed to meet the Air Force's strategic challenges in 2030: power projection; freedom of action in air, space, and cyberspace; global situational awareness; air diplomacy; and military support to civil authorities (MSCA).