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2013 USAF Almanac
May 2013, Vol. 96, No. 5
May 2013, Vol. 96, No. 5
6 Editorial: How to Lose a Sprint and a Marathon Publisher
By Adam J. Hebert Craig R. McKinley
Under sequestration, readiness is no longer assured.
Editor in Chief
ALMANAC 34 USAF Almanac 2013 Adam J. Hebert
36 The Air Force in Facts and Figures
Editorial [email protected]
Structure of the Force
People Editor
Budgets Suzann Chapman
Equipment
Executive Editors
Grades and Insignia
Michael Sirak
54 Major Commands and Air Reserve Components John A. Tirpak
Air Combat Command
News Editor
Air Education and Training Command
Amy McCullough
Air Force Global Strike Command
Air Force Materiel Command Senior Editor
Air Force Reserve Command
Marc V. Schanz
Air Force Space Command
Air Force Special Operations Command Associate Editors
Air Mobility Command Aaron M. U. Church
Pacifi c Air Forces June Lee
US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa Merri M. Shaffer
Air National Guard
Contributors
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66 FOAs, DRUs, and Auxiliary
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Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Agency Heather Lewis
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Editorial
By Adam J. Hebert, Editor in Chief
How to Lose a Sprint and a Marathon
Anyone who still feels the Defense Among many other recent, despera- There are several logical responses
Department overhyped the danger tion cuts, the Air Force canceled Red to this specific threat. Hardened struc-
of sequestration is by now in denial. On Flag combat training exercises which tures, redundant systems, and rapid-
April 9, the Air Force began standing prepare airmen for upcoming deploy- repair capabilities are simple to plan
down more than a dozen squadrons’ ments and Weapons School courses but expensive to implement.
worth of front-line combat aircraft. This that create future generations of com- Dispersal is vital but tricky—many
extraordinary move ushered in the sort bat experts. nations have no desire to host perma-
of tiered readiness the service has The damaging cuts call the viability nent US military forces. Others, even
wisely avoided for decades. of the entire US strategy in the Pacific long-standing allies such as Australia,
Under sequestration, the Air Force into question. As Locklear noted, it desire slow, low-profile military en-
was forced to slash its operational takes three weeks for a carrier strike gagement. The Air Force will continue
expenses in an indiscriminate, across- to look for new contingency bases,
the-board manner. Reasonable people especially in the Southwest Pacific,
Under sequestration,
can disagree about the proper size of but adding viable new operating loca-
readiness is no longer
the defense budget, but sequestration tions requires relationship-building,
quickly became indefensible. assured. infrastructure improvement, time, and
Fighter and bomber units across the money. To be viable operating locations,
Air Force are being grounded to save sites require fuel, weapons storage,
the fuel, parts, and logistical expenses group to steam from the US West Coast and other improvements—a runway is
their flying hours consume. to the Philippines; a C-17 can make the not enough.
But airmen in idle units soon lose flight in 15 hours. But an effective US Finally, a successful Pacific strategy
the ability to perform their primary mis- military presence in the Pacific requires will depend upon new equipment. PAC-
sions. Pilots lose combat proficiency ready, dispersed, and forward deployed AF has boosted its combat capabilities
within weeks when they cannot fly. Gen. air forces. over the past decade by introducing
Mark Welsh, Air Force Chief of Staff, The much-heralded rebalance to the F-22s and C-17s to the theater while
estimated in February that by mid-July Pacific will not be effective if there is upgrading many other aircraft and sys-
roughly 70 percent of the combat air no money to execute it. Rebalancing tems, but USAF must keep pressing to
force would not be mission-capable. requires substantive changes that can- preserve its qualitative edge.
Part of the Air Force’s extraordi- not be done on a shoestring budget. Theater security packages rotate
nary value to the nation derives from Pacific Air Forces recently advanced top-of-the-line combat aircraft through
the fact that it is always ready to go. new strategic priorities: to expand its en- the theater to demonstrate US commit-
In recent years, when the Air Force gagement with friendly nations; increase ment to the region, and the continuous
was needed for war or disaster relief combat capability; and improve combat bomber presence on Guam bolsters US
in Afghanistan, Haiti, Iraq, Japan, force integration. This will take sustained, firepower throughout the Pacific.
Libya, or Mali (to cover just the first reliable funding for many years. Stealth aircraft deployments to the
half of the alphabet), it immediately Effective engagement requires air- region generate a lot of international
answered the call. men and equipment to rotate through attention. By recently flying B-2 stealth
As sequestration’s cuts spread the Pacific, frequently working with the bombers over the Korean Peninsula,
through the force, readiness is no lon- armed forces of allied nations. It is hard the US sent a clear message to the
ger assured. USAF will lose its bench to envision this increasing under the saber-rattling North Korean regime that
strength and depth, jeopardizing its current budget restraints. it should watch itself.
ability to conduct the next operation. Increased combat capability can Longer term, PACOM will want F-35
It is not just the Air Force’s ability to come from many things, most of which fighters, KC-46 tankers, and the next
“sprint” into action that is at risk. Se- require money. US forces in the region generation bomber to all be based
questration harms USAF’s long-term must be prepared for worst-case sce- in the region. The Air Force needs to
“marathon” as well, as evidenced by narios. A shooting war in the Korean keep these programs on track, which
its effect in the Pacific. Peninsula is a perpetual concern, and is difficult enough even in the best of
“As the sequestration starts to move China is modernizing its military forces fiscal times.
downstream [and affect additional in ways that appear designed to exploit What the nation really needs is for
units], we start to see more and more US disadvantages. For example, there Congress to resolve the nation’s budget
negative impacts on the readiness of are a limited number of quality airfields impasse and put an end to sequestra-
our force,” said Adm. Samuel Locklear, available the US can operate from in tion. Until that happens, the Air Force
commander of US Pacific Command, in the Western Pacific, and even fewer will have only minimum flexibility in its
April testimony. “The forces … training with hardened facilities capable of rid- accounts and will basically be barred
to get ready to come [in] and relieve the ing out enemy attacks. China, mean- from prioritizing its expenses. Today’s
ones that are on station will not have while, has invested heavily in missiles budget nonsense jeopardizes the na-
adequate flying hours, will not have capable of attacking bases as far out tion’s ability to fight today’s wars and
adequate training.” as Andersen Air Force Base on Guam. to prevent tomorrow’s. n
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