空军未来作战概念

AirForceCoreMissions-20352ForewordAirmenandAirpowerAdvocates,AsAmerica’sAirmen,ourpurposeistoensuretheAirForcecanalwaysprovideGlobalVigilance—GlobalReach—GlobalPower.WedothisbyprovidingAirForceforcestoaccomplishourfivecoremissions.Since1947,ourcoremissionsremainthebackboneofourService,andhaveevolvedappropriatelytoaddressthechangingenvironment.EverygenerationofAirmenhasfacedseeminglyinsurmountablechallengesinaccomplishingthesemissions,andyet,eachgenerationofAirmenbeforeusfoundawaytoadapt.Atcrucialmomentsintime,theydevelopedawaytosucceed.Asweplanforthefuture,therapidpaceofchangeoccurringthroughouttheworldcompoundstheuncertaintyandcomplexityofthefutureenvironment.Ifwearetocontinuetosucceedinourpurpose,wemustconsiderboththechallengesandtheopportunitieswewillfaceinair,space,andcyberspace.Wemustaskourselves,“HowwillfutureAirForceforcesdeliverresponsiveandeffectiveGlobalVigilance—GlobalReach—GlobalPowerintheanticipatedenvironmentof2035?”Toanswerthisquestion,weproposeourAirForceFutureOperatingConcept.TheAirForceFutureOperatingConceptbroadlyportrayshowthefutureAirForcewillconductitsfivecoremissionsaspartofajoint,interagency,ormultinationalforce,orindependentlyinsupportofnationalsecurityobjectives.Thecentralideaisthis:“In2035,AFforceswillleverageoperationalagilityasawaytoadaptswiftlytoanysituationorenemyaction.Operationalagilityistheabilitytorapidlygenerate—andshiftamong—multiplesolutionsforagivenchallenge.”Byusingoperationalagilityasaguidingprincipleintheconductofourcoremissions,wecanpreservetheAirForce’sabilitytoactquicklyinresponsetoanychallenge.Throughapplicationofthiscentralidea,wedescribeourvisionforhowfutureAirForceforcesmayoperate.TheAirForceseeksboldandinnovativeapproachestoitscoremissions,andsuccesswillalsodependoncloserelationshipswithpartners,particularlythemembersofthejointteam.Theideasinthisconceptformabasisforexamination,experimentation,andcapabilitydevelopmentplanningforbuildingtheAirForceofthefuture.Wenowfaceanotherofthosecrucialmomentsintime.Thedynamic,complexfutureisalreadybeginningtochallengeus.ItistimeforthisgenerationofAirmentodevelopawaytosucceed.WeinviteyoutoreadaboutourconceptandvisualizehowAirForceforcesofthefuturemaycontributetoastrongNationaldefense,supportforouralliesandpartners,andafreeandstableworldforall.ForewordIntroImplica-tionsConclLinksToSMPGlossaryM-DC2ADCGIISRRGMGPSConceptForFutureAFOpsAirForceCoreMissions-20353TABLEOFCONTENTSForeword.............................................................................................................................................................2Introduction......................................................................................................................................................4Purpose.......................................................................................................................................................4StrategicGuidance...........................................................................................................................4ConceptforFutureAirForceOperations..........................................................................................7TheCentralIdea:OperationalAgility........................................................................................7UnderstandingAgility....................................................................................................................7ApplyingAgilitytoOperations......................................................................................................8EmployingOperationalAgility....................................................................................................11AirForceCoreMissions-2035.................................................................................................................14Multi-DomainCommandandControl.........................................................................................14AdaptiveDomainControl.............................................................................................................18GlobalIntegratedIntelligence,Surveillance,andReconnaissance(GIISR).................23RapidGlobalMobility..................................................................................................................26GlobalPrecisionStrike................................................................................................................29Implications.....................................................................................................................................................36Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................................38AppendixA-StrategicMasterPlanLinkages..................................................................................39AppendixB-Glossary........................................................................................................................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