Accession Number:

ADA235627

Title:

The Air Force and U.S. National Security: Global Reach-Global Power.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

SECRETARY'S STAFF GROUP (AIR FORCE) WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1990-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

18.0

Abstract:

Since the close of World War II, the national security focus of the United States and much of the free world has been dominated by the threat posed by the Soviet Union-the only nation with the capability to threaten U.S. national survival. A number of dynamic and rapidly changing factors--from the extraordinary developments in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to the spread of sophisticated military capabilities--are creating the potential for a significantly different world environment in the 21st century. This paper provides a perspective on how the unique characteristics of the Air Force--speed, range, flexibility, precision, and lethality--can contribute to underwriting U.S. national security needs in the evolving world order. It also challenges Air Force members, and others in the defense establishment to think about how we as a Nation can best address the role of military forces for the future. And finally, the concepts outlined here, which guided the development of our most recent program and budget recommendations, provide a framework to conduct future Air Force planning.

Descriptors:

• *NATIONAL DEFENSE
• *AIR FORCE PLANNING
• *JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES
• GLOBAL
• MILITARY STRATEGY
• UNITED STATES
• EASTERN EUROPE
• ENVIRONMENTS
• SURVIVAL(GENERAL)
• AIR FORCE PERSONNEL
• AIR FORCE
• WARFARE
• USSR
• NATIONAL SECURITY

Subject Categories:

• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE