Developing the Department of the Air Force Military Workforce of the Future: Implications from the 2023 Air Force Global Futures Report

In March 2023, the Air Force Futures office released the Air Force Global Futures Report: Joint Functions in 2040 (Air Force Futures, 2023). The Air Force Futures office is a relatively new construct operating at the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force level. The office was previously structured as Headquarters Air Force A5, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy Integration and Requirements, and the office merged with the Air Force Warfighting Integration Capability in 2021. Maintaining a mandate to serve as "the voice of Tomorrow's Airmen . . . delivering the tools and training they will need to defend the nation in their time" (U.S. Air Force, undated), Air Force Futures comprises three centers focusing on conceptual design, capability development, and integration and innovation.