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“Adapting to the New Defense Strategy"

Lt Gen Bradley Heithold, USAF Vice Commander The overall classification of this briefing is: UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED

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Defense Strategy

After 10 years of war the United States and our military are at a strategic inflection point.

We do not have to choose between fiscal responsibility and a strong national defense.

The President has insisted that reductions in defense spending be driven by strategy.

Defense Strategy

Primary Missions of the U.S. Armed forces: • • • Counter Terrorism and Irregular Warfare • Deter and Defeat Aggression • Project Power despite Anti-Access/Area Denial Challenges Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Operate Effectively in Cyberspace and Space • Maintain a Safe, Secure, and Effective Nuclear Deterrent • Defend the Homeland and Provide Support to Civil Authorities • Provide a Stabilizing Presence • Conduct Stability and Counterinsurgency Operations • Conduct Humanitarian, Disaster Relief, and Other Operations

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Defense Budget Priorities

Five Major tenets: I.

Rebalance force structure and investment toward the Asia-Pacific and Middle East II.

regions while sustaining key alliances and partnerships in other regions Plan and size forces to be able to defeat a major adversary in one theater while denying aggression elsewhere or imposing unacceptable costs III. Protect key investments in the technologically advanced capabilities most needed for the future, including countering anti-access threats IV. No longer size active forces to conduct large protracted stability operations while retaining the expertise of a decade of war V. To the extent possible, structure major adjustments in a way that best allows for their reversal or for regeneration…

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OPTEMPO and Resources

$14 $12 $10 $8 $6 $4 $2 13.0 K 14 SOF Global Deployment OPTEMPO and USSOCOM Annual Budgets ($B) 12.0 K 12 9.9 K $7.9 $9.4 $8.9 $3.4 $2.8 $9.9 $10.3 $10.4 $10.5 $10.4 $10.5 $10.6 $10.8 10 $2.6 $2.6* $2.6* $2.8* $2.8* $3.6 $3.7 $4.1 8 $1.0

$0.9 $1.1 $1.1 $1.3 $6.0 $2.7 $5.7 $5.6 $4.8 $1.1 $1.4 $1.9 $1.4 $2.3 $3.2 $0.8 $3.4 $4.6 $4.2 $4.1 $5.2 $2.3 $2.4 $6.0 $6.1 $6.2 $6.2 $6.8 $6.9 $6.9 $6.8 $6.7 $6.7 6 4 2 $ FY 01 FY 02 FY 03 FY 04 FY 05 FY 06 FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 Actuals Base (BY13 PB) OCO (Per RMD 700) [* - estimated] FY 12 FY 13 FY13 PB FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 O2B (Post RMD 700) Avg Deployed Man-Years 0 UNCLASSIFIED SORR-J8

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Commander’s Priorities

1. WIN THE CURRENT FIGHT 2. STRENGTHEN GLOBAL SOF NETWORK 3. PRESERVATION OF THE FORCE AND FAMILIES UNCLASSIFIED 4. RESPONSIVE RESOURCING USSOCOM

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1. Win the Current Fight

 71% of deployed SOF are in Afghanistan  But the Fight is not just Afghanistan!

 SOCOM deployed to 75+ countries  Building partner capacity (Indirect Approach) – Security Force Assistance / Foreign Internal Defense – Civil Affairs Operations – Military Information Support Operations

Assist Geographic Combatant Commanders in stopping the spread of Violent Extremism

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2. Strengthen the Global SOF Network

   Optimize the Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs) Establish Regional SOF Coordination Centers (Foreign SOF) Full trust and coordination throughout Interagency Community

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3. Preservation of the Force and Families

   Increase predictability of training and deployment Institutionalize Resiliency & Human Performance Strengthen SOF families

Humans are more important than Hardware!

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4. Responsive Resourcing

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    Protect the budget elements, resulting in fewer line items Strengthen SOF Information Transfer Authority (eg O&M to RDT&E) Enterprise Restructure the Strategic Planning Process so that the CIO has increased resource responsibility over all IT programs.

Resource programs and field systems at the speed of War!

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AC-130W NTISR

Pilot & Co-pilot swing arm displays and helmet mounted display upgrade to follow date TBD Configuration will include an upgraded ICS and Communications Suite to provide a deployable configuration CSO Consoles, populated with SP50E equipment, proven in combat 30mm MK 44 Trainable Gun

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MX 20D Sensor MX20D sensor in U Boat ALLTV location SDB Wiring Installed on external pylon location SOPGM 10 Shot Door 16

U-28: Real Time

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        Rapidly fielded as gap-filler, now a SOF-peculiar program: Tactical ISR Converted Pilatus PC-12 single engine turboprop USSOCOM’s only manned airborne ISR PoR Provides rapid response to SOF CDR ISR priorities Dual FMV plus SIGINT Request to Congress for HD modifications Excellent example of industry & government partnership Complements SOF unmanned fleet to meet persistent ISR requirements

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MQ-1 & MQ-9

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       USAF-provided platforms, with SOF modifications Provide persistent, unblinking eye FMV & SIGINT Precision strike capability Beyond line of sight comms, remote split operations High degree of cooperation and sharing between AFSOC and USAF Acquisition and Fielding of HD FMV

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DGS-3 Osan AB, RoK UNCLASSIFIED

Distributed Common Ground System

DGS-4 Ramstein AB, DE TIW RAF Marham, U.K.

ECC DGS-2 Beale AFB, CA UT ANG NV ANG DGS-5 Hickam AFB, HI KS ANG IN ANG AR ANG NASIC AL ANG 31 IS MA ANG 94 IS DGS-1 Langley AFB, VA AFSOC Hurlburt Field, FL Active Duty DCGS Sites Distributed Sites TFI Partners U.K. Partner Site Combined Air Ops Center DGS LNOs

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ISR is a Stated Priority!

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Our investments include a mix of manned and unmanned airborne ISR systems as well as the accompanying Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination capabilities and supporting communications architectures. We continue to pursue investments in airborne ISR capability, including High-Definition ISR technology, and we rely heavily on the Services to expand their capabilities and capacity that benefit DoD across the board

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ADM McRaven, Commander USSOCOM

in his Posture Statement before the Senate Armed Services Committee, March 2012

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Questions?

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