WEBVTT 00:04.090 --> 00:06.400 We are living in decisive times marked 00:06.400 --> 00:09.260 by strategic competition . Our nation's 00:09.260 --> 00:11.371 strength is built upon our ability to 00:11.371 --> 00:14.440 deliver agile integrated and lethal 00:14.440 --> 00:16.551 combat air forces ready to prevail in 00:16.551 --> 00:19.780 conflict . We are the combat air force 00:19.790 --> 00:22.012 great power . Competition is not new to 00:22.012 --> 00:24.210 us . It is embedded in our history and 00:24.210 --> 00:27.390 D N . A 15th Air Force has done this 00:27.390 --> 00:31.050 before and we'll do it again . We were 00:31.050 --> 00:32.380 forged in war . 00:34.780 --> 00:36.780 Our airmen battled against the Axis 00:36.780 --> 00:39.002 Powers in europe during world war two . 00:39.640 --> 00:41.473 Our first Commander , Lieutenant 00:41.473 --> 00:43.473 General Jimmy Doolittle brought the 00:43.473 --> 00:45.362 raider culture which inspired our 00:45.362 --> 00:47.440 airmen to break barriers and prevail 00:47.440 --> 00:50.140 against a formidable adversary . The 00:50.150 --> 00:52.600 15th Air force cemented this legacy , 00:52.610 --> 00:54.850 deterring soviet aggression during the 00:54.850 --> 00:57.380 Cold War and expanded our capabilities 00:57.390 --> 00:59.557 in the defense of our homeland . After 00:59.557 --> 01:01.870 the september 11th , 2001 terrorist 01:01.870 --> 01:04.800 attacks . Today we stand on the 01:04.810 --> 01:06.980 threshold of a new era of great power 01:06.980 --> 01:09.620 competition and 15th air forces once 01:09.620 --> 01:11.920 again rising to meet this challenge , 01:12.570 --> 01:14.910 We were forged in war to shape the 01:14.910 --> 01:17.320 future of air power . Our airmen are 01:17.320 --> 01:19.490 continuing this tradition by adapting 01:19.490 --> 01:22.000 to the needs of an agile combat force 01:22.010 --> 01:24.940 capable of competing globally deterring 01:24.940 --> 01:26.910 aggression and if necessary , 01:26.920 --> 01:29.200 prevailing over our adversaries to 01:29.200 --> 01:31.500 defend America's values and security . 01:31.510 --> 01:35.130 15th Air Force is comprised of 47,000 01:35.140 --> 01:38.300 airmen dispersed across 13 wings and 01:38.300 --> 01:40.522 three direct reporting units within the 01:40.522 --> 01:43.670 continental United States . As a force 01:43.670 --> 01:45.392 provider , We are charged with 01:45.392 --> 01:47.930 providing combat ready forces worldwide 01:47.940 --> 01:50.700 for competition , deterrence and 01:50.700 --> 01:54.110 conflict . This includes airmen 01:54.120 --> 01:56.420 providing flying air superiority and 01:56.420 --> 01:58.476 delivering global precision attack , 01:58.476 --> 02:01.510 aircraft airmen performing command and 02:01.510 --> 02:04.110 control in the air and on the ground . 02:05.480 --> 02:07.647 Airman called upon for combat , search 02:07.647 --> 02:09.980 and rescue , and the thousands of 02:09.990 --> 02:11.760 airmen that provide pivotal 02:11.760 --> 02:14.200 administrative services , security , 02:14.210 --> 02:16.900 medical and maintenance support . As 02:16.900 --> 02:19.970 combat enablers . Our airmen are 02:19.970 --> 02:22.270 adjusting to future challenges by 02:22.270 --> 02:24.381 accelerating change to meet the needs 02:24.381 --> 02:26.900 of our nation , our service and our 02:26.900 --> 02:29.770 people . We accelerate this change by 02:29.770 --> 02:31.881 breaking down barriers and empowering 02:31.881 --> 02:35.170 airmen initiatives by focusing on our 02:35.170 --> 02:37.392 families and installations to build the 02:37.392 --> 02:39.559 strength needed to sustain our force , 02:40.030 --> 02:41.830 by maintaining a high state of 02:41.830 --> 02:43.886 readiness to control and exploit the 02:43.886 --> 02:45.997 air domain to the standard our nation 02:45.997 --> 02:49.120 requires . And by creating a force 02:49.120 --> 02:51.900 that's agile , integrated and lethal . 02:51.950 --> 02:53.728 In order to defend our nation's 02:53.728 --> 02:57.070 interests in doing this , we assure 02:57.070 --> 02:59.014 security for the United States and 02:59.014 --> 03:01.014 allied interests around the world . 03:01.750 --> 03:04.040 15th Air force is competitive advantage 03:04.050 --> 03:05.883 is its people who ensure mission 03:05.883 --> 03:07.883 success through relentless focus on 03:07.883 --> 03:10.590 readiness at home station . Yet our 03:10.590 --> 03:12.312 culture of resourcefulness and 03:12.312 --> 03:14.423 inclusiveness is how we provide ready 03:14.423 --> 03:17.320 combat forces anytime anywhere .